Posts by Kevin Schaal

Entertainment disguised as worship isn’t worship. It’s idolatry. Ignorant worship is not worship at all. The ultimate authority on worship is Jesus, and He explained Himself very clearly in John 4. Let’s consider it. Situation Jesus is in Samaria by choice. The Jews did not have dealings with the Samaritans. The Samaritans were the remaining…

The simple answer is that they probably didn’t. There were two groups of people. The Matthew account of the Triumphal Entry clearly delineates between the two. It was a pilgrimage to Jerusalem. Jesus began telling the disciples that He was going to Jerusalem to die months before this trip. The book of Matthew records three…

Note:  Position statements of the FBFI are not the same as magazine articles on FrontLine or typical posts on Proclaimanddefend.org.  They are crafted in a committee during our Winter Board Meeting, discussed by the assembled board members, edited by the board, and published as a collective statement of the position of our board on a…

A young man recently started on a journey to find God and a biblical place to worship. His friends were investigating Eastern Orthodoxy because it has an extremely prominent representation on Youtube. As he began visiting evangelical mega churches and asking about the differences, he was met with vapid answers. “Well, we are just glad…

Drawing Theological Boundaries We won’t always agree. No, let me rephrase that. We won’t ever agree—on everything doctrinal and practical about the faith. History indicates this and the Bible recognizes it. The Apostle Paul recognizes this in the early church regarding worship choices. Historically, Baptists have also recognized this in one of the key Baptist…

I must admit that I had not been keeping up with Child Evangelism Fellowship and its premier way of sharing the gospel with children—the Wordless Book. The Wordless Book uses simple colors as a framework for sharing the gospel. My mother trained with CEF before she was married and considered joining the organization as a…

“We need more young people in the church!” I hear this cry in lots of smaller churches across the country. Why would God give your church more young people, if the older people are spiritually stagnant and unwilling to sacrifice to build and encourage the next generation? Could it be that the problem in your…

Instead of making New Year’s resolutions, write down a New Year’s prayer list.  It is more advantageous, and it keeps our plans and goals for the coming year where they should be—in submission to the will of God. Start life change with prayer.  Bathe life-change in prayer.  Celebrate life-change with rejoicing in prayer. Let’s consider…

When His disciples heard it, they were greatly astonished, saying, “Who then can be saved?” 26 But Jesus looked at them and said to them, “With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.” (Matthew 19:25-26) This is the time of year for making resolutions. These are goals set for the year in…

Pain?  Sure.  Hardship? Yes.  Poverty? OK.  Hard work? Count me in. Death?  That one is very hard, but yes. Public humiliation? Uh, maybe not. Honor, duty. We value these things highly. Civil War commanders sent rows of young men to near certain death with the words “What will your family think of you if you…