by tschroder100@gmail.com | Jan 14, 2021 | Faith, God, Inspiration, Jesus, The World
Whenever I looked out of my bedroom window as a child I could see him. He was the silent sentinel, an ever-present reminder of the past. Exquisitely carved out of white marble, the Pioneer Memorial was a gold prospector, wearing a slouch hat, his left hand resting on...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Jan 12, 2021 | Bible, Church, Faith, God, Holy Spirit, Inspiration, Jesus, Ministry, Morality, Politics, Prayer, Suffering, The World, Witness
As I slept last night my mind was troubled about many things. Before I awoke I had a vivid dream that I was in a church, a strange church to me, one that I had never been in before. I was invited to preach. As I walked up to the pulpit I noticed that the church was...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Jan 10, 2021 | Faith, God, Holy Spirit, Inspiration, Jesus, Politics, Prayer, Suffering, The World
Fear of social and political turmoil. Fear of COVID-19. A lunch friend of mine has just succumbed to the virus. The availability of a vaccine causes long lines and competition to receive it. A change of administration and uncertainty of the future can trigger anxiety....
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Dec 29, 2020 | Aging, Faith, God, Holy Spirit, Jesus, Politics, Prayer, Suffering, The World, Witness
Lord our God, our years come and go. We ourselves live and die. But you are and remain. Your rule and your faithfulness, your justice and your mercy, have no beginning and no end. You are thus the origin and aim of our lives. You are thus the judge of our thoughts,...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Dec 23, 2020 | Aging, Church, Faith, God, Inspiration, Jesus, Politics, Science, Suffering, The World, Witness
In many ways the pandemic has imprisoned many people I know who are confined to their homes and are fearful of venturing outside. The media, health experts, politicians and even church leaders have contributed to a culture that has encouraged fear of illness,...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Dec 20, 2020 | Aging, Atheism, Bible, Church, Faith, God, Jesus, Morality, Suffering, The World, Witness
During Advent I have been writing about The Four Last Things: the traditional subjects of the four Sundays in Advent – Death, Judgment, Heaven and Hell. The fourth of the four last things is the theme of Hell. This is a subject rarely heard of today. Sermons tend to...
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