By Frank G. Tunstall The ancient Greeks boasted about being able to say much in a word. Yes, Hellenists considered it the perfection of oratory to put an ocean of meaning in a drop of language. Jesus did it to perfection and surpassed them all. Jesus was the Servant both of His Father and of […]
Looking Forward to Easter Sunday, March 27 By Frank G. Tunstall “The next day the great crowd that had come for the Feast heard Jesus was on his way to Jerusalem. They took palm branches and went out to meet him, shouting, ‘Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! Blessed […]
By: Frank G. Tunstall “On the third day a wedding took place at Cana in Galilee. Jesus’ mother was there, and Jesus and his disciples had also been invited to the wedding” (John 2:1-2). The best decision this couple ever made was to invite Jesus to their wedding! The finest decision any couple getting married can […]
Even when my wife was unfaithful, I continued to experience the faithful love of God. By: Craig Keener / January 15, 2016 Most people know me as a New Testament scholar. To keep my reading of Scripture balanced, however, I do most of my devotions from the Old Testament. Indeed, I have encountered God especially […]
Ed Stetzer is talking about what he sees as the lost passion today for soul winning evangelism in the evangelical community. As you read, ask yourself about your experience in the Pentecostal revival and its outreach today. To use Stetzer’s phrase, the evangelical community has fallen on “hard times.” Are we different, holding firmly in prayer to the zeal of […]
By: Frank Tunstall It is a striking fact of ancient history that at the very time God was destroying Sodom and Gomorrah, He was also birthing a new nation from the seed of Abraham and Sarah. Baby Isaac was born the same year Sodom perished in the flames of brimstone from heaven (see Genesis 18 […]
By: Frank G. Tunstall SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (Reuters, Dec. 8) – One brother liked to party and chase girls. After high school, moved by what he saw as his patriotic duty, he enlisted in the [U.S.] Navy and received two medals recognizing his contributions to “the global war on terror.” The other… became increasingly intolerant, […]
By: Frank G. Tunstall John 1:43 “The next day Jesus decided to leave for Galilee. Finding Philip, he said to him, ‘Follow me.’ 44 Philip, like Andrew and Peter, was from the town of Bethsaida.” Genesis 41:1 “Pharaoh had a dream….” No invitation equals one extended by Jesus Christ! The Apostle John used the wording, […]
By: Frank G. Tunstall 18 This is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about: His mother Mary was pledged to be married to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be with child through the Holy Spirit. 19 Because Joseph her husband was a righteous man and did not want […]
By: Frank G. Tunstall “My lover is radiant and ruddy, outstanding among ten thousand” (Song of Solomon 5:10). “Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus…” (Philippians 2:5). “He became what we are that He might make us what He is.” Saint Athanasius What people could not do for themselves in their […]