The winner of the “Greek to Me” T-shirt contest that was posted on Tuesday is Laura, who answered first! Though not a Greek scholar she rightly surmised that the foreign language evangelistic question (at least its English transliteration) was: “If you died today, would you go to Heaven or Hell?”
A close second goes to atheist Azou, who thought it read:
“One Ring to rule them all
One Ring to find them
One Ring to bring them all
and in the darkness bind them”
And, Paul Latour, our Canadian evangelist who never gets to read many shirts because people are usually wearing parkas in the frozen north, guessed that it said: “Eat at Joe’s.”
Honorable mentions to all those who literally rendered the phrase, too.
What difference can one person make in preaching the Gospel?
This 90 second presentation shows the spread of the Gospel as compared to the spread of other religions (and their wars). This map gives a brief history of the world’s most well-known religions: Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Judaism. Want to see 5,000 years of religion in 90 seconds?
26,000 copies of On the Origin of Species were given out at universities in Australia and New Zealand on March 9th, without a hitch. This was to pre-empt meetings by Richard Dawkins (the world’s pre-eminent atheist) that were to be held in five major cities. Watch a clip from national TV in New Zealand by clicking here.
Here are the preliminary reports from the down under give away:
AUSTRALIA:“AWESOME!!!!! People were gathering around to get their copy. One of the groups at Melbourne Uni. got through about 2,500 books in just over 1 hour. . . What a great day it was. One guy tried to grab a whole box and make off with it, he wasn’t very successful.”
NEW ZEALAND :“It took from 11am until almost 2pm to hand out their 4000! They had a little resistance–some crazy atheists who were yelling “Jesus hates evolution” behind them–until some of the students who were getting books and engaging in conversations with the team yelled back at the atheists to shut up, as they couldn’t hear what our guys were saying. The atheists then went away. What a wonderful day we have all had speaking up for the LORD!!!”
Then Ray Comfort made a jacket for Richard Dawkins!A real jacket!Will the pope of atheism take it? Watch the video below:
On November 18th, 17 people entered the hallowed halls of USC to hand out a book written by an amazing fiction writer, Charles Darwin.
“The Origin of Species” is the work that first perpetrated the myth of evolution that is now taught as fact at schools and universities around the world.
Ray Comfort wrote a 50 page introduction explaining the Creationist’s perspective, Intelligent Design, and the Law and Gospel. Along the way he wrote a few truthful tidbits about Darwin’s misogyny, and the influence Darwinian thought had on Hitler’s Final Solution. (Click here to read the background.)
Atheists hated it.
Joey wrote (on Facebook): “They’re handing them out right outside the building I’m in as we speak… EVERYONE has one. It’s like an infection of lies and false knowledge.”
They also despised the fact that we arrived a day earlier on campus than expected. The original date to hand out nearly 170,000 of these books on 100 universities around the country was November 19. After learning of organized atheist opposition, Ray Comfort changed the date to a day earlier, November 18—and didn’t tell anyone else, except for those on the book distribution teams.
Atheists hated it.
Neal Strobl wrote (on Facebook):“It shows you that, in a free market of ideas, religion will always fail. Thus the religious must tip the scales in their favor to even stand a chance.”
Our orders from Command Central? Distribute 2,600 books to the students—and don’t get into any fights. We obeyed.
In 2 1/2 hours we were done. All 2,600 books were gone. Wait. Make that 2,599 books. One was left in the van. They went like hotcakes free books!
The amazing thing was that there was virtually no opposition.
Bobby wrote (on Facebook): “Kirk and Ray and all these morons that are helping him in this futile cause are completely out of their minds….”
The Trojan Knights, a male Rah! Rah! group, were delighted to get a free Darwin book with a special introduction by Ray Comfort.
They even lead a cheer against UCLA—for us! Great sports, these guys. I’m sure the atheists would’ve hated it.
Brett wrote (on Facebook): “Maybe we should start some organization to pass out copies of “The Dark Side of Christianity” on campuses. some sort of counter-balance.”
Three professors were delighted to get a freebie! One was a prof of politics, the others, of education. After reading the special forward, they might actually learn a thing or two.
Ryan wrote (on Facebook): “This is borderline sociopathic.”
I even got an on-camera interview with an evolutionary biology professor who was livid that we were doing this. “I thought you guys were to be out here tomorrow,” he said before we filmed him. But, after thinking about the strategy of arriving a day earlier than the atheists expected he conceded, “That was pretty smart.”
One student asked, “Is this the book with the preface by the Nutcase?”
“Yes,” I replied.
I couldn’t lie. I’d be breaking the 9th Commandment.
