Posts by Kevin Schaal
The Cognitive Dissonance of 21st Century Evangelicalism (and Fundamentalism)
It is very hard to offer a critique of present-day evangelicalism because it has no clear identity. This has been the case for the last 30 years. David Wells described the meaninglessness of the word evangelical in his 1992 work No Place for Truth, or, Whatever Happened to Evangelical Theology (Eerdmans). As evangelicalism has continued…
Read MoreLook Where Imagining There’s No Heaven Has Gotten Us
How did the world go crazy? How is it that no one can tell anyone that they are wrong about anything? How did a biblical view of the world become the object of hate and scorn? You might want to ask John Lennon. His 1971 atheistic anthem (now attributed to both Lennon and Yoko Ono)…
Read MoreThe Equality Act’s Assault on Religious Liberty | Kenneth Craycraft | First Things
Yesterday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed HR5, the so-called “Equality Act,” to amend various provisions of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. If it passes the Senate and is signed into law by the president, the bill will cause incalculable damage to our society—with a particular assault on women and religious believers. The bill…
Read MoreMax Lucado’s Dilemma
Max Lucado found himself at the center of a controversy in the last two weeks. On February 7, he was invited to preach at the National Cathedral (Episcopalian) in Washington, DC on the topic of the Holy Spirit. As a result, over 1600 people protested the invitation based upon a sermon and article he preached…
Read MoreMax Lucado apologises for ‘disrespectful’ 2004 sermon denouncing homosexuality
Christian writer and speaker Max Lucado has apologized for a 2004 sermon in which he likened legalizing gay marriage to “legalized incest”. Source: Max Lucado apologises for ‘disrespectful’ 2004 sermon denouncing homosexuality
Read MoreYou’ve Got Sin in You!
Paul said it about himself in Romans 7:27. The reality of indwelling sin is something that we all acknowledge but rarely respond to correctly. The word “flesh” has various meanings in scripture ranging from meat, to the human body, to that element of our humanity that has been corrupted by the fall. The idea of…
Read MoreCanadian Pastor Would Rather Go to Jail Than Submit to ‘Evil’ Rules
This pastor is a graduate of Masters Seminary and is a friend of a number of men in our fellowship. We do need to pray for our Canadian brothers and their churches. (Kevin Schaal) A pastor in Alberta, Canada, who has repeatedly ignored pandemic-related health orders says he’d rather serve jail time than disobey God.…
Read MoreNow Ravi, too?
This one caught me totally by surprise—and it did most people I know. It doesn’t seem right to make accusations about someone after they die, but in this case, the evidence is overwhelming. I am talking about the ministry abuses and immorality of famed Christian apologist Ravi Zacharias. There is no point in going into…
Read MoreChristians, Stop Calling Women “Karen”
Unless that is actually their name, of course. I should not have to feel bad for women whose parents named them Karen. It is a beautiful name and they should be able to wear it with joy. Unless you have been living in total isolation you have heard, or maybe even used the term…
Read MoreOn Christians and Robinhood—the App AND the Storybook Character
Behold, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves. Therefore be wise as serpents and harmless as doves. (Matthew 10:16) So the big news this week comes from the stock market where a group of retail investors using social media have put a huge hedge fund on the verge of bankruptcy. It…
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