by tschroder100@gmail.com | Feb 17, 2026 | Faith, God, Ministry, Morality, Prayer, Suffering, The World, Witness, Worship
The season of Lent is meant to include self-examination. I have found the Southwell Litany to be an excellent help in doing so. I include it as a resource that can be used at any time. It is an antidote to the kind of self-righteousness that accuses others for our...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Feb 11, 2026 | Aging, Atheism, Bible, Faith, God, Jesus, Ministry, Science, The World, Worship
One of the most frequent questions I get from strangers is, “Where are you from?” My accent betrays my origins. If we want to get to know people we inquire about their origins, where they were raised. We carry our origins throughout our lives. They form us, they...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Dec 31, 2025 | Prayer, Worship
A Prayer for the Commencement of a New Year. Almighty and immortal God, whose mercies are like your years, unnumbered, we your dependent creatures, humbly adore you for your manifold goodness to us and to all your children. Awaken in our hearts a thankful sense of...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Dec 27, 2025 | Aging, Bible, Faith, God, Inspiration, Jesus, Ministry, Morality, Prayer, Reading, Witness, Worship
This past year I have been reading a number of books on aging to gain some wisdom on this stage of my life. Some are personal memoirs and others are somewhat academic. Many are representatives of their eras and some are dated. However the most accessible and...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Dec 23, 2025 | Church, Faith, God, Jesus, Worship
My first twenty-three Christmases were spent in my home in New Zealand where it was the middle of summer. In 1964 I sailed to England to study Theology at the University of Durham. For the first time I was feeling homesick and lonely. My first Christmas away from home...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Dec 13, 2025 | Abortion, Aging, Bible, Faith, God, Healing, Jesus, Ministry, Reading, Science, Worship
I have been writing about The Four Last Things: the traditional subjects of the four Sundays in Advent – Death, Judgment, Heaven and Hell. The third of the four last things is the theme of Heaven. St. John receives a vision in Revelation 21 that assures him that the...
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