by tschroder100@gmail.com | Nov 13, 2018 | Faith, Jesus, Prayer, Suffering
What do we mean when we pray, “Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven”? We are praying that something will happen that has not yet happened. We are praying that God will bring about his heavenly purpose on earth. We are praying that God would use us to do his...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Nov 5, 2018 | Atheism, Faith, Politics, Prayer, The World
Irina Ratushinskaya (1954-2017) was a Ukrainian poet who was tried and imprisoned during the 1980’s for anti-Soviet activity. Her crime was to write poetry from a Christian perspective. She was not raised as a Christian, and had no access to Christian literature or a...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Nov 2, 2018 | Faith, Prayer, Suffering, The World, Worship
All Souls’ Day, November 2, (also known as the Day of the Dead in the South-West and Mexico) commemorates all the faithful departed. My first church in London was called All Souls Church. This year it is appropriate to remember the eleven victims of the massacre at...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Oct 30, 2018 | Aging, Church, Faith, Inspiration, Jesus, Suffering, Witness, Worship
Christians are future oriented. We do not fear the future. We deal honestly and courageously with the end of this life because we have a future to look forward to. What do we see when we look into the future? The past we know, the present we are experiencing. What...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Oct 27, 2018 | Aging, Faith, Inspiration, Jesus, Prayer, Reading
Today I read and reflected upon the first miracle of Jesus: turning the water into wine at the wedding in Cana (John 2:1-11). Every time I read a passage of Scripture I find a new application relevant to my present life situation. Today I was struck by the words of...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Oct 23, 2018 | Aging, Bible, Faith, Healing, Jesus, Ministry, Prayer, Worship
When Jesus first began his ministry in Galilee he proclaimed the good news of God: “The time has come. The kingdom of God is near. Repent and believe the good news!” (Mark 1:15) The kingdom of God came with Jesus. In his life and ministry the kingdom of God arrived....
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