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 8, 2024 | Bible, Church, Faith, God, Islam, Jesus, Ministry, Politics, Reading
The Place of Israel by John Stott I would like to remind you right at the beginning that there are at least four ways in which the word “Israel,” whose place we are to investigate, can be used. One: Israel was that devious scoundrel, the second son of Isaac, whose...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Mar 30, 2024 | Islam, Jesus, Suffering, The World, Witness, Worship
Some years ago I was visiting the National Portrait Gallery in London, which was showing an exhibition of Leonardo Da Vinci’s drawings. There was one unfinished painting entitled The Descent from the Cross, which portrayed Joseph of Arimathea, Nicodemus, John and...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Mar 21, 2024 | Atheism, Bible, Church, Faith, God, Jesus, Ministry, Politics, Prayer, Sexuality, Witness, Worship
Most people believe in some kind of God. God is that which we give the highest priority in our lives. We can make a god of anything that we worship, i.e. give worth or value to. People worship at the shrines of all kinds of gods. Many today believe in themselves and...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Jan 9, 2024 | Abortion, Aging, Bible, Church, Ministry, Morality, Politics, Prayer, Sexuality, Suffering, Witness, Worship
Chuck Lawless posted on his blog some challenging reasons some folk don’t listen to preaching or teaching in church (Jan.8,2024). They include 1. Distraction: something else was going on in their head – like worries, concerns, exciting plans etc. 2. Fatigue: being...
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