Posts by Kevin Schaal
Baptist Army Chaplain Faces Punishment for Religious Beliefs | Todd Starnes
A decorated Army chaplain is facing what his attorneys are calling a “career-ending punishment” after he explained to a soldier that he could not conduct a marriage retreat that included same sex couples.A military investigation at Fort Bragg determined Chaplain Scott Squires should be disciplined for his failure to include a lesbian couple in the…
Read MoreRacial Reconciliation: What We (Mostly, Almost) All Agree On, and What We (Likely) Still Don’t Agree On–DeYoung
This article is another representation of the ongoing discussion in evangelical circles regarding race, the culture, and the church. (KSchaal) There may not be any subject more difficult to talk about publicly in this country than racial reconciliation. And in writing that first sentence, I realize some people don’t even like the term racial…
Read MoreThe King James Onlyism Problem | Overmiller
Understanding this Perspective King James Onlyism refers to the belief that the KJV translation is the only translation that English-speaking people should use. Some forms of this position are more… More . . .
Read MoreYes, You Can Sweat Blood-Discover
Yes, You Can Sweat BloodBy Nathaniel Scharping | April 12, 2018 4:19 pm57 An Italian woman says she had been sweating blood for three years. (Credit: CMAJ)We’ve all heard of sweating bullets, but this is something else entirely.A medical case report in the Canadian Medical Association Journal from Italian researchers last year details a 21-year-old patient who…
Read MoreThe Gospel, Social Justice, and T4G
On Friday, Oklahoma City Thunder announcer Brian Davis was suspended for saying on air that Russell Westbrook was playing “out of his cotton-pickin’ mind.” He said it in an effort to be complimentary to Westbrook for a stretch of inexplicably amazing play. No one is accusing him of being intentionally racist or derogatory. His response…
Read MoreThe Making of Biblical Separation | GARBC Baptist Bulletin
This short history behind one of the most important books of fundamentalism demonstrates the relationship between literal normal interpretation, dispensationalism, and biblical separation. Pickering’s book is under attack today by some, but it is at their own peril. Pickering’s book is a must read. (KSchaal) When Ernest Pickering wrote Biblical Separation in 1979, fundamentalism had…
Read MoreAngel Unaware
I sat down in the airplane seat preparing myself for the 2.5 hour ride form Ontario (CA) to Dallas. Flying is always an adventure for me–and a dilemma. I want someone to sit next to me to share Christ with, but I also secretly hope the seat will end up empty so I can stretch…
Read MoreEarliest tree fossils found to be the most complex
Devonian rock layers and the fossils within them supposedly hail from a time long before monkeys, dinosaurs, or modern oak trees evolved. The Darwinian concept of plants and animals gradually gaining complexity over eons of natural selection paints a picture of simple-to-complex development. But do fossils show that? A newly discovered tree fossil from northwest…
Read MoreToo Much Skin, Girl. Too Much Skin
While summer is an appreciated and welcomed relief from the blistering cold of winter, it does bring a different kind of difficulty. The summer months draw attention to our universal struggle with biblical sexuality, and the modesty debates take a prominent role in our conversations.We live in a highly sexualized culture that acts as though it…
Read MoreTheological debate between McCall and DeYoung (and others) on the Wrath of God on Christ on the Cross
A debate of sorts has been prompted by Thomas McCall’s article in Christianity Today last week on the work of Christ on the Cross. He is dealing with the theological problem of God, turning His face away from Christ on the cross, and the eternal unchanging nature of the Trinity. You can read McCall’s article…
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