Tom Schmidt's BlogOur friend Elizabeth Urbanowicz has a wonderful ministry that seeks to equip children with a biblical worldview. You can learn all about it here: https://foundationworldview.com/ We are so encouraged by this ministry and hope that many take advance of it and its resources. It is a great resource to use for Christian parents, home schools, […]
Here’s the second week for our “Curious about Christ” outreach, that our church in Naperville Cross of Christ Fellowship is hosting. In this study we considered the question “How Does Christ Bring us Back to God?” Curious about Christ Week 2: How Does Christ Bring us Back to God? This week we consider the question […]
Last month I blogged through a topic called “Living as a Christian in Naperville.” I’ve compiled all the posts, updated some of the content, and put them all together in one pdf which can be found here: http://www.ttschmidt.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/LIVING-AS-A-CHRISTIAN-IN-NAPERVILLE-by-Tom-Schmidt.pdf I hope that this paper is a blessing to those who read it.
Our church in Naperville, Cross of Christ Fellowship, is hosting a 7 week outreach in Naperville called “Curious about Christ.” This is a course designed to help those who know little or nothing about Christ or Christianity learn about who Christ is and what he has done, and how Christ helps us make sense of […]
In James N Anderson’s wonderful book “Why Should I Believe in Christianity?” he speaks a bit about the nature of worldviews and how we might test a worldview out. He says that there are 4 good tests for any worldview: Is it consistent within itself? Is it coherent within itself? Does it match with the […]
“The most important thing I had to do[ever day] was to read the word of God and to meditate on it. Thus my heart might be comforted, encouraged, warned, reproved, and instructed. “Formerly, when I rose, I began to pray as soon as possible. But I often spent a quarter of an hour to an […]
“The primary business I must attend to every day is to fellowship with the Lord. The first concern is not how much I might serve the Lord, but how my inner man might be nourished. I may share the truth with the unconverted; I may try to encourage believers; I may relieve the distressed; or […]
“So, both Genesis and science say that the universe is geared to supporting human life. But Genesis says more. It says that you, as a human being, bear the image of God. The starry heavens show the glory of God, yes; but they are not made in God’s image. You are. That makes you unique. […]
Augustine once said that every person who ever lives is a member of one of two cities: either the city of God or the city of Man (see “City of God”). The city of God is filled with those who live for king Jesus and have lives and relationships that reflect his values, goodness, and […]
We’ve already considered how one’s location impacts one’s faith, and the blessings and challenges of living out our faith in Christ in Naperville. In the next two posts we’ll think about how pursuing our identity in Christ and keeping our eyes on the glory of the eternal city can help us as we seek to […]