by tschroder100@gmail.com | Apr 7, 2024 | Aging, Atheism, Bible, Church, Faith, God, Inspiration, Jesus, Ministry, Prayer, Reading, Science, Witness, Worship
Thomas, one of the twelve disciples of Jesus, was a twin. We don’t hear of his twin, and we know nothing about his childhood. But we know that he was always asking questions. He never accepted anything without asking for an explanation. That is what got him a few...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Apr 1, 2024 | Aging, Atheism, Bible, Faith, God, Holy Spirit, Jesus, Ministry, Morality, Prayer, Suffering, Witness
Almost every week there are reports of violent earthquakes somewhere in the world. People are killed and injured and many are made homeless. Have you ever experienced an earthquake? I have. I grew up on the west coast of the South Island of New Zealand. Fault lines...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Mar 30, 2024 | Abortion, Aging, Atheism, Bible, Church, Faith, God, Jesus, Ministry, Morality, Politics, Science, Sexuality, Suffering, The World, Witness
The cycle of nature repeatedly demonstrates resurrection to renewed life. Darkness turns to dawn. The new day begins. The ebb tide of the ocean turns and flows into fullness. The cocoon breaks open and the butterfly emerges as a different creature from its former...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Mar 30, 2024 | Aging, Bible, Faith, God, Jesus, Ministry, Suffering, The World, Witness, Worship
What did Jesus do, and where was he, in the days between noon on the first Good Friday, and his resurrection on Easter Sunday morning? This is the subject of, what we call the Intermediate State, what happens between death and resurrection. There is much conjecture...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Mar 21, 2024 | Atheism, Bible, Church, Faith, God, Jesus, Ministry, Politics, Prayer, Sexuality, Witness, Worship
Most people believe in some kind of God. God is that which we give the highest priority in our lives. We can make a god of anything that we worship, i.e. give worth or value to. People worship at the shrines of all kinds of gods. Many today believe in themselves and...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Mar 15, 2024 | Atheism, Bible, Church, Faith, God, Inspiration, Jesus, Ministry, Witness, Worship
The Creeds began to be used in worship as a means of expressing the faith of the Church. The earliest creed seems to have been simply “Jesus is Lord” (Romans 10:9; 1 Cor.12:3; 2 Cor.4:5; Phil.2:11). When believers were baptized they declared that Jesus was their Lord....
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