Posts by Kevin Schaal
Is it a Sin to Get a Tattoo?
As young people and old across our nation “ink up,” this has become a burning question among many young (and not so young) Christians. After all, a lot of Christians do not want to be left out of the latest crazes if they do not have to. As with many ethical queries, the question itself…
Read MoreStop Applauding Pastors Who Publicly Confess Thei… | Christianity Today
Yesterday, Matt Chandler stood before his congregation to admit to inappropriate text interactions with a woman other than his wife and to announce he was taking a leave of absence. He claimed the messages were not sexual or romantic, but he withheld any further details. With that in mind, I’m not addressing Matt Chandler’s sin…
Read MoreCan the state force a religious university to violate its religious beliefs? – Catholic World Report
In an emergency petition filed earlier this week, Yeshiva University—an Orthodox Jewish University—is asking the United States Supreme Court to block a New York court order mandating that Yeshiva recognize an LGBT “Pride Alliance” student group as an official campus club. Claiming that its First Amendment rights are being violated, Yeshiva University has been attempting…
Read MoreUsing an Often Ignored MS Word Tool for Multi-Lingual Ministry
The mission field is already at our doorstep. That presents challenges in reaching our communities for Christ. While Spanish ministry has been a mainstay in our community, we now have a need to reach people who speak Romanian, Arabic, Russian, and other languages. Many of these people have difficulty understanding messages in English but are…
Read MoreShould We be Focused on Redeeming the Culture?
Chuck Colson said, “Redeeming the culture is the never-ending mission of the church.” For most fundamentalists, redeeming the culture is an unfamiliar concept. We are content to be either people of high standards or alternately worldly and living in guilt. However, the move in greater evangelicalism to redeem the culture is running now at top…
Read MoreReligious freedom is not an argument for abortion
Since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and sent the abortion debate back to the states, pro-abortion zealots have been in total free fall. One desperate attempt to undermine the court’s Dobbs decision is to weaponize religious freedom in the service of the cult of abortion.For example, take a recent lawsuit filed against the…
Read MoreIs Jordan Peterson almost there? | WORLD
Jordan Peterson released a video last week in which he encouraged Christian churches to invite young men into their congregations and expect surprising growth. Peterson restated his familiar message that young men are currently alienated from mainstream culture. Then he explained why churches are in a perfect position to reclaim lost boys from the world.…
Read MoreAbuse and the Independent Local Church
In May, the SBC commissioned and published a report on the denomination’s response to abuse. It was highly self-critical. Now the DOJ is launching an investigation into the SBC, which never settles well. Such investigations are concerning from several perspectives. The indications from the vast majority of leaders within SBC organizations and educational institutions are…
Read MoreJustice Department Investigates Southern Baptist Conventio…… | News & Reporting | Christianity Today
An independent investigation by Guidepost Solutions into the EC, released in May 2022, found that over the past 20 years, its leaders had compiled a secret list of more than 700 abusive pastors, mishandled allegations, and mistreated the victims who asked for help.The investigation, which cost over $2 million, spanned 330 interviews and five terabytes…
Read MorePolitical Stability is the Gift of God
Recent domestic political events give the sense that we now live more in a banana republic—no longer the stable political environment we have been used to over the last 230 years of our nation’s history. Even though we have had civil wars and world wars, but we generally have had political leadership with limited corruption…
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