by tschroder100@gmail.com | Jul 18, 2024 | Atheism, Bible, Faith, God, Healing, Jesus, Ministry, Science, Suffering
When you read the story of Jesus and the Gadarene demoniac (Mark 5:1-20) there is the temptation to interpret it only in terms of mental illness. Commentaries on the passage spend a great deal of time exploring what is meant by being demon-possessed. Those who use...
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...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Jun 7, 2024 | Abortion, Atheism, Bible, Church, Faith, God, Holy Spirit, Inspiration, Jesus, Ministry, Morality, Politics, Reading, Sexuality, The World, Witness
One of the biggest debates today is over values: which values we think most important. The debate is an international one. It is also extremely personal. What values we embrace influences our faith and our lifestyle. Books are being written and movies made to promote...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Jun 2, 2024 | Bible, Church, Healing, Holy Spirit, Inspiration, Jesus, Ministry, Sexuality, Suffering, The World, Witness
A member of one of my former congregations was sharing with me her love of the worship of her Episcopal Church with several hundred while her son was now worshiping at a nondenominational megachurch with 8,000 members. It caused me to reflect on the reasons why...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | May 24, 2024 | Bible, Church, Faith, God, Holy Spirit, Jesus, Ministry, Morality, Prayer, Witness, Worship
When Isaiah had a vision of God, he saw “the Lord seated on a throne, high and exalted, and the train of his robe filled the temple. Above him were seraphs, each with six wings…and they were calling to one another: ‘Holy, holy, holy is the Lord Almighty; the whole...
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