by tschroder100@gmail.com | May 13, 2015 | Aging, 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 12, 2015 | Healing, Jesus, Ministry, Suffering, Witness
While reading the autobiography of the famous missionary theologian Lesslie Newbigin (1909-1999) I came across a statement about healing which was prompted by a Nigerian doctor who suggested that the basic unit of healing is not the hospital, it is the Christian...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | May 6, 2015 | Jesus, Ministry, Witness, Worship
Andrew Purves, Professor at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, in his book, The Crucifixion of Ministry, maintains that about 40 percent of clergy suffer from mild to severe burnout. National figures show that around one-third of ordained persons leave the ministry...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | May 2, 2015 | Faith, Jesus, Witness
Dallas Willard in The Great Omission writes, “the greatest issue facing the world today, with all its heart-breaking needs, is whether those, who by profession or culture are identified as ‘Christians’ with become disciples – students, apprentices,...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Apr 30, 2015 | Atheism, Faith, Jesus, Witnessing
China is in the news! Recently it overtook Japan as the second largest economy in the world after the USA. Almost everything you buy seems to be made in China. A pair of Georgia boots I bought for yard work turns out to have been made in China. A startling fact,...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Apr 2, 2015 | Faith, Jesus, The World
What are the objections to the Christian assurance of the resurrection? C.S. Lewis, in The Silver Chair tells the story of Eustace and Jill who set out in Narnia to find Prince Rilian who has been kidnapped and enchanted by the Lady of the Green Kirtle to forget who...
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