Archive for November, 2006

Evangelism Schedule

Tuesday, November 14th, 2006

Hour of Power” (H.O.P.) every Friday. NEW TIME STARTING NOV.17! 4PM-5PM Meet at Hope Chapel at 4pm. And then we’ll go down to Pier Ave. for one hour to evangelize.
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P.I.E. (Pizza, Intercession, Evangelism)
Saturday Nov. 18- Invasion of the Tailgaters at the USC vs. California game. Meet at noon at Hope, then head to Exposition Park [...]

E-vangie Tales #95: Man Overboard!

Tuesday, November 14th, 2006

On a recent trip to Catalina Island I could not resist temptation.
I was cautioned by someone very close to me to be extremely careful about handing out the Million-Dollar bill Gospel tracts on this visit. Why? My Dad and his wife were paying for the trip—and he is not saved…
The boat to the [...]

Tombstones:

Tuesday, November 14th, 2006

Anna Hopewell’s grave in Enosburg Falls, Vermont has an epitaph that sounds like something from a Three Stooges movie:
Here lies the body of our Anna
Done to death by a banana
It wasn’t the fruit that laid her low
But the skin of the thing that made her go.
From Strange Cosmos.com

Lost Liberties: Prayer in Military Restored (For the time being…)

Tuesday, November 14th, 2006

A liberty was lost… but now is found. The military leadership was blind, but now they have partial sight.
As ridiculous and unbelievable as it sounds Navy Chaplain Gordon James Klingenschmitt was court-martialed recently for praying “in Jesus’ name” while in uniform.
Here’s the good news though, as reported by the Christian Examiner:
“Navy and Air [...]

mini-vangies: Crossing the Red SC

Monday, November 13th, 2006

My daughters and I stumbled upon a mass of party-on-down ne’er-do-wells while visiting the L.A. Natural History Museum a few weeks back. It was tailgate party time for USC fans and they had taken up every bit of grass that separates The Coliseum from the museum. I was not aware of the cult of USC-dom.

Hundreds—no [...]

Coda: Johnny Anderson

Monday, November 13th, 2006

Before he was executed in Texas on May 17, 1990, Johnny’s last words were:
“I would like to point out that I have written a statement and the Warden will give you a copy. I still proclaim I am innocent, and that’s all I have to say.”
Read his crime log here from the Texas [...]

Sudden Death: Tijuana!

Monday, November 13th, 2006

A district police chief in Tijuana was shot to death a day after surviving an attempt on his life, Mexican media reported.
The body of Hector Gaxiola was found beside that of his brother in a vacant lot. Both had been shot several times.
Seventeen Tijuana police officers have been killed so far this year, with [...]

FOUNDations: C.F.W. Walther

Friday, November 10th, 2006

“A believer is ready to serve everybody wherever he can. He cannot but profess the gospel before men, even though he foresees that he can reap nothing but ridicule and scorn for it; yes, he is ready also to give his life for the gospel.”
For short bio just click!

EV TIPS/Tools: Pocket Testaments (But tear out the first 3 pages!)

Friday, November 10th, 2006

Carrying around little Gospels of John is a wonderful way to share your faith. They are offered by the The Pocket Testament League for free and you can order up to 30 Gospels a month(all you have to do is pay the S & H, which is about 8 bucks). See a few of the [...]

Your Thoughts/My Thoughts: Praying with the Pagans

Friday, November 10th, 2006

Last week I wrote this; my thoughts follow afterward:
I was invited to give the benediction at a Memorial Day service about 2 years ago by a man who strongly supports freedom of religion for all (as do I). In fact, Reverend Friend has his very own religion: God’s Eternal Universal Religion. He was in charge [...]

Fun with Stats

Thursday, November 9th, 2006

80% of Americans expect to be called before God on Judgment Day to answer for their sins. 90% believe in heaven. 77% rate their chances of going to heaven as “excellent” or “good.”
65% of Americans believe in the literal existence of Satan. 73% believe in Hell.
83% of Americans believe that Jesus Christ rose [...]

MARTYRS : Pastor Kim & his Flock

Thursday, November 9th, 2006

For years, Pastor Kim and 27 of his flock of Korean saints had lived in hand-dug tunnels beneath the earth. Then as the communists were building a road, they discovered the Christians living underground.
The officials brought them out before a crowd of 30,000 in the village of Gok San for a public trial and execution. [...]

Evangelism Schedule

Thursday, November 9th, 2006

Hour of Power” (H.O.P.) every Friday. NEW TIME STARTING NOV.17! 4PM-5PM Meet at Hope Chapel at 4pm. And then we’ll go down to Pier Ave. for one hour to evangelize.
******************************************************** P.I.E. (Pizza, Intercession, Evangelism)
Saturday Nov.11- Redondo Beach Pier and the Veteran’s Day Memorial service at Veteran’s park starts at 2PM, Redondo Beach Pier. Meet [...]

E-vangie Tales #94: Hindu Barbeque

Wednesday, November 8th, 2006

It ranks as one of the most creative rebukes by pagans that I have ever experienced. I was out-numbered, out-witted, and out-and-out embarrassed. They shut me up and got me out—quickly!
One evening I stumbled upon a large family having a pleasant barbeque on the beach. The little red dots on the center of [...]

