by tschroder100@gmail.com | Mar 2, 2020 | Bible, Church, Faith, God, Jesus, Ministry, Morality, Prayer, Suffering, The World, Witness
On the first Sunday in Lent we read about the temptations of Jesus by the devil in the wilderness (Matthew 4:1-11; Mark 1:12,13; Luke 4:1-13). It is an archetype of the spiritual conflict we experience on a daily basis. What are the temptations we commonly experience?...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Feb 26, 2020 | Church, Faith, God, Healing, Ministry, Morality, Politics, Prayer, Suffering, The World, Worship
On November 14, 1940, a German air-raid passed over the center of England. The medieval cathedral of Coventry was left a burnt-out shell. In 1962 a new cathedral was consecrated which I visited a couple of years later. It is strikingly beautiful with its Sutherland...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Feb 22, 2020 | Atheism, Bible, Church, Faith, God, Ministry, Morality, Prayer, Sexuality, The World, Uncategorized, Witness, Worship
Perhaps the most neglected aspect of the Christian life is confession. It is hard for us to admit that we are sinners, and in need of forgiveness. Since the prevailing culture promotes doing whatever makes you feel good without guilt, and refuses to allow judging...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Feb 17, 2020 | Atheism, Bible, Church, Faith, God, Islam, Jesus, Ministry, Morality, Suffering, The World
The eye of a hurricane is deceptive. All is calm. You think that the worst of the storm is over but it has only just begun. The backside of the storm can be worse than the front. All that was damaged before is subjected to another battering. Whatever was weakened is...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Feb 14, 2020 | Politics, The World
During this primary presidential election season and the rhetoric it encourages for and against the political parties and their leaders there is the tendency to bemoan the current state of our divisions and to lay claim that it has gotten worse. Alexander Hamilton in...
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