by tschroder100@gmail.com | Jul 14, 2022 | Aging, Faith, God, Movies, Suffering
“We know that the whole creation has been groaning as in the pains of childbirth right up to the present time. Not only so, but we ourselves, who have the first fruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for our adoption as sons, the redemption of our...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Apr 24, 2022 | Bible, Faith, God, Jesus, Morality, Movies, Politics, Suffering, The World
Jesus said, “Watch out that no one deceives you. Many will come in my name, claiming, ‘I am he,’ and will deceive many. When you hear of wars and rumors of wars, do not be alarmed. Such things may happen, but the end is still to come. Nation will rise up against...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Jan 7, 2022 | Atheism, Bible, Church, Faith, God, Holy Spirit, Jesus, Ministry, Movies, Prayer, Science, The World, Witness
I have begun to teach a class on Christian beliefs and practice using my book on the summary of John Stott’s teaching. Thirty-eight of us gathered together and discussed the following questions arising from the first chapter on God. First of all, we discussed how the...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Nov 25, 2021 | Faith, God, Healing, Movies, Politics, Prayer, Reading, Science, Suffering
Ross Douthat has been opinion columnist for The New York Times since 2009. He is also film critic for National Review. I have read his columns and books over the years and found him insightful and stimulating. He became a Roman Catholic from a Pentecostal background....
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Sep 16, 2021 | Abortion, Aging, Atheism, Bible, Church, Faith, God, Holy Spirit, Jesus, Ministry, Morality, Movies, Politics, Prayer, Reading, Sexuality, Suffering, The World, Witness
In BAD RELIGION: How We Became a Nation of Heretics, New York Times columnist, Ross Douthat analyzes current American spirituality beginning with Elizabeth Gilbert’s Eat, Pray, Love, which was made into a movie starring Julia Roberts. “The message of Eat, Pray,...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Jul 8, 2021 | Atheism, Bible, Faith, God, Jesus, Morality, Movies, Politics, Reading, Science, Sexuality, Suffering, The World
When my grandson and I were working on a jigsaw puzzle I discovered that he was more adept than I in finding the pieces we were looking for to complete a section. I was wishing that the pieces were larger. I could see the big picture but found it hard to see which...
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