by tschroder100@gmail.com | Aug 5, 2019 | Atheism, Bible, Faith, God, Jesus, Morality, Science
The first book in the Bible, Genesis, begins with these words: “In the beginning God…” Do you believe in God? Why? Or why not? Most people do believe in God. Or, at least, in one form or another. Atheists are in a minority in the world today and throughout history. I...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Jul 29, 2019 | Atheism, Bible, Faith, God, Jesus, Science
One of the most frequent questions I get from strangers is, “Where are you from?” My accent betrays my origins. If we want to get to know people we inquire about their origins, where they were raised. We carry our origins throughout our lives. They form us, they...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Jul 9, 2019 | Aging, Faith, God, Healing, Jesus, Prayer, Suffering
Job was a man who was described as blameless and upright; he feared God and shunned evil. Yet a combination of natural disaster and human depravity devastated his life. The Sabeans attacked and carried off his livestock. Lightning burned up his sheep. Chaldeans...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Jul 2, 2019 | Aging, Faith, God, Healing, Inspiration, Jesus, Prayer, Suffering
Love always hopes (1 Corinthians 13:7) because love sees possibilities where none seems to exist. Love always hopes because love never despairs. Love is not dependent on the fulfillment of immediate expectations. Love takes the long term point of view. Love will not...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Jun 28, 2019 | Aging, Faith, God, Inspiration, Jesus, Science, Suffering, Witness
I have recently read the two volume letters and memories of Charles Kingsley (1819-1875) published in 1890. Kingsley was an Anglican clergyman who wrote the popular novels Westward Ho, and Water Babies, was an accomplished naturalist, a professor of Modern History at...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Jun 25, 2019 | Aging, Faith, God, Healing, Inspiration, Jesus, Prayer, Suffering
New York Times writer David Brooks, began his book The Road to Character by contrasting résumé virtues and eulogy virtues. The résumé virtues are the ones you list on your résumé that contribute to external success. The eulogy virtues are deeper. They are the virtues...
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