by tschroder100@gmail.com | Dec 29, 2017 | Bible, Faith, Inspiration, Jesus, Ministry, Prayer, Reading
The most essential building block in the life of a Christian is establishing a daily devotional life of Bible meditation, application and prayer. Without that we will flounder in our daily lives, lacking guidance, wisdom and the strength to mature in our spiritual...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Dec 13, 2017 | Aging, Inspiration, Ministry, Prayer, Suffering
Sherman Macdaniel has published an Alzheimer’s Caregivers Guide entitled, Welcome Stranger. The title reminds us that the caregiver becomes a stranger to the patient even though they may have been married or children for years. This transformation is one of the most...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Dec 9, 2017 | Faith, Healing, Jesus, Ministry, Prayer, Suffering
How do you recover after your friends and family are murdered in church one Sunday morning, as happened on November 5 at First Baptist Church, Sutherland Springs, Texas? How do you recover from the devastating hurricanes or wildfires of this Fall? How do you recover...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Nov 30, 2017 | Aging, Faith, Jesus, Ministry, Prayer, Suffering, Witness, Witnessing
Daniel Im in NO SILVER BULLETS: 5 Small Shifts That Will Transform Your Ministry quotes Charles Spurgeon saying, “Every Christian here is either a missionary or an impostor. Recollect that. You either try to spread abroad the kingdom of Christ, or else you do not love...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Nov 22, 2017 | Inspiration, Prayer, Suffering, The World, Witness
Proclamation of Thanksgiving This is the proclamation which set the precedent for America’s national day of Thanksgiving. During his administration, President Lincoln issued many orders similar to this. For example, on November 28, 1861, he ordered government...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Oct 10, 2017 | Bible, Church, Inspiration, Jesus, Ministry, Politics, Prayer, Witness, Worship
Recently I reread Dallas Willard’s THE SPIRIT OF THE DISCIPLINES which refers to the spiritual disciplines of the Christian Life: solitude, silence, fasting, frugality, chastity, secrecy, sacrifice, study, worship, celebration, service, prayer, fellowship, confession...
Recent Comments