At least four people were killed in a blinding sandstorm that created a huge pile-up of cars on a freeway just north of L.A. Dozens of others were injured. “All my family was in this van, all 11,” said Fernando Amaral Pontes, standing near the wreckage of his vehicle on the desert highway.
Spurgeon talks of the perseverence of one open air preacher, John Furz, who encountered a bit of opposition when he preached. “Once recommenced, the fruitful agency of field-preaching was not allowed to cease… The preachers needed to have faces set like flints, and so indeed they had. John Furz says: ‘As soon as I began
Just because someone says they are a Christian does not mean that they are a Christian; talk is cheap. Not many Christians know why they are Christians even if they are Christians. This poor guy didn’t really know what he believes, so I explained to him what he should believe. Then he sang a little
Our evangelism team is heading down to Huntington Beach again where we will join Ray and his Way of the Master crew for an experience to remember! Meet at Hope Chapel at noon. We will leave promptly at 12:30. Read about the first time we preached with Ray and the various techniques he uses to
Our New Neighbor
A new neighbor is moving in next door. My family greeted her kindly and I offered that I was a pastor “at a church just up the street called Hope Chapel.” “Oh,” she replied. “What kind of church is it?” Instead of explaining the complicated distinctions of a Foursquare church, I casually said that we
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