by tschroder100@gmail.com | Dec 19, 2020 | Bible, Faith, God, Holy Spirit, Inspiration, Jesus, Prayer, Reading, Witness
What spiritual resources do you have as you approach the new year? This past year has strained our ability to maintain our Christian resilience in the face of the pandemic. The social fabric of community has been kidnapped by social distancing, mask wearing and fear...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Dec 17, 2020 | Abortion, Church, Faith, God, Healing, Holy Spirit, Jesus, Sexuality, Witness, Worship
The fourth Sunday in Advent reminds us of Mary, the mother of Jesus, and we light the pink candle in her honor. Timothy Keller, pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in New York City, in his book, Hidden Christmas, The Surprising Truth Behind the Birth of Christ,...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Dec 14, 2020 | Abortion, Aging, Bible, Faith, God, Healing, Jesus, Reading, Suffering, Worship
John Martin, The Plains of Heaven. I have been writing about The Four Last Things: the traditional subjects of the four Sundays in Advent – Death, Judgment, Heaven and Hell. The third of the four last things is the theme of Heaven. St. John receives a vision in...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Dec 12, 2020 | Politics, Prayer, Reading, Suffering, The World
Destined For Glory: The Meaning of Suffering, Margaret Clarkson, 1983 Evangelical Preaching: An Anthology of Sermons by Charles Simeon, edited by James Houston, 1986 Napoleon: A Biography, Andrew Roberts Eerdman’s Book of Famous Prayers Through the Centuries, 1983...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Dec 11, 2020 | Church, Faith, God, Holy Spirit, Jesus, Ministry, Morality, Prayer, The World, Witness
The third Sunday in Advent reminds us of John the Baptist who proclaimed the coming of the Messiah. He was the last in a long line of Hebrew prophets sent to prepare his listeners for the coming of the promised Messiah. He struck a chord in the hearts of his...
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