Posts by Kevin Schaal
For Churchgoing Families, More Kids Aren’t a Burden | Christianity Today
Unsurprisingly, they found that religious families had more children. They also found that, on the whole, the more siblings a child had, the shorter the child was and the lower his scores on state standardized achievement tests. This “tradeoff” falls in line with previous studies showing that larger family sizes dilute parental resources and affect…
Read MoreU.S. bishops deplore Biden’s ‘grevious’ repeal of pro-life policies
Through Biden’s order, the administration is also withdrawing from the Geneva Declaration, a statement signed by the U.S. and 31 other countries in October stating that abortion is not an international human right.Additionally, the administration will once again fund the United Nations’ population fund (UNFPA). The Trump administration had stopped funding the UNFPA because…
Read MoreTouching Lives Every Day
My father lost his battle with Covid-19 this week, but as a believer achieved life’s greatest victory. He ran his course faithfully. Two other dear friends also entered heaven’s gates—one (Jo Purdy) had been my secretary for 20 years and the other (Jerry Tetreau) had been my high school principal and later ministry colleague as…
Read MoreA Christian Response to Riots Left and Right
Riots in June and now riots in January—and there may be more as our nation transfers power from one administration to another. Peaceful protest is a protected right in this country, rioting is not. Let’s set the politics aside and consider the biblical principles for a moment. Religious liberty is clearly under attack in this…
Read MoreThe Law of Unintended Consequences Strikes Again
With my father in ICU on a ventilator with Covid, I have come to realize that hospital regulations denying all visitors access to patients might actually be killing people. I have no statistics outside my own experience. It is now terrifying to go into the hospital. The idea of being cut off from loved…
Read MoreThey Are Lying To Us!
Lying lips are an abomination to the Lord, but those who deal truthfully are His delight. (Proverbs 12:22) When biblical ethics go out the window, distrust reigns. Marco Rubio published an article about Dr. Fauci for Fox News this past week. In it, he cited two instances in which the lead doctor in the…
Read MoreThere Is Hope for Our Future
My lifelong friend Chaplain Mike Sproul posted this on his Facebook page today. He has granted me permission to share it with you. [KSchaal]. Yesterday, my son-in-law and grandson went with me as we visited four Civil War battlefields: Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, The Wilderness, and Spotsylvania Court House. We stood next to the brick wall by…
Read MoreWhat Does “Private Interpretation” Mean in 2 Peter 1:20? It’s Not What Many Think
There are certain verses of the Bible that are often misapplied. This verse is one of them. It’s not that the truth that is taught is wrong or unbiblical, it’s just not the truth being taught in THIS particular verse. Many have claimed that this verse is teaching that the Bible cannot have many different…
Read MoreA Very Old Testament Christmas · Growing Fathers – Chris Pennington
I always had a hard time sleeping on Christmas Eve! One year, my siblings and I all crawled out of our beds in the early hours of Christmas morning. It couldn’t have been much past 4:00.We were allowed to open our Christmas stockings when we woke up, and since it was technically Christmas, we wasted…
Read MoreLonelier Than Ever, Gen Z Isn’t Turning to Religious Mentors | RealClearReligion
At the onset of the report, Springtide confirms that Gen Z is experiencing record levels of loneliness – the “loneliest generation,” as others have called it. Nearly 40% told Springtide they feel, at least sometimes, they have no one to talk to and that no one really knows them well. The study’s major finding, however,…
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