by tschroder100@gmail.com | Dec 19, 2020 | Bible, Faith, God, Holy Spirit, Inspiration, Jesus, Prayer, Reading, Witness
What spiritual resources do you have as you approach the new year? This past year has strained our ability to maintain our Christian resilience in the face of the pandemic. The social fabric of community has been kidnapped by social distancing, mask wearing and fear...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Dec 17, 2020 | Abortion, Church, Faith, God, Healing, Holy Spirit, Jesus, Sexuality, Witness, Worship
The fourth Sunday in Advent reminds us of Mary, the mother of Jesus, and we light the pink candle in her honor. Timothy Keller, pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in New York City, in his book, Hidden Christmas, The Surprising Truth Behind the Birth of Christ,...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Dec 11, 2020 | Church, Faith, God, Holy Spirit, Jesus, Ministry, Morality, Prayer, The World, Witness
The third Sunday in Advent reminds us of John the Baptist who proclaimed the coming of the Messiah. He was the last in a long line of Hebrew prophets sent to prepare his listeners for the coming of the promised Messiah. He struck a chord in the hearts of his...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Dec 8, 2020 | Bible, God, Inspiration, Jesus, Morality, Suffering, The World, Witness
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 | Dec 5, 2020 | Bible, Church, Faith, God, Jesus, Prayer, Witness, Worship
The second Sunday of Advent reminds us of the Prophets who prepared for the coming of Christ by their witness. “The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in in the land of deep darkness a light has dawned…For to us a child is born, to us...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Dec 2, 2020 | Aging, Bible, Church, Faith, God, Jesus, Suffering, The World, Witness
In Advent we look forward. We rekindle the eager hope and fear with which the Old Testament prophets looked forward to the coming of the promised Messiah; we prepare ourselves to celebrate his birth at Christmas. When the Lord Christ came to live among us, he taught...
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