Posts by Kevin Schaal
New research on Trump voters: They’re not the sharpest tools in the box | Salon.com
Not posting this here because we believe this article, of course. It is a continuing example of anti-Christian bigotry. [KESchaal] Now there’s proof: Trump’s voters lack “cognitive sophistication,” often believe Bible is literal word of God Source: New research on Trump voters: They’re not the sharpest tools in the box | Salon.com
Read MoreZelensky or Putin?
It’s happening again. People are taking sides—the same old sides they always take. Political liberals are flying Ukrainian flags. It’s the same virtue signaling as before. They are accusing conservatives of being Putin fans. You have to wonder if Donald Trump was in office if the sides would be reversed. It is easy and dangerous…
Read MoreMerchandizing the Faith
“No margin, no ministry.” I heard that first from my good friend Walt Brock who has built a remarkable Christian Camp in Southern California. He is right. You cannot run a financial deficit and have a ministry very long. However, the real ethical concerns are about how we meet the financial demands of ministry. The…
Read MoreWisdom Lessons from Putin, Biden, and Graham—Or No
Where did wisdom go? We are not seeing much of it in the news these days, from anyone. Putin is in an all-or-nothing holy war in Ukraine. He is 69 years old and thinking about his legacy. Some are even claiming that Putin’s war is a “Christian” war against woke Western Culture. Narratives are spinning…
Read MoreThe UMC Headed for a Split Over Holiness | First Things
The United Methodist Church is going to split. No one knows the exact contours of the split, but everyone seems confident that it is coming. There is a gulf between traditionalists and progressives in the UMC regarding same-sex marriage, and that gulf is widening: several Methodist bishops have performed same-sex weddings, defying official UMC teaching;…
Read MoreA World on the Brink
It’s worse than anyone is saying, and we all know it. Humanly speaking, this world is at the most dangerous moment since the Black Plague or maybe even the Great Flood. Exaggerating? No. I am not an alarmist, it is just where we are. Worldwide nuclear powers are aligning with and against one another in…
Read MoreI Used to Be an Evangelical Elite–Josh Daws
This 25 tweet series is worth reading. What he is describing among the evangelical elite is the mood of the New Evangelicalism described by fundamentalists 60 years ago. Kevin Bauder has used the term Indifferentist to describe their ecclesiastical relationships, Daws here uses the term evangelical elite to describe the thinking and attitude. We need…
Read MoreOne-word gaffe invalidates thousands of US baptisms – BBC News
A Catholic priest in Arizona is learning the hard way that “words matter” after a one-word gaffe forced officials to invalidate thousands of baptisms he conducted over many years.Church officials say that the priest, Andres Arango, used the word “we” instead of “I” during baptisms.Catholics believe that only Jesus Christ has the power to baptise…
Read MoreA Social Credit System Arrives in Canada – Common Sense
Justin Trudeau just created a caste of economic untouchables. Can we stop this dystopian policy from taking hold in America? Source: A Social Credit System Arrives in Canada – Common Sense
Read MoreBeth Moore on Modesty and Creepy Righteous Dudes
On February 11, 2022, Beth Moore posted this tweet. I’m gonna put this right here: I’m not a fan of immodesty. What I am is simply completely creeped out by hyper fundamentalist dudes objectifying women and telling women in detail how not to dress in pictures so that we unrighteous crudes don’t make these…
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