2015

“You Can’t Ignore the Miracle of Christianity in China”

Last week I worshiped in Hong Kong with hundreds of believers at the Wing Kwong Church, a Pentecostal Holiness congregation that has grown from 28 members in 1978 to more than 13,000 today. The modern megachurch, which meets in a sleek six-story building completed in the year 2000, gives thousands of dollars every year to […]

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The Key Supreme Court Briefs Supporting State Man-Woman Marriage Laws

Commentry by Gene Schaerr  The briefs are in—over 150 in all—and today the Supreme Court will hear the arguments in the cases on states’ freedom to make marriage policy. Here are highlights of points made in the amicus briefs supporting man-woman marriage laws that the Court should consider: More than 50 million Americans voted to retain the man-woman definition […]

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THE HEAVENLY FATHER AFFIRMED HIS SON

By Frank G. Tunstall  It was a great day for me when I comprehended from the Scriptures the best place to learn fathering is to study our heavenly Father and model after Him. One way this has worked out in my life is learning to give sincere complements. Children yearn to be affirmed. They want […]

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Too Good to Miss! Seven Weeks After Easter

By Frank Tunstall Why is it so easy to go-all-out for Easter in many churches, then take a deep breath, relax, and maybe even go on vacation after Easter, when our Lord did ministry another 40 days following His resurrection? Without dispute Easter is the towering event on the annual Christian calendar. Celebrating the death […]

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THE SECRET REASON WHY GOOD CHURCHES DIE

BY Rebekah Simon-Peter      Why do good churches die?      I’m not talking about churches that have an apparent fatal flaw like mean or nasty people, terrible location, clergy sexual misconduct, uninspiring worship or the like. Churches can and do recover from all of those things.      No, I’m talking about good churches that care about […]

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How to Help Your Teen Find Purpose in Life

By Mark Gregston You want your kids to fulfill every bit of their unique purpose in life. When you first hold your newborn, the future and its possibilities flash through your mind. Will she be a doctor? Will he be a lawyer? I want her to do well. I hope he is like his dad. […]

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Too Good to Miss: THE SEVEN WEEKS AFTER EASTER

After His resurrection, our Lord was on this earth in ministry another 40 days. So why is it so easy to go-all-out for Easter in our churches, then take a deep breath, relax, and maybe even go on vacation after Easter? Without dispute Easter is the big event on the annual Christian calendar. Celebrating the […]

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THE RESURRECTION: The Greatest Miracle? or the Greatest Lie?

The resurrection of Jesus is the greatest miracle of all history. But if Jesus had not walked out of His tomb on the third day, the resurrection story would be the greatest lie of all time. Jesus’ visit with His disciples to Caesarea Philippi was a red letter event in the Lord’s ministry. There, up […]

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