Weemaryanne wrote (from my blog): “Tactical moves are for battlefields. We’re talking college campuses. You don’t educate by lying. And when you learned there was opposition, why you should have rejoiced! – teach the controversy, let the students hear both sides, remember? You people don’t even believe your own words. Nobody else should, either.”
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I was interviewed in the first half hour on Ambassadors’ Alliance Radio along with many others who participated in this outreach. You can listen here.
2,600 “Origin of Species” books with a special introduction by Ray Comfort were given away in 2 1/2 hours at the University of Southern California by our faithful team of seventeen. (Read the background of this project here.) It was a tough job trying to educate the Darwinian masses that there is a God, but someone had to do it. The rest of the story will be published soon!
I received this very encouraging message on Facebook this morning from Dan Stokely:
I have been hitting the streets with my close friend Vernon Costolo for about 6 months now. He has been able to teach me how to [share] one on one and hand tracts, etc. I had not done any open air or street light evangelism until yesterday. I have to admit that I was to chicken to do so; I don’t have any problem talking to someone one on one, or handing tracts.
Steve, this is where my story hits the main point: I watched your little girl last week get on the box and was very impressed. When I saw your little one get up there and do it, I simply had to lay down all my excuses, and do it!
Yesterday I used Vernon’s amplification and knocked it out. Shaking like a leaf, I went ahead and proclaimed the Gospel! I just wanted to let you know that you all are an inspiration to me. Thanks for all you do. Feel free to let your daughter know about this story.
The Junior Firefighter Program pairs youths with firefighters, rescue workers and emergency medical service workers to teach them about the various professions. Some Baskin-Robbins locations also will accept donations to local firehouses.
The longstanding ice cream vendor is even rolling out some new-media and social-media efforts to bring in customers for 31 Cent Scoop Night.
Baskin-Robbins is on Twitter (@baskinrobbins) and Facebook, and the company has set up an automated service that will send you a text message reminding you of 31 Cent Scoop Night if you send “scoop” in a text message to 31310. —From the L.A. Times
We started with 13 and ended up with seven. That’s the unfortunate truth when teaching a class on evangelism: a nearly 50% drop out rate. But I am incredibly hopeful that God will use these people mightily, because they serve a mighty God. Congratulations you all!
Canadian Paul Latour, a fervent evangelist in the frozen north and frequent witty commentator on this site, has started his own evangelistic blog called, “The Word Street Journal.”
Here’s his mission statement:
The goal of this blog is to encourage fellow believers and followers of Jesus to rely on the power of God to boldly, but “with gentleness and respect”, proclaim the gospel to a needy world in which ever way they feel led to. Not everyone is called or expected to stand on a box at a street corner and preach the gospel. But we are all called to “do something” as Charles Spurgeon once said.
[There will be] stories, articles, commentary, informative tidbits, good news, bad news, serious things, humorous things, interviews, photos, videos, audios, etc., focusing in on the realm of Christian related topics that point to the absolute necessity of our being obedient to the Lord’s call to us in bringing the Good News of eternal salvation through Jesus Christ to a lost and dying world. They are not breaking down the doors to get into our churches to hear the gospel, so we are called to head out to where they are and bring it to them.
I am always thankful when a Biblical Christian rises up, is obedient to Christ, preaches the Word “in season and out of season”… then shares his experiences with the world, further encouraging others to do the same.
I’m truly thankful that Paul is one of the ”Frozen Chosen.” Check out his site by clicking here.
Canadian Paul Latour, a fervent evangelist in the frozen north and frequent witty commentator on this site, has started his own evangelistic blog called, “The Word Street Journal.”
Here’s his mission statement:
The goal of this blog is to encourage fellow believers and followers of Jesus to rely on the power of God to boldly, but “with gentleness and respect”, proclaim the gospel to a needy world in which ever way they feel led to. Not everyone is called or expected to stand on a box at a street corner and preach the gospel. But we are all called to “do something” as Charles Spurgeon once said.
[There will be] stories, articles, commentary, informative tidbits, good news, bad news, serious things, humorous things, interviews, photos, videos, audios, etc., focusing in on the realm of Christian related topics that point to the absolute necessity of our being obedient to the Lord’s call to us in bringing the Good News of eternal salvation through Jesus Christ to a lost and dying world. They are not breaking down the doors to get into our churches to hear the gospel, so we are called to head out to where they are and bring it to them.
I am always thankful when a Biblical Christian rises up, is obedient to Christ, preaches the Word “in season and out of season”… then shares his experiences with the world, further encouraging others to do the same.
I’m truly thankful that Paul is one of the ”Frozen Chosen.” Check out his site by clicking here.
