by tschroder100@gmail.com | Dec 29, 2021 | Atheism, Church, Faith, God, Inspiration, Jesus, Ministry, Politics, Suffering, The World, Witness
Good News! While recent polls have indicated that the percentage of Christians in the United States has declined, as has churchgoing, and the number of Nones (those who indicate they have no religious affiliation) has grown, that is not true in the rest of the world....
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Dec 24, 2021 | Aging, Atheism, Bible, Church, Faith, God, Healing, Holy Spirit, Inspiration, Jesus, Ministry, Politics, Science, Suffering, The World, Witness
The news presenter asks the physician, “What can we do this Christmas to make us safe?” The physician responds with the usual mitigating advice. The Christmas angel’s message is, “Fear not, for behold I bring you good news of a great joy that will be for all the...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Nov 30, 2021 | Bible, Church, Faith, God, Holy Spirit, Inspiration, Jesus, Ministry, Morality, Politics, Prayer, Reading, Science, Sexuality, Suffering, The World, Witness, Worship
REVIEWED BY SCOTT ROSE, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS Two hallmarks of Christianity are dedication to the correct understanding of the Word of God and faithful adherence to it. John Stott exemplified both of these traits, and in his survey of Stott’s teaching, so does Ted...
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 | Nov 20, 2021 | Aging, Faith, God, Inspiration, Jesus, Ministry, Politics, Prayer, Suffering, The World, Witness, Worship
When Thanksgiving approaches I receive in the mail a catalogue from the New Braunfels Smokehouse in Texas. We used to enjoy eating in their restaurant and buying goods from their shop when we lived in San Antonio. In fact the owners were members of my congregation. I...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Nov 12, 2021 | Abortion, Atheism, Bible, Church, Faith, God, Jesus, Ministry, Morality, Politics, Science, Sexuality, Suffering, The World, Witness
On March 8, 1983, President Ronald Reagan called the Soviet Union, the “evil empire” in a speech to the National Association of Evangelicals in Orlando. He said: “They preach the supremacy of the state, declare its omnipotence over individual man and predict its...
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