by tschroder100@gmail.com | Jan 9, 2024 | Abortion, Aging, Bible, Church, Ministry, Morality, Politics, Prayer, Sexuality, Suffering, Witness, Worship
Chuck Lawless posted on his blog some challenging reasons some folk don’t listen to preaching or teaching in church (Jan.8,2024). They include 1. Distraction: something else was going on in their head – like worries, concerns, exciting plans etc. 2. Fatigue: being...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Dec 27, 2023 | Aging, Faith, God, Jesus, Ministry, Morality, Movies, Prayer, Reading, Suffering
James Barrie first produced his wildly successful play, Peter Pan, in 1904. The movie, Finding Neverland, starring Johnny Depp, Kate Winslet, Dustin Hoffman and Julie Christie, explored the inspiration of the play in Barrie’s relationship to the Llewelyn-Davies...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Dec 22, 2023 | Faith, God, Jesus, Ministry, Morality, Politics, Sexuality, Suffering, The World, Witness
The Gospels tell us that Jesus came into a world of military dictatorship and genocide. The Word became flesh, God became man, when Caesar Augustus decreed that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world for purposes of military conscription and taxation....
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Dec 15, 2023 | Abortion, Aging, Faith, God, Holy Spirit, Inspiration, Jesus, Morality, Prayer, Science, Sexuality, Suffering, The World, Witness
“This is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about: His mother Mary was pledged to be married to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be with child through the Holy Spirit. Because Joseph her husband was a righteous man…..” (Matthew 1:18,19) What...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Nov 20, 2023 | Aging, Bible, Faith, God, Jesus, Prayer, Suffering, The World, Worship
What reasons can we find to celebrate Thanksgiving Day? In a world where there are wars and rumors of wars, where refugees are hungry and in danger of being killed, where people are in pain and suffering it is hard if not impossible to be thankful. It is always...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Jul 31, 2023 | Aging, Bible, Church, Faith, God, Jesus, Ministry, Suffering
As I enter into old age (I am 82 years old in 2023) and experience physical challenges I find consolation in Miguel de Unamuno’s classic written in 1912: The Tragic Sense of Life. Let me share with you some of his thoughts which stimulate my thinking. Love, pity,...
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