In a few weeks, I will be changing the name of E-vangie Tales & More to www.StonethePreacher.com
Why? It’s funnier, a little more interesting, and easier to spell.
Really now, if you were to ask people which site they’s rather visit, EvTales.com or StonethePreacher.com, what do think they’d choose? Exactly. It’s possible that our [...]

There is a new ministry at The Way of the Master called The Ambassadors’ Alliance.

This is a hands-on training ministry—sort of like a bootcamp—that takes 50 individuals a month—from around the world!—and trains them in the basics of tract passing, 1-2-1 witnessing, and open air preaching.
After a thorough screening process, would-be evangelists are selected to [...]

99.5 KKLA is the largest Christian radio station in America.
Former Reds pitcher, Frank Pastore, a top rated talk show host at the station, came out yesterday to honor our church, Hope Chapel, and my Pastor Zac Nazarian, with their “Church of the Week” award.

Unfortunately, they have found that 40% of those who listen to KKLA [...]

Here’s a review by Ray Comfort on the movie “Expelled.” If you haven’t ever heard about it, you may want to check it out when it opens in April. (See the trailer here.)
It’s 11:20 PM Friday night. We have just returned from watching a special Hollywood screening of Ben Stein’s “Expelled.” I didn’t know [...]

HE IS RISEN INDEED!!!

 
Question: Who were the first evangelists after Christ rose?

This is a wonderful illustration of this wonderful day… 
The story is told of a king in Africa who had a close friend with whom he grew up. The friend had a habit of looking at every situation that ever occurred in his life, positive or negative, and remarking, “This is good!”
One day the king [...]

On occasion, we get some encouragement. Here are two emails I received from happy customers waiting in line at Pink’s World Famous Hot Dogs (read the article with photos and bad puns here), an eatery that has been a staple tourist attraction for nearly 70 years in L.A.. Every time we go to Hollywood, we [...]

Last week I asked you to pray for a man who had taken our evangelism class several months ago. He was arrested recently in a Communist country as an evangelist and his whereabouts were unknown. The good news is that he has been located and was able to call his wife to tell her he [...]

A very talented Cajun violinist from our congregation, Lisa Haley, has been nominated for a Grammy Award for her new album “King Cake.”
This is great news because Lisa is unashamed and unafraid to share her faith in her music and in the public eye. She distributes the Million Dollar bill Gospel tracts at her concerts [...]

If you’ve been reading this blog for any length of time, then you know that we love passing out the Million Dollar Bill Gospel tract. It’s a fun and easy way to get the Word out, because the Gospel message is written on the back.
Our church, with permission from Living Waters Publications, printed 2.5 [...]

…that Jesus Christ is born!!!

And go tell it in malls, bars, ballgames, street fairs, amusement parks, court rooms, jail houses, high schools…
Let’s keep the carols going with Ray Comfort’s revised version of “Hark the Herald Angels Sing”:
Hark the herald angels sing
“Glory to the newborn King!
Peace on earth and mercy mild
God and sinners reconciled”
Joyful, all ye [...]

Whereas it is the duty of all nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey His will, to be grateful for His benefits, and humbly to implore His protection and favor;
…and Whereas both Houses of Congress have, by their joint committee, requested me to “recommend to the people of the United [...]

Author John Shore’s book is a wash-out!
Over the last several months, I have taken to task a heretical book called “I’m OK — You’re Not: The Message We’re Sending Unbelievers And Why We Should Stop” by author John Shore. The incredibly ridiculous assertion he makes is that everyone knows the Gospel already; therefore Christians [...]

Howdy! Just a note to let you know how the month of October went as I preached from my new location at the Hawthorne DMV: I “open-aired” 8 times, passed out 375 tracts, and had 270 listeners. I hope to do better in November.
Steve’s note: Well done good and faithful servant!
Read other “Righteous [...]

A big thank you to The Way of the Master!
On March 31, 2006, our church, Hope Chapel, took delivery of 2.5 million Gospel tracts in the form of a million dollar bill.
The first full day we had to hand out these tracts was April 1, National Atheist’s Day.
Since that time, we [...]

My daughter’s 6th birthday is today!

Check out these two stories about how my then 5-year-old fearlessly witnessed for the Lord.
Read “Elevator Escapades” here.
Read “Break the Ice Quickly” here.

490 years ago one man did something outrageous: He challenged the assumptions of those who misrepresented the man who did something wonderful 2000 years ago.

Here is a rare image of Martin Luther nailing a Gospel tract to the Wittenberg door. Read a brief bio here.

Charles Finney (1792-1875) wrote: “Make it an object of constant study, and of daily reflection and prayer, to learn how to deal with sinners so as to promote their conversion.”
These are the latest graduates from the Hope Chapel evangelism class. Unfortunately, there is usually a drop off of about 50% in most classes, this one [...]

BY BILL AND INGRID CASLIN
(Read the story that inspired this here.)
I had to send you some good news about the fair. My wife, Ingrid, and I were walking through the fair after our shift at the Gospel tract booth. Ingrid bought some sunglasses from a shop that was in the Fiesta Hermosa and she gave [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

The men of Hope Chapel attended a retreat this weekend, the topic being “Spiritual Warfare.” After lunch, eight of us hunkered down to do a two hour Bible study on the subject. When finished, everyone noticed that a bunch of guys were whooping it up on the soccer field.
Others were shooting hoops, playing Ping-Pong, [...]

At first glance, there does seem to be a vigorous and growing Christian community in America. According to The Barna Group a polling firm that focuses on religious faith in the U.S., the number of “born again Christians” is growing.

In an article from the wonderful weekly news magazine, WORLD, writer Marvin Olasky profiles a prison warden at maximum security Louisiana State Penetentiary who brings his Christian values to work—and details how God is moving in “America’s worst prison” and “the bloodiest prison in the south.” He writes, “Who knows how evangelism could affect the [...]

“Greater love has no man than this, that he lay down his life for his friends.” -Jesus

In a post below, I told about how last Thursday I was able to speak to Iran about the 10 Commandments, Judgment, Hell and Salvation through Christ, from a T.V. studio in the valley. The following night, an excited Pastor Robak called me on my cell phone to tell me that he got calls until [...]

The National Center for Health Statistics reported that 49,945 fewer Americans died in 2004 than in 2003, a dramatic 2% drop. The decline was the largest since at least World War 2 and the first since a drop of 445 in 1997. “We were surprised by the sharpness of the decrease,” Arialdi Minino said. [...]

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HE IS RISEN!
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I once watched a televised interview with Jane Roe – of the famous Roe-v-Wade abortion case. During the interview, she shared that she had become a believer in Jesus Christ. As she told her story, you could hear how her heart had been softened and she’d become a warm, caring, loving individual.
It dawned on [...]