by tschroder100@gmail.com | Apr 1, 2018 | Aging, Faith, Jesus, Witness
When I was eleven years old my grandmother died suddenly at the age of fifty nine. Her death was shock to me. I could not understand how a person so vibrant and alive one moment could be gone the next. I can remember seeing her laid out in her coffin in her bedroom...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Mar 24, 2018 | Aging, Faith, Healing, Jesus, Ministry, Prayer, Science, Suffering
One of the greatest temptations facing us today is depression. We can get depressed very easily from unrealistic expectations, disappointed hopes, stress, overwork, not enough rest, sickness, physical disability, post-traumatic stress, inability to solve problems,...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Mar 8, 2018 | Aging, Healing, Inspiration, Prayer, Reading
One of my favorite childhood poems which we had to memorize in school is LEISURE by W.H. Davies (1871-1940). Having lived a busy, goal-oriented life, the concept of leisure was always suspect. I always felt guilty if I found time on my hands. As I contemplate...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Dec 13, 2017 | Aging, Inspiration, Ministry, Prayer, Suffering
Sherman Macdaniel has published an Alzheimer’s Caregivers Guide entitled, Welcome Stranger. The title reminds us that the caregiver becomes a stranger to the patient even though they may have been married or children for years. This transformation is one of the most...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Nov 30, 2017 | Aging, Faith, Jesus, Ministry, Prayer, Suffering, Witness, Witnessing
Daniel Im in NO SILVER BULLETS: 5 Small Shifts That Will Transform Your Ministry quotes Charles Spurgeon saying, “Every Christian here is either a missionary or an impostor. Recollect that. You either try to spread abroad the kingdom of Christ, or else you do not love...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Jun 17, 2017 | Aging, Faith, Healing, Jesus, Suffering
“I WILL POUR OUT MY SPIRIT ON ALL FLESH” Acts 2:17f. Pour out your Spirit on me Lord, so that I will see visions and dreams. Visions of heavenly realities beyond earthly appearances. Dreams of things as they are in your Presence and Power. Dimensions of...
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