by tschroder100@gmail.com | May 21, 2024 | Church, Faith, God, Holy Spirit, Inspiration, Jesus, Morality, Prayer, Suffering, The World, Worship
The ninth century hymn, Veni, Creator Spiritus (Come, Creator Spirit) is sung at ordinations but may be sung by all believers for the filling of the Holy Spirit. Come Holy Ghost, our souls inspire, And lighten with celestial fire. Thou the anointing Spirit art, Who...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | May 19, 2024 | Aging, Atheism, Bible, Church, Faith, God, Holy Spirit, Inspiration, Jesus, Ministry, Morality, Prayer, Witness, Worship
What is the relevance of the Holy Spirit to us today? Jesus said, “When he comes, he will convict the world of guilt in regard to sin and righteousness and judgment: in regard to sin, because men do not believe in me; in regard to righteousness, because I am going to...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | May 15, 2024 | Bible, Church, Faith, God, Holy Spirit, Jesus, Ministry, Prayer, Sexuality, Witness, Worship
On the Feast of Pentecost (fifty days after the Passover), seven weeks after the resurrection of Jesus, the disciples were gathered in Jerusalem. They had been told by Jesus not to leave Jerusalem, but to wait for the gift his Father had promised, which they had heard...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | May 12, 2024 | Bible, Church, Faith, God, Holy Spirit, Jesus, Ministry, The World, Worship
The Ascension, Rembrandt One of the most memorable Ascension Day experiences in my life was at the funeral of a member of my congregation in San Antonio in May 1996. Betty Maddux was a generous philanthropist. She bailed the Symphony out on many occasions. At her...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Apr 7, 2024 | Aging, Atheism, Bible, Church, Faith, God, Inspiration, Jesus, Ministry, Prayer, Reading, Science, Witness, Worship
Thomas, one of the twelve disciples of Jesus, was a twin. We don’t hear of his twin, and we know nothing about his childhood. But we know that he was always asking questions. He never accepted anything without asking for an explanation. That is what got him a few...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Mar 30, 2024 | Aging, Bible, Faith, God, Jesus, Ministry, Suffering, The World, Witness, Worship
What did Jesus do, and where was he, in the days between noon on the first Good Friday, and his resurrection on Easter Sunday morning? This is the subject of, what we call the Intermediate State, what happens between death and resurrection. There is much conjecture...
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