by tschroder100@gmail.com | Jun 3, 2018 | Aging, Bible, Church, Faith, Jesus, Morality, Sexuality, Suffering
“Those who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God.” (Romans 8:14) When Paul and his companions were traveling on their missionary journeys they were prevented by the Holy Spirit from preaching the word in the province of Asia. They tried to enter Bithynia, but...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | May 8, 2018 | Church, Jesus, Ministry, Morality, Sexuality
Everything has its price. If you want to go along with the temptations of the world, the flesh and the devil, you have to accept the consequences – a life on the dark side, opposed to the light and love of God with all the sickness that entails. If you want to live in...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | May 3, 2018 | Atheism, Bible, Faith, Jesus, Morality, Politics, The World, Witness
Mikhail Bulgakov (1891-1940) wrote a fantastic satire about life in the Soviet Union that was never able to be published in his lifetime. THE MASTER AND MARGARITA was finally published in 1966 and the 150,000 copies were sold out within hours. Daniel Radcliffe, who...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Mar 23, 2018 | Atheism, Bible, Jesus, Ministry, Morality, Sexuality, Witness
“When tempted, no one should say, ‘God is tempting me.’ For God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does he tempt anyone….’” (James 1:13-15) The oldest excuse for giving in to temptation is that of Adam: “Don’t blame me; blame Eve.” Eve said, “Don’t blame me; blame the...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Mar 22, 2018 | Bible, Church, Jesus, Ministry, Morality, Politics, Suffering, The World, Witness
Henri Nouwen maintains that the third temptation of Jesus was the temptation of power. “The devil took Jesus to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their splendor. ‘All this I will give you, if you will bow down and worship me.”...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Mar 20, 2018 | Jesus, Ministry, Morality, Politics
Henri Nouwen wrote a little book of reflections on Christian leadership entitled, IN THE NAME OF JESUS. In it he analyzed the three temptations of Jesus in the wilderness after he had been baptized by John the Baptist. The first temptation he characterized by the need...
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