by tschroder100@gmail.com | Sep 9, 2020 | Bible, Faith, God, Healing, Inspiration, Jesus, Ministry, Morality, Politics, Prayer, Suffering, The World, Witness
Martin Luther King answered the question, “How do we love our enemies?” First, we must develop and maintain the capacity to forgive. He who is devoid of the power to forgive is devoid of the power to love. The degree to which we are able to forgive determines the...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Aug 26, 2020 | Bible, Church, Faith, God, Jesus, Ministry, Morality, Movies, Politics, Prayer, Reading, Suffering, The World, Witness
J.R.R. Tolkien’s famous children’s book, The Hobbit tells the story of Bilbo Baggins, who travels to the Lonely Mountain, accompanied by a vigorous group of Dwarves, to reclaim a treasure stolen from them by the dragon Smaug. Bilbo is swept into the quest of...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Aug 23, 2020 | Church, Faith, God, Healing, Holy Spirit, Jesus, Ministry, Morality, Politics, Prayer, Suffering, The World, Witness, Worship
A PRAYER FOR HEALING AND PEACE Christ our Lord, As in times past, Not all the sick and suffering Found their own way to your side, But had to have their hands taken, or their bodies carried, or their names mentioned; So we, confident of your goodness, bring others to...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Aug 21, 2020 | Aging, Bible, Church, Faith, God, Jesus, Politics, Prayer, Suffering, The World, Witness, Worship
“After this I heard what sounded like the roar of a great multitude in heaven shouting: ‘Hallelujah! Salvation and glory and power belong to our God, for just and true are his judgments’ … Then a voice came from the throne, saying: ‘Praise our God, all you his...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Aug 4, 2020 | Faith, God, Jesus, Prayer, Suffering, The World, Worship
In the upper room during his last supper before his crucifixion Jesus promised his disciples, “You may ask me anything in my name, and I will do it.” (John 14:14) Yet often it appears that our prayers are unanswered. Where can we find encouragement to pray? How do we...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Jul 29, 2020 | Bible, Faith, God, Inspiration, Jesus, Politics, Prayer, Suffering, The World
In his Inaugural Address in 1933, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt delivered his oft-quoted words: “Let me assert my firm belief that the only thing we have to fear is fear itself.” Zygmunt Bauman, one of the foremost social thinkers of our time, writes, Fear is at...
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