I’m up late and can’t sleep because my circadian rhythm has been thrown off yet again by our 5-month baby girl. Oh yes, you moms…
In the corona crisis, some Christians are fearful even of their regular habits of church attendance. Some tried, but their fears won out, and they’ve…
This letter is the third in a series of seven letters written to churches in Asia Minor at the end of the first century AD.…
What a week! Elections, COVID19, and social unrest have filled our eyes and ears for months. The election is over now except for the counting…
When they therefore were come together, they asked of him, saying, Lord, wilt thou at this time restore again the kingdom to Israel? Acts 1:6…
This letter is the second in a series of seven letters written to churches in Asia Minor at the end of the first century AD.…
Two chicken-fried steaks with gravy and sliced onions. A triple-patty bacon cheeseburger. Cheese omelet with ground beef, tomatoes, onions, bell peppers, and jalapenos. A bowl…
As I write this, we are anxiously anticipating the results of the national elections in the United States. It’s Tuesday, November 3, 2020 and today…
[Note: we published this article two years ago, just before the last USA national election. Since today is election day in the USA, we republish…
Published by Kevin Schaal, October 28, 2020 “This is a horrible election.” Those were my words in 2016. I was speaking to a group…
The rise of the political organization Black Lives Matter and the modern social justice movement has caused no small disturbance in the American church. Some…
“Sanctify [set them apart] through thy truth; thy word is truth.” (John 17:17) I was stunned when I received that phone call. At 28 years…
Amy Coney Barrett, The Pope, and Joe Biden have something in common–they are all Roman Catholic. There was news this week about Pope Francis endorsing…
The Canadian Press published a story with the phrase “Looking for Answers” used to open the headline. As Christians, we’ve heard some testify of times…
July/August 2020 | VOLUME 30 | NUMBER 4 Eschatology: A Necessary and Spiritually Edifying Study God is not limited by time or space, yet He…
Ancient Ephesus Have you ever been surprised? Have you ever been rudely awakened or jolted out of sleep? Has anyone ever jumped out of a…
Catchy campaign slogans are not a recent development. During the 1920 presidential election Ohio senator Warren G. Harding struck a popular chord with his promise…
Why do the nations rage, And the people plot a vain thing? The kings of the earth set themselves, And the rulers take counsel…
The influence of Thomas Alva Edison’s inventions on American life – and on life around the world – was so profound that when he died…
Society embraces a rather incongruous mix of beliefs relating to the value of mankind. Evolutionary ideas simultaneously degrade the value of humans (“man is merely…
