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May 28, 2019 | by Frank Tunstall | Biblical Study, Evangelism, Historical Study, Protestant Reformation, Scriptures
By: Frank G. Tunstall, D. Min. The Lord had His hand on a young man who was born in a small hamlet in Southern Bohemia about 1370 A.D. (modern Czechcloslavokia). John Hus was destined to become a revolutionary. His parents were poor, and his mother vowed him to the priesthood when he was a […]
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May 28, 2019 | by Frank Tunstall | Biblical Study, Evangelism, Holy Spirit, Pastoral Development, Scriptures
By: Frank G. Tunstall, D. Min. In a culture that is birthing more and more Biblical illiteracy, it is imperative that we re-discover the Holy Spirit who authored the Holy Scriptures. A foundational responsibility of the Spirit as a member of the Trinity was to give to mankind a written revelation of God that presents […]
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May 14, 2019 | by Guest Authors | Persecution of Christians, Prayer and Intercession, Shared Articles
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/china-christianity-religion-crackdown-megachurch-chinaaid-golden-lampstand-church-linfen-communist-a8156031.html? Chinese authorities blow up Lampstand Church with dynamite in LinFen, China, Pop. 4.3 million. ‘The repeated persecution… demonstrates that the Chinese government has no respect for religious freedom or human rights,’ says Christian group. By: Chris Baynes of The Independent Chinese authorities have demolished a well-known Christian megachurch, inflaming long-standing tensions between religious groups […]
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May 14, 2019 | by Frank Tunstall | Church Growth, Evangelism, Family Enrichment, Holy Spirit, Moral issues, Pastoral Development, Prayer and Intercession, Shared Articles
By: Frank G. Tunstall The pastors of fourteen congregations of different faith groups in Cooke County in Northern Texas joined together in Gainesville, Texas on May 2 to participate for the first time ever in the National Day of Prayer. Gainesville is the county seat and the home of Hope Connection IPHC, a Heartland […]
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April 25, 2019 | by Frank Tunstall | Evangelism, Pastoral Development, Shared Articles
www.christianitytoday.com/news/2019/april/evangelism-survey-protestant-churchgoers-prayer-invite.html By: Aaron Earles Most Protestant churchgoers say they are eager to talk to others about Jesus, and are praying for opportunities to share their faith. But most say they have not had any evangelistic conversations in the past six months. The 2019 Discipleship Pathway Assessment study from Nashville-based LifeWay Research found excitement and eagerness […]
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April 25, 2019 | by Frank Tunstall | Biblical Study, Historical Study, Pastoral Development, Scriptures
By: Frank Tunstall “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the holy one to be born will be called the Son of God” (Luke 1:35-36, NIV). King David is the prophet who foretold the Heavenly Father has a Son (Psalm 2:7). The process is […]
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April 18, 2019 | by Frank Tunstall | Biblical Study, Holy Spirit, Pastoral Development, Prophecy, Scriptures
By: Frank Tunstall, D. Min. In four passages commonly called the Servant Songs, the prophet Isaiah foretold that Messiah would come to serve the redemptive plan of His Father. The four songs sat on the shelf of prophetic history for about eight centuries before Jesus began His ministry. Since then, they have become so […]
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April 18, 2019 | by Guest Authors | Civil Disobedience, Evangelism, Historical Study, Pastoral Development, Prayer and Intercession, Shared Articles
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/todd-starnes-pennsylvania-democrats-allah-is-fine-jesus-is-not By: Todd Starnes William Penn (October 14, 1644 – July 30, 1718) established a colony where people of faith could practice whatever religion they desired. Pennsylvania became the only colony without a state-run church. Penn’s gift to America was freedom of religion, the right to practice one’s faith in the public marketplace. “All Persons […]
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February 23, 2019 | by Frank Tunstall | Church Discipline, Church Legal Issues, Moral issues, Pastoral Development, Sexual Abuse, Shared Articles
www.snapnetwork.org/abuse of faith_feb19 Debbie Vasquez at 14 By: SNAP Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests February 19, 2019 SNAP is the largest, oldest and most active support group for women and men wounded by religious and institutional authorities (priests, ministers, bishops, deacons, nuns, coaches, teachers, and others). She was 14, she said, when she […]
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February 23, 2019 | by Frank Tunstall | Christian Workers, Church Discipline, Church Legal Issues, Emotional healing, Moral issues, Pastoral Development, Sexual Abuse, Shared Articles
https://www.christianitytoday.com/news/2019/february/southern-baptist-abuse-investigation-houston-chronicle-sbc.html I have absolutely no desire to gloat over what our Southern Baptist friends are walking through; instead, I hurt with them. My goal with this blog is hopefully to warn us all, sharing what is now public information. I lived through a sexual abuse lawsuit in my tenure as a conference bishop when a Christian Day School […]
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