by tschroder100@gmail.com | Mar 31, 2015 | Faith, Jesus, Ministry, Suffering
“Jesus knew that the time had come for him to leave this world and go to the Father….Jesus knew that the Father had put all things under his power, and that he had come from God and was returning to God.” Jesus must have shared his self-consciousness with John and...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Jan 22, 2015 | Faith, Jesus, The World, Witness
Samuel Zwemer (1867-1952) pioneered American missionary work to the Muslim world. I knew his daughter Bessie who married Claude Pickens and were retired in Annisquam, Massachusetts after being missionaries in China. I also knew J. Christy Wilson who came to teach...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Jan 17, 2015 | Jesus, Morality, Politics, The World
I am challenged by the virtue of compassion. My God is a God of compassion. Salvation is the gift of a compassionate God. Jesus taught us to be compassionate. St. Paul urges us to be clothed with compassion (Colossians 3:12). But I question whom to feel sorry for, why...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Dec 20, 2014 | Inspiration, Jesus
“The time came for the baby to be born, and Mary gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger” (Luke 2:6,7). “The angel said to the shepherds, ‘Do not be afraid. I bring you good news of great joy…. A Savior has be born to...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Dec 6, 2014 | Faith, Inspiration, Jesus
How can we go about being prepared for the future? Jesus said, “Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.” (Mark 13:31) What did he mean by that? St. Peter expanded on what Jesus is saying: “For you have been born again, not of perishable...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Nov 30, 2014 | Jesus
The four weeks before Christmas Day constitute the season of Advent, which marks the beginning of the Christian year. Advent means ‘arrival’. It refers to the coming of Christ: his first coming in humility at Bethlehem, and his second coming in glory at the end of...
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