“I know of nothing which I would choose to have as the subject of my ambition for life than to be kept faithful to my God till death, still to be a soul winner, still to be a true herald of the cross, and testify the name of Jesus to the last hour.

It is only [...]

We have nearly 100 people signed up to work two—count ‘em, two— evangelism booths just outside the Labor Day Fiesta Hermosa. We are outside the fair because the organizers won’t allow us to walk around inside and hand out Gospel tracts.
We have two locations because the owner of the Alta Dena dairy, which sits [...]

I parked my car in front of a restaurant, ready to run in “for a quick second” to get some take-out. There was a parking meter.
Should I pay the quarter? After all, I will only be here for a moment.
I thought about a question I ask when sharing my faith: “Have you ever stolen anything? [...]

“Often a cold shudder has run through me, and I have asked myself whether I may have not devoted myself to a fantasy.”

—Quote from Charles Darwin, Life and Letters, 1887, Vol. 2, p. 229.

This one minute video confirms Darwin’s greatest fear.

I was very moved when I saw “Righteous” Richard Chavarria do open-air preaching at the Torrance DMV, and was amazed at the stilled hush of the more than 50 people standing in line who listened intently as he delivered his 8 minute message from the sidewalk. I asked him for a copy of the message [...]

Catherine Booth was the wife of William Booth, founder of the Salvation Army.
REVELATION 6:17: For the great day of His wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand?
 THERE have been some terrible days of wrath in the past history of this world. That was a day of wrath when, wearied by the cry [...]

Can you guess what’s wrong with this church’s Gospel message?

Their statement of purpose reads: “A Judeo-Christian Fellowship with the belief that the Ten Commandments are the moral and spiritual guide that G-D has given us. The Fellowship holds Cannabis as a sacrament, as mentioned in both the Old and New Testament, and most specifically in [...]

As you have read on this blog, I take the Western church to task for its lack of evangelistic zeal. But I have just discovered a great new site that uncovers everything that’s wrong with American Christianity. It’s called www.alittleleaven.com and the stuff it features shows how far we have fallen as a nation [...]

In Surrey, Canada, a hot air balloon burst into flames just before launching killing a woman and her daughter, and seriously injuring 11 other people.
Three passengers were not able to escape before the balloon shot in the air, burned and plummeted into an RV park. Photos and video here.

This is an excerpt from R.C. Sproul’s preface to his commentary on the book of Romans.
We can think too of a young Anglican clergyman in England during the 18th century who, though he had been trained in the seminary and had been ordained by the church, was cold of heart and not even a believer.
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To find out where we are going this Friday and Saturday, and when our evangelism classes will be held, click here for all updated info (and to watch a cool video, too).

It may seem ridiculous. It may seem highly unorthodox. It may seem kinda weird.
And you’d be right. But it’s needed now more than ever. What am I referring to? Stoplight preaching.

While Ray Comfort and his team preached at the base of the Huntington Beach Pier, six of us saw a golden opportunity to reach the [...]

Richard Dawkins is the Pope of atheism.
And his website, RichardDawkins.net is the place where adherents all agree that God doesn’t exist, humans came from ants, and Christians are kooks.
I happened to find my blog referred to in the comments section of an article called “Jesus ‘Love-Bombs’ You”.
The author of this article “attended a five-day seminar [...]

It can get a little crazy when Ray does open air preaching in Huntington…

Tomorrow I will post a recent experience when six of us “Stop Light Preached” right across the street from him.

Last week there was no small brouhaha concerning a posting about an anti-evangelism book by author John Shore called “I’m OK — You’re Not: The Message We’re Sending Unbelievers And Why We Should Stop”.
The author responded with criticism that we were unfairly scrutinizing his book without having read it. However, in various interviews with [...]

I had just arrived in the locker room, readying myself for a morning workout when I heard, “Nice haircut.”
Looking around, I noticed a naked guy drying himself with a towel and staring at me. “Where did you get your haircut? I like the way it looks.”
You have to understand something. Guys rarely compliment another guy’s [...]

A taxi driver suddenly died of a heart attack while driving on a highway in Berlin. A 78-year-old lady was riding in the cab at the time and saved herself from sudden death by being very wise. Read the article from MSN here.

The latest evangelism class at Hope Chapel, Hermosa Beach, graduated Wednesday night. We started out with 72 students the first week and ended up with nearly 50 finishers!
As a rule, there is a 50% drop out rate by the end of the 6 week course. I figured out the reason why there is such [...]

The motto of every evangelism class that I teach is:
“Go and make _______!!!”
Fill in the last word. Disciples, right?
Wrong.
Go and make mistakes!
Jesus said to “Go!” but He didn’t tell us how, per se; so we need to be bold, adventurous, risk-takers.
Go ahead, make that foolish error that offends someone.
Tell someone too harshly that they [...]

In yesterday’s column of “Famous Lost Words” I featured an author, John Shore, saying in an interview that Christians don’t need to evangelize; they just need to live their lives and God will do the rest.
Well, imagine my surprise! The author himself responded, starting a nice heated debate.
Mr. Shore has taken issue with [...]

As a counterpoint to John Shore’s seeker friendly-don’t evangelize-book (which I haven’t read and probably won’t), I thought it appropriate to post this article by a true and faithful witness…
..who doesn’t question God’s command to “Go!”:
One hundred and fifty thousand children had been on the brink of starving to death, but thanks to the [...]

Paul wrote, “I am not ashamed of the Gospel, because it is the power of God for the salvation of everyone who believes…” (Romans 1:16) If you have been unashamed to share your faith this week, write down your own tale here.
This Saturday we will go to the Redondo Beach Pier with our preaching dummy [...]

Our very own “Righteous” Richard Chavarria is featured in the latest Newsblast, the monthly newsletter put out by The Way of the Master, that goes out to 100,000 people around the world!
Click to read it here!
To read all the articles featuring this wild and crazy evangelist, just put the words Richard Chavarria in the [...]

This well-meaning atheist thought he was doing a great disservice to the cause of Christianity by assembling this 4 minute video, when in fact, he has done the exact opposite. Can you figure out why?

Most books about evangelism go unread. In the case of John Shore, author of a new book called, “I’m OK — You’re Not: The Message We’re Sending Unbelievers And Why We Should Stop”, that is a good thing. Why is it a good thing that this book about “evangelism” will go unread? Well, read [...]

If you’ve read this blog for any length of time then you know that I am adamantly opposed to the “Therapeutic Gospel.” This type of Gospel presents Christ as a cure-all, a pill, that can make life happy and oh-so-bright. “God loves you and will give you things like health, wealth, a beautiful spouse, joy [...]

Lee Strobel, author of The Case for Christ, The Case for Faith, and The Case for the Creator, addresses the problem of man-centered approaches to the Gospel in this article from Outreach Magazine.
Unfortunately, the emphasis on repentance seems to have evaporated in many churches these days. Instead, some churches attract people by simply telling [...]

I was carrying a huge box of vegetables at the Farmer’s Market when a man in a wheelchair pulled up alongside. “Did ya hear about Tammy Faye Baker? She died. Did ya see her on Larry King? Those big eyes, skinny—now she’s dead.”
 I’ve had my run-ins with him in the past when handing out my [...]

Two weeks ago I featured a story about how Anna (Banana) Jackson witnesses inside a local Starbucks with management’s permission. I provided a link for a “Coffee Trivia” tract but there was a problem: the tract said “Coffee TriVA“.
If you’d like to download the new and improved “Coffee TriVIA” tract with the correct spelling, [...]