BY: FRANK TUNSTALL Some critics’ claim Christians believe on blind faith, defined as belief that is not based in historical facts. For example, The God Delusion is a book by Richard Dawkins in which Dawkins says faith opposes reason. He also asserts faith is actually a “delusion.” [A delusion, to Dawkins, is “persistent false belief held […]
By: Frank Tunstall Richard II of England married Anne of Bohemia [modern Czechcloslavokia] in 1382, and the marriage opened the door for Bohemian students to study in Oxford in England. These students took the teaching of John Wycliffe back to Prague, where Wycliffe’s writing greatly influenced John Hus, the rector (lead priest) of the University […]
A series on the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation Martin Luther was the son of German parents, Hans and Margareta Luder (Luther). He was born at Eisleben in Saxony, on November 10, 1483 [D. 1546]. Luther’s grandparents had peasant roots, and His dad worked hard to elevate the family status. Luther’s father was a […]
Bob Cave serves as IPHC’s Continental Director for Europe. He sent me this letter after reading the story printed in Cutting Edge last week about 200,000 people who gathered in Ukraine to celebrate Jesus and the 500th year anniversary of the Protestant Reformation. I know Bob Cave personally and highly recommend his ministry to you. Bob […]
BY: Frank Tunstall Imagine your home without a Bible in the house, and what your life would be like if you could not read the Bible for yourself. Imagine going to church in a world in which the Bible is in Latin and can be read only by educated priests. Imagine that the small amount […]
By: Frank G. Tunstall George Barna of the American Culture and Faith Institute released a survey back in May that describes the diversity of doctrinal belief in the born-again community in the American church. Born-again believers largely come under the banner of Evangelical Christians. Pentecostals are also included under this umbrella. The United States […]
The IPHC Response: Disaster Relief USA (DRUSA) By: Frank Tunstall The IPHC Mobile Feeding Kitchen has been in full swing in the Houston area since Sunday morning, September 3rd, and is located at Oasis of Hope, an IPHC church in Webster, Texas. The kitchen is staffed by trained volunteers from the North Carolina and South Carolina […]
By: Frank Tunstall River of Life Church (Rev. Richard Goad, Pastor) and daughter congregation, Passion Church (Rev. Steve Ely, Pastor) celebrated Passion Church’s 10th Anniversary in the morning service on August 27. Pastor Richard hosted the joint service, and Rev. Stacy Hilliard was the featured speaker. The morning was a Pentecostal celebration with powerful camp […]
Dear Pastor Jim: Young David’s fight with Goliath did not prove him to be a success for life; it only made him a success in that battle. If he had killed Goliath and that was the end of him, we would have never heard about David the son of Jesse, the man after God’s own heart. The battle in […]
A fascinating story about missions and God’s providential care. Painting of the Steamship SS Brazil By Frank G. Tunstall The Imperial Army of Japan fed the flames of horror in Southeast Asia in the early 1940’s, all the way from the Philippines to the borders of India. Everyone’s number one fear was that Japan would […]