Posts by Kevin Schaal

Then the Lord saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every intent[b] of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. (Genesis 6:5) The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence. So God looked upon the earth, and indeed it was corrupt;…

Years ago I took a trip to Hungary to visit with and preach for one of our missionaries. One of our deacons made the trip with me. Tim has spent an entire career as a City of Phoenix police officer. On the way from the airport to the missionary home on a dark windy road…

I have stopped preaching in prayer meetings. Prayer always seems to take second place unless we purposely make it the priority. This is spiritual warfare. This battle is not going to be won in the streets with torches, it is going to be won on our knees. God’s people need to get serious about prayer—about…

Do you ever feel like you are living in a messy, uncontrollable, and ungodly world?  Christians have always felt this way.  Sometimes it is worse than others.  It may be in the greater society or the circumstances of our personal lives. I am sure Job felt this way.  In one day the calamities fell on…

Grace Community Church in Sun Valley California has been in and out of court for the past few weeks. North Valley Baptist Church in Santa Clara California had a “cease and desist order” posted on its doors forbidding the congregation to hold indoor services. Many other churches in California and across the country are continuing…

“If you can do anything else, don’t go into pastoral ministry.” I really wish we had not given that advice to young men considering a call to ministry. The advice was intended to communicate the idea that you need to be so committed to the call to ministry that you cannot be content doing anything…

We can’t do this.  We cannot defend ourselves let alone our God against the wickedness around us.  Evil has risen up everywhere.  Injustice rises in the false guise of justice. Satan is on the attack. The freedoms of God’s people are taken away daily. In various corners of the world, believers are martyred daily and…

The Sonoran desert is home to millions of Gambel’s quail. I grew up around these beautiful and fascinating little birds. They live in coveys and desire above all things to be together. When I (a perceived danger) flush a covey, I have found that if I sit down and wait for about 10 minutes the…

Guidelines for Worship in California on July 6 told worshipers of all kinds that that singing and chanting should not be allowed inside the church. Places of worship must, therefore, discontinue indoor singing and chanting activities and limit indoor attendance to 25% of building capacity or a maximum of 100 attendees, whichever is lower. Of course,…