by tschroder100@gmail.com | Aug 26, 2022 | Aging, Atheism, Faith, God, Reading, Suffering, Witness
“Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, who does not change like shifting shadows.” (James 1:17) IN RETROSPECT I am sitting tonight in the glow of the grate and am counting the years that have gone, And I’m thinking of how I...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Aug 19, 2022 | Faith, God, Healing, Inspiration, Ministry, Morality, Politics, Suffering, The World, Witness
Senator Tim Scott has written a memoir and a love letter to America: A Redemption Story, subtitled, Choosing Hope, Creating Unity. He writes, “I challenge you to become love in the face of hate. Choose optimism in the face of cynicism. Identify with grace rather than...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Aug 10, 2022 | Aging, Church, God, Holy Spirit, Jesus, Ministry, Prayer, The World, Witness, Worship
One of the temptations of old age is to think of yourself as having no value. People don’t know who you are or what you have done with your life. You do not feel productive and valuable as you used to be. You are not sought out or asked to contribute as you were in...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Aug 6, 2022 | Aging, Atheism, Bible, Church, Faith, God, Jesus, Ministry, Politics, Witness
For the last twenty years Ed Weihenmayer wrote a Lenten Meditation for the Chapel. In them he shared his beliefs about life and faith. Let me share some of his convictions.In 2001 he wrote about being raised in a household in which he was taught to use all the talents...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Jul 16, 2022 | Aging, Atheism, Bible, Church, Faith, God, Holy Spirit, Inspiration, Jesus, Prayer, Sexuality, Suffering, The World, Witness, Worship
All Saints Church, Hokitika, where I was baptized. I retired from my working career at age seventy-seven. I have not retired from my spiritual vocation. My spiritual vocation is life-long. What is it? In the words of my baptism in the Book of Common Prayer: “I shall...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Jul 8, 2022 | Abortion, Aging, Atheism, Bible, Church, Faith, God, Ministry, Morality, Politics, Reading, Science, Sexuality, Suffering, The World, Witness
When so many bad things are happening in the world, and we never seem to learn the lessons of history, I find the book of Job to be filled with so much wisdom. It should be required reading for all politicians and statesmen to foster humility and to counter hubris....
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