by tschroder100@gmail.com | Nov 2, 2016 | Atheism, Faith, Jesus, Morality, Science, Witness
Tim Keller has written another great book, MAKING SENSE OF GOD: An Invitation to the Skeptical. His work at Redeemer Presbyterian Church in New York City has brought him in touch with a cross-section of yuppie Manhattanites. He points out that science and reason...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Oct 4, 2016 | Atheism, Church, Morality, Politics, Sexuality, The World, Witness
R.R. Reno is editor of FIRST THINGS magazine. His new book is an analysis of American public life. Here is an extract. “Our country is entering a crisis. The once expansive, confident middle class is dissolving. Economic globalization has eroded the wages of...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Sep 29, 2016 | Bible, Church, Faith, Jesus, Ministry, Witness
Today being September 29, the Feast of St. Michael and All Angels, or Michaelmas, I celebrate the 49th anniversary of my ordination, which took place at St. Paul’s Cathedral, London, England in 1967. I was one among 35 to be admitted to Holy Orders in the ministry of...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Sep 20, 2016 | Church, Faith, Inspiration, Jesus, Ministry, Witness
Rick Warren has recently reminded me that the number one responsibility of leadership in the church is to continually clarify and communicate the vision of the church. The leader of the church (AKA the pastor) must constantly answer the question: Why are we here? The...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Aug 16, 2016 | Ministry, Reading, Witness
A former colleague of mine always sends me a book every year on my birthday and at Christmas. This year for my birthday he sent me SMARTER, FASTER, BETTER: The Secrets of Being Productive in Life and Business by Charles Duhigg, an award winning reporter for the New...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Aug 8, 2016 | Atheism, Bible, Church, Jesus, Ministry, Morality, Politics, Witness
Continuing the insights of Jonathan Leeman in POLITICAL CHURCH: The Local Assembly as Embassy of Christ’s Rule begun in my last post, he cites the writings of John Locke which informed the thinking of the Founding Fathers in the Declaration of Independence:...
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