by tschroder100@gmail.com | Nov 23, 2018 | Bible, Church, Jesus, Ministry, Morality, Witness
ALL SOULS CHURCH, LANGHAM PLACE, LONDON As I begin to research the writings of my mentor John Stott (1921-2011), under whom I served at All Souls Church, Langham Place, London from 1967-71, for my projected book on his theology I will share some of his thoughts. The...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Nov 21, 2018 | Bible, Inspiration, Jesus, Ministry, Morality, Prayer, Suffering, The World
In my Faith in Action Bible by World Vision replacing the usual maps at the back there are several charts that provide a picture of the world in the 21st century. One of them is entitled “Access to food and water.” It states that every day 799 million people in...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Nov 16, 2018 | Aging, Faith, Healing, Inspiration, Ministry, Morality, Politics, Prayer, Suffering, The World
John Baillie (1886-1960), Scottish theologian is the author of A DIARY OF PRIVATE PRAYER, which has sold over a million copies and has been a favorite of mine. Here is one of his prayers which I have treasured and made my own over the years. Almighty and most merciful...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Oct 20, 2018 | Morality, Movies, Reading, Sexuality, Suffering, The World
I have been reading the novels and stories of Stefan Zweig (1881-1942) and have been fascinated by his insight into the psychology of his characters. Zweig was an Austrian who knew and appreciated Sigmund Freud and his theories of the unconscious. His knowledge of...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Sep 28, 2018 | Bible, Church, Jesus, Ministry, Morality, Politics, Suffering, The World, Witness
September 29 in the Christian Calendar is St. Michael and All Angels Day. It marks the beginning of the academic year in the United Kingdom with Michaelmas Term. It will always be a special day for me because on that day in 1967 I was ordained to the Christian...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Sep 11, 2018 | Morality, Politics, Suffering, The World
I have been reading Theodore Dalrymple’s volume of essays entitled, OUR CULTURE, WHAT’S LEFT OF IT. A British psychiatrist and commentator Dalrymple has practiced medicine on four continents, a British inner-city hospital and a prison. In his chapter How To Read A...
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