by Dr. Paul Chappell | Nov 5, 2016 | Christian Life, Current Events
This has been an incredibly difficult election season. In fact, recent polls indicate that 82 percent of Americans are disgusted with it. Sometimes as Christians, we wonder how we can make a difference in a time like this. How do we respond to the vitriol and rhetoric...
by Dr. Paul Chappell | Oct 31, 2016 | Christian Life, Current Events
I don’t know that I’ve ever been so weary of politics as I am this election season. This year has certainly been one of the most negative and difficult in American history. Often when voting, we look for “the lesser of two evils.” Perhaps a better way to say it is...
by Dr. Paul Chappell | Aug 17, 2016 | Christian Life, Current Events
If you saw the news headlines back in early June regarding the Zavala family and the Desert Rose Elementary School, you’ll remember why we were concerned about the threat of religious freedom being taken from a seven-year-old boy. In short, a young boy in our local...
by Dr. Paul Chappell | Jun 24, 2016 | Current Events, Ministry Leadership
In current deliberation among California legislators is Senate Bill 1146. I am gravely disturbed by this bill that strikes a direct blow to religious liberty and severely infringes on personal freedoms and the freedoms of Christian institutions in California. The...
by Dr. Paul Chappell | May 20, 2016 | Current Events
Earlier this week President Obama made an interesting remark in the White House at the Nordic Leaders’ Summit Arrival Ceremony (emphasis mine): And we believe in the inherent dignity of every human being. We believe in pluralism and tolerance and respect for free...
by Dr. Paul Chappell | May 5, 2016 | Christian Life, Current Events, Ministry Leadership
Christians across America are frustrated. Some are discouraged. Some are fearful. Some are hopeless. Our culture is shifting before our very eyes, and there seems to be little to nothing we can do to stop it. We see the decaying morals and we sense the intolerance...