by tschroder100@gmail.com | May 31, 2023 | Atheism, Bible, Church, Faith, God, Holy Spirit, Jesus, Witness, Worship
John Stott cites scriptural authority for the Trinity in the baptism of Jesus and the Great Commission (Matt.3:17; 28:19). Also 1 Pet.1:2; 2 Cor.13:14. He lists three approaches to the truth of the Trinity. First, there is the approach of history. It was a gradual...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | May 27, 2023 | Church, Faith, God, Holy Spirit, Inspiration, Jesus, Ministry, Witness, Worship
Jesus told the disciples, “You will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you. and you will be my witnesses….to the ends of the earth” (Acts 1:8). At Pentecost it happened! “They saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that separated and came to rest on each of...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | May 10, 2023 | Aging, Bible, Church, Faith, God, Inspiration, Jesus, Witness, Worship
The Ascension of Jesus is celebrated on the 40th day after Easter Sunday (Acts 1:4). This year it falls on May 18. Because it is always a Thursday it tends to be overlooked and neglected. Yet the Ascension of Jesus is the culmination of his earthly life. It confirms...
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 | Apr 6, 2023 | Church, Faith, God, Jesus, Ministry, Suffering, The World, Witness, Worship
“For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.” (1 Cor 1:18) What is the message of the cross? Why is it foolishness to those who are perishing? Why is it the power of God to those who are...
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