What Happens After We Die? Part 2 (this post is a continuation of a previous post) Based on what God has revealed to us in Bible, here’s 7 points to help us understand what happens after we die: Our souls/spirits continue to live on: We don’t simply cease to exist. Our spirit/soul lives on. We […]
Author: Tom Schmidt
Christian, husband of Rach, Church Planter,musician,
What Happens After We Die? (part 1) Before I answer the question–to which I believe God gives a true, accurate and accessible answer–it is important to first set up the biblical framework of death and life. The Bible teaches that God created us to be alive and live our lives enjoying and loving God in […]
The Faithfulness of God (Joshua 21:45) This past month I had the pleasure of preaching at Restoration Community Church in Naperville. I preached on Joshua 21:45: THE FAITHFULNESS OF GOD. I have been particularly moved by this passaged this year–God is so faithful in keeping His gracious promises to His people (both in the OT […]
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The Purpose of Life
What is the Purpose of Life? Some people say there is no purpose to life, it is just what we make of it. The problem with this is that it is really impossible for any of us to live this way. We all live as though there is really is a purpose to life […]
Contrasting Christianity with Buddhism (Part 2) Here’s 3 more differences between Christianity and Buddhism: No Final Judgment Vs. A Final Judgment: In Buddhist thought there is no final judgment or accounting for how we live our lives. We will never have to explain our moral failings before God. Instead, there is an endless cycle of […]
Contrasting Christianity with Buddhism (Part 1) I recently have become friends with a practicing Buddhist. He is a wonderful guy, kind, and deeply committed to his worldview. He is also a committed vegan and has strong views concerning how we are to respect the life other animals and persons. The other day we met up […]
Intro to the Christian Faith: Week 1 ‘Who is God’? Our church plant Cross of Christ Fellowship has a started a 4 week ‘Intro to the Christian Faith’ meetup in downtown Naperville. The format is teaching with discussion. We had a great time the first week, and here’s the content from our first week: Week […]
Spiritual but not Religious–A 2nd Danger to Consider In my previous post I highlighted a strength and weakness of the Spiritual but not Religious position. While the stance rightly understands that we are spiritual beings, its vague–anything goes–approach to understanding who God is overlooks the vital question of truth (How do I know what I’m […]
Intro to Christianity Meetup in Naperville Starting on Tuesday (2/10), I’ll be leading a four week ‘Intro to Christianity’ meetup in downtown Naperville. A link to our meetup can be found here. Who is God? What do Christians believe? Who is Jesus? What does it mean to be a Christian? Format: Four-week small group study […]
Spiritual but not Religious in Naperville I recently hosted my first ever Meetup Group event and had the privilege of discussing the topic ‘Spiritual but not Religious’ with others in Naperville. We had a good mix of worldviews and I am looking for our meetup next month. After spending some time considering the topic, here’s […]
