Posts by Kevin Schaal
Truth Does not Need Dishonest Embellishment
January 6, 2021, is now a ruined day. That was the day my parents would have celebrated their 59th wedding anniversary. Instead, dad was being transferred from the telemetry to ICU with Covid, and the White House was being stormed by an odd bunch of protesters. While those protestors should not be excused for…
Read MoreGrace and Gift are not Exactly the Same
Over the past decade or so, a new word has made its way into the American vocabulary by means of the advertising industry. It is the word “gifting”. It is an odd word since we already have the word “giving” which had been used in the same way that “gifting” is today. The presumed distinction…
Read MoreFree Speech, Free Commerce, and the Spread of the Gospel
It has proven to exist on Twitter, and it is almost certainly on Google and Youtube. Most recently even Paypal (please pardon the language in this link) has been suspending accounts based upon dubious grounds—usually political ideology and the ideas of the customer. It is censorship based on political/religious ideology. The erosion of free…
Read MoreNew Evangelistic Opportunities in Christian Education
But as for you, you meant evil against me; but God meant it for good, in order to bring it about as it is this day, to save many people alive. Genesis 50:20 We never planned on opening a Christian School when my wife and I plunged into church planting years ago. There was…
Read MoreTake It From An Ex-Mormon: The Church’s New Stance On Legal Gay Marriage is Misguided | RealClearReligion
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints just became a little less socially conservative and more politically correct, and long term, that’s bad news for its already stagnant membership numbers. This month, the LDS church released a statement in support of the Respect for Marriage Act, a bill recently passed by the Senate which would…
Read MorePopulation Decline, the Suicide of a Culture, and the Judgement of God
Therefore God also gave them up to uncleanness, in the lusts of their hearts, to dishonor their bodies among themselves, who exchanged the truth of God for the lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen. For this reason God gave them up to vile passions.…
Read MoreThe “Respect for Marriage” Act Destroys the Last Remnants of DOMA
The Respect for Marriage Act (a saddening misnomer) is on its way to becoming law. Provisions have been placed in the bill that exempt religious non-profits of all kinds, including educational institutions from being negatively impacted by the bill itself. The Church of Latter Day Saints as well as their poster child legislator Mitt…
Read MoreDoes 1 Corinthians 6:1-8 Apply to Social Media?
Dare any of you, having a matter against another, go to law before the unrighteous, and not before the saints? Do you not know that the saints will judge the world? And if the world will be judged by you, are you unworthy to judge the smallest matters? Do you not know that we shall…
Read MoreProtecting Your Teenagers Online · Growing Fathers–Kristopher Schaal
We have a pool in our backyard. We also have young children. What steps do we take to protect them? 1) A fence, 2) swim lessons, and 3) supervision. Learn how these steps relate to protecting our teens online. Source: Protecting Your Teenagers Online · Growing Fathers | Helping Christian Dads Grow
Read MoreThank God for Soldiers
We celebrated Veterans’ Day yesterday. I think of my father when I think of Veteran’s Day. I was born an army brat–born at Fort Hood while my father served. He was one of seven brothers (pictured above) who all served their country in the military—the older four during World War II, the younger…
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