Posts by Kevin Schaal
ISIS claims responsibility of murder for Pakistani Christian family – CNN
ISIS has claimed responsibility for an attack which killed four Christians in Pakistan’s Balochistan province on Easter Monday. Source: More at CNN
Read MoreAnti-Muslim Emotions Running High Among Buddhists in SE Asia
Buddhist-driven anti-Muslim sentiment is widespread in Sri Lanka, Myanmar and Thailand. What is behind the hateful rhetoric, and what can authorities do to try to alleviate the tension? More here. Buddhists fan flames of Islamophobia in Southeast Asia | Asia| An in-depth look at news from across the continent | DW | 27.03.2018
Read MoreTo Be or Not to Be an Evangelical | Christianity Today
There is an identity crisis in evangelicalism. Opinions and groups are changing and the term has no real meaning any more. In the light of this, the term “fundamentalist” might have some real use if it weren’t used by the popular media to describe every crazy person on the planet. This article in Christianity Today…
Read MoreSerious Concerns about Christian Comedy and the Christian Celebrity Culture
God is not funny and comedy is not a fruit of the Spirit. Where has all the reverence gone? Peter said that we are required to pass the time of temporary travel here on this planet in reverence (1 Peter 1:17). He was not talking about worship only. He meant that our entire lives ought…
Read MoreDespite loving, Christian parents, I left the faith | Cru
This story ends well. It’s worth the read. There is also solid advice for parents whose child is struggling with his or her faith. (KS) Once upon a time, not that long ago, the deepest, most venomous anger, hatred and bitterness were eating me alive from the inside out. Nearly a decade…
Read MoreWhy Easter never became a big secular holiday like Christmas – Vox
Christians from a variety of traditions will celebrate Easter this Sunday. Easter commemorates the resurrection of Jesus Christ after his crucifixion. For many Christians, including those from Eastern Orthodox traditions (who generally celebrate Easter later than Western Christians, as they use a different calendar), Easter is the most important Christian holiday of all.But in North…
Read MoreWhat Does Jesus’ Death Accomplish?-AIG
If Jesus suffered the punishment for death on our behalf, why do we still die?Consider further the following:Our sins are removed from us as far as the east is from the west (Psalm 103:12).We are set free from the law of sin and death (Romans 8:1–4), yet we continue to sin (Paul chronicled his struggle…
Read MoreBig Bang Blow-up at Scientific American–ICR
The February 2017 issue of Scientific American contains an article by three prominent theoretical physicists from Princeton and Harvard who strongly question the validity of cosmic inflation, an important part of the modern Big Bang theory.1 They argued that inflation can never be shown to be wrong—it cannot be falsified—and therefore inflation isn’t even a…
Read MoreChristian Colleges That Oppose LGBT Rights Worried About Losing Funding : NPR
Conservative Christian colleges are worried that their doctrinal commitments with respect to LGBT issues could run afoul of sex discrimination law under Title IX and jeopardize federal financial aid. Source: More . . .
Read MoreWhat Dostoyevsky’s Prostitute Can Teach Us About the Cross | CT
This article is by Mark Galli compares and contrasts the love of God and wrath of God in the work of Christ on the cross. KS The cross of Christ has sometimes been compared to the electric chair or other forms of execution, meaning we are wise to remember that it was an…
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