by tschroder100@gmail.com | Jul 18, 2024 | Atheism, Bible, Faith, God, Healing, Jesus, Ministry, Science, Suffering
When you read the story of Jesus and the Gadarene demoniac (Mark 5:1-20) there is the temptation to interpret it only in terms of mental illness. Commentaries on the passage spend a great deal of time exploring what is meant by being demon-possessed. Those who use...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Jul 12, 2024 | Abortion, Aging, Atheism, Bible, Faith, God, Healing, Holy Spirit, Inspiration, Jesus, Ministry, Prayer, Science, Suffering
When I read the story of the healing of the paralytic (Mark 2:1-12) I notice three things: what Jesus saw, what Jesus said, and what Jesus knew. Let me take them in turn. Jesus is preaching the word to the people in his home. It was so crowded there was no room left...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Jun 28, 2024 | Bible, Church, Faith, God, Healing, Holy Spirit, Inspiration, Jesus, Ministry, Morality, Prayer, The World, Witness
Joseph Bottum has written a compelling article about the demise of Mainline Protestant churches in the USA (National Review, August 2024). He relates how in 1965 they claimed about 50 percent of the American population but in the last census in 2020 this has fallen to...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Jun 20, 2024 | Aging, Faith, Inspiration, Morality, Suffering
Aaron Renn is a writer and consultant who is Senior Fellow at American Reformer and writes a newsletter to help people to successfully adapt to the 21st century world. Today he wrote about the 10 Pillars of Healthy Masculinity which is a summary of a talk he gave at...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Jun 16, 2024 | Faith, God, Holy Spirit, Inspiration, Jesus, Morality, Prayer, Suffering, The World, Witness, Worship
I have kept a copy of this quotation in my Bible for many years to inspire me and to remind me what my commitment to Jesus Christ entails. “I am part of the fellowship of the unashamed. I have Holy Spirit Power. The die has been cast. I have stepped over the...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Jun 13, 2024 | Aging, Atheism, Bible, Faith, God, Healing, Jesus, Morality, Movies, Politics, Prayer, Reading, Science, Sexuality, Suffering, The World, Worship
The Bible tells us that God goes before everything else. God is prior to all things. God is to be pre-eminent in all things. All life follows God. God is the leader, we are the followers. That is the order of creation and salvation. To attempt to reverse that order is...
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