Posts by Kevin Schaal
Sen. John McCain: Known as a veteran but also a man of quiet faith –Mike Sproul then RNS
Today was our 49th anniversary of the founding of our church, Tri-City Baptist. My wife and I took the 90yr old founders wife out to lunch today. Mary Westfall Singleton is such a beautiful and wonderful lady. I interviewed her for the whole congregation as we showed slides of the history of our church. At lunch she…
Read MoreThe Catholic abuse scandal now leads all the to way the Vatican
An ecclesial straight shooter. A reliable character. A serious man. That’s how sources familiar with Carlo Maria Viganò describe the Italian archbishop, who served as the Vatican ambassador to the Source: The Catholic abuse scandal now leads all the to way the Vatican
Read MoreThe Student Debt Problem Is Worse Than We Imagined – The New York Times
This NY Times article reflects the reality that our Christian young people are facing graduating from Christian Institutions. The problem is that we are graduating future pastors and missionaries with debt that will preclude them from actually going into ministry. The Bible does have something to say about debt. We have an obligation as…
Read MoreArmy Clears Chaplain of Career-Ending Charges Over Lesbian Marriage Retreat Controversy
The U.S. Army has cleared a chaplain and his assistant of “dereliction of duty” charges for rescheduling a marriage retreat because of the late addition of a same-sex couple.On Friday, the Army announced that it has tossed out all recommended charges against Chaplain Scott Squires and Chaplain Assistant Staff Sgt. Kacie Griffin serving at Fort…
Read MoreThere’s no ‘safe’ level of alcohol consumption, global study finds | Fox News
This is by far the largest and most comprehensive study of its kind. (KSchaal) Drinking alcohol in moderation is more harmful than previously thought, according to a new study that concludes there’s no “safe” level of alcohol consumption.The comprehensive study, which analyzed information from millions of people in nearly 200 countries, found that alcohol is…
Read MoreThe Christian and Adoption – BJUtoday
“Adoption is basic Christianity.” Those words, written in an email we received a decade ago by a twenty-four-year-old BJU graduate working as an English teacher in China, set us on a path to adoption. She and her husband intended to live in China for a year. They stayed for five because shortly after they arrived they discovered an abandoned newborn with severe medical conditions. They secured…
Read MoreDC Comics suggests Batman is an atheist. That makes sense. – The Washington Post
By Noah BerlatskyAugust 21 DC Comics has just suggested that Batman is an atheist.On the one hand, that seems a bit odd, since Batman — a.k.a Bruce Wayne — has met a wide array of gods and demigods personally. On the other hand, Batman’s atheism makes sense. When humans have super powers, what’s the use of…
Read MoreBob Jones University reducing staff after $4.5 million cost overage
Bob Jones University will reduce its staff over the next year by about 50 employees, the result of a $4.5 million expense overage in the last fiscal year, school officials said Tuesday.Faculty members in academic programs “where we have more faculty than needed” have been notified that their contracts will not be renewed following the end of this…
Read MoreFBFI and the KJV
Some questions have arisen as a result of Mark Ward’s presentation at our Annual Fellowship regarding the King James Version. I would just like to clarify a few things on this topic. As with all of our speakers in all of our General Sessions and Workshops, Mark was speaking “to” the FBFI not “for” it. …
Read MoreEuthanasia tourists, especially from France, flocking to Belgium for a lethal dose
Euthanasia tourists are flocking to Brussels to get a lethal dose. Doctors at hospitals and clinics at Belgium’s capital are seeing an increase in number of euthanasia tourists who are travelling from across the world to their accident and emergency rooms. Olivier Vermylen, an emergency doctor at Brugmann University hospital, said seven out of 15…
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