by tschroder100@gmail.com | Jul 26, 2022 | Aging, Reading
“A man may do his work with wisdom, knowledge and skill, and then he must leave all he owns to someone who has not worked for it.” (Ecclesiastes 2:21) We have lived twenty-two years at our present address. We moved here from a larger house where we lived fourteen...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Jul 22, 2022 | Aging, Bible, God, Inspiration, Ministry, Politics, Reading, Science, The World
“Be transformed by the renewing of your mind.” (Romans 12:2) While the body may deteriorate as we age we must make every effort to stimulate our minds intellectually. It is so easy to become lazy, not only physically, but also intellectually. As we strive to exercise...
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 | Jul 14, 2022 | Aging, Faith, God, Movies, Suffering
“We know that the whole creation has been groaning as in the pains of childbirth right up to the present time. Not only so, but we ourselves, who have the first fruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for our adoption as sons, the redemption of our...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Jul 8, 2022 | Abortion, Aging, Atheism, Bible, Church, Faith, God, Ministry, Morality, Politics, Reading, Science, Sexuality, Suffering, The World, Witness
When so many bad things are happening in the world, and we never seem to learn the lessons of history, I find the book of Job to be filled with so much wisdom. It should be required reading for all politicians and statesmen to foster humility and to counter hubris....
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Jul 6, 2022 | Aging, Faith, God, Healing, Holy Spirit, Inspiration, Jesus, Ministry, Suffering, The World, Witness, Worship
As I enter into my eighty second year, which is hard for me to comprehend, I am determined to explore my impressions for my own satisfaction and a guide for others on the same journey. All my life I have had goals and aspirations, deadlines and expectations to...
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