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- [After 2 Years, This Blog is Back!](https://stonethepreacher.com/after-2-years-this-blog-is-back/) - I am heading in a new direction after realizing I am not a church planter or Lead Pastor. Thirteen years in the Hill Country of Texas, the modern equivalent of the backside of Midian, has shown me that my main gifting is Evangelism. So, I'm getting back to my roots. This blog focused on evangelism
- [A Note from the Author](https://stonethepreacher.com/a-note-from-the-author/) - I've been writing on this blog since 2006.... Click here. My name is Steve Sanchez and I was an associate pastor at Hope Chapel, Hermosa Beach, California for over fifteen years where I served as Pastor of Evangelism, Singles, Pro-Life Ministry and Baptisms. I also oversaw half of our church’s 100+ small groups, raising up leaders, and instructing them on how to best care
- [Eaten by Worms](https://stonethepreacher.com/eaten-by-worms/) - Philosopher Friedrich Nietsche declared that “God is Dead.” His battle against God drove him insane. Now, Nietsche is dead. Nobel Prize winning author Sinclair Lewis hated God, wrote “Elmer Gantry” about an alcoholic evangelist/womanizer. He died in Rome as a hopeless alcoholic. Every tyrant will suffer God's divine justice.
- [SO, ARE THEY REALLY SAVED?](https://stonethepreacher.com/so-are-they-really-saved/) - Were my parents really saved?
- [Good Dirt](https://stonethepreacher.com/good-dirt/) - GOD DIDN’T SAVE US TO JUST GO TO CHURCH, sit in a pew, listen, and leave. Many professing Christians don’t even do that. He expects us to be good dirt, producing something. Some don’t understand God’s Word so they don’t obey, ever, and go back to their vomit. Others get excited about Jesus, worship, and
- [Stretch Out Your Hand](https://stonethepreacher.com/stretch-out-your-hand/) - I WAS $30,000 IN DEBT WHEN I GAVE MY LIFE TO THE LORD…. I read this passage as a new believer and wondered if this could apply to my paying it off. Slowly. By faith I would start by sending a few dollars to the credit card company, like stretching out my hand. A small What is God calling you to do that takes a little faith, a little stretching out of your shriveled hand?
- [Better Than Chocolate](https://stonethepreacher.com/better-than-chocolate/) - REALLY? IS THERE ANYTHING BETTER THAT YOU HAVE APART FROM JESUS? Nope. Jesus is better than ice cream. “Lord, you alone are my portion and my cup; you make my lot secure.” (Psalms 16:5) He gives us confidence to face each day. We are secure in him. “The boundary lines have fallen for me in If Jesus was all we had...if our homes, careers and children were taken away, would you curse God and die?
- [Limping to Heaven](https://stonethepreacher.com/limping-to-heaven/) - John Wimber, founder of the Vineyard Movement, said, “Never trust a leader without a limp.”
- [How to Get Light in Your Eyes](https://stonethepreacher.com/how-to-get-light-in-your-eyes/) - Get alone with God. If we neglect to do so, we not only rob ourselves of a blessing but rob others as well, since we will have no blessing to pass on to them.
- [Sweeter Than Honey](https://stonethepreacher.com/sweeter-than-honey/) - A WOMAN IN LONDON STOPPED AT A SHOP AND PAID CASH FOR 10,656 Mars bars. No one bothered to ask why she bought so many, but one person said with great understatement, “Perhaps she had a sweet tooth.” The writer of Psalm 119 had a sweet tooth for the Word of God. He said that
- [For Those in Anguish](https://stonethepreacher.com/for-those-in-anguish/) - Develop a habit of putting God first in your life, reading His Word, meditating, practicing His presence, then the reality of Who he is will become yours.
- [Better Than a Therapist](https://stonethepreacher.com/better-than-a-therapist-️/) - ️ PITY THE POOR CHRISTIANS WHO DON’T KNOW JESUS INTIMATELY. Most of their interpersonal and emotional problems would lessen if they spent significant time with their God, their Creator. He’s the best therapist, psychologist, and psychiatrist, the friend who sticks closer than a brother. Pour out your heart to Him. When your life is collapsing, Jesus is the best therapist, psychologist, and psychiatrist, the friend who sticks closer than a brother.
- [️Answered Prayer: Camels!](https://stonethepreacher.com/️-answered-prayer-camels/) - Crossway did a study on how how long it takes to read the bible in a year: 74 hours, 28 minutes... …or, 12 minutes a day. To read the New Testament in a year? 6 minutes a day.
- [DO IT IN THE MORNING—The Poke-in-the-Eye Devotional, 1/10/24](https://stonethepreacher.com/do-it-in-the-morning-the-poke-in-the-eye-devotional-1-10-24/) - Hudson Taylor said your devotions ought to be in the morning because "You don’t tune up the instruments after the concert is over. That’s stupid.”
- [OLD FOOLS (The-Poke-in-the-Eye Devotional, 1/9/24](https://stonethepreacher.com/old-fools-the-poke-in-the-eye-devotional-1-9-24/) - An old man sat on the examining table in his doctor’s office while having his hearing checked. The doctor poked his light scope in the old man’s ear and said, “Hey, you have a suppository in your ear!” “Rats,” said the old man. “Now I know where my hearing aid went.” Have you ever heard Have you ever heard the expression “Old fool”? The world is full of “old fools” who started out as “young fools” and then simply grew old.
- [SEEK HIM FIRST!](https://stonethepreacher.com/serk-him-first/) - THIS IS MY LIFE VERSE. For 33+ years it has proven absolutely true. It’s in the context worrying. But we serve a God who commands us not to worry because he is our Father and knows what we need. This is why we must seek him first for the rest of our lives. It starts
- [Chief Potato Peeler](https://stonethepreacher.com/chief-potato-peeler/) - Righteous people only have God on their minds twice in a 24 hour period: day and night.
- [The Cambridge 7 Wake-Up Call (Poke-in-the-Eye Devotional for 1/6/24)](https://stonethepreacher.com/the-cambridge-7-wake-up-call-poke-in-the-eye-devotional-for-1-6-24/) - If you have a problem getting up in the morning, you can do what one of “The Cambridge 7” did to make sure he didn’t miss The Morning Watch.
- [H.W.L.W. (The Poke-in-the-Eye Devotional, 1/5/24)](https://stonethepreacher.com/h-w-l-w-the-poke-in-the-eye-devotional-1-5-24/) - It’s hard for me to understand why anyone who calls themselves a Christian would neglect God’s Word.
- [A TALE OF TWO CONVICTS (The Poke-in-the-Eye Devotional, 1/4/24)](https://stonethepreacher.com/a-tale-of-two-convicts-2/) - The other man Igot out of jail and took with him some Bible material. “Have you learned your lesson?” I asked. He said yes. A year later he was found dead.
- [20 Years Sharing My Faith!](https://stonethepreacher.com/20-years-sharing-my-faith/) - I was quite the zealous Gospel proclaimer over the years, handing out perhaps, hundreds of thousands of tracts, preaching in the open air, and, of course, having hundreds of one-to-one conversations, reminding people how they had broken God’s Law and how they needed a Savior to be forgiven.
- [BIG ROCKS FIRST! (The Poke-in-the-Eye Devotional, 1/3/24)](https://stonethepreacher.com/big-rocks-first-the-poke-in-the-eye-devotional-1-3-24/) - WHAT DO YOU SEEK FIRST? Seeking Jesus first means you will have to adjust your daily schedule. It may mean getting up a little earlier. If you miss reading the Word because you are too busy, then you are too busy. There was a time management expert who was speaking to a group of business
- [DON’T BE STUPID! (The Poke-in-the-Eye Devotional for 1/2/24](https://stonethepreacher.com/dont-be-stupid-the-poke-in-the-eye-devotional-for-1-2-24/) - DON’T BE A FOOL! COMMIT TO READ YOUR BIBLE DAILY IN 2024! Be like the great men and women of old who read the Word of God!
- [️ The Poke-in-the-Eye Devotional for 1/1/24](https://stonethepreacher.com/️-thepoke-in-the-eye-devotional-for-1-1-24/) - LET’S READ THRU THE BIBLE AGAIN IN 2024! What’s your daily devotional plan? Here’s mine: I’m reading through the Old Testament, the New Testament, the Psalms twice, and Proverbs, using The One Year Bible. To do this, I must get up earlier. I’ve made this commitment over the last several years: “No read, no
- [Did God Speak? ("Moving On!," Part 4)](https://stonethepreacher.com/did-god-speak-moving-on-part-4/) - My plans are to move to Texas with my family in the next few months to plant a church. I never, ever, ever---Never!---wanted to do this. What changed my mind? A conversation with a friend at Sizzler on June 21, a Friday afternoon.... (Read the beginning of this story by clicking here.) I sat down
- [Hope Chapel, Hill Country? ("Moving On," Pt. 3)](https://stonethepreacher.com/hope-chapel-hill-country/) - I just got back from a week-long trip with my wife to spy out the land of Dripping Springs, Texas, where I believe I am called to plant my church in the near future. (Click here to start at part 1.) Dripping Springs is twenty-five miles from Austin, has a population of 1,800 and...
- ["I'm never leaving California!" (Moving On!, Pt. 2)](https://stonethepreacher.com/im-never-leaving-california-moving-on-pt-2/) - "I'm staying here forever." Whenever the subject of church planting was brought up, either by my pastor or others, I would cringe inside and quickly try to change the subject or quietly move away to another part of the room. I am not interested in church planting; I don't have a heart for it; there
- [Moving On Again in 2023](https://stonethepreacher.com/moving-on-again-in-2023/) - I TENDERED MY RESIGNATION at Community Church of the Hills after eight years of fruitful labor. When I got there in 2015, the Elders told me that they were two weeks away from shutting their doors permanently. As I leave in 2023, the fellowship has the largest attendance ever in over a decade with record
- [7 Years in Texas](https://stonethepreacher.com/7-years-in-texas/) - I arrived in Texas 7 years ago. It has been said that it takes 7 seven years for any great work of God to take effect....
- [The Impossible Task, Pt 2: God's Frustrating Command](https://stonethepreacher.com/an-impossible-task-pt-2-gods-frustrating-command/) - The doors were now closed at Hope Chapel Hill Country, as were every other door in Dripping Springs where I was called to plant a church. But God wasn't done. He wanted me to do something I have never been good at.... (Please start at part 1 by clicking here.) Through this agonizing time when
- [The Impossible Task, Pt. 3: A New Hope](https://stonethepreacher.com/the-impossible-task-pt-3-a-new-hope/) - Closed doors in Dripping Springs. Hope Chapel Hill Country, our church plant, was ending. Yet God told me to wait. And wait. And wait. For what? Possibly this: A man in our congregation said that the pastor of his old church just resigned. I thought about his comment for three days then called an elder
- [The Impossible Task, Pt. 1: Disappointed By God](https://stonethepreacher.com/the-impossible-task-pt-1-disappointed-by-god/) - On June 28, 2015, I preached for the last time at Hope Chapel Hill Country and shut the doors.... I picked up Phillip Yancey’s book, “Disappointment with God,” to get some encouragement because of my depressed state: Our church plant in Dripping Springs, Texas, just wasn't working out. After relocating from L.A. to just outside
- [10 Things God Didn't Tell Me Before Moving to Texas ("Movin' On!" Part 10)](https://stonethepreacher.com/10-things-god-didnt-tell-me-before-moving-to-texas/) - When I got the call from God to move to Texas on June 21, 2013, to plant Hope Chapel Hill Country (read about "my call to Texas" in part 1 by clicking here), I had no idea what was in store for me. I just wanted to be obedient. Within about two months, we sold
- [In the Land of Milk and Honey and Giants (Moving On!, Pt. 9)](https://stonethepreacher.com/in-the-land-of-milk-and-honey-and-giants-moving-on-pt-9/) - God gave me all the confirmations I needed to take the step of faith and move my family to Texas to start a church. My Pastor approved us to go there to spy out the land, so we flew on out. What did we find? (Click here to start at part 1) We found the
- [In the Boss's Office ("Moving On!" Pt. 8")](https://stonethepreacher.com/in-the-bosss-office-moving-on-pt-8/) - I heard the call to go to Texas, made a list of pros and cons, got wise counsel and many confirmations. Did I hear God correctly, or was I making all this up in my mind? It was time to talk to my Pastor. (Start this series at part 1 by clicking here.) Hope Chapel's
- [Confirming My Call ("Moving On!" Pt. 6)](https://stonethepreacher.com/confirming-my-call-moving-on-pt-6/) - Nope, never wanted to plant a church. Wasn't my gift or calling. Had lunch with a friend that got me to thinking. Made a list, checked it twice. Then I made the decision to leave everything I knew--- all my security---and move to Texas. Then God confirmed it. Here's how. Am I nuts? You decide....
- [Counting the Call's Cost ("Moving On," Pt.5)](https://stonethepreacher.com/counting-the-calls-cost-moving-on-pt-5/) - My family's moving to Texas to plant a church soon. It started with a conversation at Sizzler with a friend. Though I never, EVER, wanted to start a church, God was urging me on. But first, I had to count the cost. (Start the series by clicking here.) “Steve, you have been trained for fifteen
- [The Impossible Task, Part 5: This Appointment By God](https://stonethepreacher.com/the-impossible-task-conclusion-this-appointment-by-god/) - Perhaps my time as a vocational pastor wasn't over quite yet. As I stood before this new congregation at Community Church of the Hills I gave my vision for the future. The vote on whether they would want me as their pastor followed. Would I continue in vocational ministry or have to sell life insurance
- [Here We Stand!](https://stonethepreacher.com/here-we-stand/) - HERE WE STAND, 506 YEARS LATER! A wall poster read: “Do you seriously think God can’t use you?” Then it listed a whole lot of people from the Bible who no one would ever think could be used for the furtherance of God’s Kingdom. • Noah was a drunk. • Abraham was too old. •
- [How to Read the Boring Parts of the Bible](https://stonethepreacher.com/how-to-read-the-boring-parts-of-the-bible/) - Skim the boring parts of the bible. It's okay to skim the boring parts of the bible.
- [June is now FIDELITY MONTH!](https://stonethepreacher.com/june-is-now-fidelity-month/) - “Fidelity Month”—a month dedicated to the importance of fidelity to God, spouses and families, and our country and communities.” (FidelityMonth.com) “Fidelity Month”—a month dedicated to the importance of fidelity to God, spouses and families, and our country and communities.” (FidelityMonth.com)
- [Why I Limp](https://stonethepreacher.com/why-i-limp/) - I WALK WITH A LIMP. They say it’s arthritis, but more likely, it’s from years of wrestling with God. I WALK WITH A LIMP. They say it’s arthritis, but more likely, it’s from years of wrestling with God.
- [Pastor Steve Garcia?](https://stonethepreacher.com/pastor-steve-garcia/) - I thought my past family were all hanged.
