by tschroder100@gmail.com | Apr 11, 2021 | Atheism, Faith, God, Jesus, Ministry, Morality, Movies, Politics, Prayer, Reading, Science, Suffering, Witness, Worship
Thomas, one of the twelve disciples of Jesus, was a twin. We don’t hear of his twin, and we know nothing about his childhood. But we know that he also, was always asking questions. He never accepted anything without asking for an explanation. That is what got him a...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Apr 7, 2021 | Aging, Politics, Reading, Science, Suffering
During the last year I have been convinced that the media obsession with COVID-19 and governmental attempts to mitigate it by lockdowns have been driven by hysteria and fear of death which, as a Christian, I reject as unreasonable and damaging. It has been encouraging...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Feb 21, 2021 | Aging, Atheism, God, Morality, Reading, Science, Worship
Alister McGrath is currently Andreas Idreos professor of science and religion at Oxford University. He earned three doctorates from Oxford University. A Ph.D. for his research in molecular biophysics, a D.D. in historical and systematic theology and a D.Litt. for...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Feb 16, 2021 | Atheism, Bible, Church, Faith, God, Holy Spirit, Inspiration, Islam, Jesus, Ministry, Morality, Movies, Prayer, Reading, Sexuality, Suffering, The World, Witness, Worship
Ron Marshall has been pastor of First Lutheran Church, West Seattle since 1979. I have just completed reading a book of his sermons, KIERKEGAARD IN THE PULPIT. They are some of the most remarkable sermons I have ever read, and that is saying something since I am now...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Feb 2, 2021 | Faith, God, Healing, Jesus, Ministry, Politics, Prayer, Reading, Sexuality, Suffering, The World, Witness
“Love is not rude” (1 Corinthians 13:5). What constitutes rudeness? “I cannot believe how condescending and sarcastic he is!” We had traveled a long way to stay with friends we had not seen in a long time. From the moment we arrived one of the hosts dominated the...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Jan 25, 2021 | Aging, Faith, God, Inspiration, Jesus, Ministry, Politics, Reading, Suffering, The World, Witness
I have just completed reading BONHOEFFER: PASTOR, MARTYR, PROPHET, SPY by Eric Metaxas, an inspiring biography of the Christian theologian who worked against Hitler and the National Socialists. He was 39 years old when he was executed for opposition to the Nazis only...
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