Posts by Kevin Schaal
Free Speech & Religious Freedom: Federal Court Upholds Constitutional Order | National Review
Christian videographers will not be forced to produce videos of same-sex weddings. Earlier today, the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the constitutional order, limited the reach of expansive nondiscrimination laws, and protected a Christian couple from having to choose between their business and their conscience.The facts of the case are simple. The plaintiffs, Carl…
Read MoreFive Common Mistakes Churches Make in Pastoral Transitions
I had the great privilege on Sunday morning at preaching for the 50th Anniversary of Tri-City Baptist Church (Chandler, AZ) and for the installation of its new pastor, Ken Endean. It was a unique situation for me. Fifty years ago, I was in attendance (along with my family) at Tri-City’s very first service. I was…
Read MoreGiving Up Darwin
Darwinian evolution is a brilliant and beautiful scientific theory. Once it was a daring guess. Today it is basic to the credo that defines the modern worldview. Accepting the theory as settled truth—no more subject to debate than the earth being round or the sky blue or force being mass times acceleration—certifies that you are…
Read MoreExploring the intersection of sex, consent and chastity at BYU, Wheaton College, Liberty University and other Christian schools – Deseret News
While this is not the point of the story, it is interesting to note that this LDS publication numbers BYU among the nation’s Christian colleges alongside Wheaton and Liberty University. The story is pertinent on its own merit none-the-less. KSchaal SALT LAKE CITY — Consent is having a moment right now, and Christian schools that…
Read MoreOn Gay Penguins and Apologetics
On August 14, a New York Times article appeared under the title, “Gay Penguins and Their Hope for a Baby Have Enchanted Berlin” (here). Apparently, a pair of male penguins in a Berlin zoo has taken over the care of an egg. Articles have appeared all over the internet celebrating the “gay penguin couple” as…
Read MoreSkillet’s John Cooper on Apostasy Among Young Christian Leaders – COGENT CHRISTIANITY
“Ok I’m saying it. Because it’s too important not to. What is happening in Christianity? More and more of our outspoken leaders or influencers who were once “faces” of the faith are falling away. And at the same time they are being very vocal and bold about it. Shockingly they still want to influence others…
Read MoreMy Daughter’s School Pushed Her To Be Transgender–USA Today
I pleaded that my daughter’s school call her by her legal name, use female pronouns. By refusing, they prevented her from getting the help she needs. In April 2016, my then 14-year-old daughter became convinced that she was my son. In my attempt to help her, her public school undermined me every step of the…
Read MoreThank God for Teachers!
Around here, school starts tomorrow, and I now have two teachers living in my house—one math, one science. It’s been a buzz of activity for several weeks. Prep has been going on all summer. I have had a chance to see the life of teachers up close for years and I just want to tell…
Read MoreWe Killed God, Family, And Community — And Now It’s Killing Us
Once upon a time, you had meaning. You knew you had meaning because you had a mom and a dad who told you so, a God who loved you, and a community that needed you.Once upon a time, if something happened to you, a significant number of people would mourn your death — not…
Read MoreDying the Christian Science way: the horror of my father’s last days | World news | The Guardian
The anti-medical dogma of Christian Science led my father to an agonising death. Now the church itself is in decline – and it can’t happen fast enough. By Caroline Fraser Source: Dying the Christian Science way: the horror of my father’s last days | World news | The Guardian
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