- [I’m Quitting Social Media](https://stonethepreacher.com/17532-2/) - I’m quitting Facebook, Instagram and all social media. I’m quitting Facebook, Instagram and all social media
- [A Wretch Like Me (Steve Sanchez' Testimony on How He Came to Faith in Jesus Christ)](https://stonethepreacher.com/a-wrtch-like-me-steve-sanchez-testimony-on-how-he-came-to-faith-in-jesus-christ/) - This is the print version of my testimony. The audio version is here. A Wretch Like Me 1 Tim 1:12-17 (August 13, 2010) I’m happy to report that I’m in my 20th year as a born again Christian, and today, I want to tell you how that happened. I’m going to give you my testimony.
- [God First? Or Chores, Work, Kids & Everything Else?](https://stonethepreacher.com/god-first-or-chores-work-kids-everything-else/) - DOES GOD OCCUPY FIRST PLACE IN YOUR LIFE? Vladimir Lenin was the leader who implemented Communism in the Soviet Union. In the early 1900s, he met with a small group of people in London and set down 4 “Totals” for the cause of Communism: 1. Total acceptance of the cause 2. Total dedication to the
- [Calloused-Hearted Me](https://stonethepreacher.com/17513-2/) - TODAY IS SANCTITY OF HUMAN LIFE SUNDAY. This is perfect timing too, because it falls on what would have been the 50th anniversary of that disastrous Supreme Court decision which legalized nationally the tearing to pieces of babies in the womb. I never know what Scriptures will speak to me in my daily reading, but
- [Useless for God?](https://stonethepreacher.com/useless-for-god/) - DO YOU SERIOUSLY THINK GOD CAN’T USE YOU? Moses had anger issues, stuttered, and murdered a man, yet he was God’s chosen vessel to deliver his people from their enemies. Also, remember that Noah was a drunk… Abraham was too old… Jacob was a liar… Leah was ugly… Joseph was abused… Gideon was fearful… Samson
- [The Snake Bite Bible Translation](https://stonethepreacher.com/the-snake-bite-bible-translation/) - PASTOR JAMIE COOTS DIED AFTER BEING BITTEN BY A RATTLESNAKE IN A CHURCH SERVICE. Coots and his followers at “Full Gospel Tabernacle in Jesus’ Name” in Kentucky, believe that God calls them to handle venomous serpents and to drink other poisons. Even if they are bitten, they will refuse medical treatment because they believe that
- [Take One Step in 2023](https://stonethepreacher.com/take-one-step-in-2023/) - GOD DIDN’T SAVE YOU TO JUST GO TO CHURCH, sit in a pew, listen and leave (though many who profess Christ don’t even do that). He expects you to be good dirt, producing something. Some don’t understand God’s Word so they don’t obey ever. Others get excited about Jesus, worship and fellowship, but don’t read
- [The Manger and the Cross](https://stonethepreacher.com/the-manger-and-the-cross/) - I saw a wonderful depiction of baby Jesus by the German artist Beate Heinen years ago, and it is the best depiction of the Christmas story I’ve ever seen. The painting is called "The Manger and the Cross." The newborn Christ-child is in a feeding trough that looks like a coffin. Outside is a path
- [Lead Pearl Harbor Bomber Becomes Christian After Reading Tract](https://stonethepreacher.com/lead-pearl-harbor-bomber-becomes-christian-after-reading-tract/) - Mitsuo Fuchida, lead pilot of the raid on Pearl Harbor, came to know Jesus Christ through a tract handed to him by Jacob DeShazer, a former Doolittle Raider.
- [Why I Kissed Evangelism Goodbye (Kind of....)](https://stonethepreacher.com/why-i-kissed-evangelism-goodbye-kind-of/) - I KISSED EVANGELISM GOODBYE on this day a year ago. Well kind of…. For those who know me, this is an odd confession. On January 1, 2004, I made a commitment to share my every day. Then on July 31st of 2005, I heard “Hell’s Best Kept Secret” after Ray Comfort taught at our church.
- [I Repented From Being an Antichrist](https://stonethepreacher.com/i-repented-from-being-an-antichrist/) - WHO ME? THE ANTICHRIST? Yup. Whoever “denies the Father and the Son is the antichrist”—and I did that gleefully because I was the center of the universe. “Dear children, this is the last hour; and as you have heard that the antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have come.” (1 John‬ ‭2‬:‭18) Not only
- [32 Years a Slave](https://stonethepreacher.com/32-years-a-slave/) - This old photo from my “other life” circa 1980, reminds me of my "stupid 20s," when I had no sense, lived for myself, and cared not a whit about anybody else. I was at Hussong’s Cantina in Ensenada, Mexico, and decided it would be a good idea to dance on top of a table. Suddenly,
- [30 Years a Slave](https://stonethepreacher.com/27-years-slave/) - This old photo from my “other life” circa 1980, reminds me of my "stupid 20's," when I had no sense, lived for myself and cared not a whit about anybody else. I was at a bar called Hussong’s Cantina in Ensenada, Mexico and decided it would be a good idea to dance on top of
- [Meeting the Wurmbrands](https://stonethepreacher.com/meeting-the-wurmbrands/) - Today is the International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church. We prayed for our brothers and sisters in chains this morning, as we do most Sunday mornings at Community Church of the Hills - Johnson City, TX. Richard Wurmbrand brought the plight of persecuted believers to the world's attention in the 60's after spending
- [Alone With God & His Word](https://stonethepreacher.com/alone-with-god-his-word/) - I pity believers who do not spend time with God first thing. They know not what they do…or rather what they don’t do. For most, everything is more important than time spent with Jesus: sleeping 15 minutes longer, newsfeeds, breakfast, work, kids—like I said, everything! But oh, the satisfaction of hearing God’s voice from His
- [The Starfish](https://stonethepreacher.com/the-starfish-2/) - Once upon a time, there was a wise man who used to go to the ocean to do his writing. He had a habit of walking on the beach before he began his work. One day, as he was walking along the shore, he looked down the beach and saw a human figure moving like
- [The Agony & the Ecstasy: 7 Years as Pastor of Community Church of the Hills](https://stonethepreacher.com/the-agony-the-ecstasy-my-first-7-years-as-pastor-of-community-church-of-the-hills/) - Sunday, August 30, marked the official 7-year anniversary of my being the pastor at Community Church of the Hills. When I first started, we had 81 people. Out of that original congregation, 12 still attend. The first year was my honeymoon. It seemed everyone loved me. The second and third year, not so much. I
- [A Tale of Two Convicts](https://stonethepreacher.com/a-tale-of-two-convicts/) - I began my jail ministry three years ago, September 25, 2019, while visiting “Manny,” a man I had never met before. At the request of his brother who lived 5 hours away, he asked me to visit him after finding our church online. I began my jail ministry on this day three years ago, while
- [Don't Fret 'Cuz the Gov'ment](https://stonethepreacher.com/dont-fret-cuz-the-govment/) - I gotta admit, these days, with the way our government is going, it’s getting a little harder not to fret when I see our once great country being ripped from its foundations. 87,000 new tax agents give me little confidence. And they have guns. The mental illness that is trans-affirmation shows that all common sense
- [Was Olivia Newton-John a Christian?](https://stonethepreacher.com/was-olivia-newton-john-a-christian/) - The co-star of one of the most popular musicals of all time, Grease, lost her 30-year-long battle to breast cancer this morning. What were her beliefs? Not much is known specifically, but it appears that she was quite spiritual and a student of many religions. According to the HollowVerse website “she doesn't identify with anything–or
- [Runnin' With the Devil?](https://stonethepreacher.com/eddie-van-halen-in-heaven-or-hell/) - Eddie Van Halen has died. Did he go to Heaven or Hell?
- [Did My Dad Really Believe?](https://stonethepreacher.com/did-my-dad-really-believe/) - My thirty-year-old prayer was answered: Dad made a profession of faith in Christ after 88 years of unbelief. He was no longer headed for Hell but would have eternal life in a place where there’s no more pain and no more tears. But did he, really? I had my doubts…. (Start at part 1 here.)
- [My Dad Finally Dies](https://stonethepreacher.com/my-dad-finally-dies/) - A few days before Father’s Day I got a call from my stepmom: My 88-year-old dad was rushed to the hospital with congestive heart failure and pneumonia. In God’s providence, I had booked my flight to see him several months before and would be there to see him before he passed on; the prognosis didn’t
- [Will It Truly Be Father's Day?](https://stonethepreacher.com/will-it-truly-be-fathers-day/) - I got the call from my stepmom: My 88-year-old dad was rushed to the hospital with congestive heart failure. I rushed to see him on June 15, 2022 with one goal in mind: give him the Gospel of Jesus. When I got saved in 1990, after a life of dissipation and sin, dad didn’t believe
- [America's Christian Roots](https://stonethepreacher.com/americas-christian-roots/) - Since we celebrated Independence Day last week, I thought it important to understand how the majority of its founders acknowledged that God had a hand in building this greatest nation on earth despite what the naysayers and cynics say. American’s confidence and belief in the bible is at an all-time low with only 20% saying
- [Flag Day in Johnson City](https://stonethepreacher.com/flag-day-in-johnson-city/) - Today is Flag Day which commemorates the adoption of the flag of the United States on June 14, 1777 by resolution of the Second Continental Congress. It's wonderful to live in Johnson City, Texas, a town that loves America and celebrates traditions such as Flag Day. Our flag is a symbol of the greatest nation
- [Beyond Thoughts and Prayers](https://stonethepreacher.com/beyond-thoughts-and-prayers-2/) - "Boycott the N.R.A.! "Ban assault rifles!" "Improve background checks!" "Raise the purchasing age to 21!" Those are some of the proposed solutions from one side of the gun violence argument in response to another tragic shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas. The other side? "Arm the teachers!" "Provide better education and training for
- [28 Days Later](https://stonethepreacher.com/28-days-later/) - The preacher was shaking hands with his congregants and saying goodbye after the Easter service. He grabbed one man by the hand and pulled him aside. "You need to join the Army of the Lord!" the preacher exhorted. The man replied, "I'm already in the Army of the Lord, Pastor." Curious, the preacher asked, "How
- [Praying For Johnson City](https://stonethepreacher.com/praying-for-johnson-city/) - If you haven’t noticed, our little “Mayberry” is changing. For those not old enough to remember, Mayberry was the fictional community in the 60’s “The Andy Griffith Show” which served as a metaphor for the perfect place to live. As far as I’m concerned, Johnson City still is, but the big city is creeping in
- [Why We Fast](https://stonethepreacher.com/why-we-fast/) - What is a fast? It’s abstaining from food for a limited period of time to seek God. It’s a denial of self for the purposes of intense spiritual activity. A fast is not eating fast food. 4 Types of Biblical Fasts The Normal Fast: Fasting from all food like Jesus did for 40 days and
- [What is Your Spiritual Gift?](https://stonethepreacher.com/what-is-your-spiritual-gift/) - Here's everything you need to know in under half an hour, including definitions and the answer to the question as to whether the MIRACULOUS GIFTS and SPEAKING IN TONGUES are for today. You may be surprised at my conclusion. Or, maybe not. Click here to watch the 30 minute video. If you want to simply
- [Lord of Earth Day](https://stonethepreacher.com/17317-2/) - I'M NOT AGAINST PRESERVING THE EARTH. I’m against worshiping it. When Pope Francis and other activists treat the world like a sentient being, then I have a problem. "We see these natural tragedies, which are the Earth's response to our maltreatment,” said the pope. "We have sinned against the Earth, against our neighbor and, in
- [Worrying and Wildflowers](https://stonethepreacher.com/worrying-and-wildflowers/) - This is why it's illegal to pick bluebonnets in Texas.
- [I Hate Working Out!](https://stonethepreacher.com/i-hate-working-out/) - I hate working out, still i must do it! I wanna live long. Bill Maher asks, "Have you ever seen a fat 90-year-old?"
- [Don't Waste Your life!](https://stonethepreacher.com/dont-waste-your-life-2/) - As I looked through a box of memories of my dead relatives, I realized that I did not want to waste my life.
- [Elder Abuse, My Mom, and the Sovereignty of God](https://stonethepreacher.com/elder-abuse-my-mom-and-the-sovereignty-of-god/) - Our mom died an "untimely" death. Or, did she?
- [Forgiving Mom](https://stonethepreacher.com/forgiving-mom/) - When I came to Jesus in 1990 as a meth addict, I brought with me a lot of baggage, blaming everyone for who I had become, most especially my mom. She owed me a significant amount of money back then and wasn’t going to pay it back. Being an unbeliever and full of anger and
- [Mom Flies Away](https://stonethepreacher.com/mom-flies-away/) - This is a tribute to my mom, Sandra Turner.
- [Let's Read the Bible Everyday in 2022!](https://stonethepreacher.com/lets-read-the-bible-everyday-in-2022/) - #1 in a 31 part series on the importance of reading your Bible daily.
- [I Resolve to Spend 10 Minutes With God](https://stonethepreacher.com/i-resolve-to-spend-10-minutes-with-god/) - Can you spend 10 minutes with God on a daily basis?
- [Pastor Steve Got a Tattoo](https://stonethepreacher.com/pastor-steve-gets-tattoo/) - MY TATTOO WAS GOING TO BE A REALLY SMALL ONE that simply said, “Mat. 6:33,” the abbreviation for my life’s verse: “But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well” (Matthew 6:33). I wanted to be reminded of it, forever—in ink! It was going to be
- [The Love Heard 'Round the World](https://stonethepreacher.com/the-love-heard-round-the-world-2/) - Forgiveness is unnatural. That's what made what Brandt Jean, an Amish community, and Corrie ten Boom did was so incredible.
- [Why Christians CAN'T Argue With Atheists](https://stonethepreacher.com/why-christians-cant-argue-with-atheists/) - A few years back I posted a video called "Why Christians Don't Argue With Atheists" where I tried to have a conversation with a guy named Ted that went absolutely nowhere. Well, here's another "Ted-like" guy who wanted nothing to do with my answers. What could I do but smile, speak graciously and deliver the
- [The March Everyday Club Report: Righteous Richard's DMV Preaching](https://stonethepreacher.com/the-march-everyday-club-report-righteous-richards-dmv-preaching/) - You never know what will happen when you make a commitment to share your faith. Six years of preaching at a local Department of Motor Vehicles would prove too big a commitment for most people, but not for my good friend "Righteous" Richard Chavarria. Shortly after taking our church's evangelism class and hearing the principles
- [Open Air: AT THE DMV by Richard Chavarria](https://stonethepreacher.com/open-air-at-the-dmv-by-richard-chavarria/) - I got up early Wednesday morning and prayed (4: 20 AM) and asked God to help me, to strengthen me, and to give me wisdom to say what is right. I had committed to doing open air 8 days ago at the Torrance Department of Motor Vehicles, but did not know exactly how to begin.
- [Sin, Opened Eyes & a Fatboy Burger](https://stonethepreacher.com/sin-opened-eyes-a-fatboy-burger/) - A big burger is perfect for a hurting heart.
