Posts by Kevin Schaal
Why the New Testament Seems Soft on Slavery
The issue of slavery in the Bible makes a lot of Christians a bit queasy. Please do not read the next line without reading this entire article. The New Testament seems soft on slavery because the idea of being a slave is not repugnant to a true believer. Of course, the idea of owning slaves…
Read MoreWhy Even Call Them Evangelical?
Stefani McDade published an article in Christianity Today on September 9 entitled Top 5 Heresies Among American Evangelicals. The survey the article references was done by Ligonier ministries and can be found here. The survey produced some odd results. People were labeled evangelicals for the sake of the survey if they agreed to certain basic…
Read MoreElizabeth II: The Servant Queen
Queen Elizabeth II died last week. It was a surreal moment when I heard the news. It’s not that I thought she would live forever; rather, I had not considered the certainty that she would die. She reigned for 70 years, seven months, and two days. She was one of the few remaining survivors of…
Read MoreIs it a Sin to Get a Tattoo?
As young people and old across our nation “ink up,” this has become a burning question among many young (and not so young) Christians. After all, a lot of Christians do not want to be left out of the latest crazes if they do not have to. As with many ethical queries, the question itself…
Read MoreStop Applauding Pastors Who Publicly Confess Thei… | Christianity Today
Yesterday, Matt Chandler stood before his congregation to admit to inappropriate text interactions with a woman other than his wife and to announce he was taking a leave of absence. He claimed the messages were not sexual or romantic, but he withheld any further details. With that in mind, I’m not addressing Matt Chandler’s sin…
Read MoreCan the state force a religious university to violate its religious beliefs? – Catholic World Report
In an emergency petition filed earlier this week, Yeshiva University—an Orthodox Jewish University—is asking the United States Supreme Court to block a New York court order mandating that Yeshiva recognize an LGBT “Pride Alliance” student group as an official campus club. Claiming that its First Amendment rights are being violated, Yeshiva University has been attempting…
Read MoreUsing an Often Ignored MS Word Tool for Multi-Lingual Ministry
The mission field is already at our doorstep. That presents challenges in reaching our communities for Christ. While Spanish ministry has been a mainstay in our community, we now have a need to reach people who speak Romanian, Arabic, Russian, and other languages. Many of these people have difficulty understanding messages in English but are…
Read MoreShould We be Focused on Redeeming the Culture?
Chuck Colson said, “Redeeming the culture is the never-ending mission of the church.” For most fundamentalists, redeeming the culture is an unfamiliar concept. We are content to be either people of high standards or alternately worldly and living in guilt. However, the move in greater evangelicalism to redeem the culture is running now at top…
Read MoreReligious freedom is not an argument for abortion
Since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and sent the abortion debate back to the states, pro-abortion zealots have been in total free fall. One desperate attempt to undermine the court’s Dobbs decision is to weaponize religious freedom in the service of the cult of abortion.For example, take a recent lawsuit filed against the…
Read MoreIs Jordan Peterson almost there? | WORLD
Jordan Peterson released a video last week in which he encouraged Christian churches to invite young men into their congregations and expect surprising growth. Peterson restated his familiar message that young men are currently alienated from mainstream culture. Then he explained why churches are in a perfect position to reclaim lost boys from the world.…
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