Posts by Kevin Schaal
Four Biblical Reasons Why Christians Should Vote (repeat)
[Note: we published this article two years ago, just before the last USA national election. Since today is election day in the USA, we republish it today as a reminder to our readers eligible to vote in the election. If you have not yet voted, we urge you to get out and vote. – Ed.]…
Read MoreTrump or Biden
Published by Kevin Schaal, October 28, 2020 “This is a horrible election.” Those were my words in 2016. I was speaking to a group of pastors in Nairobi who had asked me about the elections in the US. I ended up voting for Donald Trump in 2016 but I was not happy about it.…
Read MoreOn Amy Coney Barrett, the Pope, and Same-Sex Unions
Amy Coney Barrett, The Pope, and Joe Biden have something in common–they are all Roman Catholic. There was news this week about Pope Francis endorsing same-sex unions. I do think, in our discussion, it is important to be clear regarding what he actually said. Colleen Dulle does a fair job of summarizing what he said…
Read MoreWhat Does It Mean to Be a Humble Dad? –Growing Fathers–Kristopher Schaal
Is there a Bible verse you have never understood? In Philippians 2:3, Paul says “Let nothing be done through selfish ambition or conceit, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than himself.” The last phrase of the verse used to trouble me.Is Paul telling me to consider others to be better human…
Read MorePope Francis declares support for same-sex civil unions for the first time as pope | America Magazine
Gay couples deserve legal protections for their relationships, Pope Francis said in a new documentary. Also in the film, which premiered in Rome on Oct. 21, less than two weeks before the U.S. presidential election, the pope condemns the Trump administration’s child separation policy at the U.S.-Mexico border, which he calls “cruelty of the highest…
Read MoreWilliam Barr: U.S. citizens obligated to ‘higher power from which their rights and freedoms derived’ – Washington Times
In his renowned 1785 pamphlet “Memorial and Remonstrance Against Religious Assessments,” James Madison described religious liberty as not only “a right towards men” but also “a duty towards the Creator,” and a “duty … precedent both in order of time and degree of obligation, to the claims of Civil Society.”In other words, our Founders and…
Read MoreGod is Laughing
Why do the nations rage, And the people plot a vain thing? The kings of the earth set themselves, And the rulers take counsel together, Against the Lord and against His Anointed, saying, “Let us break Their bonds in pieces And cast away Their cords from us.” He who sits in the heavens shall…
Read MoreCapitol Hill Baptist Church Wins Injunction
“The Court determines that the Church is likely to succeed in proving that the District’s actions violate RFRA. The District’s current restrictions substantially burden the Church’s exercise of religion. More, the District has failed to offer evidence at this stage showing that it has a compelling interest in preventing the Church from meeting outdoors with…
Read MoreInnovation In Ministry is Not Evil
COVID has forced innovation upon churches—even fundamental Baptist churches—and that is a good thing. There is no virtue in refusing to be innovative in carrying out the Great Commission. Yesterday’s innovations have become today’s cherished traditions. The fundamentalists of the mid-20th century were innovators. That generation of preachers that came back from World War II…
Read MoreA Conservative Court Will Not Solve the Abortion Problem
Abortion is front and center in the news again. It always is in an election year, but this time more than most with the selection of a Supreme Court justice in the mix. Democrats have all but pledged to stack the court should they gain the presidency and the House. 47 years of Roe v…
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