by tschroder100@gmail.com | Apr 30, 2020 | Atheism, Bible, Faith, God, Prayer, Science, Suffering, The World, Worship
Sir Roger Scruton (1944-2020), an English philosopher, wrote over 50 books on philosophy, music, art, wine, architecture, politics, literature, culture, sexuality and religion. He also wrote novels and two operas. He was awarded medals of honor by the Czech...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Apr 25, 2020 | Aging, Bible, Faith, Jesus, Science, Worship
But someone may ask, ‘How are the dead raised? With what kind of body will they come?’ (1 Cor.15:35) There is nothing that is more at variance with human reason than this article of faith. For who but God alone could persuade us that bodies, which are now liable to...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Apr 22, 2020 | Aging, Atheism, Bible, Church, Faith, God, Jesus, Ministry, Morality, Suffering, The World, Witness
What is the faith of those who do not believe in resurrection after death? St. Paul addresses that skeptical objection. “Now if there is no resurrection…..” (1 Corinthians 15:29-34) He circles back to look at the alternatives to belief in the resurrection for there...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Apr 17, 2020 | Bible, Church, Faith, God, Inspiration, Jesus, Morality, Politics, Prayer, Suffering, The World, Witness, Worship
St. Paul has argued (1 Corinthians 15:1-8) that the main thing about the Gospel is that Christ died for our sins and was raised from the dead. He cites as evidence that Christ appeared to hundreds of his followers after his resurrection. He notes that some people do...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Apr 11, 2020 | Bible, Church, Faith, God, Islam, Jesus, Ministry, Suffering, The World, Witness, Worship
In the church it is easy to be distracted from our main message and to spend our times on other good things. Easter reminds us of the main thing. Wherever the apostles travelled they communicated to their hearers the main thing of the Gospel. You can analyze their...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Apr 11, 2020 | Bible, Church, Faith, God, Jesus, Ministry, Suffering, Worship
On Holy Saturday we remember what we affirm in the Apostles’ Creed, that after Jesus died he descended into Hell. It directs our attention to the period between the death of Jesus and his resurrection. What did he do, and where was he, in the days between noon on the...
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