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USC Ugly, Pt. 4: Pooh-Poohed at the Porta-Potty

Nov 14, 2008Steve Sanchez6 CommentsOpen Air, PERSECUTED!

Jesus said “Go!” . Porta-potties are a great place to go because that’s where people have “to go” at the USC pre-game tailgate parties. I didn’t expect to be shouted down, yet I was prepared for the worst. (Read the first 3 parts of “USC Ugly” by clicking here.) At big events like the USC vs.

USC Ugly, Pt. 2: Belial the Behemoth

Nov 12, 2008Steve Sanchez3 CommentsOpen Air, PERSECUTED!

Belial is a pretty strong word, but anyone who tries to interrupt or prevent the preaching of the Gospel is certainly Satanic. We had to be very creative to outwit this son of perdition. (Read Part 1 here) The huge man hated that we were at the USC game to present our message of salvation—again!

USC Ugly, Pt. 1: Police Protection?

Nov 11, 2008Steve Sanchez3 CommentsOpen Air, PERSECUTED!

It’s always a frustrating, humbling thing to be prevented from preaching the Gospel by police, but that’s what happened to me in front of the USC campus last week. I had positioned myself between a construction zone in the center of the street in front of the campus. Trojan fans excited to see their team

Another “DO-NOT” of Open Air Preaching

Nov 7, 2008Steve SanchezEv Tips/Tools, Open Air

“DO-NOT” #4: NEVER GET POLITICAL A preacher of the Gospel must be careful not to get entangled in the affairs of the world when proclaiming the Law and Gospel in the open air. Paul wrote this to a young pastor in 2 Timothy 2:4—“No one serving as a soldier gets involved in civilian affairs—he wants to please

The Not-So-Great Prop 8 Debate

Nov 6, 2008Steve Sanchez21 CommentsE-vangie Tales, Gay community, Open Air, PERSECUTED!

The crowd was big and getting bigger in front of the “No on 8” booth sponsored by the Gay/Straight Alliance Club at El Camino College. There was a heated discussion going on, no… make that an argument, a shouting match, between the Pro-8 and the No-8 people. The gay sympathizers were loudly making their case;