by tschroder100@gmail.com | May 16, 2022 | Abortion, Atheism, Bible, Church, Faith, God, Healing, Holy Spirit, Inspiration, Islam, Jesus, Ministry, Morality, Politics, Prayer, Reading, Science, Sexuality, Suffering, The World, Witness, Worship
Having just completed facilitating a class on my book STOTT: A SUMMARY OF HIS TEACHING covering the basic beliefs and practices of the Christian faith and life, I compiled a list of questions for discussion and reflection which stimulated vigorous conversation. I want...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | May 12, 2022 | Abortion, Bible, Church, Holy Spirit, Morality, Politics, Science, Sexuality, The World, Witness
John J. Miller in the WSJ (May 7-8, 2022) in an article, “A Ringing Defense of Free Speech”, drew my attention to the argument of John Milton’s “Areopagitica”. Written in 1644 in response to an attempt by Parliament to censor publications by appointing a Licensing...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Apr 8, 2022 | Jesus, Morality, Prayer, Sexuality, Suffering, Witness
Jesus said, “If any man would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me” (Mark 8:34). This is Jesus’s figure of speech for self-denial. Every disciple of Jesus is to ‘behave like a condemned criminal and carry his cross to the place of...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Feb 12, 2022 | Bible, Holy Spirit, Inspiration, Jesus, Ministry, Morality, Politics, Sexuality, Suffering, The World, Witness
There are many textual critics who view the Scriptures as historical documents which are limited by their cultural origins and therefore are dated as to their applicability to today. This is an extremely serious charge. If true, it would mean that we can reject whole...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Feb 3, 2022 | Abortion, Atheism, Bible, Church, Faith, God, Jesus, Ministry, Morality, Sexuality, Suffering, The World, Witness
Heinrich Heine (1797-1856) on his death bed said, “The good God will forgive me, that’s his job.” This cheap understanding of forgiveness flies in the face of the holiness of God and the cost of the atonement. The essence of the cross being ‘self-satisfaction by...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Dec 20, 2021 | Abortion, Atheism, Bible, Faith, God, Holy Spirit, Jesus, Morality, Science, Sexuality, Witness
OBEDIENCE, Pietro Annigoni, Monte Cassino, Italy. “The angel Gabriel said, ‘Do not be afraid, Mary, you have found favor with God. You will be with child and give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus. He will be great and will be called the Son of...
Recent Comments