by Dr. Paul Chappell | May 16, 2012 | Christian Life, Current Events
I recently came across a New York Times article that floored me. The article described how the Catholic church has reinstituted the distribution of indulgences. I learned about indulgences in high school history (when we covered the middle ages and the Reformation),...
by Dr. Paul Chappell | May 10, 2012 | Current Events
News sources are buzzing with President Barack Obama’s announcement from yesterday: “At a certain point I’ve just concluded that for me, personally, it is important for me to go ahead and affirm that I think same-sex couples should be able to get married.”...
by Dr. Paul Chappell | May 1, 2012 | Current Events, Ministry Leadership
During a keynote speech on anti-bullying at the National High School Journalism Conference, Dan Savage told the students they can “learn to ignore the (expletive) in the Bible about gay people.” Todd Starnes of Fox News Radio reports that when offended students began...
by Dr. Paul Chappell | Apr 16, 2012 | Current Events, Media/Resources, Ministry Leadership, Spiritual Leadership Podcast
It is a tragedy that when America desperately needs the authority of the preached Word of God, the influence of preachers and churches on our culture is not what it should be. Every one of us recognizes God’s command to be salt and light in our world. And yet, it...
by Dr. Paul Chappell | Nov 11, 2011 | Current Events
Today we remember veterans—men and women who have given of themselves for our freedom. And I’m thankful for every one of them—from the minutemen of the war for independence to the heroic Americans serving today in the deserts of Afghanistan and Iraq. I never had the...
by Dr. Paul Chappell | Oct 10, 2011 | Current Events
A Texas pastor has been in the news spotlight ever since he gave a forthright answer to reporters last Friday. Dr. Robert Jeffress, pastor of First Baptist Church of Dallas, Texas, was requested to introduce Texas Governor Rick Perry at the Values Voter Summit in...