Archive for May, 2006

Million $ Moments: Signz of the Timzzzzz

Tuesday, May 16th, 2006

Ever seen those sign twirlers doing their fancy thing on street corners? Well, this guy wasn’t one of them. He was actually sitting down and barely holding the sign up. If I didn’t hurry over and witness to him, I’m sure he would have fallen off his chair. He was soooo bored. He really didn’t [...]

CODA: Charles Darwin (1809-1882)

Monday, May 15th, 2006

His last words were:
“I am not the least afraid to die.”

SUDDEN DEATH: Drowned!

Monday, May 15th, 2006

The following story is the reason I ask the million $ question everywhere, which is: “If you were to die today, would you go to heaven or hell?”
Manhattan Beach- It was a moment of pure exhilaration, an act of abandon to celebrate a life now under control.
A leap from the Manhattan Beach Pier would also [...]

FOUNDations: Charles Spurgeon

Saturday, May 13th, 2006

“You cannot stop their dying, but, oh, that God might help you to stop their being damned! You cannot stop the breath from going out of their bodies, but, oh, if the Gospel could but stop their souls from going down to destruction!”
Brief bio:

Your Thoughts? My Thoughts!

Saturday, May 13th, 2006

On May 5, I posted this. Click on the bottom to find my thoughts…
I belong to The Pocket Testament League, an organization that tries to provide Gospels of John to everyone who asks. It’s been around for a long time and they are doing a good work, but I have a problem with lesson [...]

Tombstones: Lester Moore

Friday, May 12th, 2006

His epitaph reads:
HERE LIES
Lester Moore
four slugs
from a 44
no less
no more

Fun w/Millions: Opening Lines

Thursday, May 11th, 2006

I have a lot of fun handing out the Million-Dollar bill Gospel tract. Here are a few ways to get people to take one:
Ask: “Did you get one of these?” People will think they’re missing out if they don’t take one. Don’t ask, “Would you like one of these?” They’ll answer, “No!”
At the gas station [...]

EV Tips: The 5 “Musts” of Evangelism

Thursday, May 11th, 2006

You cannot evangelize the lost if you don’t have these qualities. Forget about ever sharing your faith if these distinctives are not present in your presentation. Do you know what they are? Read 1 Corinthians 2:1-5 to see if you are qualified.
Here are the “musts”:

Famous Lost Words: Howard Stern

Wednesday, May 10th, 2006

During his April 12, 1995 E! network show, Stern said:
“Here’s what happens when you die–you sit in a box and get eaten by worms. I guarantee you that when you die, nothing cool happens.”

Slices of P.I.E.

Tuesday, May 9th, 2006

P.I.E. stands for Pizza, Intercession and Evangelism. Six of us went down to our local party/bar area in Hermosa Beach on Saturday to hand out Gospel tracts and engage in one-to-one evangelism. Everybody participated and no one was beat-up! One man, Ed Lee, has been a Christian for only seven months and he led someone [...]

Entrance to Hell

Tuesday, May 9th, 2006

I found a website that purports to show various entrances to Hell in the U.K. And man, there are a lot of them! This one is called Abracadansler

Click here for the site

Guest E-vangie: Good Student

Monday, May 8th, 2006

By Erin Shamburg (Erin is a high school student who is currently taking my evangelism class. Her homework was to hand out a Million-Dollar bill Gospel tract each day for 7 days)
After hearing the evangelism class, I was determined to get out in my school and try to talk to most of my friends since [...]

CODA: Saint Lawrence (?-258)

Monday, May 8th, 2006

His last words were:
“Turn me. I am roasted on one side.”
Brief bio:
Saint Lawrence is one of the most celebrated Roman martyrs.

SUDDEN DEATH: A Shot in the Butt!

Monday, May 8th, 2006

The following story is the reason I ask the million $ question everywhere, which is: “If you were to die today, would you go to heaven or hell?”
A beautician has been charged after allegedly injecting a client with cooking oil as part of a wrinkle-defying cosmetic procedure. Martha Mata Vasquez, 39, of Salinas was charged [...]

FOUNDations: A. W. Pink

Saturday, May 6th, 2006

“It is true that many are praying for world-wide revival, but it would be more timely and more Scriptural of a prayer to be made to the Lord of the harvest that he would raise up and thrust forth laborers who would fearlessly and faithfully preach those truths which are calculated to bring about a [...]

mini-vangie: Clipped!

Saturday, May 6th, 2006

The manager of the hairstyling school called me into her office yesterday and said, “Have a seat,” in a not-too-friendly way. I knew why I was there.
Last time I got my haircut I shared my faith with about ten tattooed, studded and pierced, rocker-retro-punk stylists. And boy, did they complain. My friend who is [...]

Your Thoughts?

Friday, May 5th, 2006

I belong to The Pocket Testament League, an organization that tries to provide Gospels of John to everyone who asks. It’s been around for a long time and they are doing a good work, but I have a problem with lesson #1 of their “Evangelism Boot Camp” of which I just subscribed. They offer some [...]

EV Tips: Pitbull Versus Poodle

Friday, May 5th, 2006

In a response to E-vangie Tales #77 (24 Hour Witness, see below), someone wrote:
“Seriously Steve, you actually let evil man get away just like that?
That doesn’t sound like you…. what about plan#2? (for people like that) I’m not judging you, believe me, I have “walk outs” all the time, it just doesn’t seem like [...]

Famous Lost Words: Billy Joel

Thursday, May 4th, 2006

“I still feel very much like an atheist in the religious aspects of things. But there are spiritual planes that I’m aware of that I don’t know anything about and that I can’t explain. That’s why I think musicians are so revered and so important to our culture: We’re wizards; we sort of reveal a [...]

Million $ Moments: Hot Dog!

Wednesday, May 3rd, 2006

(Photos are temporarily down from the host, but they’ll be up soon.)

This is Kiera, a worker at Der Weinerscnitzel. I asked her if she had ever lied. She said, “No.” Stolen anything?” “No.” Looked with lust at someone?” “No.” Ever hated anyone or called them a name?” “No.” This was ridiculous, but I continued—she had [...]

E-vangie Tales #78: 24 Hour Witness

Wednesday, May 3rd, 2006

The elliptical trainer was doing its work on me. Sweat dripped from my brow as I peered into the soft light of the gym at 24 Hour Fitness trying to distract myself from the exhaustion that accompanies an accelerated heartbeat. A big, ugly dude approached one of the weight training machines. On the front of [...]

CODA: Karl Marx (1818-1883)

Tuesday, May 2nd, 2006

His last words were:
“Go on, get out! Last words are for fools who haven’t said enough!”
Karl Marx was the German economist, philosopher, and revolutionary who, with the aid of Friederich Engles, produced most of the theory of modern socialism and communism. As he lay in bed shortly before his death, [...]

Reverend Fun

Tuesday, May 2nd, 2006

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Tombstones: Mary Ann “Polly” Nichols

Monday, May 1st, 2006

Her epitaph reads:
Victim of
“Jack the Ripper”

SUDDEN DEATH: Stoned?

Monday, May 1st, 2006

The following story is the reason I ask the million $ question everywhere, which is: “If you were to die today, would you go to heaven or hell?”
Okay, so this is not really a sudden death story—but, really, it’s just a matter of time…
Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards was hospitalized for a mild concussion [...]


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