by tschroder100@gmail.com | Jan 16, 2021 | Atheism, Bible, Faith, God, Morality, Politics, Science, The World, Witness
How do most people know the presence of God? St. Paul tells us that the requirements of God’s moral law is written on our hearts, our consciences also bearing witness, and our thoughts accusing or defending our attitudes and actions. The secrets of our hearts will one...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Jan 14, 2021 | Faith, God, Inspiration, Jesus, The World
Whenever I looked out of my bedroom window as a child I could see him. He was the silent sentinel, an ever-present reminder of the past. Exquisitely carved out of white marble, the Pioneer Memorial was a gold prospector, wearing a slouch hat, his left hand resting on...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Jan 12, 2021 | Bible, Church, Faith, God, Holy Spirit, Inspiration, Jesus, Ministry, Morality, Politics, Prayer, Suffering, The World, Witness
As I slept last night my mind was troubled about many things. Before I awoke I had a vivid dream that I was in a church, a strange church to me, one that I had never been in before. I was invited to preach. As I walked up to the pulpit I noticed that the church was...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Jan 10, 2021 | Faith, God, Holy Spirit, Inspiration, Jesus, Politics, Prayer, Suffering, The World
Fear of social and political turmoil. Fear of COVID-19. A lunch friend of mine has just succumbed to the virus. The availability of a vaccine causes long lines and competition to receive it. A change of administration and uncertainty of the future can trigger anxiety....
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Jan 5, 2021 | Aging, Faith, God, Holy Spirit, Inspiration, Jesus, Prayer, Witness
At one stage in her life, novelist Muriel Spark (1918-2006) wrote, “I resolved to write an autobiography which would help to explain, to myself and others: who am I?” She said it would give her a sense of enriched self-knowledge. Authors of autobiographies are...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Jan 2, 2021 | Atheism, Bible, Church, Faith, Inspiration, Jesus, Witness, Worship
The Feast of the Epiphany, or Three Kings’ Day, is celebrated on January 6 each year. In the Latin and Eastern Orthodox Church it is the day when gifts are given and received. Matthew 2 records the visit of the Magi to Bethlehem. Because St. Luke does not mention the...
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