The graduates of our first evangelism class of 2009 numbered twelve out of a starting class of twenty; unfortunately, a 50% drop out rate is the norm. Still, Jesus started with twelve and they turned the world upside down! The top score was earned by John Webber, who discovered how simple and effective biblical evangelism can be. Great job, folks! Let’s go fishin’!
Our next 6 week class starts March 19 and is free with pre-registration, $15.00 at the door. Also, if you would like my teaching and student notes from this class, they are free. All you have to pay is the postage. Leave me a comment if you would like them for your church.
You’re not getting older, you’re getting better. Wait a minute… let me think about that.
Tony is the leader of The Way of the Master’s Ambassadors’ Alliance, an evangelistic training ministry for those who want to fulfill Christ’s command to “Go into all the world and preach the good news to all creation,” effectively! He is now entering the Grampa-ish 46th year (which makes him 45).
Hope Chapel’s very own DMV preacher, “Righteous Richard” Chavarria, made the new cover of Ray Comfort’s book, How to Win Souls and Influence People.(He’s the guy with the lips over his head, according to Way of the Master graphics artist extraordinaire, Dale Jackson.)
Who would have ever thought that a man who had resigned himself to working in his church’s Parking Ministry after retiring from an L.A. City job, would take a step of faith by going to an evangelism class, applying what he learned, then preaching regularly at his local Department of Motor Vehicles? That’s what happened to Richard. Now he’s infamous: Not only is he a big TV star,but a coverboy as well!
Who knows what will happen to you as you witness faithfully, boldly, and fearlessly? I know one thing. You will have the commendation of God.
In the past year that “Righteous Richard” has been preaching at the Department of Motor Vehicles in Hawthorne, Ca., he has gathered these statistics (he’s a bit of a detail guy):
Preached 82 times
Handed out 5,037 tracts
Had a total audience of 3,536 hearers.
Richard reaches more sinners in one day with the biblical Gospel than most mega-churches do in one year!
May you all have a wonderful, peaceful, awesome Christmas! GO TELL IT ON THE MOUNTAIN
THAT JESUS CHRIST IS BORN!
O come, thou Rod of Jesse, free
Thine own from Satan’s tyranny
From depths of Hell Thy people save
And give them victory o’er the grave
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
Shall come to thee, O Israel.
Ho! Ho! Ho! This is yet another Christmas re-post from last year!
We had a singer at our church whose uncle wrote the original Christmas standard, “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas.” He got saved in 1977, then wrote a Christian adaptation of the song which is very good, except for one major theological flaw. Can you guess what it is?
To find out the theological issue, what others thought about the song last year, and our solution to the lyric problem, click here and go to the comments.
Here’s the original Christmas song (Where’s the flaw?):
Have yourself a blessed little Christmas
Christ the King is born
Let your voices ring upon this happy morn
Have yourself a blessed little Christmas
Serenade the earth
Tell the world we celebrate the Savior’s birth
Let us gather to sing to Him and to bring to Him our praise
Son of God and Friend of all
To the end of all our days
Let us proclaim the joyous tidings
Voices raised on high
Send this carol soaring up into the sky
This very merry blessed Christmas lullaby
Let us gather to sing to Him and to bring to Him our praise
Son of God and Friend of all
To the end of all our days
Sing hosannas, hymns, and hallelujahs
As to Him we bow
Make the music mighty as the heavens allow
And have yourself a blessed little Christmas
Have yourself a merry little Christmas
Have yourself a blessed little Christmas now
Yes, Ray Comfort will be turning 39, uh, 49?, well, uh—he’s another year older today, December 5! If you’d like to wish him a Happy Birthday, leave a comment and I will forward this post to him this evening.
On November 18th, 
wrote a few truthful tidbits about Darwin’s misogyny, and the influence Darwinian thought had on Hitler’s Final Solution. 
I have been hitting the streets with my close friend 
rely on the power of God to boldly, but “with gentleness and respect”, proclaim the gospel to a needy world in which ever way they feel led to. Not everyone is called or expected to stand on a box at a street corner and preach the gospel. But we are all called to “do something” as Charles Spurgeon once said.
I am always thankful when a Biblical Christian rises up, is obedient to Christ, preaches the Word “in season and out of season”… then shares his experiences with the world, further encouraging others to do the same.
Hope Chapel’s very own DMV preacher, “Righteous Richard” Chavarria, made the new cover of Ray Comfort’s book, 
Read other “Righteous Richard” postings:
In the past year that “Righteous Richard” has been preaching at the Department of Motor Vehicles in Hawthorne, Ca., he has gathered these statistics (he’s a bit of a detail guy):
