Archive for July, 2006

E-vangie Tales #84: Born Again Drunk

Wednesday, July 12th, 2006

I was cleaning out my garage the other day when a man, obviously drunk, staggered over to look at my junk. Thinking that I was having a garage sale, he pointed to an old strand-cruiser leaning against a wall and announced, “I’m looking for bikes—like that one!”
“It’s not for sale, but here’s a million [...]

Famous Lost Words: Antonio Banderas

Wednesday, July 12th, 2006

From an interview in People Magazine, April 2006,
Q: The movie [Take the Lead] has an uplifting message. Are you religious?
A: I have to recognize that I am agnostic. I don’t believe in any kind of fundamentalism. I prefer to take life in a different way, with a sense of humor. I try to [...]

Tombstones: An Unknown Atheist

Tuesday, July 11th, 2006

This is an epitaph from a cemetery in Thurmont, Maryland.
Here lies an Atheist
All dressed up
And no place to go.

Letter From An Atheist

Tuesday, July 11th, 2006

This is an excerpt of an email to Ray Comfort from an atheist.
Ray,
You are really convinced that you’ve got all the answers. You’ve really got yourself tricked into believing that you’re 100% right. Well, let me tell you just one thing. Do you consider yourself to be compassionate of other humans? If [...]

2 Atheist Jokes

Tuesday, July 11th, 2006

What do you get when you cross an atheist with a Jehovah’s Witness?
Someone who knocks at your door for no apparent reason.
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The story is told of the Atheist who accosted a preacher:
“Do you believe in eternal life?” The preacher had no time to reply. “Well it’s a load of rubbish!” shouted the Atheist. “I believe [...]

SUDDEN DEATH: Cruise!

Monday, July 10th, 2006

It was the first day of a week-long cruise along the Italian coast, a romantic getaway designed to rekindle a failed marriage. Now, Lonnie Kocontes, 48, a Mission Viejo attorney, says he wishes they would have resisted temptation.
His ex-wife, Micki Kanesaki, 52, disappeared their first night aboard the Island Escape as the cruise ship steamed [...]

Million $ Moments: Bogged

Monday, July 10th, 2006

This is Polly, a helper at the Evolution Museum, commonly known as the L.A. Museum of Natural History. We had just finished an exhibit called “The Bog People,” about a bunch of pagans that sacrificed humans to their gods. Afterward, we talked to Paula, a docent for the exhibit. We gave her a million dollar [...]

FOUNDations: William Booth

Saturday, July 8th, 2006

“GO FOR SOULS, and go for the worst!”

William Booth was the founder of the Salvation Army. For short bio:

Fun w/Millions: Little and Lost

Saturday, July 8th, 2006

A group of school kids swirled around me and my daughters at the Farmer’s Market. I quickly urged them to hand out their million dollar bill gospel tracts while they had the chance. Each kid took one, but the adult team leader knew what we were up to and started taking them back from the [...]

My Favorite Hell Joke

Saturday, July 8th, 2006

A man dies and goes to hell. Satan greets him, shows him three doors, and says, “You must spend the rest of eternity in one of the rooms behind these doors. Look in each one and decide which one you want.”
The man opens the first door, and sees a bunch of people standing on their [...]

CODA: Madame du Barry (Died 1793)

Friday, July 7th, 2006

These were her last words before she was guillotined:
You are going to hurt me, please don’t hurt me, just one more moment, I beg you!
Madame du Barry was the mistress of Louis XV.

Guest E-vangie: Foul Mouths, Frogs, and Magic

Friday, July 7th, 2006

By Kirk Cameron
(This is an article from www.wayofthemaster.com)
I was walking quickly along a busy Indiana highway in the dark, trying to get back to my hotel (I was scheduled to speak at a church), when I noticed a lot of commotion coming from the parking lot. There was a pond surrounded by large rocks and [...]

Appointment with Eternity #3

Thursday, July 6th, 2006

Metal ladder in water, while using a power tool. Hmmmm, another reason why I try to ask the million dollar question everywhere, which is: If you were to die today, would you go to Heaven or Hell?

Anniversary Break

Wednesday, July 5th, 2006

I will be celebrating 10 wonderful years of marriage to my wife on Thursday. Since I’m on vacation too, the postings might be a little lean. Keep checking in though!
“When you get married, you die to yourself. When you have kids, you bury yourself.”

mini-vangie: Animal and the Ranger

Wednesday, July 5th, 2006

Stories are starting to emerge about a certain guy who can hand out stacks of gospel tracts in minutes flat. “He had a stack this big,” they say, “and he came back in fifteen minutes empty-handed!” “No,” another would say. “He had a stack this big…” Craig DeLisle is nick-named, “The Animal,” because of his [...]

Famous Lost Words: David Gilmour

Wednesday, July 5th, 2006

David Jon Gilmour, CBE (born March 6, 1946) is an English guitarist and vocalist with British rock band Pink Floyd. Following the departure of Roger Waters in the mid-1980s, Gilmour effectively assumed control of the band.
“I’m an atheist, and I don’t have any belief in an afterlife,” Gilmour says. “You could say that I’m [...]

Happy Dependence Day

Tuesday, July 4th, 2006

The Fourth of July reminds me of the dependence I have on Christ to sustain me, to teach me and to tranform me. I hope I will always remain dependent on Him.
I’m also reminded that we live in a great country—independent from other foreign powers—and that we have the freedom to worship God freely and [...]

My Wife’s Big Idea Redondo Pier Slideshow

Monday, July 3rd, 2006

Want to view a slideshow of the “En Masse” evangelism outreach at the Redondo Pier? Then just click this. (When you get to the pics, click on the slideshow bar. Thanks to Mike Herrera for the photos!)
Read the full story below!

mini-vangie: My Wife’s Big Idea

Monday, July 3rd, 2006

My wife Karen is a great help-mate; I just don’t always realize it, you know, being a guy and all. I had to preach four sermons this past weekend on: What else? Evangelism. Karen suggested that I invite the congregation over to our house for P.I.E. (Pizza, Intercession, Evangelism) afterwards, then everyone would walk on [...]

E-vangie Tales #83: Pastor Bar Hop

Saturday, July 1st, 2006

Unashamed, I stood in line outside Patrick Malloy’s, a party bar popular with the college crowd, and waited for my I.D. to be checked. I hadn’t done this in probably fifteen years, so I felt a bit awkward; but it was Happy Hour and I was ready to PARTEEE! The bouncer looked at my driver’s [...]


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