by tschroder100@gmail.com | Mar 17, 2026 | Jesus, Ministry, Morality, Prayer
“Cast your bread upon the waters, for after many days you will find it again.” (NIV) “Be generous: Invest in acts of charity. Charity yields high returns. Don’t hoard your goods; spread them around. Be a blessing to others. This could be your last night….Don’t stare...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Mar 14, 2026 | Abortion, Aging, Atheism, Bible, Church, Faith, God, Jesus, Ministry, Morality, Movies, Politics, Reading, Science, Sexuality, Suffering, The World, Witness, Worship
In reading about the work of Emil Brunner (1899-1966) when he was faced with the rise of Communism, Fascism and Hitler I am impressed by how he understood the role of Christian preaching, teaching and writing. He wrote that the church could not ignore the fact that it...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Mar 12, 2026 | Atheism, Bible, Faith, God, Healing, Islam, Jesus, Ministry, Morality, Politics, Prayer, Reading, Suffering, The World, Witness, Worship
The Ayatollah Khomeini, Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran in 1979 called the USA the “Great Satan”. He also called Israel the “Little Satan.” St. Paul looked deeper for the source of evil in the world. “For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Mar 9, 2026 | Atheism, Bible, Faith, God, Jesus, Ministry, Morality, Politics, Reading, Science, Suffering, The World
When is experiencing evil either a reason for believing in God, or an argument against the existence of God? C.S. Lewis, in Mere Christianity, says that his argument against God was that the universe seemed so cruel and unjust. But then he asked himself where he got...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Mar 2, 2026 | Morality, Politics, Reading, Suffering, The World
Nigel Biggar was Regius Professor of Moral and Pastoral Theology, and Director of the McDonald Centre for Theology, Ethics and Public Life at the University of Oxford. Here are some of his thoughts from his 2013 book, In Defence of War. “This is the dilemma: on the...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Feb 20, 2026 | Atheism, Bible, God, Inspiration, Jesus, Ministry, Morality, Reading, Science, Suffering, The World, Witness
In my book, JOHN STOTT: A Summary of his Teaching, I condense my mentor’s conclusions on the vexed question of human origins as written in Genesis. How to reconcile the historicity of Adam and Eve with the scientific theory of evolution? This is a subject of much...
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