Posts by Kevin Schaal
Be Careful About the Multiplying Attacks on Christian Nationalism
Last Sunday, John Blake with CNN published an article claiming there is an “Imposter Christianity” that is threatening our American democracy. I am compelled to sound a word of warning here. Be very wary when CNN seeks to define what is and what is not true Christianity. And when anyone claims that a form of…
Read MoreAre You Failing in Your Walk with God?
Are growing? Or are you still dealing with that same sin that has plagued you for years? Are you dead, stale, or distracted? Are you just going through the motions? This is not how it is supposed to be and there is a biblical solution. First, please do not mistake times of sorrow or hardship…
Read MoreHow to Plan Simple, Reverent, Meaningful Worship in Any Sized Church
Caleb French and I have developed some web resources that could provide great help in planning simple, God-focused worship, services. I will provide a link to the resources later in this article. We had a panel discussion at our national fellowship meeting and one of the subjects discussed was worship. There was significant discussion about…
Read MoreDo Exodus 22 and Numbers 5 Allow Abortion?
Brian Bolton, in an article for Freedom from Religion Foundation, seeks to make a case from the Old Testament that the scriptures allow abortion. He does violence to the biblical text in order to make his case and it is important that we debunk such misuse of scripture. Here is what he says. A pregnant…
Read MorePrayer for Falls Baptist Church
[I just got off of the phone with Stephen VanGelderen. A car plunged into a group of about 200 of their church members as they watched fireworks locally on Sunday evening. Benjamin Reimers (24) was killed and Emily Reimers (25) suffered severe injuries. They are also the children of the cousin of Gary Reimers, who…
Read MoreWill the Righteous Be Judged with the Wicked?
God deals with nations as nations and individuals as individuals. This great nation has enjoyed the blessing of God for 228 years. In God We Trust is still printed on the currency. The pledge of allegiance still declares that this is one nation under God. We can rightly be thankful to God for our history.…
Read MoreChristian Education, Guns, Abortion, the Supreme Court, and Christians
Three huge US Supreme Court decisions came down this week and all of them have a significant impact on Christians and Christian ministries. Carson vs. Makin and the future of Christian Education On June 21 the court ruled that state programs in Maine that fund private education cannot exclude religious schools. Adam Liptak with the…
Read MoreNigeria Is Following Pakistan on Blasphemy and Mob Violence | RealClearReligion
On May 12, a Nigerian Christian student named Deborah Emmanuel Yakubu was stoned, beaten to death, and her body burnt in Sokoto, Nigeria, by her fellow classmates because of allegations of blasphemy. Source: Nigeria Is Following Pakistan on Blasphemy and Mob Violence | RealClearReligion
Read MoreA Father from Generation to Generation
My grandfather was saved as an adult. After he died, a written account of his salvation story circulated among our family members. We did not question his salvation, we just did not know how and when that happened. I no longer have that account available to me, but I remember that he was a…
Read MoreTake Back the Family Meal
My family ate together every evening (except Tuesdays, when we all scrambled out of the house together to go to midweek prayer meeting). It wasn’t just part of our own family culture, it was part of the way many families functioned for much of our nation’s history. I remember being astounded at my friend’s…
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