by tschroder100@gmail.com | Apr 8, 2023 | Aging, Bible, Church, Faith, God, Jesus, Ministry, 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 | Apr 7, 2023 | Bible, Church, Faith, God, Jesus, Ministry, Suffering, The World, Worship
In the Apostles’ Creed we affirm that Jesus descended to the dead after his crucifixion. This affirmation in the Creed 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...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Mar 10, 2023 | Bible, Church, Faith, God, Healing, Holy Spirit, Inspiration, Jesus, Ministry, Morality, Prayer, Suffering, The World, Witness, Worship
LESSON 10 ROMANS 14:1-15:13 Our relationship to the weak: welcoming and not despising, judging or offending them 14:1-15:13 The positive principle (1). The negative consequences (14:2-15:13). It is particularly impressive to see how the apostle buttresses his ethical...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Mar 2, 2023 | Abortion, Aging, Atheism, Bible, Church, Faith, God, Jesus, Morality, Politics, Sexuality, The World
LESSON 9 RELATIONSHIPS ROMANS 12 Our relationship to God 12:1-2 Therefore: “With eyes wide open to the mercies of God, I beg you, my brothers, as an act of intelligent worship, to give him your bodies, as a living sacrifice, consecrated to him and acceptable by him....
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Feb 27, 2023 | Bible, Faith, God, Jesus, Prayer, Reading, Suffering, Witness
To me Ed Sproat will always be the incarnation of James Arness, Marshal Matt Dillon on Gunsmoke and other movies. At six feet seven he stood tall, stood his ground, and was unafraid in the face of opposition and disagreements. On the Governing Board of the Chapel he...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Feb 23, 2023 | Bible, Church, Faith, God, Inspiration, Jesus
LESSON 8 ROMANS 9-11 What is the relationship between Jews and Christians? Romans 9 Paul speaks personally about his own grief (9:1-3). He lists their privileges (4,5): He asks himself four questions. Question 1: Has God’s promise failed? (6-13). There are two...
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