by tschroder100@gmail.com | Feb 12, 2019 | Atheism, Faith, Inspiration, Jesus, Ministry, Morality, Suffering, The World, Witness, Worship
The Judaizers in the New Testament taught that, ‘The only way to be justified is sheer hard work. You have to toil at it. The “work” you have to do is the “works of the law”. That is, you must do everything the [moral] law commands and refrain from everything the law...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Feb 2, 2019 | Bible, Church, Faith, Healing, Inspiration, Jesus, Ministry, Morality, Prayer, Suffering, The World, Witness, Worship
Job lost his family, his fortune, his reputation, and his health. He works through his grief, through depression, through anger, through arguing with God and his friends who try to explain why he is suffering. Job wants God to answer his complaints. A storm comes...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Jan 3, 2019 | Bible, Church, Faith, Jesus, Ministry, Morality
In 1961 John Stott wrote THE PREACHER’S PORTRAIT which looks at some metaphors in the New Testament which describe the Christian preacher. He begins by saying what the preacher is not. First, the Christian preacher is not a prophet…..this gift is no longer bestowed...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Dec 12, 2018 | Aging, Atheism, Bible, Church, Faith, Inspiration, Jesus, Ministry, Morality, Politics, Prayer, Reading, Science, Sexuality, Suffering, The World
Here are the most significant books I read this past year. They are from a variety of genres: spiritual, devotional, theological, philosophical, biographical, and fictional. You might something in the list that appeals to you. I must say that the Sienkiewicz trilogy...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Nov 28, 2018 | Aging, Faith, Inspiration, Jesus, Morality, Prayer, Suffering, The World, Worship
I have recently retired from public ministry and am getting used to being on a reduced income. I have read many books on getting ready for retirement, on saving and investing for retirement, on working as long as possible before retirement to build up your Social...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Nov 26, 2018 | Bible, Church, Jesus, Ministry, Morality, Suffering, The World, Witness
As I research the writings of my mentor John Stott (1921-2011), under whom I served at All Souls Church, Langham Place, London from 1967 to 1971, for my projected book on his theology, I will share some of his thoughts on his theology of the Church. The following is...
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