- [Got Vaxxed 2 Months Ago! Ain't Dead Yet.](https://stonethepreacher.com/got-vaxxed-2-months-ago-aint-dead-yet/) - I got vaccinated and I didn;t turn into a zombie. I didn't even die!
- [My 6:17PM Prayer List](https://stonethepreacher.com/my-617pm-prayer-list/) - Every day my alarm goes off at 6:17PM to remind me to pray for a list of people who need the Lord. Why 6:17? Because that verse is where Elisha prayed to the Lord that he would open his servant’s eyes when they were overwhelmed by God’s enemies. His servant was panicked because the Syrians
- [Father Knows Best](https://stonethepreacher.com/father-knows-best/) - “DID YOU HAVE A HAND IN THE PLANNING OF YOUR DAUGHTER’S ENGAGEMENT?” After DD's boyfriend Zach proposed to DD on the south rim of the Grand Canyon, a few people asked if I was involved. Well, just a little bit: Back in January I met with Zach for lunch to ask him his intentions concerning
- [Why We Need This Day of Prayer More Than Ever](https://stonethepreacher.com/why-we-need-this-day-of-prayer-more-than-ever/) - With things going so bad everywhere, all the time, it's time to pray1
- [Earth Day Shouldn't be Celebrated](https://stonethepreacher.com/earth-day-shouldnt-be-celebrated/) - Celebrate God who created the earth.
- [Pastor Steve's Bio](https://stonethepreacher.com/pastor-steves-bio/) - My name is Steve Sanchez and I was an associate pastor at Hope Chapel, Hermosa Beach California for over fifteen years where I served as Pastor of Evangelism, Singles, Pro-Life Ministry and Baptisms. I also oversaw half of our church's 100+ small groups, raising up leaders, and instructing them on how to best care for our congregation. After living a drug addict's
- [Struggling With Hope](https://stonethepreacher.com/struggling-with-hope/) - Ministry has its many problems.
- [What's so good about Good Friday?](https://stonethepreacher.com/whats-so-good-about-good-friday/) - A humorous way to remember a not-so-humorous event in history.
- [The Ministry of Trouble](https://stonethepreacher.com/the-ministry-of-trouble/) - Pastors should expect rouble, lots of trouble in their ministries.
- [Texas Dead Armadillo Day](https://stonethepreacher.com/texas-dead-armadillo-day/) - Armadillo Al is the reason why it's always summer in Texas.
- [Back Issues of the Weekly Community Church of the Hills' Newsletter!](https://stonethepreacher.com/community-church-of-the-hills-newsletter-johnson-city-texas/) - Click each date for newsletter. January 27, 2021: Our Newest Elder; "The Elder-Led Church" sermon; Bernie Sanders' Memes you didn't see January 20, 2021: "How to Handle President Biden"; Praying for Biden; "What is an Abortion Aboitionist?" Sermon; Still more memes for 2021 January 13, 2021: "The Best Year Ever?"; "Just 4 Claps Away" Sermon
- [How to Handle President Biden](https://stonethepreacher.com/how-to-handle-president-biden/) - There's one thing you can do if you don;t like our current President.
- [What is an Abortion Abolitionist?](https://stonethepreacher.com/what-is-an-abortion-abolitionist/) - w
- [Christmas Vs. ChristMYTHS](https://stonethepreacher.com/christmas-vs-christmyths/) - The real truth about Christmas, tradition, and the Nativity story.
- [Pearl Harbor Survivor Forgives After Japanese Lead Bomber Speaks](https://stonethepreacher.com/pearl-harbor-survivor-forgives-after-mitsuo-fuchida-speaks/) - Here's a touching excerpt about how Pearl Harbor survivor Joe Morgan forgave the Japanese after the naval commander, Mitsuo Fuchida, who led the attack on Pearl Harbor, spoke on the island of Maui ten years after the war: Shortly after the attack, Joe was transferred to another unit on Maui while his previous unit was sent
- [Open Air Preaching Speech](https://stonethepreacher.com/open-air-preaching-speech/) - This is the sermon that our open air preachers preach at the DMV and Social Security offices. Copy it, print it, memorize it, and give it a go. This is about an 8 - 10 minute sermonette, and tells everything a sinner needs to know to repent and trust in the savior. This is adapted
- [Steve Sage is Dead!](https://stonethepreacher.com/steve-sage-is-dead/) - December is always a special time of year because we anticipate the Savior’s birth, but it’s extra-special for me because it marks the anniversary of the death of someone who was a real sore trial to me: me. Thirty years ago, I became a born-again believer in Jesus Christ, and died to myself. I was
- [A Little Bit of Hangin'](https://stonethepreacher.com/a-little-bit-of-hangin/) - Abraham Lincoln once listened to the pleas of the mother of a soldier who’d been sentenced to hang for treason. She begged the President to grant a pardon. Lincoln agreed. Yet, he’s reported to have left the lady with the following words: “Still, I wish we could teach him a lesson. I wish we could
- [Thank the Universe and an Aspargus](https://stonethepreacher.com/thanksgiving-thanks-ungrateful-god/) - American Christians should be the most thankful of all since we really do have the best of both worlds, materially and spiritually. If you’re a Texan Christian, you should be even more thankful because people leave you alone. And you own guns. If you’re a believer in Jesus you have everything you need for life and godliness; you’re blessed with every spiritual blessing. Your sins are forgiven; your future is Heaven. Not only that, you have a relationship with God now, whereas before, you were his enemy.
- [Thoughtfully Thankful](https://stonethepreacher.com/thoughtfully-thankful/) - Psalm 100 is subtitled “A Psalm of Thanksgiving,” and gives us four reminders on how to be thoughtfully thankful to God this Thanksgiving so we won’t get confused and thank a turkey for its giblets. 1st Reminder: SHOUT! “Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth!” (Psalm 100:1) Too many Christians are staid,
- [The Morning After the Election 2020](https://stonethepreacher.com/the-morning-after-the-election-2020/) - Relax. The election is over. This is how.....
- [Every Christian Should Celebrate October 31!](https://stonethepreacher.com/martin-luther-lunatic-for-the-lord/) - There’s a poster in our Youth Wing that says, “Do you seriously think God can’t use you?” Then it lists a whole lot of people from the Bible who no one would ever think could be used for the furtherance of God’s Kingdom. Noah was a drunk. Abraham was too old. Jacob was a liar.
- [How to Leave Your Church](https://stonethepreacher.com/how-to-leave-your-church/) - When you leave your church, tell the pastor.
- [The End of Suicide](https://stonethepreacher.com/the-end-of-suicide/) - I TRIED TO KILL MYSELF IN 1989. Things were tough, I was deeply in debt, drug addicted and thinking things were never going to change. I tried to take the selfish way out because I had no hope. My Uncle Brent shot himself through the heart with a deer rifle when I was a little
- [Dead at 61](https://stonethepreacher.com/dead-at-61-2/) - I TORE THE MINISCUS on my left knee in my sleep. Yeah, in my sleep. The ortho said that this was not uncommon for someone my age. Yeah, my age. I'm 61. People die at age 61. Ernest Hemingway killed himself, as did Anthony Bourdain--at 61. Infamous mobster John Gotti died of throat cancer while
- [To Mask, or Not to Mask? That is the Question](https://stonethepreacher.com/coronavirus-face-masks/) - I've heard the conspiracy theories: "To wear one is to participate in the Great Social Engineering Experiment." "Wearing one is part of a Satanic Plot." "A mask causes us to lose our identities so we can be herded like sheep to be made into Soylent Green." I know the "effectiveness" arguments, too: "Yes, wearing a
- [No Longer "Baby D"](https://stonethepreacher.com/my-first-born-turned-21-today/) - MY "BABY D" IS NO LONGER A BABY, but she's still mine. On this, her 21st birthday, I get choked up as I think about all the wonderfully fun times we had together. From the first day, when I visited you at the hospital in the incubator, and read to you from Matthew chapter 1,
- [Fasting for God](https://stonethepreacher.com/fasting-for-god-sermon-and-notes/) - Why should we fast today? What spiritual benefits can we get from this ancient discipline? Here are 3 reasons why you may want to consider fasting as a regular part of your spiritual life....
- [Thar's a Scorpion in My Bed!](https://stonethepreacher.com/thars-a-scorpion-in-my-bed/) - I found something in my sheets the other night that was way worse than a horse’s head...yes, my Texas nightmare came to pass! I was sound asleep for about an hour and a half when I felt something at my toes, so, I pushed it away with my feet. I tried to think of something
- [A Father's Chief Responsibility](https://stonethepreacher.com/fathersresponsibility/) - HEY, FATHERS! DO YOUR KIDS KNOW THE LORD? Do you have the assurance that they will stand for Jesus in this crazy world that calls evil good, and good evil; that puts darkness for light, and light for darkness? More importantly, do you know for sure that they will go to Heaven and not to
- [Can a Christian be LGBTQ+?](https://stonethepreacher.com/gay-and-christian/) - CAN A PERSON BE LGBTQ+ AND A CHRISTIAN? Yes. And no. Let me address the "yes" first: If someone becomes a Christian, that means that they have acknowledged that they are a sinner and have trusted in Jesus Christ for forgiveness by believing he died, was buried and on the third day rose again (1
- [Why We Are Having Church Indoors](https://stonethepreacher.com/why-we-are-having-church-indoors/) - 94 people were tested at the Covid-19 Mobile Test Site in Blanco County last week and all tested negative! This is why I support the opening of Texas. One man criticized my conviction that we ought to open Texas by posting this: “I love how the ‘right to life’ movement has no problem tossing older
- [Tutti Frutti No More](https://stonethepreacher.com/tutti-frutti-no-more/) - LITTLE RICHARD DIED TODAY. Did he go to Heaven or Hell? He was one of the fathers of rock ‘n roll and described himself as an “omnisexual” where he gloried in a life of pervert practices that included orgies with men and women. Rolling Stone magazine said that his “fervent shrieks, flamboyant garb, and joyful,
- [Are You a Christian C.E.O.?](https://stonethepreacher.com/are-you-a-christian-c-e-o/) - IF YOU ARE A C.E.O., then your big day is this Sunday! C.E.O. = “C.hristmas E.aster O.nly” I was not raised in a religious home so I wasn’t familiar with the traditions surrounding Easter. The church I went to for 23 years after I gave my life to Christ only celebrated Good Friday and Resurrection
- [Great Biblical Valentine's Day Cards](https://stonethepreacher.com/great-biblical-valentines-day-cards/) - Forget those sentimental and sappy Hallmark cards with their treacly rhymes and flowers. How about these Song of Solomon inspired, true romance love language epistles? Perhaps you prefer more theological love languages. Well, here ya go! Okay...this is indeed a bit creepy. Screwtape must have had a hand in this!
- [Eddie Roman's  Podcast Interview With...Me?](https://stonethepreacher.com/steve-sanchez-talks-evangelism-street-preaching-and-how-he-had-to-give-it-all-up/) - Eddie Roman is a producing director and editor at Ray Comfort's ministry Living Waters. His podcast, "Roman's Road with Eddie Roman" talks about Christian evangelism and apologetics through everyday conversations. He interviewed me at the 2020 Shepherds' Conference in L.A. from his car office. I spoke about my days as an active evangelist with The
- [Dead at 61](https://stonethepreacher.com/dead-at-61/) - ERNEST HEMINGWAY KILLED HIMSELF, as did Anthony Bourdain. Infamous mobster John Gotti died of throat cancer while Ma Barker died in a shoot-out. Benito Mussolini was also shot to death. Apart from all of them dying, do you know what else they had in common? They were 61-years-old. I turned 61 a few weeks ago
- [Outed at the Seniors Center](https://stonethepreacher.com/outed-at-the-seniors-center/) - It was bound to happen: the showdown. I lost. For now. It had been brewing for some time because the manager never liked me. Here's a re-cap of what led to my getting the boot today: On Wednesdays for over a year now, I head down to the Hill Country Senior Citizens Activity Center and
- [Is Kirk Douglas in Heaven?](https://stonethepreacher.com/is-kirk-douglas-in-heaven/) - KIRK DOUGLAS DIED TODAY AT AGE 103. What did he believe about God? Did he go to Heaven? In an Esquire interview in 2001 he said this: "The more I've studied the Torah, the less religious I've become, the more spiritual. We Jews are taught to read Hebrew, but we don't know what the hell
- [My Black Heart Changed](https://stonethepreacher.com/my-black-heart-changed/) - “THIS IS WHERE THEY PERFORM THE ABORTIONS,” I said to my beautiful and precious daughters in 2011 as we drove past the innocuous looking building called Family Planning Associates located just a few miles from our home at the time. Making a quick U-turn I parked just up the street from the entrance. A solitary
- [Pro-Life Step in the Right Direction](https://stonethepreacher.com/pro-life-step-in-the-right-direction/) - Abolish abortion now! www.AbolishAbortionTX.org
- [The Importance of Baptism](https://stonethepreacher.com/the-importance-of-baptism/) - On this day 29 years ago, at Hope Chapel Hermosa Beach, I was baptized as an adult, fully immersed in water like Jesus, (and which was the practice of the early church), in the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, in obedience to Jesus’ command in Matthew 28.
- [My 40 Day Fast](https://stonethepreacher.com/my-40-day-fast/) - What is it like to go on a 40 day fast? Pretty darn awful but not as bad as you may think.
- [The Prince of Preachers Gets Saved](https://stonethepreacher.com/the-prince-of-preachers-gets-saved/) - On this day in 1850, my long-dead pastor, Charles Spurgeon, got saved while on his way to church during a snowstorm. 15-year-old Charles ducked into a Primitive Methodist Chapel to escape the snow and sat with a very small congregation to listen to a lay preacher who was filling in for the pastor. Here is
- [What an Epiphany!](https://stonethepreacher.com/what-an-epiphany/) - TODAY IS EPIPHANY ON THE CHURCH CALENDAR! I was saved in a church that was founded during the Jesus Movement in the ‘70s. I went there for 22 years and was a pastor for fifteen. We were a biblically-based, solid, Evangelical church that desired to teach people to live for Christ authentically. But, I never
- [The Great Divide](https://stonethepreacher.com/the-great-divide-3/) - Happy New Year 2020! But why? Do you know what happened 2,020 years ago? It’s been 2,020 years since Jesus Christ was born, that babe in the manger. Every time you look at a coin, it’s a marker of time, a reminder that Jesus Christ came into this world to seek and to save people
- [That Obnoxious Holiday Greeting](https://stonethepreacher.com/that-obnoxious-holiday-greeting/) - Why say Happy Holidays when you can say Merry Christmas, especially in a Christmas kind of town?
