

Are You Headed in the Right Direction?
I have had many conversations over the years with religious skeptics. They are not in short supply. I’ve heard all types of expressions of doubt and unbelief. They often mirror the sentiments shared in the following letter written by a seventeen-year-old student to a friend: You ask me my religious views: you know, I think, that I believe in no religion. There is absolutely no proof for any of them, and from a philosophical standpoint Christianity is not even the best. All re
David Schrader, PhD
Jan 6


Peace on Earth – Really?
Image Compliments of Pixby.com From the latter half of the twentieth century to the present, a significant push for peace has been made from many different places in our world. Presently, south of our border, President Trump has wanted to bring peace to the decades long unrest in the Middle East and to the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. His desires to be known as a President of peace. Remarkably, his efforts have not gone unnoticed either. Some countries have even want
David Schrader, PhD., National Pastor
Dec 3, 2025


Running from Reality
Pensées is a collection of French Philosopher Blaise Pascal’s arguments defending the Christian faith. Published in 1669 as Thoughts (Pensées), they have exerted a powerful intellectual influence ever since. Pascal denied that the tenets of faith must be rational, and that human reason can prove the existence of God, as some thinkers of his time argued. Rather, he held that God is beyond human understanding and that man has no assurance of meaningfulness in the universe asi
David Schrader, PhD, National Pastor
Nov 3, 2025


Thanksgiving – A Time to Thank God
If you have ever read the Old Testament, it’s amazing how many times God says that Israel, “forgot the Lord their God.” After the...
David Schrader, PhD
Sep 29, 2025


Is Jesus Ever Coming Back?
As evil and anarchy continue to manifest, every generation since Jesus left the earth has wondered, could Jesus come back in my lifetime?...
David Schrader, PhD, National Pastor
Sep 3, 2025


All I Saw Was Weeds Until . . .
I must admit that I am not an admirer of dandelions. They always look pretty in a farmer’s field – far away from my own lawn. The sight...
David Schrader, PhD. National Pastor
Jun 4, 2025


Lost and Found
Nick Carter was born in Kentucky in 1900 and became famous for his ability to find lost people. Nick Carter was not a detective or...
David Schrader, PhD., National Pastor
Apr 16, 2025


In Suffering – God is There
For as long as history has been recorded, human suffering has been part of that history. The Bible never shies away from the subject of...
David Schrader, PhD., National Pastor
Mar 4, 2025


I Can’t Get No Satisfaction
In 1960’s the word “Hippie” was synonymous with a counter-culture revolution instigated by a generation now known as the baby boomers....
David Schrader, PhD. National Pastor
Feb 10, 2025


Despair – Is There Hope?
In a chapel message to Arizona Christian University students on January 18, 2024, Dr. George Barna, Director of Research at the Cultural...
David Schrader, PhD. National Pastor
Dec 30, 2024

























