Posts by Kevin Schaal
Shen Yun: The Evangelistic Effort of a Chinese Religious Cult
I fell for it. It eventually gets difficult to buy gifts for older people. After all, they have almost everything they need—in fact, usually more than they need. So, for my 86-year-old mother, we have been buying tickets to the symphony or other such concerts as Christmas and birthday presents. But even with classical forms…
Read MoreShould We be Trying to Redeem the Culture?
On February 13, 2023, Matthew Loftus at mereorthdoxy.com published an article entitled You can’t Reclaim the Culture by Having More Kids. This has been a sort of mantra of the home school movement for the last 25 years or so. After all, Islam is taking Europe through immigration and population growth in the same way,…
Read MoreAlistair Begg and Controversial Advice
Many of you have been watching the story of Alistair Begg unfold over the last few weeks. Begg shared a story in a September 2023 interview about how he had advised a grandmother to go ahead and attend a grandchild’s transgender wedding. That advice presumed that the grandchild understood the grandmother’s Christian testimony and her…
Read MoreEditor’s Notes: War with Hamas pushes Israelis closer to their Faith – The Jerusalem Post
Tefillin [phylacteries worn during prayer] and morning prayers, occasionally Mincha [afternoon prayer] and Arvit [evening prayer], observing Shabbat, adhering to a six-hour wait between consuming meat and dairy, reciting Birkat Hamazon [the blessing after meals], blessing every food and drink consumed throughout the day, increasing acts of charity, saying the Asher Yatzar [blessing recited after…
Read MorePergamum: The Compromising Church
As we look at the problems of the seven local churches in Revelation 2-3, Pergamos is considered by most as the compromising church. The editors of the NKJV have given it this name, as have many others. It is important to carefully note what the problems were with this church and what the Lord thought…
Read MoreWhat are the Letters to the Seven Churches About?
Revelation 2 and 3 contain letters from Jesus Christ to the Seven Churches of Asia Minor. There has been a lot of speculation regarding the exact nature of these churches and what they represent. I remember hearing that these churches represent seven church ages or epochs that stretch from the first century until the second…
Read MoreDOJ Funded Censorship Database Targets Christians, Gateway Pundit, Ron Paul Forums – Foundation for Freedom Online
A research project at Youngstown State University in Ohio, funded by a Department of Justice grants program, is scooping up millions of posts from Americans, storing them in a vast database, and analyzing them to identify common patterns of speech that can then be targeted for censorship. Targeted groups include conservative website The Gateway Pundit,…
Read MoreUnboxing a New Work on Dispensationalism
Dispensationalism Revisited: A 21st Century Restatement, Central Baptist Theological Seminary (Nov. 21 2023) [Support the FBFI by buying through our link.] I was reorganizing my desk after teaching a grad-level seminary block class last week and to my surprise I found a new book placed upon a pile of papers. It is entitled Dispensationalism Revisited:…
Read MoreWhy Does No One Protest The Ongoing Slaughter Of Christians By Muslims In Nigeria? — Manhattan Contrarian
The gist of the latest news is that Muslims in Central Nigeria used the occasion of the Christmas holidays, particularly December 24 and 25, to undertake a round of massacres against Christians. Ibrahim:While around much of the world, the holiday was being celebrated with peace and joy, in Nigeria, starting on Christmas Eve and into…
Read MoreAbyssinian Baptist Church sued by woman who says gender discrimination prevented her from being hired as senior pastor | CNN
More than 40 candidates “from diverse backgrounds across age, gender, and sexual orientations“ have been considered for the role during a “documented vetting process” by a committee comprised of mostly women. The committee published the criteria and requirements as part of the job posting to which Turman applied, the church said.While Turman and “others were considered for the role because of their impressive backgrounds, she ultimately…
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