- [Deer Hunting in Slippers](https://stonethepreacher.com/deer-hunting-in-slippers/) - Waking up about 6:30AM Sunday morning, I put water on the stove for my coffee then went outside to throw some deer corn. After brushing my teeth, and making the java, I looked out the front window and saw two bucks about 150 yards in front of my home. Because another house was just a
- [Thanking the Universe...and Plants, too!](https://stonethepreacher.com/thanking-the-universe-and-plants-too/) - THE WORST THANKSGIVING SERVICE I ever saw advertised was from a church in Dripping Springs that had a special “Thanking the Earth” ceremony. And the silliest bumper sticker ever stuck to a Hyundai said this: “Did you thank a green plant today?” How far away from God these people are to thank the creation and
- [Beyond Thoughts and Prayers](https://stonethepreacher.com/beyond-thoughts-and-prayers/) - MASS SHOOTINGS ARE IN THE NEWS AGAIN and I hate that I have to write this article. Anticipate more controversy of what could have been done, what should have been done. Also, expect those who offer their thoughts and prayers to be shamed once again. CNN reported that the phrase “thoughts and prayers” had reached
- [Why I Can Never Vote For a Democrat](https://stonethepreacher.com/why-i-can-never-vote-for-a-democrat/) - A WOMAN ASKED ME IF I, AS A PASTOR, GOT INVOLVED IN POLITICS. The pastor at her church refused to talk about political issues and discouraged congregants from doing the same. I assured her that I thought it was a Christian Pastor’s mandate to involve themselves in the issues of the day. There are many
- [5 Reasons People Don't Go to Church Vs. Our Church](https://stonethepreacher.com/5-reasons-people-dont-go-to-church-vs-our-church/) - I adapted this article into a flyer to hand out to visitors to our church and to those in our community. The flyer's title is "5 Reasons for NOT Going To Church." A new survey lists five reasons why people don’t go to church anymore; perhaps these are your reasons, too. Let me convince you
- [Hunting in the Hill Country](https://stonethepreacher.com/hunting-in-the-hill-country/) - A man from our church hunts deer for a very good reason. Is it good enough for you?
- [Liberal Universities: An "F" for Faithfulness](https://stonethepreacher.com/liberal-universities-an-f-for-faithfulness/) - WOULD YOU CONFESS YOUR SINS TO A PLANT? What if you were a seminary student learning to be a minister and this was taught by your professor? Wouldn’t you think something was amiss? Of course, but that’s just what happened at New York’s Union Theological Seminary last week when an image was posted to Twitter
- [The Love Heard 'Round the World](https://stonethepreacher.com/the-love-heard-round-the-world/) - The younger brother of a man who was shot by a former Dallas Police officer stunned the world when, instead of condemning Botham Jean’s killer for shooting him in his own apartment by mistake, said something so outrageous, so ridiculous, so weird, that he must have been an authentic believer in Jesus Christ. What did
- [The Mistake I Refuse to Make](https://stonethepreacher.com/pastors-mistakes/) - I'VE MADE A FEW EMBARRASSING MISTAKES IN MY 22 YEARS AS A PASTOR. Two in particular cause me to get red-faced whenever I remember them: At a Communion service several years back, when reflecting on the punishment Jesus received, I said to the congregation that "Jesus was beatilly bruten on our behalf." I then proceeded
- [B.Y.O.B. to School](https://stonethepreacher.com/b-y-o-b-to-school/) - IT’S TIME TO MAKE A STATEMENT! Do the very rare thing that has been long forgotten. Show that you are different, “Contra Mundum.” Be a quiet rebel by carrying one simple object that declares, “This is the way; walk in it!” Students, bring your Bible to school on Thursday, October 3, to show that you
- [Get Free Stuff!](https://stonethepreacher.com/get-free-stuff/) - “The best things in life are free—and $19.95!” –Billy Mays, famous television pitchman I WENT TO A NEW DENTIST and was impressed by what I received after my initial visit, apart from the good news that I had no new cavities or tooth problems. They gave me a gift bag with all sorts of cool
- [Fathers, Tell 'Em About Jesus!](https://stonethepreacher.com/fathers-tell-em-about-jesus/) - HEY, FATHERS! DO YOUR KIDS KNOW THE LORD? Do you have the assurance that they will stand for Jesus in this crazy world that calls evil good, and good evil; that puts darkness for light, and light for darkness? More importantly, do you have the assurance that they will go to Heaven and not to
- [The Worst Neighbor in the World](https://stonethepreacher.com/the-worst-neighbor-in-the-world/) - THE HARDEST COMMAND IN THE BIBLE is “Love your enemy.” Another tough one is “Love your neighbor.” But what happens if your enemy and your neighbor are one and the same? In the state where I’m from, there was no shortage of bad neighbors; I used to be one of them. But before I was
- [What Will Happen to the Class of 2019?](https://stonethepreacher.com/what-will-happen-to-the-class-of-2019/) - SOME MAY DIE. Most won’t. Some will drop out or change their minds about college, while others will train for a trade. Others may shack up or get married, while the majority, unfortunately, will get their hearts broken. Disease. Setbacks. Disappointments. Freedom and not knowing what to do with it. These are the challenges facing
- [MAKE YOUR BED!](https://stonethepreacher.com/make-your-bed/) - Admiral William H. McRaven, a 40 year Navy Seal, gave some solid advice when it came to being successful in life: “It may seem like a very mundane and insignificant task. But, if you make your bed every morning, you will have accomplished the first task of the day. It will give you a small
- [God Even Saves Serial Killers](https://stonethepreacher.com/god-even-saves-serial-killers/) - "EXTREMELY WICKED, SHOCKINGLY EVIL AND VILE" is the latest sensation on NetFlix, "a chronicle of the crimes of serial killer Ted Bundy, from the perspective of his longtime girlfriend, who refused to believe the truth about him for years." Bundy was a notorious serial killer who confessed to murdering over thirty victims, as well as
- [State of Our Church 2019](https://stonethepreacher.com/state-of-our-church-2019/) - Every year we have an address detailing what we have done at Community Church of the Hills and where we are going. This year's address was inspired by my friend Cher Guevera's Facebook post. If you don't know about Cher, he's a radical, left-wing, communist, queer activist, as well as an anarcho-syndicalist, gender non-conforming, poet,
- [The Voice of the Martyrs](https://stonethepreacher.com/the-voice-of-the-martyrs/) - THE SCARY-LOOKING MAN entered the crowded Syrian church service carrying a small package. Squeezing through the hundreds of worshipers he made his way to the front of the sanctuary where he set the package down in front of the altar while the pastor preached. He then shouted, “Allahu Akbar!” Over and over again the scary man
- [Eating to God's Glory](https://stonethepreacher.com/eating-to-gods-glory/) - HOW MUCH WEIGHT DO YOU NEED TO LOSE? As an American, chances are that you need to shed a few pounds. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 71% of adults aged 20 and over are overweight or obese. It’s no wonder! Finish these 3 sentences to see if you’ve been food brainwashed:
- [Thou Shalt Watch Thy Waistline](https://stonethepreacher.com/thou-shalt-watch-thy-waistline/) - I HAVE A DIRTY LITTLE SECRET: I hate working out! I do it because at almost age 60, I want to make a difference for Jesus for many more years to come; also, I want to live long enough to see my daughters graduate college and get married. I want to die only when I'm
- [The Buck Stops Here](https://stonethepreacher.com/the-buck-stops-here/) - After waiting about five hours in a deer blind (3 hours in the morning, 2 hours in the evening), I shot my first buck in Texas on November 24 at 5:45 p.m. It was a nice 8-pointer. I took it to the processor... And after about 10 weeks, got the meat: 20 pounds of sausage,
- [2019 Will Be the Best Year Ever!](https://stonethepreacher.com/2019-will-be-the-best-year-ever/) - IF I WERE TO GO BACK IN HISTORY IN A TIME MACHINE, I would double check the settings to make sure that I would never have to experience 2018 again, because that darn year will rank as probably the worst year of my life. That’s why I am looking forward to 2019, and you should,
- [A Savior is Coming!](https://stonethepreacher.com/a-savior-is-coming/) - On December 25 the whole world will celebrate the most significant event in human history: the day that God came to earth as a baby. Have you ever stopped to consider why this event is so important, why the birth of Jesus was the apex of human history? This was an event so monumental that
- [Christianity for Both Sides of the Aisle](https://stonethepreacher.com/christianity-for-both-sides-of-the-aisle/) - A recent encounter with two friends caused me to realize that I needed to approach political conversations in a whole different way. With our country divided the way it is, simple dialogues about how government should be run are now a thing of the past. Everyone has their guard up; everybody believes they’re right; all
- [One Issue Caused Me to Vote the Way I Did](https://stonethepreacher.com/one-issue-caused-me-to-vote-the-way-i-did/) - A WOMAN ASKED ME IF I, AS A PASTOR, GOT INVOLVED IN POLITICS because the pastor at her church refused to talk about political issues and discouraged congregants from doing the same. I assured her that I thought it was a Christian's mandate to involve themselves in the issues of the day, one in particular,
- [I Went to Beto O'Rourke's Socialist-Democrat Rally!](https://stonethepreacher.com/i-went-to-beto-orourkes-socialist-democrat-rally/) - YES, I ACTUALLY WENT TO A BETO O’ ROURKE RALLY! If you aren't a Texan, then you need to know that Beto (pronounced Beato in the Hill Country), is Conservative Ted Cruz's liberal arch-rival. But, wait! Before you pick up stones, let me explain. My daughter wanted to go. Since we had not seen each
- [Terrorists in the Elevator, Part 2](https://stonethepreacher.com/terrorists-in-the-elevator-part-2/) - (Read part 1 of this story here.) Lt. Gomez of the estimable Security force at the Galleria mall got me again. I had just exited the elevator last Friday evening and saw him; he saw me, too, but all was cool. I noticed, though, that he glanced at my left hand, the hand holding the million
- [Terrorists in the Elevator: The Rest of the Story](https://stonethepreacher.com/the-rest-of-the-story/) - I've had a few people express concern about my story "Terrorists in the Elevator." It had nothing to do with the sad fact that an evangelist would get the boot from the mall for preaching in an elevator. Nor was the concern focused on the rough treatment I endured at the hands of over-zealous guards. No it had
- [Terrorists in the Elevator! Part 1](https://stonethepreacher.com/terrorist-in-the-elevator/) - You'd think that I was part of Al Queda the way Security swooped down on me. Out of nowhere, right in the middle of a purchase---a gift for my wife---they got me. "You're trespassing!" the over-zealous guard charged. "And you must leave right now!" "What about my purchase?" I protested, putting the gift down. I hung my
- [Going Up?](https://stonethepreacher.com/going-up/) - By Paul LaTour Please note that two one-way elevators will be in service on Judgment Day: Up for the righteous, down for the self-righteous. No stopping on Limbo or Purgatory floors as they never existed anyway. Elevator service will cease to operate at Day’s end…forever. Steve and Ray: Great service, boys! And thanks for the
- [When God Doesn't Heal, Part 2](https://stonethepreacher.com/when-god-doesnt-heal-part-2/) - “What a long, strange trip it’s been” is an album title from the 60’s band Grateful Dead; it also sums up the last five years of my life here in Texas. I moved here from L.A. on September 29, 2013 and it has been quite the roller coaster. There were more hardships, losses and disappointments
- [When God Doesn't Heal, Part 1](https://stonethepreacher.com/when-god-doesnt-heal-part-1/) - I WAS MAD AT GOD. My daughter was sick and getting progressively worse; we were headed to the hospital and I couldn’t afford another emergency bill. And He wasn’t doing a darn thing about it. Earlier in the week my High School Senior had complained about some pain. I asked her to tell me that
- [Doing the Gospel Different](https://stonethepreacher.com/doing-it-different/) - How do feel about Christians who present the message of Jesus a little creatively? What is your first reaction to someone proclaiming the Gospel in what you perceive to be an unseemly or undignified manner? Are you happy and excited or embarrassed and ashamed that they are a brother or sister? There are many different
- [What to Do About President Trump](https://stonethepreacher.com/what-to-do-about-president-trump/) - THE ELECTIONS HAVE BEEN OVER FOR NEARLY TWENTY MONTHS. Half of Americans are rejoicing, the other half cursing over the election of President Donald Trump. Regardless of how you voted or whether you are happy or sad, laughing or mad, there’s something you can do that can and will change the course of this country,
- [Ambassadors' Academy Pt. 3: Tracts for Travolta](https://stonethepreacher.com/ambassadors-academy-tracts-for-travolta/) - I was hoping for something special on Hollywood Blvd. as 50 evangelism students from the Ambassadors' Alliance, a new evangelism training ministry from Ray Comfort, arrived in Tinseltown---and it happened: A huge crowd gathered across the street from Grauman's Chinese Theatre. What was going on? Didn't know for sure, but the crowd was huge... We rushed over to
- [Ambassadors' Academy Action Part 1](https://stonethepreacher.com/ambassadors-academy-action-1/) - It was a great time at The Way of the Master's Ambassadors' Alliance, an intensive three day evangelism training where I served as a team leader of nine committed evangelists. Nearly fifty people from around the country and around the world came to hear excellent teaching from the staff of WOTM and to be trained---hands
- [Ambassadors' Academy Pt.10: The Conclusion](https://stonethepreacher.com/ambassadors-academy-pt10-the-conclusion/) - (Read part 1-9 by starting here.) What is my conclusion after having the privelege of leading nine students at the first-ever evangelism training put on by the best evangelism ministry in the world? Everybody needs to go. Though I have been sharing my faith nearly everyday since January 1, 2004, I have never had a
- [Ambassadors' Academy Pt.9: Revenge of the Rickshaws](https://stonethepreacher.com/ambassadors-academy-pt9-revenge-of-the-rickshaws/) - (Read parts 1-8 by clicking here!) It was horrible. Awful. Stomach-churning. I wanted to turn my head to avoid the tragedy that was destined to happen. I didn't. But what I witnessed, no man should ever see... The persecution took place at Huntington Beach during the last day of training at the Ambassadors' Academy, a
- [Ambassadors' Academy Pt. 8: Backflips for Satan](https://stonethepreacher.com/ambassadors-academy-pt-8-backflips-for-satan/) - (Read parts 1-7 with succeeding links by clicking here.) Tomorrow you will read about how one evangelism student from The Ambassadors' Alliance was severely persecuted by rent-a-rickshaw bicyclists. The second day of evangelism training was located in Huntington Beach. Watch as a man possessed by a clown demon does backflips during a very serious Gospel
- [Ambassadors' Academy Pt. 7: The Pusher, the Preachers, & the Chicken Lady](https://stonethepreacher.com/ambassadors-academy-pt-7-the-pusher-preachers-the-chicken-lady/) - (Read parts 1-6 with succeeding links by clicking here.) I laughed to myself. At the first day's training of the Ambassadors' Alliance, a ministry where people from all over the country came to be coached in a three day evangelism bootcamp, a couple of the teachers assured the class that no one would be pushed
- [Ambassadors' Academy Pt. 6: The Shame of the Starstruck Preacher](https://stonethepreacher.com/ambassadors-academy-the-shame-of-the-starstruck/) - (Read parts 1-5 with succeeding links by clicking here.) Last week I wrote about how I totally blew it on Hollywood Boulevard. I was demonstrating to the students attending an evangelism bootcamp put on by Ray Comfort's ministry, the importance of open air preaching in the midst of distractions. As I started to preach John
- [Ambassadors' Academy Pt. 5, Quote of the Week: The Angel](https://stonethepreacher.com/quote-of-the-week-the-angel/) - "Thanks for bringing sound doctrine to the Boulevard." ---The man on a bicycle's cheerful encouragement as he handed us two bottles of water while leaving Hollywood Blvd. after a day of evangelism training with the Ambassadors' Alliance, a new evangelism bootcamp from Ray Comfort's Ministry, Living Waters. (Read part 6 by clicking here!)
