by tschroder100@gmail.com | Feb 3, 2022 | Abortion, Atheism, Bible, Church, Faith, God, Jesus, Ministry, Morality, Sexuality, Suffering, The World, Witness
Heinrich Heine (1797-1856) on his death bed said, “The good God will forgive me, that’s his job.” This cheap understanding of forgiveness flies in the face of the holiness of God and the cost of the atonement. The essence of the cross being ‘self-satisfaction by...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Jan 21, 2022 | Bible, Church, Faith, God, Healing, Holy Spirit, Jesus, Prayer, Witness, Worship
There is a tendency for different churches to emphasize one person of the Holy Trinity to the neglect of the others, e.g. some churches tend to emphasize God as Father, some churches tend to emphasize God as the Son, and some churches tend to emphasize God as the Holy...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Jan 9, 2022 | Aging, Atheism, Bible, Church, Faith, God, Holy Spirit, Inspiration, Jesus, Politics, Science, Suffering, The World, Witness
J.R. Tolkien’s famous children’s book, The Hobbit tells the story of Bilbo Baggins, who travels to the Lonely Mountain, accompanied by a vigorous group of Dwarves, to reclaim a treasure stolen from them by the dragon Smaug. Bilbo is swept into the quest of reclaiming...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Jan 7, 2022 | Atheism, Bible, Church, Faith, God, Holy Spirit, Jesus, Ministry, Movies, Prayer, Science, The World, Witness
I have begun to teach a class on Christian beliefs and practice using my book on the summary of John Stott’s teaching. Thirty-eight of us gathered together and discussed the following questions arising from the first chapter on God. First of all, we discussed how the...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Dec 29, 2021 | Atheism, Church, Faith, God, Inspiration, Jesus, Ministry, Politics, Suffering, The World, Witness
Good News! While recent polls have indicated that the percentage of Christians in the United States has declined, as has churchgoing, and the number of Nones (those who indicate they have no religious affiliation) has grown, that is not true in the rest of the world....
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Dec 28, 2021 | Bible, Church, Faith, God, Inspiration, Jesus, Suffering, Witness, Worship
“How do you deal with the trials and tribulations of the past year and the prospect of the unknown new year with all its possibilities?” Those are the first words of my message this coming Sunday at Amelia Plantation Chapel. I will be preaching on OUR...
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