by tschroder100@gmail.com | Jul 1, 2022 | Abortion, Bible, Faith, God, Jesus, Ministry, Morality, Politics, The World, Witness
“Freedom”, “independence” and “liberty” refer to an absence of undue restrictions and an opportunity to exercise one’s rights and powers. Freedom emphasizes opportunity. Independence implies the ability to stand alone, unsustained...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Jun 21, 2022 | Abortion, Aging, Atheism, Church, Faith, God, Jesus, Ministry, Morality, Suffering, The World, Witness
Rod Dreher has written a perceptive Manual for Christian Dissidents entitled, LIVE NOT BY LIES, which is taken from Solzhenitsyn’s message to the Russian people when he was exiled. It is just as relevant today as then. Dreher references The Triumph of the Therapeutic...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Jun 18, 2022 | Abortion, Aging, Atheism, Bible, Church, Faith, God, Jesus, Ministry, Morality, Science, Sexuality, Suffering, The World, Witness, Worship
“Abraham did not waver through unbelief regarding the promise of God, but was strengthened in his faith and gave glory to God, being fully persuaded that God has power to do what he had promised” (Romans 4:20-21). How do we deal with the temptation to waver through...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | May 30, 2022 | Bible, Church, Faith, God, Holy Spirit, Inspiration, Jesus, Ministry, Morality, Prayer, Witness, Worship
The coming of the Holy Spirit in power (Acts 2). The work of the Holy Spirit is to universalize and to internalize the presence of Jesus. The bodily presence of Jesus was succeeded by the Holy Spirit being always with us, wherever we may be, and entering into our...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | May 16, 2022 | Abortion, Atheism, Bible, Church, Faith, God, Healing, Holy Spirit, Inspiration, Islam, Jesus, Ministry, Morality, Politics, Prayer, Reading, Science, Sexuality, Suffering, The World, Witness, Worship
Having just completed facilitating a class on my book STOTT: A SUMMARY OF HIS TEACHING covering the basic beliefs and practices of the Christian faith and life, I compiled a list of questions for discussion and reflection which stimulated vigorous conversation. I want...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | May 12, 2022 | Abortion, Bible, Church, Holy Spirit, Morality, Politics, Science, Sexuality, The World, Witness
John J. Miller in the WSJ (May 7-8, 2022) in an article, “A Ringing Defense of Free Speech”, drew my attention to the argument of John Milton’s “Areopagitica”. Written in 1644 in response to an attempt by Parliament to censor publications by appointing a Licensing...
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