by tschroder100@gmail.com | Feb 5, 2022 | God, Jesus, Suffering, The World
I could never myself believe in God, if it were not for the cross. In the real world of pain, how could one worship a God who was immune to it? I have entered many Buddhist temples in different Asian countries and stood respectfully before the statue of the Buddha,...
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 | Jan 27, 2022 | Atheism, Bible, Faith, God, Jesus, Ministry, Morality, Politics, Science, Suffering, The World, Witness, Worship
Jean-Jacques Rousseau, the 18th century philosopher championed the view that man is born free and yet everywhere is in chains, that human beings are born innocent and sinless and inherently good but are later corrupted by civilization. His view influences many who...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Jan 16, 2022 | Aging, Atheism, Bible, Faith, God, Jesus, Ministry, Morality, Suffering, The World, Witness
“John’s vision of the Last Judgment in Revelation 20:11-15 is one of awesome and sobering impressiveness. He sees a great white throne. All the dead, without respect of persons, are brought before the judgment seat of God. “The great and the small,” that is, those who...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Jan 9, 2022 | Aging, Atheism, Bible, Church, Faith, God, Holy Spirit, Inspiration, Jesus, Politics, Science, Suffering, The World, Witness
J.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 reclaiming...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Jan 7, 2022 | Atheism, Bible, Church, Faith, God, Holy Spirit, Jesus, Ministry, Movies, Prayer, Science, The World, Witness
I have begun to teach a class on Christian beliefs and practice using my book on the summary of John Stott’s teaching. Thirty-eight of us gathered together and discussed the following questions arising from the first chapter on God. First of all, we discussed how the...
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