Posts by Kevin Schaal
Satan Doesn’t Want People to Be Fruitful and Multiply
Then God blessed them, and God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it; have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over every living thing that [a]moves on the earth.” Genesis 1:28 This is the first command God ever gave to human beings—before any other…
Read MoreFake Worship is a Problem Everywhere
The woman said to Him, “Sir, I perceive that You are a prophet. Our fathers worshiped on this mountain, and you Jews say that in Jerusalem is the place where one ought to worship.” Jesus said to her, “Woman, believe Me, the hour is coming when you will neither on this mountain, nor in Jerusalem,…
Read MoreOn Ministering with and Standing with Worthy Friends
I arrived home yesterday from two weeks of ministry in the Philippines. Sandy and I were able to minister in two FBFI related meetings, one in Cebu hosted by Pastor Rogelio Baladjay at Bible Baptist Fellowship Church in Mandaue. The church is an energetic and active congregation, and they treated us with such a servant’s…
Read MoreRethinking the Pre-Flood World
What we often presume. Our imagination about the world prior to the Great Flood is likely highly inaccurate. We typically think of a planet sparsely populated with limited technological advancements and primitive living conditions. We might speculate that it was more advanced than we typically consider, but nothing like our modern age. Looking at the…
Read MoreAn Easter Sunday Invite and Transformed Lives
Let me introduce you to Jay Jay and Alex. God began to change their lives on Easter Sunday of 2024 when they attended church at the invitation of Alex’s parents. Last Sunday, Jay Jay was baptized, and Alex rejoined our church. That day was the culmination of a year-long journey in their lives, and years…
Read MoreAre You a Mouthpiece for Satan?
It is possible. In fact, you likely have been a mouthpiece for Satan at one point or another in your Christian life. From that time Jesus began to show to His disciples that He must go to Jerusalem, and suffer many things from the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be…
Read MorePrayer Requests from Jailed Children
This message is scrawled on a prayer request card, sitting in front of me on my desk. Tears come to my eyes as I read it. I just ask the Lord help me thru this mental storm I’m going thru myself and give me, my mom, my grandma, and my siblings the strength to go…
Read MoreSeeking a More Perfect Union
My wife texted me this morning. Here is how the exchange went, The question has spawned for me some meditation regarding how we function in the Christian life and common errors in our thinking about being pleasing to our God. Consider what others have said regarding the centrality of our union with Christ. Union with…
Read MoreGeneral vs Specific Revelation
Which is Better for Evangelism, General or Specific Revelation? One picture is worth a thousand words. However, there are many things that are impossible to communicate in pictures. The beauty of the Grand Canyon can be more easily communicated in a large mural, but the value of liberty is more easily communicated in an essay…
Read MoreThe Dangers of Ecclesiastical Clannish Loyalty
Just before the Zelensky Oval Office fiasco last week, Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) posted this on X. “Just finished a meeting with President Zelensky here in Washington. He confirmed that the Ukrainian people will not support a fake peace agreement where Putin gets everything he wants and there are no security arrangements for Ukraine,” It…
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