The End of America

Wednesday, November 8th, 2006

The House has gone the way of the Godless. So too, the Senate.
An Associated Press report: “South Dakotans rejected a law that would have banned virtually all abortions, Arizona became the first state to defeat an amendment to ban gay marriage and Missouri approved a measure backing stem cell research.” In a huge loss, [...]

Tombstones: Jonathan Blake

Tuesday, November 7th, 2006

On an epitaph found in a cemetery in Uniontown, PA.
Here lies the body
of Jonathan Blake.
Stepped on the gas
Instead of the brake.

LOST LIBERTIES: Prayer Protest

Tuesday, November 7th, 2006

Borrowing heavily from the Reverend Joe Wright, Principal Jody McLoud delivered this speech before a Roane County High School football game on September 1, 2000. Mr. McLoud, who has been principal of the 740-student school for eleven years, was protesting the prohibition against leading prayers “on school property, at school-sponsored events, over the school’s public [...]

Million $ Moments: Team Effort

Monday, November 6th, 2006

After their game, Anuhea Letuli and her teammates from North Torrance High School Volleyball Team, celebrated their win by receiving a million dollars. The other teams in the league noticed the excitement and all wanted these Gospel tracts as well. Anuhea told her team about the message on the backside of the bill and encouraged [...]

mini-vangie: Gone

Monday, November 6th, 2006

My neighbor moved. Suddenly.
A very successful real estate developer with properties all over the city sold his mini-mansion across the street and has now moved to Redondo—right next to the beach.
With cell phone in ear, a drive by and a quick wave, that is, when he noticed me.
A 16-year-old daughter with different multi-colored [...]

SUDDEN DEATH: Dumb Defiance!

Monday, November 6th, 2006

When the robbers shoved a note at him, store clerk Simon Khalil threw it back. That’s when they shot him. The 35-year-old Syrian immigrant died hours later at California Hospital after being shot at point-blank range by an assailant wielding a black handgun. After throwing the note back at [the robbers], Khalil walked around [...]

INTERVIEW WITH THE ATHEIST

Friday, November 3rd, 2006

We showed this four-and-a-half minute video to a stunned congregation last weekend.
Watch it for yourself, download it for your atheist professor or show it to some lukewarm, back-slidden Christians. It is a shock. Make it full screen to hide the surprise ending!Click here to watch it!

CODA: George Washington (1732-1799)

Friday, November 3rd, 2006

His last words were:
“Tis well.”
George Washington was a hero of the American Revolution and the first President of the United States. Some have claimed that Washington requested a Bible with his dying breath, but neither his doctors nor his private secretary recorded any such request, and they were all with him until [...]

Tools: Department of Annoyance

Friday, November 3rd, 2006

(This begins an occasional feature that promotes helpful tools for sharing your faith.)
I love this tract! People laugh when I hand it to them and say, “Here’s my new job title.” Then I remind them to read the back. When they turn it over, they see a Gospel message written sdrawkcab! I then say, [...]

EV TIPS: The Wall of Faith

Friday, November 3rd, 2006

Most mornings when I awake I think, I have to do it again. That is, I have to go out of my comfort zone and share my faith with someone, most likely a stranger. I don’t always want to do it, in fact, sometimes I don’t want to do it all because it takes effort. [...]

Evangelism Schedule

Thursday, November 2nd, 2006

Hour of Power” (H.O.P.) every Friday 5:15-6:15. Meet at Hope Chapel at 5pm. And then we’ll go down to Pier Ave. for one hour to evangelize.
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P.I.E. (Pizza, Intercession, Evangelism)
This Saturday Nov.4- Incursions to various places in the South Bay (Walmart, Starbucks, In N’ Out Burger, etc.)
Saturday Nov.11- See Ray Comfort open-air preach at the Huntington [...]

Your Thoughts? Praying with the Pagans

Thursday, November 2nd, 2006

I was invited to give the benediction at a Memorial Day service about 2 years ago by a man who strongly supports freedom of religion for all (as do I). In fact, Reverend Friend has his very own religion: God’s Eternal Universal Religion. He was in charge of organizing the events, lining up the [...]

Martyrs: North Korean Christians

Thursday, November 2nd, 2006

“If you believe in God, you go to Heaven when you die. If you don’t, you go to North Korea.”
Pastor Lee, a former prisoner of North Korea

There is a spiritual war taking place in North Korea as our enemy seeks to destroy the souls of North Korea’s citizens. Millions have starved to death in the [...]

Happy All Saints Day!

Wednesday, November 1st, 2006

The festival of All Saints, is a feast celebrated in their honor. All Saints Day is also a Christian formula invoking all the faithful saints and martyrs, known or unknown. But best of all, it’s my little daughter Laurel’s fifth birthday!
Tell someone that when they are born-again, they are considered by God to be saints; [...]

Happy Day of the Dead Too!

Wednesday, November 1st, 2006

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Day of the Dead (Día de los Muertos, Día de los Difuntos or Día de Muertos in Spanish) is an ancient Aztec celebration of the memory of deceased ancestors that is celebrated on November 1 (All Saints’ Day) and November 2 (All Souls’ Day).
The holiday is especially popular in [...]

Invasion of the Body Part Snatchers

Wednesday, November 1st, 2006

In honor of the “Day of the Dead celebrations, here’s a ghastly little story that should amuse you and remind you of the Total Depravity of man (and woman). And our need to reach them for Christ.

NEW YORK - Seven funeral home directors linked to a scheme to plunder corpses and sell the body parts [...]


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