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 | Jan 30, 2026 | Abortion, Aging, Bible, Faith, God, Jesus, Ministry, Morality, Politics, Reading, Suffering, The World
“Again I looked and saw all the oppression that was taking place: I saw all the tears of the oppressed – and they have no comforter; power was on the side of their oppressors. And I saw that all labor and all achievement spring from man’s envy of his neighbor. Again I...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Jan 20, 2026 | Aging, Bible, Faith, God, Jesus, Ministry, Politics, Prayer, Reading, Suffering
On the evening of September 5, 2004, my wife and I were watching the progress of Hurricane Frances on the television in our home when the power failed. Left in the darkness we listened to the wind roaring over us, the trees thudding against the roof, and the crack of...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Jan 16, 2026 | Bible, God, Inspiration, Jesus, Ministry, Morality, Politics, Reading, Witness
In 1977 I attended a two day Managing Your Time conference led by Ted Engstrom and Ed Dayton of World Vision. It was one of the most effective seminars I have ever participated in teaching me how to set objectives, goals and to measure my time and life. Ephesians 5:16...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Nov 12, 2025 | Islam, Morality, Politics, Reading, Suffering, Uncategorized
The open borders of the European Union, the United Kingdom and the debate over our border with Mexico have fueled much political rhetoric about national security, identity, culture and jobs. As Christians we feel compassion for the have nots and for those seeking a...
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