- [Ambassadors' Academy Pt.4: The Hollywood Walk of Weird](https://stonethepreacher.com/the-hollywood-walk-of-weird/) - Evangelism students from across the nation got an eyeful on Hollywood Boulevard. When they signed up to be a part of the Ambassadors' Alliance evangelism bootcamp, a new ministry started by The Way of the Master, I'm sure they never expected the wide array of interesting characters they'd see while practicing their evangelistic chops. Student Jennifer
- [Ambassadors' Academy Part 2: Saving Shrek](https://stonethepreacher.com/ambassadors-academy-saving-shrek/) - One of the benefits of sharing our faith on Hollywood Blvd., like we did as members of the Ambassadors' Academy last week, was that we had the opportunity to meet up with some very strange characters---and sometimes they even wear costumes! An evangelism student from Texas, Alan Lee, tried to salvage the little green soul
- [Stevie's Wonder](https://stonethepreacher.com/stevies-wonder/) - At the Martin Luther King Jr. Parade I had the opportunity to hand Steveland Hardaway Judkins, aka Stevie Wonder, a Giant $100.00 bill Gospel tract signed, sealed, delivered; it was a bit of a challenge though. I had to call out "Hey Stevie! Hey Stevie! Hold out your arm! I've got a Giant $100.00 bill for
- [Sharing Your Faith with One Question. Only.](https://stonethepreacher.com/sharing-faith-one-question-only/) - It is possible to share your faith using Gospel tracts by asking one question and one question only. Seriously. All you have to do is make this query using a six-word question, then run away. When you ask it, the person will receive all the information they need to go to Heaven if they choose.
- [The Solution to Suicide](https://stonethepreacher.com/the-solution-to-suicide/) - Kate Spade and Anthony Bourdain took their lives despite the fact that they were rich and famous because they had no hope. What if they had found it?
- [The Titanic Evangelist](https://stonethepreacher.com/the-titanic-evangelist/) - JOHN HARPER was an evangelist on the Titanic. On the anniversary of this tragedy, after 1,517 people perished in a watery grave, I want to remember a man of God who provided hope for those who had little aboard the Titanic. Here's an excerpt from the Baptist Press on this great man: When the Titanic
- [My Queer, Communist Friend](https://stonethepreacher.com/my-left-wing-queer-communist-friend/) - I WISHED A HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY RADICAL, LEFT-WING, COMMUNIST, QUEER ACTIVIST, 30-year-old Facebook friend whose nom de plume is Cher Guevara. He would add this to his description: He would add this to his description: “anarcho-syndicalist, gender non-conforming, poet, journalist, performance artist, actor.” We have had many spirited yet respectful conversations over the past few years.
- [Malevolent Marriages/Great Gospel](https://stonethepreacher.com/bad-marriagesgreat-ministries/) - Most people know that John Wesley was the founder of the Methodist Movement and a preacher who God used to bring about the Great Awakening in the 1700s. What most may not know is that he had a lousy marriage. William Carey is considered the father of modern missions, but did you know that he,
- [Beating the Atheist](https://stonethepreacher.com/beating-the-atheist/) - WHEN I SEE GOD, I WILL TELL HIM THAT HE’S A NUT JOB!” said Rich the Atheist during a conversation I had with him on a college campus. Why would Rich utter such blasphemous words? Because he got so frustrated with the way I argued my points. And you can frustrate your own atheist friends as well!!!
- ["PLEASE STEP AWAY, SIR!"](https://stonethepreacher.com/the-state-troopers-shut-me-down/) - “DPS TROOPERS DIRECT REV. STEVE SANCHEZ OF JOHNSON CITY to step away from abortion rights demonstrators during the Texas Rally for Life at the Capitol on Saturday January 27, 2018.” That was the caption of this photo taken by Jay Janner of the Austin American-Statesmen. You may be wondering what I did. Just exercising my
- [Rally for Life!](https://stonethepreacher.com/rally-for-life/) - Today is Sanctity of Human Life Day, the day we remember that infamous decision 45 years ago when the Supreme Court made abortion legal. Since that time, close to 60 million babies have been aborted in our nation.
- [Pre-born Vs. Newborn Differences](https://stonethepreacher.com/pre-born-vs-newborn-differences/) - Scott Klusendorf says that there are only four differences between a pre-born and newborn. He uses the acronym S.L.E.D. Size: Does how big you are determine who you are? Level of development: Are 20-year-olds more human than 14-year-olds, since they are smarter and stronger? Environment: Does being inside a house make you more or
- [2 Simple Resolutions](https://stonethepreacher.com/2-simple-resolutions/) - Instead of failing at your New Year's resolutions, how about if you just make two?
- [40 Days Past My 40 Day Fast](https://stonethepreacher.com/40-days-past-my-40-day-fast/) - This is what I learned 40 days after my 40 day fast and what changed in my life.
- [Love That Neighbor?](https://stonethepreacher.com/our-neighbors-called-the-sheriff-on-us/) - The hardest command in the Bible, (and there are a lot of them), has to be "Love your enemy." Another tough one is "Love your neighbor as yourself." But what happens if your enemy and your neighbor are one and the same? My wife and I have experienced a lot of bad neighbors in our
- [DeathBeth.com: SCARIEST. Website. Ever.](https://stonethepreacher.com/deathbeth-com-scariest-website-ever/) - Want a good Halloween scare? Try this horrible website: DeathBeth.com
- [I'm Out of the Closet Today](https://stonethepreacher.com/out-of-the-closet/) - I'm finally confessing that I have come out.
- [Handing Out the "180" Movie (and how I beat Ray Comfort)](https://stonethepreacher.com/handing-out-the-180-movie-and-how-i-beat-the-ray-comfort-staffer/) - The challenge was to see how who could hand out the most 180Movie DVDs, a powerful 30 minute documentary that has been seen for free by over 5 million viweres on YouTube. I beat a Living Waters staffer and Ray Comfort as well.
- [The Death of the Nutty Professor](https://stonethepreacher.com/the-death-of-the-nutty-professor-jerry-lewis/) - When celebrities pass on, I’m always curious about whether they knew Jesus because I’d like to meet them someday in Heaven. Unfortunately, Jerry Lewis did not talk much about his religious beliefs or God, which may offer up a clue to his beliefs, or, non-beliefs. Where do you think Jerry was with God?
- [Dunkirk and the Missed Miracle](https://stonethepreacher.com/dunkirk-and-the-missed-miracle/) - The excellent film from Christopher Nolan left out the most amazing fact from his telling of this true account.
- [Hurricane Harvey: Chick-Fil-A to the Rescue](https://stonethepreacher.com/hurricane-harvey-chick-fil-a-to-the-rescue/) - Flood victim, J. C. Spencer called Chick-Fil-A with his order: "Two grilled chicken burritos with extra egg—and a boat." They sent the boat.
- [The Teddy Trillion Six Year Anniversary!](https://stonethepreacher.com/introducing-the-teddy-trillion/) - This popular gospel tract can be yours for free when you read this article.
- [The Horrible Incident at Stripes](https://stonethepreacher.com/the-horrible-incident-at-stripes/) - I shared the Gospel and got in trouble.
- [Wanna Help Support the Sanchez Family in Texas?](https://stonethepreacher.com/wanna-help-support-the-sanchez-family-in-texas/) - I'm only posting this because some people have asked how they might help out.... The gracious and generous people of Community Church of the Hills supports 2/3 of my salary. The other third comes out of a “Designated Fund” at Hope Chapel Hermosa Beach which ends in July of 2018. My wife works as a
- [Celebrating 12 Years of Recovery Today!](https://stonethepreacher.com/celebrating-6-years-of-recovery-today/) - Yes. That's right. I've been a Christian for almost 27 years and a pastor for over 20, yet 12 years ago I gave up something that I held on to for a long time. Furthermore, eight years ago I was an active member of A.A. How could this be? Have I been the biggest hypocrite
- [BY THE NUMBERS: Community Church of the Hills Attendance 2015-Present](https://stonethepreacher.com/by-the-numbers-community-church-of-the-hills-attendance-2015-present/) - Here is a perspective on small churches, one of which I pastor.
- [Defending the Gospel](https://stonethepreacher.com/defending-the-gospel/) - (This article was written on August 2, 2005, two days after I heard "Hell's Best Kept Secret" for the first time.) It’s amazing the flack I’ve received as I’ve tried to witness to people about the love of Christ everyday---the flack that has come from Christians…. I’ve been writing E-vangie Tales for a year now
- [Can an LGBTQ Person Be a Christian?](https://stonethepreacher.com/can-a-lgbtq-person-be-a-christian/) - Is it possible for a LGBTQ Person to be a Christian? The answer may surprise you.
- [Our Gay Waiter's "Good" News](https://stonethepreacher.com/our-gay-waiters-good-news/) - When our gay waiter announced he was getting married I said one word that brought the wrath of the Christian community.
- [America the Beautiful?](https://stonethepreacher.com/america-the-beautiful/) - There is ample evidence that we may not be one nation under God anymore.
- [The Numbers Game](https://stonethepreacher.com/the-numbers-game/) - People say that church isn't about the numbers. I say it is. Here's why:
- [ON THIS DAY...from 2013 to 2017!](https://stonethepreacher.com/on-this-day/) - The past three years, Facebook reminds me, God has been incredibly faithful through the darkest of times.
- [Religion Stinketh!](https://stonethepreacher.com/pastors-p-o-v-religion-stinketh/) - Who likes "religion"? No one. Here's a better way.
- [Why the Atheist Mocked My Blog](https://stonethepreacher.com/why-the-atheist-mocked-my-blog/) - Why no one reads blogs about evangelism, especially this one.
- [The Un-American Religion](https://stonethepreacher.com/the-un-american-religion/) - This is what happens to Christians who stand up for their faith and are face down by atheist Senators.
- [The Fuss Over a President's Severed Head](https://stonethepreacher.com/the-fuss-over-a-presidents-severed-head/) - Here's what Christians ought to do when an atheist holds up an image of a President's severed head.
- [On Hitler, Auschwitz and Forgiveness](https://stonethepreacher.com/on-hitler-auschwitz-and-forgiveness/) - What happens when a former death camp survivor meets a former SS guard years later?
- [Nada](https://stonethepreacher.com/nada/) - Do Facebook ads work? Here's what happened with our church when we advertised for our Easter service.
- [Get Promoted, CEO!](https://stonethepreacher.com/get-promoted-ceo/) - What is Holy Week? Why is it important? Is there something to remember on each day after Palm Sunday?
- [Seven years ago...](https://stonethepreacher.com/seven-years-ago/) - ...my beautiful second daughter, Laurel Ann, was born on All Saints Day! And she's more than a saint, she's our little angel! AND THIS WAS HER GIFT WHEN SHE AWOKE THIS MORNING: A BUNNY! AND HER REACTION? Laurel Ann made her stop light preaching debut---preaching a full forty second message---last week on the corner of
- [Baby Baptism](https://stonethepreacher.com/baby-baptism/) - My daughter at 9 gets baptized. Are you?
- [Walking the Cross](https://stonethepreacher.com/walking-the-cross/) - What's it like to carry a big ole heavy cross through America?
- [Amarillo Al the Armadillo](https://stonethepreacher.com/amarillo-al-the-armadillo/) - There's a strange tradition in Texas on how to tell if winter is over and it involves an armadillo.
- [Arresting Truth](https://stonethepreacher.com/arresting-truth/) - Two men were arrested in the UK for speaking the truth. What did they say that was so illegal?
- [Praying for the Poor Paralyzed Puppy](https://stonethepreacher.com/praying-for-the-poor-paralyzed-puppy/) - The paralyzed dachshund looked so sad, I prayed for him...and never expected this would happen.
- [BOO!: FRANKENwitness!!!](https://stonethepreacher.com/frankenwitness/) - We are about to unfold the story of Frankenstein, a man of science who sought to create a man after his own image without reckoning upon God. It is one of the strangest tales ever told. It deals with the two great mysteries of creation – life and death. I think it will thrill you.
- [Mad Mike: Volley-Bawling](https://stonethepreacher.com/mad-mike-volley-bawling/) - The adventures continued as I trailed Mad Mike, The Long Island Loudmouth, to another location on the Huntington Pier after he preached---from the pier---to surly surfers between sets during a recent Ambassadors' Academy evangelism bootcamp.... He now spotted some guys on the south side of the pier engaged in a very fevered volleyball match. Undaunted by the
- [Meet Mad Mike, Long Island Loudmouth](https://stonethepreacher.com/meet-mad-mike-long-island-loudmouth/) - I learn all kinds of stuff when I go to the Ambassadors' Academy, a four day intensive evangelism bootcamp from The Way of the Master. Even though I go as a team leader, I am amazed at what some of the "students" do when encouraged to do more than they think they can do. Case in point: I met
- [UNPRECEDENTED PRESIDENTIAL PETITIONS](https://stonethepreacher.com/unprecedented-presidential-petitions/) - This is what happened at the most God-honoring Inauguration in history!
- [Super Bowl Faith](https://stonethepreacher.com/super-bowl-faith/) - Superbowl 51 and the Christian life have a lot in common.
- [The Worst Day in America](https://stonethepreacher.com/the-worst-day-in-america/) - The worst day in America happened and changed the whole course of history for women.
- [Parade Gap Preaching](https://stonethepreacher.com/parade-gap-preaching/) - Parades are a great venue for preaching the Gospel---especially when there is a big gap between you and the marching bagpipers. Here's a review of my video from one of my many, many atheist YouTube fans: abuchanan821 (19 hours ago): Steve, I just randomly came across 3 of your videos. I just want you to
- [2016 Celebrity Deaths & God](https://stonethepreacher.com/2016-celebrity-deaths-god/) - What did those celebrities who died in 2016 believe about God?
- [Martyrs? Those Bible-Reading DMV Guys](https://stonethepreacher.com/martyrs-those-bible-reading-dmv-guys/) - Here's an update from a post about a month ago. Advocates for Faith & Freedom recently filed a lawsuit against the California Highway Patrol when three men from Hemet, California, were arrested for reading the Bible out loud in front of the DMV. The facts are indisputable because the entire arrest was recorded. The video
- [Lost Liberties/USA: DMV Bible Reader Arrested](https://stonethepreacher.com/lost-libertiesusa-dmv-bible-reader-arrested/) - Mark and Brett are friends of mine. I've served with them at a few Ambassadors' Academies as leaders of various evangelism teams. They were arrested for reading the Bible at the Department of Motor Vehicles in California. (Read the account here.) What do you think? (By the way, what the police call "Captive Audiences," we
- [The Great Divide](https://stonethepreacher.com/the-great-divide-2/) - Why is it the year 2017? Why do we mark time as we do? One simple answer.
