by tschroder100@gmail.com | Jul 18, 2026 | God, Jesus, Morality, Politics, Witness, Worship
A former colleague has written an autobiography. I can remember my mentor, John Stott, commenting that he would never write one because it was dangerous to write about yourself. The tendency is to portray yourself in the best light and to avoid anything that would be...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Jul 15, 2026 | God, Jesus, Ministry, Morality, Politics, Prayer, Suffering
“Love does not envy.” (1 Corinthians 13:4) The desire to have what others have, to be what they are, is absurd. When we compare ourselves with others we can feel deprived and angry. We can begin to resent their seeming good fortune. We want their skills, their ease of...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Jul 7, 2026 | Bible, God, Healing, Jesus, Ministry, Morality, Prayer, Suffering
Driving home over the Amelia River bridge after a thunderstorm, the sun caught the clouds and threw a beautiful rainbow that stretched over the estuary where the river met the Atlantic Ocean. It was a spectacular sight that never ceased to thrill me. Just as white...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Jul 3, 2026 | Faith, God, Inspiration, Jesus, Ministry, Morality, Politics, The World
Signing of the Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776. (John Trumbull) Freedom, independence and liberty refer to an absence of undue restrictions and an opportunity to exercise one’s rights and powers. Freedom emphasizes opportunity. Independence implies the...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Jul 1, 2026 | Abortion, Aging, Faith, God, Islam, Jesus, Ministry, Morality, Suffering, The World, Witness, Worship
“If I give all I possess to the poor and surrender my body to the flames, but have not love, I gain nothing. If I give everything I own to the poor and even go to the stake to be burned as a martyr, but I don’t love, I’m nothing.” (1 Corinthians 13:3) God’s love is...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Jun 28, 2026 | Faith, Jesus, Morality
Inscribed above the players’ entrance to the Centre Court at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club known as Wimbledon are the third and fourth lines of the second stanza of Rudyard Kipling’s poem IF. The poem also hangs on the wall beside my chair!...
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