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....
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Jan 22, 2015 | Faith, Jesus, The World, Witness
Samuel Zwemer (1867-1952) pioneered American missionary work to the Muslim world. I knew his daughter Bessie who married Claude Pickens and were retired in Annisquam, Massachusetts after being missionaries in China. I also knew J. Christy Wilson who came to teach...
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