By: Frank G. Tunstall Jesus’ mother, Mary, was in Jerusalem for the Feast of Passover when Jesus was crucified. So was Mary the wife of Clopas and Mary Magdalene – three Mary’s who were each Godly women. It is not recorded how quickly someone got the news to Mary about Jesus’ arrest and […]
http://luther2017.tv/ Released by Billion Souls Network in coordination with the Wittenburg Congress celebrating the first 500 years of the Protestant Reformation, October 30 – November 1, 2017. Martin Luther’s Ninety-Five Theses on Castle Church door (October 31, 1517) began the second greatest event in the Church since the Day of Pentecost. From the time, he […]
By: Frank Tunstall When [the Holy Spirit] comes, He will convict the world of guilt in regard to sin and righteousness and judgment: 9 in regard to sin, because men do not believe in Me; 10 in regard to righteousness, because I am going to the Father, where you can see me no longer; 11 […]
Cited from Encourage Vol. 3, No. 9 (October 2016): 2-3 (http://iphc.org/encourage/). By: IPHC Presiding Bishop Doug Beacham We are citizens of two commonwealths: One is the earthly nation where we are citizens; the other an eternal kingdom that transcends time and space. The Bible tells us that God holds the nations “as a drop in […]
By: Frank G. Tunstall The masterpiece portrait of the “righteous Father” is Jesus Himself, our sinless Savior (John 8:46;17:25). He was impaled on three nails on a splintered cross to save all who repent and accept Him as the Son of God. We so easily look at our sins and justify ourselves, thinking my sins […]
By: Frank Tunstall “Now there were some Greeks among those who went up to worship at the Feast. They came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee with a request. ‘Sir,’ they said, ‘we would like to see Jesus.’ Philip went to tell Andrew; Andrew and Philip in turn told Jesus” (John 12:20). The […]
By: Frank Tunstall Have you ever wondered how Jesus handled His emotions during Passion Week, the last week of His life? This includes His unspeakable emotional pain that went with His indescribable physical suffering. This study will address five scenes that stand out beginning with the Lord’s triumphal entry into Jerusalem and continuing to Jesus’ arrest. […]
BY: Frank Tunstall “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing” (Luke 23:34 NIV). Arguably, betrayal is the hardest of all emotional wounds to heal. Betrayal by its very nature assumes a traitor has won confidence and was in a meaningful relationship of trust. Absalom the traitor was a son whom […]
What, dear readers, is your experience with cremations? I would like very much to hear from readers who are willing to talk about the subject, and I hope to share some of your thinking in a blog soon. The national average for cremations as a percentage of all funerals has skyrocketed from 5% in 1962, to 25.5% […]