- [The Great Divide](https://stonethepreacher.com/the-great-divide/) - It’s 2016! Happy New Year! But why? Do you know what happened 2,016 years ago? Over the last several weeks I posed that question to various people in different locales, from Panda Express, to Costco, to Whole Foods Market. And only one person answered correctly. What happened? Simply the most significant event ever…. It’s been
- [Unthinkable! A Charlie Brown Christmas almost didn't happen!](https://stonethepreacher.com/unthinkable-a-charlie-brown-christmas-almost-didnt-happen/) - A Charlie Brown Christmas
- [Unfriended By Politics](https://stonethepreacher.com/unfriended-by-politics/) - This is what happens when you forget you are a Christian and go overboard with politics.
- [Thanks for Nothing](https://stonethepreacher.com/thanks-for-nothing/) - Is there any reason to thank a plant or the earth?
- [Guess Who Will Never Get Elected President?](https://stonethepreacher.com/guess-who-will-never-get-elected-president/) - Anyone has a shot at being President of the United States someday except this one type of person.
- [Why I'm (Still) Voting for Trump](https://stonethepreacher.com/why-im-still-voting-for-trump/) - Trump is vulgar, crude and despicable. Yet, as a pastor, I'm still voting for him. Here's why.
- [Babies Are Murdered There! (Planned Parenthood's 100 Year Anniversary)](https://stonethepreacher.com/babies-are-murdered-ther/) - Today marks the 100th Anniversary of Planned Parenthood. Time to re-post an experience from April 14, 2013 when I had when I protested at a local abortion clinic weekly in California. I may restart this activity again at Austin's Planned Parenthood facility. Who's interested? Most Thursdays I head down to our local abortion mill, Family
- [My Strange Dream (came true)](https://stonethepreacher.com/my-strange-dream-came-true/) - My dream from two years ago literally came true. And I didn't even know it!
- [Evangelism Gone Wrong, Pt. 16: Lady Gaga Gets a Gospel Tract](https://stonethepreacher.com/evangelism-gone-wrong-lady-gaga-gets-a-gospel-tract/) - Here's a classic example of how never to hand out a gospel tract. This evangelist, videotaped by Lady Gaga's film crew, missed a golden opportunity to be nice to a big name celebrity as he gave her a tract with the message of everlasting life. (Start at part 1 of this series by clicking here.)
- [Rock'n Rollen's Ridiculous Religion](https://stonethepreacher.com/rockn-rollens-ridiculous-religion/) - Remember the John 3:16 guy who showed up at sporting events in the 70s? He's in jail now.
- [Answering the UT Skeptic's Email](https://stonethepreacher.com/answering-the-ut-skeptics-email/) - I answered an email from a UT student who objected to our use of fake money Gospel tracts.
- [My Strange Dream](https://stonethepreacher.com/my-strange-dream/) - I'm re-posting this article from September 13, 2014 because today, I realized, the dream came true. See the postscript at the bottom of the post. I have a new Pentecostal friend who has proven to me that he walks with the Lord. I met Amalio a few weeks ago when I was searching for a
- [Those Dang Intolerant Liberals!](https://stonethepreacher.com/he-called-me-a-nazi/) - I was reminded how intolerant the left really is when I talked about abortion to a protester who hated my ideas and called me a Nazi.
- [Evangelistic Tipping or Giving Gospel Gratuities](https://stonethepreacher.com/evangelistic-tipping-or-giving-gospel-gratuities/) - Never give a gospel tract instead of tip to your server. Here's why.
- [Evangelistic Tipping](https://stonethepreacher.com/the-everyday-club-january-report-evangelistic-tipping/) - A few years ago, after eating a meal in a restaurant, getting the bill and leaving a "tip," a misguided pastor complained, "I Give God 10% Why do you get 18?" on her Applebee's receipt after having to leave an 18% gratuity for her party of ten. A photo of the receipt went viral, the waitress
- [I Got Kicked Out of a Restaurant!](https://stonethepreacher.com/i-got-kicked-out-of-a-restaurant/) - A little story had a big consequence.
- [Austin Pride Parade Evangelistic Outreach & Training, August 27](https://stonethepreacher.com/austin-pride-parade-evangelistic-outreach-training-august-27/) - The Austin Pride Parade Outreach and training will help you to be winsome, gracious and tactful as you share your faith with the gay community.
- [Pokémon GO Into All the World](https://stonethepreacher.com/pokemon-go-into-all-the-world/) - Pokémon GO has many similarities to the Gospel. Kind of.
- [My Great Evangelism Adventure, Part 7: Open-Air Preaching with Ray Comfort](https://stonethepreacher.com/open-air-preaching-with-ray-comfort/) - Over the last two Saturdays the evangelism team has gone down to Huntington Beach to experience Ray Comfort and his seven-foot gorilla named Link. He stands on a box and proclaims the Gospel to all who would stand around and listen to him preaching in the open-air like the evangelists of old: Wesley, Whitefield, Spurgeon---all
- [Gay Pride Parade, Pt. 7: "Pride" and Attitude](https://stonethepreacher.com/gay-pride-parade-pt7-pride-and-attitude/) - A great attitude can make all the difference when entering into hostile territory with the good news of Jesus Christ. At the 39th Annual West Hollywood Gay Pride Parade we knew we weren't welcome as Christian evangelists, so we came armed to the teeth, battle-ready. rucksacks packed with... great attitudes! (Start at the beginning of
- [Gay Pride Parade, Pt. 6: "Pride" and Perdition](https://stonethepreacher.com/gay-pride-parade-pt-6-pride-and-perdition/) - The attitude toward Christians and God at the 39th Annual West Hollywood Gay Pride Parade is distilled perfectly in this conversation with a gay man. He was so intent on defending his views and positions about religious people and their Creator that I couldn't---and wouldn't---tell him the Gospel. Why would I bother explaining how he
- [Gay Pride Parade, Pt. 5: "Pride" and Joy](https://stonethepreacher.com/gay-pride-parade-pt-5-pride-and-joy/) - A friend asked me, "When do you dust your feet off?" This was a reference to Jesus telling his twelve disciples, "If anyone will not welcome you or listen to your words, shake the dust off your feet when you leave that home or town." And make no mistake about it, fifteen evangelists were not exactly welcomed
- [Gay Pride Parade, Pt.4: "Pride" and Reality](https://stonethepreacher.com/gay-pride-parade-pt4-pride-and-reality/) - The photos that you will see in this article are shocking, but for a reason different than you might think. I was careful not to record the wanton depravity and lewdness that was an essential part of this parade, not wanting to glorify in any way what God condemns as wickedness. But the truth must
- [Gay Pride Parade, Pt. 3: "Pride" and "Tolerance"](https://stonethepreacher.com/gay-pride-parade-pt-3-pride-and-tolerance/) - How tolerant was the gay community toward the 15 evangelists who attended their Gay Pride Parade in West Hollywood? Not very. Even though we were determined to be friendly, kind, loving and winsome in our attitudes toward this group, you'll see by the comments below that they don't necessarily practice "tolerance" as much as they preach it. Read some
- [Gay Pride Parade, Pt. 2: "Pride" and Prejudice](https://stonethepreacher.com/gay-pride-parade-pt-2-pride-and-prejudice/) - Hate would not be too strong a word to describe the attitude of the people toward our evangelism team as we covertly attended the 39th Annual West Hollywood Pride Parade. They hated our values, they hated our God... though they did like Jesus: Jesus Smith. Yes, they loved another Jesus---not our Jesus---a Jesus who was tolerant, a Jesus
- [Gay Pride Parade, Pt. 1: "PRIDE" Goes Before the Fall](https://stonethepreacher.com/pride-goes-before-the-fall-part-1/) - Note the address of the building on the right of the exit of the Pride Festival. Fifteen evangelists considered that to be a foreshadowing of what was to come as we attempted to reach a few of the estimated 400,000 revelers attending the 39th Annual West Hollywood Pride Parade with the Gospel of Christ. Parades are typically happy, fun, and
- [Interview with a Gay "Christian"](https://stonethepreacher.com/interview-with-a-gay-christian/) - Last year, I interviewed Rich at the 2012 West Hollywood Pride Parade and asked some very pointed questions about where he would spend eternity. Well, to my delight, I saw him again and he remembered us as the friendly Christians. (The "Christian Thugs" were just down the street. More on them next week. By the
- [The Not-So-Great Prop 8 Debate](https://stonethepreacher.com/the-not-so-great-prop-8-debate/) - 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;
- [The Wrath of God](https://stonethepreacher.com/the-wrath-of-god/) - The 2 minute video below illustrates the current thinking about God from the man on the street. When I asked people on The Strand in Hermosa Beach if God is a God of wrath, people overwhelmingly said no. Surprised? I used this as an illustration from a sermon I preached over the weekend called "The
- [Witnessing to Homosexuals](https://stonethepreacher.com/witnessing-to-homosexuals/) - In light of the disastrous and disappointing decision from one activist federal judge's decision to usurp the will of the people of California by declaring Proposition 8 unconstitutional, I've decided to re-post two articles below that demonstrate how to properly and politely preach the Gospel to our gay friends through one-on-one conversations and open air
- [Evangelism Gone Wrong? Pt. 5: The 3 "Do Nots" of Open Air Preaching](https://stonethepreacher.com/the-three-do-nots-of-open-air-preaching/) - My friend Paul Latour (who runs an excellent blog called "The Word Street Journal") graciously granted me permission to re--post this revised and updated column from August, 2008. I noticed a few mistakes he made when he sent me photos from a Canadian Gay Pride Parade (it was only his eighth time preaching in the
- [MLK Jr. Parade, Pt. 4: When Good is Evil and Evil Good (Special "Atheist Tuesday" Edition)](https://stonethepreacher.com/mlk-jr-parade-pt-4-when-good-is-evil-and-evils-good-special-atheist-tuesday-edition/) - It's not unusual or remarkable that the gay pride contingent marches in nearly every parade that the evangelism team visits. We have no particular agenda for this group other than to get the Gospel out to as many of the members of this community as possible. (Click here to start at part 1.) What stunned
- [Chick Fil-A: Eat Mor Controversy](https://stonethepreacher.com/chick-fil-a-eat-mor-controversy/) - These are the words spoken by Dan Cathy, CEO of Chick Fil-A, that has caused so much trouble: “We are very much supportive of the family — the biblical definition of the family unit. We are a family-owned business, a family-led business, and we are married to our first wives. We give God thanks for
- [Chick Fil-A Supporters Turn Out in Droves](https://stonethepreacher.com/chick-fil-a-supporters-turn-out-in-droves/) - EDIT at 7:20pm: While I am currently in my office studying for a sermon to give at four services this weekend, my wife and two daughters went to the Chick Fil-A by the Lakewood Mall. This is what my 13-year-old D.D. reported: "We didn't appreciate them that much to wait in a line that had
- [God of Starbucks](https://stonethepreacher.com/e-vangie-tales-84-god-of-starbucks/) - Occasionally, Christians will take me to task because I patronize Starbucks. The question goes something like this: "How can you as a Christian Pastor support such a liberal, homosexual-promoting, Godless business?" I even get emails that encourage boycotting this establishment. I have two very good reasons for buying my coffee at Starbucks… Reason # 1:
- [My New Starbucks Commitment](https://stonethepreacher.com/my-new-starbucks-commitment/) - Starbucks founder Howard Schultz made this comment recently to a shareholder: "You can sell your shares of Starbucks and buy shares in another company. Thank you very much.” Why would ole Howard make this comment? Because the shareholder doesn't share the same liberal values as Mr. Schultz. According to the Washington Post: ...the shareholder in
- [Why I Will Apologize at the WeHo Pride Parade](https://stonethepreacher.com/why-i-will-apologize-at-the-weho-pride-parade/) - I apologized to the gay community on behalf of true Christians everywhere at last year's Pride Parade in West Hollywood---and plan on doing so again this Sunday when we attend! Why will I apologize? Because Christians have shamelessly preached a hate-filled Gospel, misrepresenting their God-given ambassadorship on behalf of Christ to those lost in their
- [The Morning After](https://stonethepreacher.com/the-morning-after/) - This article by WORLD magazine writer, Andree Seu Peterson, reflects my heart and explains why I'm motivated to become even more involved in Christian activism. Sons of old Congregationalists became Unitarians. Sons of Unitarians became social workers. Children of social workers became LGBTQIA (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or transsexual, queer or questioning, intersex, ally or
- [A MODEST PROPOSAL FOR THE CHURCH IN 2016](https://stonethepreacher.com/a-modest-proposal-for-the-church-in-2016/) - A simple solution to the ills of American society
- [Lost (Losing) Liberties: Evangelist Arrested at the Gay Games](https://stonethepreacher.com/lost-losing-liberties-evangelist-arrested-at-the-gay-games/) - While I don't necessarily agree with Repent America's methods, this arrest should cause all Christians great concern. (AgapePress) - A judge has allowed a Philadelphia evangelist to continue with his lawsuit against the City of Chicago over his arrest during the "Gay Games 2006," which was hosted by the Windy City this summer. Last July,
- [Your Thoughts/MY THOUGHTS: Assaulted by Gay Pride](https://stonethepreacher.com/your-thoughtsmy-thoughts-assaulted-by-gay-pride/) - On Tuesday I asked your thoughts about a man who held up a sign at a gay pride gathering that said: "Lied, Stolen, Lusted? Homosexual, Fornicator, Drunkard? Repent and call on the Lord Jesus to Escape Hell." He was subsequently molested by the mob. My questions to you were these: What is your opinion regarding
- [The Gay/Straight Alliance Club and... ME!](https://stonethepreacher.com/the-gaystraight-alliance-club-and-me/) - I love gay people; their gender preference makes no difference to me at all. This non-judgmental attitude won me an audience with the Gay/Straight Alliance Club at El Camino Jr. College, a campus of over 26,000 students, where we minister every Thursday afternoon. Something surprising happened when we spoke to some members about eternal things....
- [Our New "Gay Equality" Tract](https://stonethepreacher.com/our-new-gay-equality-tract/) - NOTE: THIS TRACT IS LONGER AVAILABLE, but feel free to use the idea!!! We are going to another "Pride" parade this Sunday and wanted to be prepared. We came up with a tract that will be a sure-fire hit among the gay community. And best of all, you can download it for free, eight to
- [Tet, Offensive? Gays in the Parade](https://stonethepreacher.com/tet-offensive-gays-in-the-parade/) - A reporter from the OC Weekly asked me what I thought about the coalition of Vietnamese gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender groups that marched for the very first time in the Vietnamese New Year (Tet) Parade. My answer may have surprised her: "They have a right to march in this parade like any other group;
- [Election 2010: Is God Liberal or Conservative?](https://stonethepreacher.com/is-god-liberal-or-conservative/) - Take a look at the picture below. Do you agree? Is God truly non-partisan? Maybe the sign guys pictured above are not entirely correct.... To find out what the Bible has to say, click here: Ecclesiastes 10:2. Here's a re-post of Gubernatorial candidate Steve Poizner getting a $100 bill Gospel tract at the Tet Parade.
