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www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2018/billy-graham/mom-mass-media-and-me.html ‘America’s pastor’ shaped modern evangelicalism. By: Marshall Shelley Billy Graham was perhaps the most significant religious figure of the 20th century, and the organizations and the movement he helped spawn continue to shape the 21st. During his life, Graham preached in person to more than 100 million people and to millions more via television, […]
By Frank G. Tunstall Suffering can indeed have benefits. One of them is it shows what is inside us, with the goal to bring us to healing in some meaningful way (Deuteronomy 8:2). Too often we do not know ourselves, but keen disappointment, crushed expectations, or major illness will bring to the surface our secret heart […]
By: Frank G. Tunstall Jesus the Prophet deserved the highest adoration, but the praise that went to Him during His triumphal entry into Jerusalem was mixed in its genuineness. Many in the crowd were sincere in their adoration because they knew Jesus had raised Lazarus from the dead only a few days earlier. Others […]
Part One of a Series on Passion Week By: Frank G. Tunstall Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem brought three great prophecies to fulfillment at the same time, and it all happened spontaneously. The first is in Psalm 118. It was probably written by King David to applaud the unlimited mercies of God. The psalm […]
https://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-mission/the-surprising-reason-you-are-where-you-are-8093 By: Ron Hutchcraft Some years ago, we took a delegation of teenagers to a youth conference at the Jersey Shore, and one of our volunteers was one of the counselors. One evening she left the meeting early to check on one of the kids from our group. She started walking down the Boardwalk. Suddenly […]
www.epm.org/blog/2017/Dec/13/claims-bible-contains-errors By Randy Alcorn I’m reminded of what the Huguenots said of the Bible and its critics: “Hammer away ye hostile hands; your hammers break, God’s Anvil stands.” Scripture: 2 Timothy 3:16, 2 Peter 1:21 When people say they believe the Bible contains errors, it’s a good practice to ask them to name those errors so you can […]
www.christianity.com/church/church-history/timeline/301-600/athanasius-listed-writings-with-power-to-help By: DAN GRAVES, MSL When you open a Bible, you see at once that it is made up of many shorter books. Do you ever wonder how people decided which books should be included in the Bible? It was important for Christians to know what was true scripture. For one thing, they needed to know what teachings […]
By: Frank Tunstall Life’s journey can have wide emotional swings of all kinds, going left and right, up and down. This had to be true with Mary, the mother of Jesus. Without trying to be exhaustive, this article will look at some of her experiences that lifted her to the highest pinnacles of joy, and […]
By: Frank Tunstall All was ready; the time had come for the prophecies to be fulfilled. Even Caesar Augustus had done his part. The Christ-child was born. No parties heralded the birth of Israel’s King. None of the pomp and circumstance of such a momentous occasion was present. No one was there to sing, or […]
http://seanmcdowell.org/blog/can-there-be-one-right-religion; Posted November 14, 2017 By: Sean McDowell Recently I was in a conversation with a friend, and he asked how I could say that Jesus is the only way. I simply responded, “I’m not saying it. Jesus said it. Take it up with him.” He certainly didn’t expect that response. And I didn’t […]