by tschroder100@gmail.com | Dec 14, 2020 | Abortion, Aging, Bible, Faith, God, Healing, Jesus, Reading, Suffering, Worship
John Martin, The Plains of Heaven. I have been writing about The Four Last Things: the traditional subjects of the four Sundays in Advent – Death, Judgment, Heaven and Hell. The third of the four last things is the theme of Heaven. St. John receives a vision in...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Nov 24, 2020 | Bible, Church, Faith, God, Healing, Jesus, Politics, Suffering, The World
In 1789, President George Washington issued a proclamation designating November 26 of that year as a national day of thanksgiving to recognize the role of providence in creating the new United States and the new federal Constitution. In 1863, in the midst of the Civil...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Nov 13, 2020 | Aging, Atheism, Bible, Church, Faith, God, Healing, Holy Spirit, Inspiration, Jesus, Movies, Politics, Science, Suffering
John Swinton, Professor of Practical Theology and Pastoral Care in the University of Aberdeen, in his book on Dementia writes, The problem of forgetfulness is not confined to the individual with dementia. The experience of dementia brings to the fore a broader amnesia...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Nov 5, 2020 | Faith, God, Healing, Holy Spirit, Inspiration, Jesus, Politics, Prayer, Suffering, The World
St. Paul expresses a prayer-wish, a benediction, in Romans 15:13. May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. God is One who gives hope, sustains hope, crowns hope. Hope...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Oct 24, 2020 | Faith, God, Healing, Holy Spirit, Inspiration, Jesus, Ministry, Morality, Politics, Witness
My first ministry in the United States was as Dean of Christian Life (Chaplain) at Gordon College, Wenham Massachusetts from 1971 to 1976. Gordon was founded by A.J. Gordon in 1889 as a missionary training institute. It developed into a Christian liberal arts college...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Oct 10, 2020 | Aging, Faith, God, Healing, Inspiration, Jesus, Ministry, Prayer, Suffering
During the days of Jesus’ life on earth, he offered up prayers and petitions with loud cries and tears to the one who could save him from death, and he was heard because of his reverent submission. Although he was a son, he learned obedience from what he suffered...
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