by tschroder100@gmail.com | Mar 24, 2022 | Bible, Church, Faith, God, Jesus, Ministry, The World, Witness
Before The Purpose Driven Life, Rick Warren held conferences on The Purpose Driven Church, one of which I attended in Houston. There is often confusion about our mission. What are we about – our purpose? What is our message? When I arrived at the Chapel in 2000 I...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Mar 13, 2022 | Aging, Atheism, Bible, Church, Faith, God, Holy Spirit, Inspiration, Jesus, Ministry, Politics, Prayer, Suffering, The World, Witness
This message was given by Corrie ten Boom at the First International Congress on World Evangelization in Lausanne, Switzerland, in 1974. In the Bible we read in Colossians 1:11, ‘As you live this new life with Jesus Christ, we pray that you will be strengthened...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Mar 6, 2022 | Atheism, Church, Faith, God, Inspiration, Islam, Jesus, Politics, Reading, Suffering
In the light of the current war in Ukraine the following review was posted in my blog in 2018. It gave me a historical perspective on Ukraine and Poland that is invaluable. I want to introduce you to one of the most enthralling works of literature that I have ever...
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...
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