by tschroder100@gmail.com | Dec 15, 2025 | Aging, Bible, Church, Faith, God, Healing, Holy Spirit, Inspiration, Jesus, Ministry, Prayer, Suffering, Witness
Hope is the message of the Advent and Christmas Seasons: Hope of the coming of the Savior. It is the prayer of the Gospel: “May the God of Hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.”...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Dec 7, 2025 | Aging, Church, Faith, God, Healing, Holy Spirit, Inspiration, Jesus, Ministry, Prayer, Reading, Suffering
James Houston and Michael Parker in their book A VISION FOR THE AGING CHRISTIAN, encourage older people to take time to examine their lives and recall their unique stories of faith, failure, endurance and success in order to value their past and to share it with...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Dec 5, 2025 | Aging, Atheism, Bible, Church, Faith, God, Holy Spirit, Jesus, Ministry, Morality, Sexuality, Suffering, The World, Witness, Worship
The Advent Prayer; Almighty God, give us grace to cast away the works of darkness and put on the armor of light, now in the time of this mortal life, in which your Son Jesus Christ came to us in great humility; so that, at the last day, when he shall come again in his...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Nov 24, 2025 | Atheism, Bible, Faith, God, Healing, Inspiration, Jesus, Ministry, Prayer, Reading, Suffering, The World, Witness, Worship
When Thanksgiving approaches I receive in the mail a catalogue from the New Braunfels Smokehouse in Texas. We used to enjoy eating in their restaurant and buying goods from their shop when we lived in San Antonio. In fact the owners were members of my congregation. I...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Nov 13, 2025 | Aging, Bible, Church, Faith, God, Jesus, Ministry, Reading, Suffering, The World, Witness, Worship
Will Willimon is a retired Methodist bishop, a former Dean of the chapel at Duke University, and is now professor of the practice of Christian ministry at Duke Divinity School. He is the author of many valuable books on the Christian faith. His AGING: Growing Old in...
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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