I am scheduled to die on Saturday night.
Or more precisely, the character I play in an upcoming mystery theater production will be murdered (thankfully, off-stage. No dramatic ‘death scene’ for me!)
Author Archives: John Schroeder
Today’s find: Among the saints
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Tags: All Saints, All Souls, Body of Christ, Unbreakable Streak
Today’s find: Chump change
This much I know: I absolutely HATE being ‘chumped.’
In my book, it’s the unforgiveable sin—for someone to take advantage of my good nature, or to fail to take a matter as seriously as I do.
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Tags: Chump change, Defect of Character, Forgiveness, Kairos Prison Ministry
Today’s find: Hard time
I’ll admit it: I’m a bit of a wimp. And there’s something about visiting men inside a maximum security prison which tends to remind me of that fact.
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Tags: Hard time, Kairos Prison Ministry, KPMI, Menard, Menard Correctional Center, Real Presence
Today’s find: Cookies & community
It never ceases to amaze (and bless) me — to see 10,000 homemade cookies in one place.
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Tags: Cookies For Kairos, Kairos Cookies, Kairos Prison Ministry, Loaves and fishes
Today’s find: Promises, promises
Chosen. Treasured. Empowered. According to St. Paul, that’s how Christians ought to feel when we walk in God’s grace.
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Tags: Ephesians, Ignatius of Antioch, Promises, Sparrows
Today’s find: Madness
At times, we Christians are downright stupid, says St. Paul.
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Tags: Galatians, Galatians 2:20, Pray-As-You-Go
Today’s find: Guardian angels
Who believes in angels, anyway?
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Tags: Acts of the Apostles, Angels, Guardian Angels, St. Peter
Today’s find: Apple butter
I guess you could say I like to stir things up.
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Tags: Apple Butter, Ecclesiastes, Gratitude, Kettle, St. Joe Sausage Supper, Stirring The Pot
Today’s find: Child-safety locks
Newsflash: An eight-month-old sees the world through an entirely different lens than her grandfather does.
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Tags: Child-safety locks, Isaiah 55, Landowner, Matthew 20, Philippians
Today’s find: Exaltation of emptiness
What an odd thing to exalt, the cross.
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Tags: Christ Jesus, Exaltation of the Holy Cross, Moses, Philippians, Saraph serpent, St. Paul, Surrender
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