by tschroder100@gmail.com | Mar 22, 2018 | Bible, Church, Jesus, Ministry, Morality, Politics, Suffering, The World, Witness
Henri Nouwen maintains that the third temptation of Jesus was the temptation of power. “The devil took Jesus to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their splendor. ‘All this I will give you, if you will bow down and worship me.”...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Mar 14, 2018 | Atheism, Church, Faith, Islam, Jesus, Morality, Movies, Politics, Suffering, Witness
I have just finished reading two Christian novels that I want to commend to your attention. THE BAGHDAD EUCHARIST by Sinan Antoon is about Christians in Iraq who are trying to survive in the midst of Islamic persecution. Antoon was born in 1967 in Baghdad. He received...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Feb 24, 2018 | Church, Faith, Inspiration, Jesus, Ministry, Witness
Billy Graham passed into glory on Wednesday, February 21, 2018, aged 99 years old. His death has occasioned numerous news stories and commentaries. His life and mine intersected at different times and I am indebted to him for his contribution to my Christian education...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Feb 13, 2018 | Church, Faith, Jesus, Ministry, Witness, Worship
On Ash Wednesday, we hold a service of Holy Communion to mark the beginning of the season of Lent. It became the custom of the early Church to prepare for Holy Week and Easter with a season of prayer and fasting. This provided a time when converts to the faith were...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Feb 11, 2018 | Atheism, Bible, Church, Jesus, Ministry, Morality, Sexuality, Witness, Worship
On Ash Wednesday we begin the season of Lent, which, by church tradition, prepares us for Easter by reminding us of our need to renew our repentance and faith. Jesus began his ministry by proclaiming the good news of God. “The time has come. The kingdom of God is...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Jan 31, 2018 | Church, Faith, Inspiration, Jesus, Ministry, Prayer
A friend reminded me that I posted this prayer when John Stott died in 2011. It bears repeating in this year as I celebrate the beginning of my ministry under him in 1967-71. Heavenly Father, I pray that I may live this day in your presence and please you more and...
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