- [Tom's Confession](https://stonethepreacher.com/toms-confession/) - By Tom Nance-Ulrich I am not ashamed to say I was the man handing out Giant $100 bills and Million Dollar bill Gospel tracts, and the leader who didn't preach in the open air because "I lost my nerve," as mentioned in Steve's article about the Sarah Palin Rally held a week ago (read it
- [Sinners, Saints, and Sarah Palin](https://stonethepreacher.com/sinners-saints-and-sarah-palin/) - On the left was the Right, and on the right was the Left; in the middle were the L.A. Sheriff's Dept. What was all the fuss about? Sarah Palin was making an appearance at The Home Depot Center sports complex. And four brave/foolhardy individuals went to share the Good News of the non-partisan, non-political, Gospel of grace. With
- [Tragedy at the Gay Pride Parade](https://stonethepreacher.com/tragedy-at-the-gay-pride-parade/) - Every now and then something unforeseen happens on an evangelism outing that is so inexplicable and, well, downright tragic, it's almost impossible to write about.... I was not able to attend the yearly Long Beach Gay Pride Parade with our evangelism team due to other commitments, so a faithful team leader, Tom Nance-Ulrich, took over
- [A Flurry of Fury Over the Gay Issue](https://stonethepreacher.com/a-flurry-of-fury-over-the-gay-issue/) - Since my posting on this blog and Facebook last week of "Witnessing to Homosexuals" (which included a few words concerning that horrible decision by that biased judged who nulled Proposition 8), it seems that everybody has an opinion. And so diverse! Read a cache of the cacophony I caused: Ruben, commenting on "The Shepherd of
- [Reaching the "Black, Gay, and Here to Stay" Group](https://stonethepreacher.com/reaching-the-hard-to-reach/) - Some groups are more difficult to reach than others with the glorious Gospel of Jesus Christ. If I were to stand in the midst of this "Black and gay and here to stay" crowd and preach the good news of how they can be saved from Hell by trusting in Christ and repenting of their
- [Why I'll Apologize to the Gay Pride Parade-Goers](https://stonethepreacher.com/why-ill-apologize-to-the-gay-pride-parade-goers/) - On Sunday a small team and myself will be going to West Hollywood to share our faith at one of the largest Pride Parades in the country. I felt so compelled to do this that I asked to be excused from my regular pastoral duties on Sunday morning. I am not necessarily looking forward to
- [2 Big Surprises at the Gay Pride Parade!](https://stonethepreacher.com/big-surprise-at-the-gay-pride-parade/) - Interesting men take Gospel tracts at events like these. Watch for the surprise! (And stay tuned for two important reports from the Pride Parade 2012 coming up: One concerns an interview with a very friendly gay man, his evasive answers, and my comments about this community; the other, a rebuke to the hate preachers who
- [August Evangelism Schedule: Gay Anti-Christian Intolerance](https://stonethepreacher.com/august-evangelism-schedule-gay-anti-christian-intolerance/) - I hope this doesn't happen to you when you join us this month (especially at the Chick Fil-A Preach-In on Friday. Details below.) But if it does, I hope you are as gracious as the man in the video when he was verbally assaulted at a Canadian Gay Pride event. Friday, August 10, 2012:
- [Gay "KISS-IN" Flops! Intolerance Abounds!](https://stonethepreacher.com/gay-kiss-in-flops-intolerance-abounds/) - The great gay Kiss-In at Chick Fil-A flopped big time last Friday. According to the New York Post: Tumbleweeds could have rolled through the Paramus Park Mall in New Jersey yesterday as a symbol for the lack of stamina in the national kissing campaign. From Georgia to California, protests drew yawns.... Even in Atlanta, the
- ["The Christian Apology to Gay People" Controversy](https://stonethepreacher.com/the-christian-apology-to-gay-people-controversy/) - I posted my article "Why I Will Apologize at the WeHo Pride Parade" to Facebook and was surprised at how some Christians actually thought I was carrying out a plan derived from the very pit of Hell itself! You must read the article, but in a nutshell, my strategy for engaging the West Hollywood homosexual
- [Gay Supporter Criticizes Our Evangelism at Pride Parade](https://stonethepreacher.com/gay-supporter-criticizes-our-evangelism-at-pride-parade/) - Here's a different perspective from a gay supporter's blog who took issue with our team's style of evangelism at last Sunday's Pride Parade. It's an interesting read. Here's a sample: "It is Gay Pride season. Just as predictable as the rainbow flags and great music are the street preachers and condemnation. Some of these street
- [The Gay Bar Challenge](https://stonethepreacher.com/the-gay-bar-challenge/) - The ultimate challenge. A recent graduate from our evangelism class, "Sharing Your Faith Made Easy," must face his fears and hand out giant $100 bills with a Gospel message on the back to a group of men drinking at a gay bar. (Click here to read the message.) Will they take them or reject him
- [Perspectives: Inside the Mind of a "Radical Sign Guy"](https://stonethepreacher.com/perspectives-inside-the-mind-of-a-sign-guy/) - My posting last week, "Witnessing to Homosexuals," created no small storm of controversy, especially among the socially liberal, atheistic crowd. That's to be expected. What was curious to me was the rebuke I got from a man named Ruben Israel, a radical "Sign Guy," who, Glenn Beck "has protested everything from the Mormons to Harley
- [Open Air Preaching "On-Hold"](https://stonethepreacher.com/open-air-preaching-on-hold/) - I was thinking about what my life used to be like before I moved to Texas to plant a church and thought about how much my priorities have changed since arriving in Dripping Springs on September 29, 2013. One of my favorite things to do was preach in the open air regularly. It has been
- [Evangelism this Saturday: Huntington Pier with Ray Comfort](https://stonethepreacher.com/evangelsim-this-saturday-huntington-pier-with-ray-comfort/) - This Saturday join us as we meet up with Ray Comfort to do a little evangelism at the Huntington Pier. Meet at 11:45 to carpool. We leave promptly at noon. My first time preaching in the open air with Ray Comfort looked something like this. (Read about that experience here.) A little over a year
- [Destinations: NBA Finals, Huntington Beach](https://stonethepreacher.com/destinations-nba-finals-huntington-beach/) - Two years ago, at the NBA Finals, I was forcibly pulled down from my elevated preaching area. (Read about it here.) Last year, at the 2009 Finals, I was smacked in the face. (Read about it here.) Then I was heckled mercilessly by a contingent of atheists, rapscallions, and miscreants, who had no problem using
- [Evangelism and the Single Man](https://stonethepreacher.com/evangelism-and-the-single-man/) - There's room for everyone on our evangelism team, even single men.... Newcomer Greg had been hanging out in Huntington Beach with Ray Comfort, preaching with him on Saturdays but wanted to try something different by coming out with us to the Chinese New Year Parade in L. A.'s Chinatown. Having never "worked" a parade before,
- [Lost Liberties: Kindergarten Bans "Show and Tell" Bible](https://stonethepreacher.com/lost-liberties-kindergarten-bans-show-and-tell-bible/) - A few years back I started a weekly column called "Lost Liberties" after a mission trip to China. I was amazed at the freedoms we have in America---freedoms taken for granted---that the Chinese don't have to enjoy their Christian faith. I would post various articles that showed the coming persecution in America and archive them
- [The Shame of Beijing](https://stonethepreacher.com/the-shame-of-beijing/) - As the Olympics are winding down, and the memories of the Bird's Nest, Watercube, and gold, silver, and bronze fade to black, let's not forget that the Chinese people are not allowed to worship God freely under their brutal, Communist government which is centered in Beijing. When I travelled there a few years ago on
- [CHINA MISSION 2005: "A Great Wall" Part II](https://stonethepreacher.com/e-vangie-tales-edge-a-great-wall-part-ii/) - (Note: Except for the Hope for China team, some of the names and locations have been changed to protect the innocent.) “Are there many house churches out here and how is the government?” I asked Ann, an orphanage worker. “Yes, many house churches,” she replied, “but the government leaves us alone unless there is a
- [On Vacation until Monday!](https://stonethepreacher.com/on-vacation-until-monday/) - My family will be taking a train to the Grand Canyon and we'll be staying in the New Age capital, Sedona; I'll be prepared with hundreds of Million Dollar Gospel tracts. Here are a few of my favorite adventures from the last couple of years to keep you laughing and hopefully inspire to go out and
- [CHINA MISSION 2005: "A Great Wall" Part I](https://stonethepreacher.com/e-vangie-tales-edge-a-great-wall-part-i/) - The house church Pastor described China as a country with no law and no God. "You can have someone killed here for about 300Yuan ($37.50). Now is a good time to make money, but it's not very safe..." I was sent along with six others on a short-term mission to China to encourage and teach
- [Breaking Good](https://stonethepreacher.com/breaking-good/) - What circumstances in your life will cause you to break bad? There is another option.
- [Witnessing to Homosexuals and Others: Gay and the Gospel](https://stonethepreacher.com/witnessing-to-homosexuals-and-others-gay-and-the-gospel/) - I love the gay community. So much so, I want them to hear the Gospel. Here's a compilation of many encounters I've had with these people. I'm featuring a few past posts demonstrating how I, as a Christian man and evangelist, have dealt with our gay, lesbian, transgender, and bi-sexual friends. The Shepherd of Brokeback
- [The Shepherd of Brokeback Mountain](https://stonethepreacher.com/the-shepherd-of-brokeback-mountain/) - “We’re here! We’re queer! Get used to it!” That was the ominous chant I heard twenty years ago on a news program from a pro-gay group called “Act-Up!” I didn’t think much about it then—after all, this was some strange, fringe, radical group that would never make an impact with their in-your-face methods. Boy, was
- [Interview with a Gay Pride Parade-Goer (and apology)](https://stonethepreacher.com/interview-with-a-gay-pride-parade-goer-with-apology/) - I tried a different approach with this very friendly gay man at last weekend's PRIDE Parade. After the interview I thought it was appropriate to apologize for the Hate Preachers right across the street. (You can read my dialogue with this preacher by clicking here.)
- [No Longer a Stranger in a Strange Land](https://stonethepreacher.com/no-longer-a-stranger-in-a-strange-land/) - What's it like to move from California to Texas to plant a church? Crazy.
- [The Illegal Name of Jesus, Part 3: My "Legal" City Council Prayer](https://stonethepreacher.com/my-legal-city-council-prayer/) - THUMPA-THUMPA! THUMPA-THUMPA! That was the sound of my heart beating in my throat before last night's City Council meeting where I was scheduled to give my "non-sectarian invocation" before the city fathers and all those gathered to do government business in the City of Torrance. My dilemma? Getting the message out to all those assembled that
- [My New City Council Prayer](https://stonethepreacher.com/my-new-invocation-strategy/) - Since writing last week about my illegal prayer in the name of Jesus at a City Council meeting (Click here to read it), I have thought deeply about this issue and have decided to obey the law next time I'm asked to give an invocation at a venue that specifically forbids "sectarian" prayer. I will
- [The Illegal Name of Jesus, Part 1](https://stonethepreacher.com/e-vangie-tales-102-the-illegal-name-of-jesus-part-1/) - My friend asked one question after I accepted his invitation to give the opening prayer at the City Council meeting: “Do you have to pray in the name of Jesus?” I was stunned. I’m a pastor—a Christian pastor—and he asked if I would consider not praying in Jesus’ name, but rather, “in the name of
- [The Illegal Name of Jesus, Part 2: Ready for the Bottom of the List](https://stonethepreacher.com/ready-for-the-bottom-of-the-list/) - I'm ready to be demoted. The lady who schedules the invocations for the City of Torrance told my administrative assistant that I would not be able to pray in the name of Jesus, and that if I did, I would not be asked back again. She scheduled my invocation slot for this evening. I thought
- [Why I Will Apologize at the WeHo Pride Parade](https://stonethepreacher.com/why-i-will-apologize-at-the-weho-pride-parade-2/) - I apologized to the gay community on behalf of true Christians everywhere at the 2012 Pride Parade in West Hollywood---and plan on doing so again this Sunday, in 2013, when we attend! Why will I apologize? Because some Christians have shamelessly preached a hate-filled Gospel, misrepresenting their God-given ambassadorship on behalf of Christ to those
- [Author! Author? (Part 4 of "Preaching Jonathan Edwards")](https://stonethepreacher.com/author-author/) - I was pleasantly surprised to read that John Jefferey Fanella, the author of the updated version of "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God," had read my postings about preaching that great sermon (read those articles starting here), and left a very nice comment. Here it is: Steve: I was delighted to hear of
- [Sinners in the Hands of a... Public School Teacher!](https://stonethepreacher.com/sinners-in-the-hands-of-a-public-school-teacher/) - My friend, Brian Metzger, is a public school teacher in the the L.A. area who has found a great way to share his faith using "solid curriculum [that is] within the parameters of church/state separation." Maybe other faithful servants in this arena of education will be as bold. (This is part 3 of my "Sinners
- [Preaching Jonathan Edwards, Part 2](https://stonethepreacher.com/preaching-jonathan-edwards-part-2/) - (Read part 1 here.) The irony was delicious. Over the weekend "Bam Bam" Bentley was preaching "another Gospel" to the snookered minions believing that they were attending an actual real revival, while 20 miles to the south, the sermon that actually brought about a true revival, The Great Awakening 267 years ago, was being read.
- [Preaching Jonathan Edwards, Part 1](https://stonethepreacher.com/preaching-jonathan-edwards/) - What's it like to preach the most famous American sermon, written nearly 300 years ago, to a contemporary congregation of about 1200 people? What would the reaction be? How many would walk out? Would anyone repent and trust in the Savior or would they fall asleep in their chairs? Might they even stone the preacher?
- [The Most Famous Sermon Ever Preached](https://stonethepreacher.com/the-most-famous-sermon-ever-preached/) - On this day in 1741, the future president of Princeton College preached the most famous American sermon ever in Northhampton, Massachusetts. Many listeners responded in this way: "What shall I do to be saved? Oh, I am going to Hell." Some crowded toward the pulpit begging the preacher to stop. At one point in the
- [When I Met Muhammad Ali](https://stonethepreacher.com/when-i-met-muhammad-ali/) - I met Muhammad Ali years ago and failed to mention something very important: the difference between a Muslim and a Christian.
