by tschroder100@gmail.com | Apr 22, 2020 | Aging, Atheism, Bible, Church, Faith, God, Jesus, Ministry, Morality, Suffering, The World, Witness
What is the faith of those who do not believe in resurrection after death? St. Paul addresses that skeptical objection. “Now if there is no resurrection…..” (1 Corinthians 15:29-34) He circles back to look at the alternatives to belief in the resurrection for there...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Apr 17, 2020 | Bible, Church, Faith, God, Inspiration, Jesus, Morality, Politics, Prayer, Suffering, The World, Witness, Worship
St. Paul has argued (1 Corinthians 15:1-8) that the main thing about the Gospel is that Christ died for our sins and was raised from the dead. He cites as evidence that Christ appeared to hundreds of his followers after his resurrection. He notes that some people do...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Apr 11, 2020 | Bible, Church, Faith, God, Islam, Jesus, Ministry, Suffering, The World, Witness, Worship
In the church it is easy to be distracted from our main message and to spend our times on other good things. Easter reminds us of the main thing. Wherever the apostles travelled they communicated to their hearers the main thing of the Gospel. You can analyze their...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Apr 11, 2020 | Bible, Church, Faith, God, Jesus, Ministry, Suffering, Worship
On Holy Saturday we remember what we affirm in the Apostles’ Creed, that after Jesus died he descended into Hell. It 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 the...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Apr 10, 2020 | Bible, Church, Faith, God, Inspiration, Islam, Jesus, Morality, Prayer, Suffering, The World, 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...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Apr 7, 2020 | Bible, Church, Faith, God, Inspiration, Jesus, Ministry, Prayer, Suffering, Witness, Worship
It is significant what someone does to prepare for their death. Some do nothing and deny the inevitable. That makes it hard for their family. Others of us put our affairs in order and make it easier for our survivors. Jesus prepared a last supper with his disciples in...
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