by tschroder100@gmail.com | Jan 6, 2020 | Inspiration, Jesus, Worship
Whenever I looked out of my bedroom window in my childhood home I could see him. He was the silent sentinel, an ever-present reminder of the past. Exquisitely carved out of white marble, the Pioneer Memorial was a gold prospector, with a slouch hat on his head, his...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Jan 3, 2020 | Bible, Church, Faith, God, Jesus, Witness, Worship
On the Feast of the Epiphany (January 6), we remember the Magi, the wise men from Persia, who followed a star to Jerusalem, where they sought directions from King Herod and his religious advisors. They were pointed to Bethlehem. When they saw the baby Jesus, they...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Dec 20, 2019 | God, Jesus
Christmas is a time when we remember our childhood. We nostalgically return to our childhood homes in memory at this season. In what home do you have your fondest memories of Christmas? Some of us stayed in the same home all our childhood. Others moved from home to...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Dec 16, 2019 | Atheism, Bible, Church, Faith, God, Jesus, Morality, Politics, Science, The World
Tom Holland found himself in a dilemma. A popular historian, he had written several books on the classical world of Persia, Greece and Rome. Gradually he came to see that the values of that world were not his own. He was unsettled by the callousness and complete lack...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Dec 13, 2019 | Atheism, Faith, God, Inspiration, Jesus, Ministry, Morality, Prayer, Suffering, The World
There has been much discussion recently on the growth of religious unbelief among young people. I have been asked what it would take for young people to become Christians. Here are some of my answers. A sense of guilt. The “requirements of the law are written on their...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Dec 5, 2019 | Church, Faith, God, Jesus, Prayer, Uncategorized
The Book of Common Prayer, in which I was raised and guided my worship every Sunday, begins the Christian Year with the First Sunday in Advent. The prayer (Collect) for that day to be repeated every day until Christmas Eve is the following: Almighty God, give us grace...
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