by tschroder100@gmail.com | Aug 25, 2024 | Bible, Church, Faith, God, Holy Spirit, Inspiration, Islam, Jesus, Ministry, Morality, Politics, Prayer, Reading, Sexuality, The World, Witness
In April 1967 I attended the first National Evangelical Congress at Keele University with some 1,000 delegates, including 110 theological students of which I was one. There were 30 observers from the Roman Catholic, Greek Orthodox and other churches. The purpose was...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Aug 18, 2024 | Aging, Bible, Faith, God, Inspiration, Jesus, Ministry, Reading, Suffering
Scrolling through the online current offerings of Sotherans Rare Books and Prints in London I noticed a 1943 copy of T.S. Eliot’s Four Quartets for sale for $513. I remembered that I had an identical copy and located it in my bookcase. Opening it up I discovered I had...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Aug 14, 2024 | Aging, Faith, God, Inspiration, Jesus, Ministry, Suffering, Witness, Worship
“Providence” is the word that describes the care of God for his children. It was used by many in the past as a synonym for God. To believe that God will take care of you requires much faith. In dire circumstances it is hard to believe that God is in control of your...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Aug 5, 2024 | Bible, Faith, God, Healing, Holy Spirit, Inspiration, Jesus, Prayer, Worship
When the Israelites came out of Egypt they had to pass through the desert, a wilderness which was barren and had little pasturage. They complained to Moses about their lack of provisions. The Lord promised to “rain down bread from heaven.” (Exodus 16:4) Each morning,...
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...
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