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www.christianitytoday.com/edstetzer/2018/july/singles-vital-part-of-our-churches Singles make up half of our churches, so we best learn to treat all people—married or single—equally. By: Ed Stetzer Let me just get this out there at the outset: For many, being single in the church can sometimes feel very awkward. I have heard a number of singles tell me stories that have […]
BY: FRANK TUNSTALL, D. MIN. Three outstanding facts stand out regarding Peter’s bold preaching on Pentecost morning. The first: Peter was absolutely convinced Jesus was raised from the dead; it was a “fact” to him (Acts 2:32 NIV). The second: Peter knew Jesus had forgiven Him for his denials and reinstated him as an apostle […]
www.startchurch.com/blog/view/name/how-churches-can-honor-dads-this-fathers-day? By: Raul Rivera My role as a father is part of what shapes me and what I do with each day of my life; striving to make a difference in the lives of my family. I have written about my father and the father-figures God has placed in my life and how these […]
By: Frank G. Tunstall The term, progressive revelation suggests in theology the ongoing discovery of new Biblical revelation, which, of course, is exactly what happened in the Old Testament era (Hebrews 1:1-4). This unfolding of the character of God and His plan of redemption of mankind continued through the death and resurrection of Jesus […]
By: Frank G. Tunstall, D. Min. In four sovereign acts of divine power, God massively intervened in Israel in the first thirty years of the first century, and changed the course of human history. These interrelated interventions were so compelling they required a New Covenant; they could not be fitted into the Old Covenant. These […]
By: Frank G. Tunstall, D. Min. In four sovereign acts of divine power, God massively intervened in Israel in the first thirty years of the first century, and changed the course of human history. Secular historians generally make no room for any acts of God in the first century; however, I believe these four to […]
https://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2018/may/napalm-girl-kim-phuc-phan-thi-fire-road.html The “Napalm Girl” from a famous Vietnam War photo tells her story of coming to faith. By: Kim Phuc Phan Thi You have seen my picture a thousand times. It’s a picture that made the world gasp—a picture that defined my life. I am nine years old, running along a puddled roadway in front […]
“Please revive America, my Lord I pray, Please do not walk away and leave us to the consequences of our sinful choices.” By: Frank G. Tunstall The Apostle John said a “crowd” of people was in the temple courtyard at the time Jesus visited with the Greeks. Some in the crowd, probably egged on by their religious […]
By: Frank G. Tunstall Over the years I thought about it I guess a hundred times, why didn’t the gospel writers tell us more about the raw suffering Jesus experienced leading up to the cross and the emotional pain that went with it? Then one day I decided to study the key passages in […]
By: Frank G. Tunstall Lazarus had been alive in the world of the spirit for four days when Jesus stood at his tomb and loudly called him by name, “Lazarus, come forth” (John 11:43). The Greek word for resurrection is anastasis, and it literally translates as to stand up. If death is the great illustration […]