Posts by Gavin Shedal

“Speech is power: speech is to persuade, to convert, to compel.” These words, spoken by Ralph Waldo Emerson, reveal the importance of the topic today. If you haven’t guessed yet, the topic is speech or language. When most pastors, Sunday school teachers, or devotionals talk about what we as Christians say, their focus is typically on…

With less than 1 week until Election Day, I thought I’d share some thoughts on voting. Everyone should vote because not everyone in the world gets that privilege, and as a citizen it’s your responsibility. As a Christian, it is even more of a responsibility to vote. God created human government (Genesis 9), so it…