RSS FeedTHE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY AS SEEN IN CANDLE-LIGHTING
Theodore Dalrymple writes this article in City Journal on Candle-lighting in Berlin. http://city-journal.org/html/candle-berlin-14910.html
THE COMING OF JESUS IN OUR MIDST
Dietrich Bonhoeffer (1906-1945) martyred under Hitler wrote about the coming of Jesus in our midst. “Behold I stand at the door and knock; if anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and eat with him, and he with me.” (Revelation 3:20) When...
2016 READING LIST
Here is my annual list of reading. It is composed of old as well as new books. I have annotated my thoughts about some of the more notable books. FICTION Spies and Intrigues: The Oppenheim Secret Service Omnibus, E. Phillips Oppenheim 1936 Superb Clowns &...
CHUCK SWINDOLL AND JOHN STOTT ON PAIN: GRINNING AND GROANING
INSIGHT FOR LIVING December 07, 2016 From God's Perspective by Chuck Swindoll Romans 8:22-23 Any study of the life of the apostle Paul requires a serious look at the subject of pain. Suffering is not a pleasant subject to explore. Explaining Paul's words to the...
THE PROBLEM OF SUFFERING
“We take the cruelties of the world as a given, as the known and familiar data of experience, and instead of anguishing about why the world is as it is, we look for comfort in coping with it as it is. We don’t ask for a creator who can explain Himself. We ask for a...
THE CHRISTMAS MESSAGE
In preparing for Christmas through the season of Advent I always like to find a new source of inspiration. This year I read Timothy Keller’s, Hidden Christmas: The Surprising Truth Behind the Birth of Christ. Each chapter represents at least 10 or so meditations and...
ADVENT
O LORD, my years grow long, my time short: Let me make haste with my repentance and bow head and heart: Let me not stay one day from amendment, lest I stay too long: Let me cease without delay to love my own mischief, and abandon without a backward look the unfruitful...
AN ANSWER TO SANCTIMONIOUS PREJUDICE
On the news the other night I heard a politician characterizing anyone who did not agree with her party’s position as being guilty of bigotry. She seemed so sanctimonious in her denunciation of her opponents that it troubled me. Then I came across this letter from...
THE IMPORTANCE AND SIGNIFICANCE OF THE LORD’S SUPPER OR HOLY COMMUNION IS NOW AVAILABLE ON AMAZON AS AN E-BOOK
WHAT IS THE IMPORTANCE AND SIGNIFICANCE OF THE LORD’S SUPPER OR HOLY COMMUNION? Ted Schroder I grew up in a church tradition that celebrated Holy Communion every Sunday. I can remember rising early to attend the 8.00 a.m. service. When I was confirmed at age 13 and...
A PRAYER FOR OUR FEDERAL GOVERNMENT-ELECT
The following prayer is adapted from that which was said by the Chaplain of the House of Commons from 1661 until 1997. It is relevant to the transition of power in all branches of the federal government which we will see in the coming year. Almighty God, by whom all...
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