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...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Nov 4, 2025 | Aging, Atheism, Bible, Church, Faith, God, Holy Spirit, Inspiration, Jesus, Ministry, Morality, Politics, Reading, Sexuality, Suffering, The World, Witness
When I was in my twenties and ministering to students in London and on the staff of All Souls Church, Langham Place, next to the headquarters of the BBC, I became aware of the concerns of young people as they struggled with their identities, their purpose, their...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Oct 28, 2025 | Aging, Atheism, Bible, Church, Faith, God, Jesus, Ministry, Morality, Movies, Politics, Prayer, Reading, Science, Sexuality, Suffering, The World, Witness, Worship
I have recently reread Fyodor Dostoevsky’s (1821-1881) masterpiece and longest novel The Brothers Karamazov, translated from the Russian by Michael R. Katz (2023). Sigmund Freud called it “the most magnificent novel ever written”. This is the third time I have read...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Oct 26, 2025 | Atheism, Bible, Church, Faith, Inspiration, Jesus, Ministry, Morality, Politics, Prayer, Reading, Suffering, The World, Witness, Worship
REVELATION 14:1-5 John now offers a sevenfold description of the 144,000. “They did not defile themselves with women” (v.4) does not mean that the redeemed are men only. It needs to be read here in three contexts: 1. The use of sexual imagery as a metaphor for worship...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Oct 19, 2025 | Atheism, Bible, Church, Faith, God, Holy Spirit, Inspiration, Jesus, Ministry, Morality, Politics, Prayer, Reading, Suffering, Witness, Worship
We now come to what commentators universally agree is the central and pivotal chapter in the book. The shape of the chapter and of the one that follows is also distinctive. Together, Revelation 12 and 13 form the longest continuous narrative within the whole book....
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Oct 13, 2025 | Bible, Church, Faith, God, Holy Spirit, Jesus, Ministry, Politics, Prayer, Reading, Suffering, The World, Witness, Worship
REVELATION 10 Three of the most important theological questions to ask are: ‘What time is it?’, ‘Where are we?’ and ‘Who am I?’ In this interlude, through complex allusions to a wide range of Old Testament texts, this part of John’s vision report addresses these...
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