by tschroder100@gmail.com | Oct 7, 2026 | Aging, Atheism, Faith, God, Healing, Holy Spirit, Jesus, Ministry, The World, Worship
Some people, like Billy Graham, enter into a full-blown faith all at once when they experience a spiritual conversion or personal encounter with Christ. More people, like Billy’s wife, Ruth, experience a slow growth of their faith over a lifetime. The apostle Paul...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Jul 18, 2026 | God, Jesus, Morality, Politics, Witness, Worship
A former colleague has written an autobiography. I can remember my mentor, John Stott, commenting that he would never write one because it was dangerous to write about yourself. The tendency is to portray yourself in the best light and to avoid anything that would be...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Jul 1, 2026 | Abortion, Aging, Faith, God, Islam, Jesus, Ministry, Morality, Suffering, The World, Witness, Worship
“If I give all I possess to the poor and surrender my body to the flames, but have not love, I gain nothing. If I give everything I own to the poor and even go to the stake to be burned as a martyr, but I don’t love, I’m nothing.” (1 Corinthians 13:3) God’s love is...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Jun 26, 2026 | Abortion, Atheism, Bible, Church, Faith, God, Healing, Holy Spirit, Inspiration, Jesus, Ministry, Morality, Movies, Politics, Prayer, Reading, Sexuality, Suffering, The World, Witness, Worship
Whatever your opinion of JD Vance, his spiritual memoir COMMUNION, Finding my Way Back to Faith, is to my mind, an honest and humble description of his personal journey. I read several reviews of the book before I decided to read it. They were universally critical and...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Jun 4, 2026 | Church, Jesus, Ministry, Prayer, Suffering, The World, Worship
On the 150th anniversary of the dedication of All Souls Church in 1974, John Stott concluded a sermon (with apologies to Martin Luther King, Jr.) with his dream for the future of the church. I have a dream of a church that is a biblical church – which is loyal in...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | May 3, 2026 | Bible, Church, Faith, God, Healing, Holy Spirit, Inspiration, Jesus, Ministry, Prayer, Suffering, The World, Witness, Worship
“Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the good news of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness among the people.” (Matthew 4:23) As I reflect upon the ministry of Jesus, my own ministry and the ministry of the church and...
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