by tschroder100@gmail.com | Jun 23, 2021 | Abortion, Aging, Atheism, Bible, Faith, God, Jesus, Science, Suffering
One of the most frequent questions I get from strangers is, “Where are you from?” They detect that my accent is different from theirs. I have lived in the USA from 1971 and yet I still have a problem with “r’s”, and my “a’s” and “i’s” are similar. What an...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Jun 19, 2021 | Atheism, Bible, Faith, God, Jesus, Science
The book of Genesis is a divinely inspired collection of ancient writings that provide a remarkable narrative of primeval history. It is not a scientific dissertation in which one academic speaks only to another academic about his research. Instead it reflects the...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Jun 16, 2021 | Aging, Atheism, Bible, Faith, God, The World, Uncategorized, Worship
When I first held my newest grand-daughter, Erika, in my arms and looked at her, I asked, “Who are you? Where have you come from? What will your life be like?” Her perfectly formed face, eyes, nose, ears, fingers and toes fascinated me, as did my two daughters’ when...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Jun 5, 2021 | Aging, Atheism, Bible, Church, Faith, God, Islam, Jesus, Ministry, Morality, Suffering, Witness
Jesus said, “Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it.” (Matthew 7:13,14) A characteristic of...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | May 18, 2021 | Abortion, Atheism, Bible, Church, Faith, God, Jesus, Morality, Politics, Sexuality, Suffering, The World, Witness
Jesus is arrested, handcuffed and dragged before Annas, the retired high priest who interrogated him about his disciples and his teaching. He replied, “I have spoken openly to the world. I always taught in synagogues or at the temple, publicly. I said nothing in...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Apr 30, 2021 | Abortion, Atheism, Bible, God, Jesus, Ministry, Morality, Politics, Suffering, The World
A friend asked me to explain 1 Samuel 18:10 which states that an evil spirit from God came on King Saul. How can this be if only good comes from God? But it is not quite accurate to say that only good comes from God, for while God’s original creation was declared to...
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