by tschroder100@gmail.com | Sep 27, 2022 | Aging, Church, Faith, God, Inspiration, Jesus, Ministry, Witness, Worship
At this time of the year when St. Michael and All Angels Day falls I remember that day fifty-five years ago when on September 29, 1967 I was ordained to the Gospel ministry in St. Paul’s Cathedral, London. The historic Christopher Wren cathedral was filled...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Jul 16, 2022 | Aging, Atheism, Bible, Church, Faith, God, Holy Spirit, Inspiration, Jesus, Prayer, Sexuality, Suffering, The World, Witness, Worship
All Saints Church, Hokitika, where I was baptized. I retired from my working career at age seventy-seven. I have not retired from my spiritual vocation. My spiritual vocation is life-long. What is it? In the words of my baptism in the Book of Common Prayer: “I shall...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Jun 17, 2022 | Atheism, Bible, Faith, God, Jesus, Ministry, Witness
I am working on developing material for a class I am planning to teach in the Fall, God willing, on Paul’s Letter to the Romans. Here is an excerpt from Romans 4:17-25. “Abraham is the father of us all. As it is written: ‘I have made you a father of many...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Jun 10, 2022 | God, Holy Spirit, Jesus, Prayer, Witness, Worship
John Stott is unrelentingly trinitarian in his understanding of God. Wherever he can, he describes God in trinitarian terms. His prayer on arising every morning was trinitarian. Almighty and everlasting God, Creator and Sustainer of the universe, I worship you. Lord...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | May 30, 2022 | Bible, Church, Faith, God, Holy Spirit, Inspiration, Jesus, Ministry, Morality, Prayer, Witness, Worship
The coming of the Holy Spirit in power (Acts 2). The work of the Holy Spirit is to universalize and to internalize the presence of Jesus. The bodily presence of Jesus was succeeded by the Holy Spirit being always with us, wherever we may be, and entering into our...
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