A 54-year-old man was killed Thursday afternoon in what appeared to be a tree-cutting accident. The man had been cutting down the tree when it fell on top of him. State police said the victim was pronounced dead at the scene. The man was set to retire next week from the town’s public works department;
This is probably one the most disturbing accounts of martyrdom I’ve
read. The ultimate sacrifice was paid by Pastor Kim and his congregation in 1950s North Korea. This comes from “Jesus Freaks: Stories of Those Who Stood for Jesus, the Ultimate Jesus Freaks.”
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. They were told, “Deny Christ, or you will die.” But they refused.
At this point the head Communist officer ordered four children from the group seized and had them prepared for hanging. With ropes tied around their small necks, the official again commanded the parents to deny Christ.
PhotoBomb evangelism was a new technique developed at the Santa Monica Pier at the Ambassadors’ Academy last summer. Simply smile when a tourist takes a picture. Then hand them a Gospel tract afterward. Smiles all around! Join us at the end of Route 66 this Saturday for a great time at a destination that is
Apart from being fabulously rich and famous, what else do these celebs have in common? You never know who you will meet when out sharing your faith….
BRAD PITT
“When I got untethered from the comfort of religion, it wasn’t a loss of faith for me, it was a discovery of self,” he says. “I had faith that I’m capable enough to handle any situation. There’s peace in understanding that I have only one life, here and now, and I’m responsible.” From Parade magazine, October 2, 2007.
ANGELINA JOLIE
In the September 6, 2000 edition of The Onion A.V. Club titled “Is There A God?”, 
celebrities were asked the question: Is there a God?
Angelina Jolie: Hmm… For some people. I hope so, for them. For the people who believe in it, I hope so. There doesn’t need to be a God for me. There’s something in people that’s spiritual, that’s godlike. I don’t feel like doing things just because people say things, but I also don’t really know if it’s better to just not believe in anything, either.”
GEORGE CLOONEY
“I don’t believe in Heaven and Hell. I don’t know if I believe in God. All I know is that as an individual, I won’t allow this life — the only thing I know to exist — to be wasted.” From the Washington Post September 28, 1997
BRUCE WILLIS
“Organized religions in general, in my opinion, are dying forms. They were all very important when we didn’t know why the sun moved, why weather changed, why hurricanes occurred, or volcanoes happened.
When to Stop Teaching Evangelism Classes
I received this disheartening message on Facebook from a couple of discouraged evangelists. My answer follows after the video.
Here’s my answer: I, too, have been teaching the class for 5 years. Over a thousand people have attended at least one session. (There is usually a large drop out rate; find out why here.) In my Spring class, no one signed up for the first three weeks. I, too, was told that we’d reached the saturation point—and this was from one of my leaders!
I refused to believe it. So, this is what I did….
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