by tschroder100@gmail.com | May 27, 2015 | Islam, Jesus, Witness
“Mohammed’s idea of God is out and out deistic. God and the world are in exclusive, external and eternal opposition. Of an entrance of God into the world or any kind of human fellowship with God he knows nothing….His character is impersonal – that of an infinite,...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | May 12, 2015 | Healing, Jesus, Ministry, Suffering, Witness
While reading the autobiography of the famous missionary theologian Lesslie Newbigin (1909-1999) I came across a statement about healing which was prompted by a Nigerian doctor who suggested that the basic unit of healing is not the hospital, it is the Christian...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | May 6, 2015 | Jesus, Ministry, Witness, Worship
Andrew Purves, Professor at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, in his book, The Crucifixion of Ministry, maintains that about 40 percent of clergy suffer from mild to severe burnout. National figures show that around one-third of ordained persons leave the ministry...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | May 2, 2015 | Faith, Jesus, Witness
Dallas Willard in The Great Omission writes, “the greatest issue facing the world today, with all its heart-breaking needs, is whether those, who by profession or culture are identified as ‘Christians’ with become disciples – students, apprentices,...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Mar 21, 2015 | Aging, Islam, Witness
Raymond Lull (1232-1316) was raised in a courtly family in Majorca and pursued a life of in the service of King Kames II of Aragon. He was a prolific poet in the Catalan language until his conversion to Christ in 1263. He devoted his life as a Franciscan missionary...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Feb 5, 2015 | Ministry, Politics, The World, Witness
Yesterday I had the privilege of meeting for the first time Dr. William Udotong who is the Provost of West Africa Theological Seminary in Lagos. Nigeria. Lagos (pop. 21 million) is one of the largest cities in the world. Nigeria is the most populous nation in Africa....
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