Posts by Kevin Schaal
On State Constitutions and Restrictions Against Tuition Tax Credits – The Atlantic
This has implications for Christian Schools across the country. (KSchaal) Later this month, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear one of the most significant education cases in decades: Espinoza v. Montana Department of Revenue. Centering around a modest tax-credit scholarship program in Montana, Espinoza could have major ramifications for educational-choice programs across America, which help…
Read MoreBiblical Separation is About Doctrine, Not People
There is a difference between biblical (doctrinal) separation and limited fellowship over philosophical differences. Obedient believers will have to practice both, but they are practiced differently. The biblical mandates for separation are about battling for “the faith.” Jude commands believers to earnestly contend for “the faith”—that core of doctrines essential to New Testament Christianity.…
Read MoreJesus & Killing Soleimani – Juicy Ecumenism
Christian Left denounces killing of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani, insisting Jesus opposes killing, but also tries to mobilize Just War doctrine, which is mainly about when it’s proper to kill. Source: Jesus & Killing Soleimani – Juicy Ecumenism
Read MoreAgainst the Soleimani Assassination – Red Letter Christians
The problem with the Red Letter Christians is their hermeneutic. They seek to impose the ethics that should guide Christian individuals on human governments. The very purpose of human government is to administrate justice so that individuals can live in peace. Romans 13’s command for human governments to be a “terror” to evil doers is…
Read MoreMethodists Agree on Compromise to Split Denomination…… | News & Reporting | Christianity Today
Factions in the United Methodist Church (UMC) have reached an initial settlement around its intractable division over LGBT marriage and ordination—offering $25 million to a group of conservative congregations who want to break away and form a new denomination. For both conservatives and progressives in the church, this compromise comes as an answer to prayer.…
Read MoreMinistry Ideas that Work: Bible Memory Based Camp Scholarships
I believe in Christian Camps, especially for teens. God changed the course of my life at camp and I have seen Him do it for countless others also. Camp is more important now than ever. Kids addicted to phones and social media need to get away from all of that and focus on God…
Read MoreTrump Should Be Removed from Office | Christianity Today
Please, on this one I want to be really clear. We are NOT endorsing the opinions in this article. We are linking it because it is will be of interest to many of you. (KSchaal) The typical CT approach is to stay above the fray and allow Christians with different political convictions to make their…
Read MoreGraham and Falwell bash Christianity Today for calling for removing Trump from office | TheHill
Jerry Falwell Jr. and Franklin Graham both bash CT, the magazine Graham’s father started, for being too liberal. (KSchaal) Two prominent evangelical leaders are slamming the flagship evangelical magazine “Christianity Today” after it called for President Trump to be removed from office in an editorial. “Less than 20% of evangelicals supported @HillaryClinton in 2016 but now…
Read MoreSt. Marys Kansas and Christian Withdrawal – The Atlantic
I wonder when biblical fundamentalist Baptists might start doing this. It seems that many in our movement are moving toward the world and not away from it. (KSchaal) Feeling out of step with the mores of contemporary life, members of a conservative-Catholic group have built a thriving community in rural Kansas. Could their flight…
Read MoreIs Minimalism Christian?
It is cool (hip, in, not sure the correct term) to be a minimalist. Please do not expect me to do a review of the various reality shows. I don’t have time to watch them. I did watch a little bit of Marie Kondo once and she has helped me to appreciate how my wife…
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