July, 2011 - Stone The Preacher

My Strange Obsession with Death on Mondays

Jul 10, 2011Steve Sanchez73 CommentsSUDDEN DEATH!

One man, an atheist of course, accused me of being a necromaniac; that is, one who has an abnormal tendency to dwell with longing on death (from Dictionary.com).

No.

I actually have an abnormal tendency to remind people of the fact that they can have eternal life.

Sudden Death: Kite Flying

Jul 10, 2011Steve Sanchez2 CommentsSUDDEN DEATH!

(NewsCore) – SANTA FE SPRINGS, Calif. — Workplace safety officials in California were investigating Saturday the death of a man who died while flying a kite at his office, KTLA-TV reported. The man was flying a kite on the roof of his office building in Santa Fe Springs, Calif. — about 15 miles southeast of

Incident Report, Pt. 2: Our Lawyer’s Letter

Jul 7, 2011Steve Sanchez41 CommentsEv Tips/Tools, PERSECUTED!

(Read part 1 by clicking here.)

Several weeks ago I posted a report about an incident that happened at our local fishing hole, the Redondo Beach Pier. A new, rather over zealous police officer forbade our team from passing out Gospel tracts—even threatening them with a citation if they did not stop— though we were not in violation of any law. (Read about it here.) Our team leader Ed Lee graciously submitted to the officer’s request.

With my Senior Pastor’s approval, I decided to pursue the matter further since I’m the overseer of the evangelism ministry at our church. All I wanted is a letter from our lawyer sent to the police department explaining our First Amendment right to free speech. I’ll explain the effect after you read it. Here it is:

Redondo Beach Police Department
Attn: Chief W. Joseph Leonardi
401 Diamond Street
Redondo Beach, CA 90277

Re: Incident of June 18, 2011

Dear Chief Leonardi:

Please be advised that the undersigned has been consulted by members of Hope Chapel Christian Church in Hermosa Beach California, regarding an incident which occurred on June 18, 2011, while they were peacefully participating in an evangelism outreach program on the Redondo Beach Pier.

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15 Years Married to a Wonderful Woman

Jul 6, 2011Steve Sanchez29 CommentsSpecial Days

I thank God today for my beautiful, wonderful, awesome wife who was given to me in marriage on July 6, 1996—the second most important day of my life! (Click here for the most important day.)

Karen, you are a total blessing to me. Your prayers for our family, my ministry, your undying and unequaled love, are beyond compare.

I love you!

—Steve

P. S. —

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The Everyday Club Report: For June

Jul 4, 2011Steve Sanchez31 CommentsEVERYDAY CLUB

I’m posting this a little late, but here’s your chance to report on how well you did with your evangelistic commitment for the month of June.

If you would like to join this Club, click here for details.

Here’s a special re-post for those who would like to know what to do when when someone wants to hand their Gospel tract back to you:

GO ARMLESS!

What should you do when you hand someone a Gospel tract, they read it, then hurriedly try to hand it back in disgust? Go armless.

Stick your hands in your pockets; twirl around like a whirling dervish; duck out; walk away. There is no obligation on your part to take back what you’ve given away.