by tschroder100@gmail.com | Jun 5, 2026 | God, Jesus, Ministry, Morality, Sexuality, Witness
To love someone at all times is not easy. To learn to love is a life’s work. It requires everything of us. Love challenges us every day. Sometimes when I walk on the beach I come across a heart scratched in the sand, with the names of two people entwined in it. The...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Jun 4, 2026 | Church, Jesus, Ministry, Prayer, Suffering, The World, Worship
On the 150th anniversary of the dedication of All Souls Church in 1974, John Stott concluded a sermon (with apologies to Martin Luther King, Jr.) with his dream for the future of the church. I have a dream of a church that is a biblical church – which is loyal in...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | May 24, 2026 | Atheism, God, Jesus, Morality, Politics, Suffering, The World
I will never forget my first Memorial Day weekend in the USA. That Sunday morning in 1971 after I led the prayers at Christ Church, in Hamilton-Wenham, Massachusetts, I was greeting the worshipers at the door when a lady said to me, “You didn’t mention Memorial Day in...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | May 21, 2026 | Atheism, Bible, Church, Faith, God, Holy Spirit, Jesus
On the Feast of Pentecost (fifty days after the Passover), seven weeks after the resurrection of Jesus, the disciples were gathered in Jerusalem. They had been told by Jesus not to leave Jerusalem, but to wait for the gift his Father had promised, which they had heard...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | May 14, 2026 | Aging, Bible, Church, Faith, God, Jesus
The Ascension of Jesus is celebrated on the 40th day after Easter Sunday (Acts 1:4). Because it is always a Thursday it tends to be overlooked and neglected. Yet the Ascension of Jesus is the culmination of his earthly life. It confirms his identity, and speaks to us...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | May 3, 2026 | Bible, Church, Faith, God, Healing, Holy Spirit, Inspiration, Jesus, Ministry, Prayer, Suffering, The World, Witness, Worship
“Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the good news of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness among the people.” (Matthew 4:23) As I reflect upon the ministry of Jesus, my own ministry and the ministry of the church and...
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