by tschroder100@gmail.com | Feb 21, 2018 | Inspiration, Jesus, Ministry, Prayer, Witness, Worship
Eugene Peterson, who wrote a paraphrase of the Bible in modern English, The Message, and many other acclaimed books on the Bible and the Christian faith, has published some of his earlier sermons preached to his congregation in Bel Air, Maryland, where he was founding...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Jun 21, 2016 | Church, Faith, Jesus, Ministry, Witness, Worship
Whether we like it or not, the moment we confess Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior, that is, from the time we become a Christian, we are at the same time a member of the Christian church – even if we do not permit our name to be placed on a church roll, even if we...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Jun 15, 2016 | Suffering, Witness, Worship
“The basic conviction of the Christian is that God intends good for us and that he will get his way in us. He does not treat us according to our deserts, but according to his plan. He is not a police officer on patrol, watching over the universe, ready to club us if...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Jun 7, 2016 | Politics, The World
In the light of the present political headlines I find the following words of Eugene Peterson a helpful corrective. “This world is no friend to grace…The world is protean: each generation has the world to deal with in a new form. World is an atmosphere, a mood. It is...
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