Posts by Timothy Zebell
How to Use Halloween Horror to Share the Gospel
What better time is there for conversations about the afterlife than a day dominated by ghosts and monsters? Indeed, the horror of vampires, werewolves, zombies, witches, and ghosts provide prime opportunities to share spiritual truths with a secular society. Far from fearing these monsters, Christians can embrace them as meaningful archetypes that illustrate…
Read MoreUnmasking Halloween: 60% Off Sale
No longer is Halloween the frivolous holiday it had become by the mid-20th century. Today it is a commercial juggernaut that cannot be ignored. … There is a reason why Halloween has captured imaginations for millennia. This mysterious holiday is as complex as it is ancient. For a limited time, get the Kindle version of Unmasking Halloween for 60% off!
Read MoreAbortion in the Crosshairs: The Kill Shot to Roe v. Wade
The once elusive hope of overturning Roe v. Wade is finally reality … Why isn’t every church in America talking about this lawsuit and blanketing it in prayer for the next few months? … Terrified that Roe v. Wade may, in fact, be overturned, U.S. House Democrats passed the most pro-abortion bill in history on September 24. The Women’s Health Protection Act passed in a party-line vote, with only…
Read MoreThe Truth Behind America’s Trickiest Holiday and How to Navigate It
Anyone who has investigated the subject knows how controversial and confusing it is. What few resources exist to guide Christians are often oversimplified, based upon faulty research, and completely contradictory to one another. Moreover, most of the suggestions for how to…
Read MoreNew Resource – Unmasking Halloween – The Truth Behind America’s Trickiest Holiday & How to Navigate It
No longer is Halloween the frivolous children’s holiday that it had become by the mid-20th century. Today it is a commercial juggernaut and an indispensable component of American culture. How did a rural harvest festival become one of America’s top commercial holidays? Until we understand the ways that Halloween’s character and purpose have transformed over time, we will not know how best to navigate this enigmatic holiday. Author and former missionary Timothy Zebell works to unmask America’s trickiest holiday. Click here to download a free PDF or order a physical copy!
Read More20 Years after 9/11, Can We Finally Admit the Truth?
Perhaps the greatest casualty on September 11 was truth. Patriotic Americans across the country rallied around our flag rather than our exclusive truth claims for one faith and the moral obligations that come with it. At the time, it was considered intolerant and unpatriotic to…
Read MoreProfound Incompetence
Even if President Joe Biden made the right decision to withdraw our troops from Afghanistan, he certainly failed in his execution of this mission. While our anger appears justified, we may be better served to learn from President Biden’s mistakes by questioning whether we are executing our own mission with an similar level of incompetence….
Read MoreEcosexual Foolishness: A New Low, Even for CNN
Just when we think we’ve reached the bottom of the barrel for serious reporting by CNN, we discover there are even greater depths of foolishness. … The picture adorning the article is worth a thousand words. It shows an eccentric, lesbian couple hugging a tree while arrayed in purple outfits that look like something stolen from the aliens in a 1950s B-grade science fiction movie….
Read MoreAn Olympic Disaster: When Representatives Bring Disgrace
The abysmal ratings of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic opening ceremony reflect America’s frustration with woke athletes who care more about virtue signaling, social media, and their personal brand than the sport they play or the country they supposedly represent. … as Americans, we do not appreciate being misrepresented to the world. However, we are not alone in this sentiment…
Read MoreGod Is Answering Our Prayers for Election Integrity
The 2020 election was exhausting, and very few of us are probably interested in revisiting the controversy and chaos surrounding it. Let’s be honest: How many of us stopped praying about election integrity after the inauguration on January 6, 2021? Granted, God may not have answered our requests within the time frame we desired, but God has been answering our prayers….
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