by tschroder100@gmail.com | Dec 20, 2018 | Faith, Inspiration, Prayer, Suffering, The World
J.R.R. TOLKIEN. What happens when darkness falls and the waters rise, when the light grows dim and the rock seems slippery? What happens when we cannot see or stand, and our fall seems all but inevitable? What happens when our faith fails us? I recently re-read the...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Dec 12, 2018 | Aging, Atheism, Bible, Church, Faith, Inspiration, Jesus, Ministry, Morality, Politics, Prayer, Reading, Science, Sexuality, Suffering, The World
Here are the most significant books I read this past year. They are from a variety of genres: spiritual, devotional, theological, philosophical, biographical, and fictional. You might something in the list that appeals to you. I must say that the Sienkiewicz trilogy...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Dec 4, 2018 | Bible, Faith, Healing, Jesus, Ministry, Suffering
Mexico Beach, Florida after Hurricane Michael How do you recover when the husband or wife of many years suddenly is diagnosed with incurable cancer and dies within months? How do you recover from the devastating hurricanes or wildfires that have wiped out your...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Nov 28, 2018 | Aging, Faith, Inspiration, Jesus, Morality, Prayer, Suffering, The World, Worship
I have recently retired from public ministry and am getting used to being on a reduced income. I have read many books on getting ready for retirement, on saving and investing for retirement, on working as long as possible before retirement to build up your Social...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Nov 26, 2018 | Bible, Church, Jesus, Ministry, Morality, Suffering, The World, Witness
As I research the writings of my mentor John Stott (1921-2011), under whom I served at All Souls Church, Langham Place, London from 1967 to 1971, for my projected book on his theology, I will share some of his thoughts on his theology of the Church. The following is...
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...
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