by tschroder100@gmail.com | Feb 12, 2022 | Bible, Holy Spirit, Inspiration, Jesus, Ministry, Morality, Politics, Sexuality, Suffering, The World, Witness
There are many textual critics who view the Scriptures as historical documents which are limited by their cultural origins and therefore are dated as to their applicability to today. This is an extremely serious charge. If true, it would mean that we can reject whole...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Feb 6, 2022 | Abortion, God, Jesus, Morality, Politics, Suffering, The World, Witness
(Richard Westall, Ecce Homo) At the end of time, billions of people were scattered on a great plain before God’s throne. Most shrank back from the brilliant light before them. But some groups near the front talked heatedly – not with cringing shame, but with...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Feb 5, 2022 | God, Jesus, Suffering, The World
I could never myself believe in God, if it were not for the cross. In the real world of pain, how could one worship a God who was immune to it? I have entered many Buddhist temples in different Asian countries and stood respectfully before the statue of the Buddha,...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Feb 3, 2022 | Abortion, Atheism, Bible, Church, Faith, God, Jesus, Ministry, Morality, Sexuality, Suffering, The World, Witness
Heinrich Heine (1797-1856) on his death bed said, “The good God will forgive me, that’s his job.” This cheap understanding of forgiveness flies in the face of the holiness of God and the cost of the atonement. The essence of the cross being ‘self-satisfaction by...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Jan 27, 2022 | Atheism, Bible, Faith, God, Jesus, Ministry, Morality, Politics, Science, Suffering, The World, Witness, Worship
Jean-Jacques Rousseau, the 18th century philosopher championed the view that man is born free and yet everywhere is in chains, that human beings are born innocent and sinless and inherently good but are later corrupted by civilization. His view influences many who...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Jan 23, 2022 | Abortion, Aging, Bible, Faith, God, Jesus, Ministry, Suffering, Worship
(John Martin, The Plains of Heaven) Is your body as good as new? Of course it isn’t. After turning thirty our bodies begin to deteriorate. If only I could recover the strength and agility of pain-free knees! I can remember the days of running track and playing...
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