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Responding to Disaster

Responding to Disaster

By forerunner | April 29, 2020

When public tragedies took place in Jesus’ time, He used them as opportunities to call people to repent. Was Jesus insensitive to the feelings of His countrymen who may have feared for their own lives? Was He cruel and heartless to dismiss the felt need of hurting people who may have lost a loved one in the current calamities of His day?

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Are God's People Subverting His Message in a Time of Difficulty

Are God’s People Subverting His Message in a Time of Difficulty?

By Timothy Zebell | April 14, 2020

Is God’s message to America being subverted by His own people? In the midst of a pandemic, have His people replaced God’s remedy for an infected nation with something more palatable? It may be that we have claimed a promise that does not belong to us, and we are preaching a message that is unsuited to this crisis….

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A Message of Hope from a Chinese Christian to America

A Message of Hope from a Chinese Christian to America

By forerunner | March 24, 2020

Not meeting in my local church building for Sunday worship because of the coronavirus reminded me of my church experience in China before becoming a naturalized U.S. citizen. Our gatherings were forced to scatter; our meeting places were bulldozed; believers were threatened and arrested. Christians in China are still persecuted for their faith, resulting in a lot of unknowns for tomorrow among God’s people. Nonetheless…

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Preparing to Minister Through the Difficulties of Coronavirus

Preparing to Minister in a Pandemic

By Timothy Zebell | March 16, 2020

Two things offer Christians a great advantage in understanding what is transpiring around us. In Matthew chapter 22, some religious leaders asked Jesus a question. These were people trying to make sense of the world around them, but…

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The Importance of Regret to the Gospel

The Importance of Regret to the Gospel

By Timothy Zebell | October 9, 2019

In the Bible, the Apostle Paul was no stranger to regret. Having been personally enslaved by sins that haunted him throughout his life, the Apostle Paul was intimately familiar with the guilt and despair that can come from one’s past. Yet he was also intimately familiar with the…

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Jeffrey Epstein's Story Reminds Us That True Justice Cannot Be Averted

Jeffrey Epstein’s Story Reminds Us That True Justice Cannot Be Averted

By Timothy Zebell | August 28, 2019

Mystery shrouds both the life and death of Jeffrey Epstein. In life “he lied about the identities of his clients, his wealth, his financial prowess, his personal achievements.” In death, questions and conspiracy theories abound. Did Epstein commit suicide by hanging himself in his jail cell, or was he murdered by strangulation to keep him from talking to the authorities about the elicit behavior of some of the world’s most powerful and influential personalities?

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How to Use Illegal Immigration to Share the Gospel

How to Use Illegal Immigration to Share the Gospel

By Timothy Zebell | July 24, 2019

“People are coming to this country illegally, we are taking them out legally,” President Trump announced ahead of a planned “major operation” focused on removing criminals from America.[1] Operation Border Resolve targeted 2,105 illegal immigrants in more than a dozen cities who had received final deportation orders but had not reported to Immigration and Customs…

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How to Use Amazon's Censorship Headlines to Share the Gospel

How to Use Amazon’s Censorship Headlines to Talk about the Gospel

By Timothy Zebell | July 11, 2019

Big Tech censorship has advanced yet another step forward in its war on contrarian thinking. LifeSite News reports, “Amazon has removed the books of Dr. Joseph Nicolosi, the psychologist whom critics have dubbed ‘the father of conversion therapy.’ In other words, for claiming that change is possible for those who experience unwanted same-sex attraction, Dr.…

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How to Use Avengers Endgame to Talk about God

How to Use “Avengers: Endgame” to Talk about God

By Timothy Zebell | May 8, 2019

Cultural issues are fantastic conversation-starters because many people are already talking about them, and those who are not are generally aware of them. In the case of Marvel films, often several of the top talking points can easily serve as natural bridges to spiritual conversations because…

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