- [DD is Now "Emancipated Minor" Age Today](https://stonethepreacher.com/dd-is-now-emancipated-minor-age-today/) - My daughter DD is now eligible to be an emancipated minor in the great state of Texas. Here's the law: Any minor petitioning a Texas court for emancipation---that is, being declared an adult in the eyes of the law---must be a Texas resident, 17 years old...and able to support and manage one's own affairs. Now,
- [Evangelism Gone Wrong, Part 14:  Pig's Head-on-a-Stick Preaching](https://stonethepreacher.com/effective-muslim-outreach-with-pig-head-on-stick-or-love/) - Perhaps you've heard by now about the seriously misguided efforts of some "Christian Thugs" who brought a pig's head on a stick to the Dearborn Arab Int'l Festival 2012, and taunted American Muslims to the point that items were thrown at them. I have had the unfortunate displeasure at being at many evangelism venues with
- [Evangelism Gone Wrong, Pt. 13 : Sometimes They Walk Away---and Laugh!](https://stonethepreacher.com/evangelism-gone-wrong-pt-14-sometimes-they-walk-away-and-laugh/) - In my continuing series on how evangelism can go wrong (Oh! There are so many ways!), I now demonstrate how you can be made a laughing stock as your message is ignored. (This is a continuing series. To start at Part 1, click here.) Read part 14 here about guys preaching with a severed pig
- [Evangelism Gone Wrong, Part 12: Bad Tip, Worse Message](https://stonethepreacher.com/evangelism-gone-wrong-bad-tip-worse-message/) - UPDATE: Yahoo News got a hold of this story. Click here to read it. I saw this image on Facebook from a supposed pastor who left this delightful message along with his tip. Is this an effective witness for God? Read part 13 of this series by clicking here!
- [Evangelism Gone Wrong, Part 11: My Big, Fat, Huge Mistake](https://stonethepreacher.com/evangelism-gone-wrong-part-11-my-big-fat-huge-mistake/) - I love WW2 vets! Every time I meet one I thank them for their service...and try to give them the Gospel. William Stokes is a believer, in fellowship, and he wished me the best in my church plant at JiffyLube. He loved is Giant Money Gospel tract, too. This encounter went well, very well. Start
- [Evangelism Gone Wrong, Part 1: Mistakes Were Made](https://stonethepreacher.com/evangelism-gone-wrong-part1-mistakes-were-made/) - Sometimes things go very badly when sharing your faith about Christ. Here are some really bad examples...along with some tips on how to do it right when your evangelism has gone wrong.
- [Evangelism Gone Wrong, Part 15: Pig-Headed Preaching Revisited...and Rebuked!](https://stonethepreacher.com/evangelism-gone-wrong-pig-headed-preaching-re-visited-and-rebuked/) - A few weeks back I reported on the "Christian Thugs" who had the bright idea of preaching with a real pig's head on a stick (read about it here). What was the reaction from the Muslims they were preaching to at an Arab Festival? Stoning. In America. In part 16, Lady Gaga gets a tract
- [Evangelism Gone Wrong? Pt. 10: Avoid Weird Guys & Pointing Fingers](https://stonethepreacher.com/evangleism-gone-wrong-pt-10-avoid-weird-guys-pointing-fingers/) - In this continuing series that tens and tens of people are reading, I want to offer a few more situations that can go wrong if you let your guard down, especially in this age of Internet popularity where anyone can video your actions and put them on YouTube. (Start at part 1 of "Evangelism Gone
- [Evangelism Gone Wrong, Pt 9: Notes from "The Shepherds' Conference"](https://stonethepreacher.com/notes-from-the-shepherds-conference/) - What has this post to do with evangelism? Read on. (Start at Part 1 of this series here.) Last week I had the opportunity to attend the "Shepherds' Conference," an inspiring, equipping event hosted by Grace Community Church, which had over 3,000 pastors and leaders in attendance. It was refreshing and exhilarating to hear the
- [Evangelism Gone Wrong, Pt 8: Sign Guys: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly](https://stonethepreacher.com/evangleism-gone-wrong-pt-8-sign-guys-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/) - THE BAD For this latest installment of the series I thought it best to refer you to an article when we visited an anti-war protest in Hollywood and encountered the worst kind of sign guys: The Haters. (Read Part 1 of this series by clicking here.) If you are an ardent evangelist and attend major
- [Evangelism Gone Wrong, Pt. 7: Sign Guys: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly](https://stonethepreacher.com/evangleism-gone-wrong-pt-7-sign-guys-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/) - THE UGLY I'm not a sign guy and probably never will be. But believe it not, I'm not against those who choose to hold signs when they share their faith, just those who do it with the wrong attitude or signage. Granted, there are many ways to preach the Gospel but some are better than
- [Evangelism Gone Wrong? Pt. 6: Know Your Sinner!](https://stonethepreacher.com/never-argue-with-a-drunk-man-2/) - I just had to re-post this for my continuing series on evangelism mistakes. This was a BIG miscalculation (but quite a funny one). Here's the background: (Start the series at Part 1 by clicking here.) A drunken Al Pacino look-a-like thinks he's Tony Montana from the movie Scarface. I made the not-so-wise choice of interviewing
- [Evangelism Gone Wrong, Part 4: The Man Who Hates Everyone](https://stonethepreacher.com/evangelism-gone-wrong-part-4-the-man-who-hates-everyone/) - There are those who preach winsomely to win some; others use a megaphone to shout angry epithets and belittle their listeners. That is one big mistake and should be repented of. (Click here to start at Part 1.) The sign this man carries shows no love and is used to incite. And what is the
- [Evangelism Gone Wrong? Part 3: An Atheist's Complaint](https://stonethepreacher.com/evangelism-gone-wrong-part-3-an-atheists-complaint/) - A frequent atheist contributor to this blog has taken exception to the way we evangelize in public, and is also disturbed at some of the places we do it. This atheist is thoughtful and reasonable, but does she make a valid point? I answer her concerns afterward. (Read original comments in context here. Start at
- [Evangelism Gone Wrong? Part 2: Get Back on the Horse](https://stonethepreacher.com/evangelism-gone-wrong-part-2-get-back-on-the-horse/) - So you blow it as an evangelist. You mess it up. Should you quit and head back to the pew never to stick your neck out again? Of course not. Quitting is never an option. (Click here to read my BIG mistake in part 1.) My friend Steve Pivovaroff wanted to hang it up a
- [TARGET INSTITUTES RESTROOM SAFETY MEASURES WITH TOILET CAM](https://stonethepreacher.com/target-institutes-restroom-safety-measures-with-toilet-cam/) - Bathroom cameras were installed in all Target stores' restrooms.
- [Jerry's Next Step](https://stonethepreacher.com/jerrys-next-step/) - Jerry had only a few days left before he died. I visited him in the hospital and gave him a choice of where he was going to go, Heaven of Hell. He made his choice.
- [Like Father, Like Son](https://stonethepreacher.com/like-father-like-son/) - Jerry died. But before he did, something wonderful happened...and his son witnessed the whole thing. Then another wonderful thing happened.
- [Answered Prayers May Be the Problem](https://stonethepreacher.com/answered-prayers-may-be-the-problem/) - Much that bothers us in our Christian experience are really answers to prayers. Prayer means sometimes getting things from God we didn't expect.
- [Why "GO" and preach the Gospel?](https://stonethepreacher.com/why-go-and-preach-the-gospel/) - Percentages tell us why we need to preach the Gospel.
- [Security Alert at the Mall!](https://stonethepreacher.com/security-alert-at-the-mall/) - From time to time I get hassled by Security when handing out Gospel tracts in malls and other places. I've been chased by Scientologist Security guards on bikes in Hollywood; I've been told to stop witnessing to cancer patients on a beach in Malibu, escorted out by big guys with badges at the Galleria Mall
- [Marijuana in the Bible?](https://stonethepreacher.com/marijuana-in-the-bible/) - Does the Bible talk about marijuana? Yes, it does. Quite explicitly, in fact.
- [My Daughter Almost Died](https://stonethepreacher.com/my-daughter-almost-died/) - "IN ONE INSTANT..." "Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes." - James 4:14 My teen daughter, DD, could have lost her life last night, but, by the grace of God, was spared even physical injury.
- [What's so good about Good Friday?](https://stonethepreacher.com/whats-so-good-about-about-good-friday/) - The story is told of a king in Africa who had a close friend with whom he grew up. The friend had a habit of looking at every situation that ever occurred in his life, positive or negative, and remarking, “This is good!” One day the king and his friend were out on a hunting
- [My Great Evangelism Adventure, Part 6: "The Comfort Zone"](https://stonethepreacher.com/e-vangie-tales-73-the-comfort-zone/) - The kid was yelling and swearing at a security guard when we pulled into our parking spot at the Los Cerritos Mall. From the safety of her truck cab the guard demanded that the rebellious youth leave the premises immediately, but he refused. I jumped out of my car and told the kid to apologize
- [My Great Evangelism Adventure, Pt. 4: Meeting Ray Comfort](https://stonethepreacher.com/my-great-evangelism-adventure-pt-4-meeting-ray-comfort/) - Another part in a continuing series on how I discovered my "gift" of evangelism, met Ray Comfort, and had my boring Christian life changed forever. (You can start at part 1 by clicking here.) I had been sharing my faith for over a year without much success. My daily evangelistic goal seemed fruitless; my witnessing
- [My Great Evangelism Adventure, Part 5: "Little Comfort"](https://stonethepreacher.com/e-vangie-tales-64-little-comfort/) - They turn it over in their hands, smile and ask, "What is it? Where did you get it? Is it legal?" It then gets passed on to the next person. They smile too... (Click here to start at Part 1 of "My Great Evangelism Adventure.") I rarely hand out gospel tracts. Why? I hate to
- [My Great Evangelism Adventure, Pt. 3](https://stonethepreacher.com/my-great-evangelism-adventure-pt-3/) - This is part 3 of a continuing series on how I discovered "my gift" of evangelism. Mostly, I'm writing this so I don't forget the curious ways God used to get me to have a passion for the lost. I hope you are encouraged as you read this. (Start at part 1 by clicking here.)
- [My Great Evangelism Adventure, Part 2](https://stonethepreacher.com/my-great-evangelism-adventure-part-2/) - I never considered myself an evangelist. I would only share my faith when opportunities arose: like when friends in deep trouble needed some answers, or when I was asked about what I believed (which was rare); then and only then would I witness to what Christ had done in me. That's why I'm still amazed
- [St. Patrick, Former Atheist](https://stonethepreacher.com/st-patrick-former-atheist/) - St. Patrick, former atheist, becomes an evangelist after getting kidnapped and sold into slavery.
- [Picking a President](https://stonethepreacher.com/picking-a-president/) - The one big issue when it comes to picking a presidential candidate should be this.
- [Pastafarians and The Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster](https://stonethepreacher.com/pastafarians-and-the-church-of-the-flying-spaghetti-monster/) - Why are atheists everywhere wearing colanders on their heads for their driver license photos? Because they are being rational, of course.
- [My Hour in the Torture Room](https://stonethepreacher.com/my-hour-in-the-torture-room/) - I was looking through my "Memory Box" the other day and discovered this photo from my "other life." I thought it apropos to post it today, the 25th anniversary of my being a Christian, because I am so far removed from that life of dissipation. This is a great reminder of what the Lord has
- [David Bowie and Eternity](https://stonethepreacher.com/david-bowie-and-eternity/) - Is David Bowie in Heaven or Hell? The Thin White Duke's song lyrics may offer a clue about where Aladdin Sane may be. Can you hear me Major Tom?
- [60 Million Dead and Unwanted](https://stonethepreacher.com/60-million-dead-and-unwanted/) - A brief overview of how nearly 60 million babies died because of the legalization of abortion by Roe V. Wade and how to combat this tragedy in a pro-life way.
- [Jeffery Dahmer, Cannibal Christian](https://stonethepreacher.com/jeffery-dahmer-cannibal-christian/) - What was the main reason Jeffery Dahmer was able to commit horrible mass murder on a massive scale? There's a very simple answer.
- [Confirmation from a Long Dead Friend ("Moving On!" Pt.7)](https://stonethepreacher.com/confirmation-from-a-long-dead-friend-moving-on-pt-7/) - A radical decision: Uproot my family from a place I've lived my entire life, leave a job I've worked at for fifteen years to go to a state I've never been to plant a church. Ridiculous! It's a good thing God confirmed my decision in many ways. Here's the second set of confirmations He gave
- [The Impossible Task, Pt. 4: Vote for Pedro](https://stonethepreacher.com/the-impossible-task-pt-4-if-you-vote-yes-for-me/) - Now that the doors of Hope Chapel Hill Country were closed forever I put all my eggs in one basket by hoping against all hope, that the congregation of Community Church of the Hills in Johnson City, Texas, would want me as their pastor. The YES/NO vote was scheduled for Sunday, August 30, 2015. But
- [My Great Evangelism Adventure, Part 1](https://stonethepreacher.com/my-great-evangelism-adventure-part-1/) - Last year about this time I attempted to write out “my evangelism testimony," but lost interest and gave up. I'm going to attempt to do this again for two reasons: So you will get an idea of how God can truly use anybody. I want to get this written down before all the details get too fuzzy
- [ATHEIST TUESDAY & The Everyday Club Report for April: Is Evangelism Effective?](https://stonethepreacher.com/atheist-tuesday-the-everyday-club-report-for-april-is-evangelism-effective/) - An atheist asked: How effective are your actions at bringing the lost closer to Jesus? If by "effective" you mean: Do I actually see lots of conversions with people becoming Christians and attending church, becoming missionaries, feeding the homeless, visiting prisoners and adopting babies? No. My church, Hope Chapel, has handed out over three million
- [10 Years an Evangelist](https://stonethepreacher.com/10-years-an-evangelist/) - It was on this day in 2004, after hearing a message from my Pastor at Hope Chapel, Hermosa Beach, CA., that I made a commitment to share my faith everyday. (Read that testimony here.) My life as a Christian changed radically, I became more bold in my walk, and I've had the privilege of leading
- [Stone The Preacher was 4-Years Old...Yesterday!](https://stonethepreacher.com/stonethepreacher-was-4-years-old-yesterday/) - How in the world could I forget this significant holiday? On March 29, 2006, I made public a blog about Biblical evangelism; it was called "E-vangie Tales and More." When I first started sharing my faith on a daily basis back on January 1, 2004, I realized that people's reactions were interesting, funny, sometimes shockingly
- [Celebrating 5 Years of Recovery Today!](https://stonethepreacher.com/i-celebrate-2-years-of-recovery-today-2/) - Yes. That's right. I've been a Christian for nearly 20 years and a pastor for over 12, yet 5 years ago I became sober. Sober-minded. Furthermore, two years ago I became an active member of A.A. On July 31st of 2005, Ray Comfort taught "Hell's Best Kept Secret"at our church; after hearing it---and applying it to
- [The Everyday Club 2013](https://stonethepreacher.com/the-everyday-club-2013/) - On January 1, 2004, I made a commitment to share my faith every day. (Read about that here.) Making this commitment has taught me to be a more gracious Christian in the face of opposition, a more faithful evangelist in the presence of the unsaved, and a more thankful disciple of Christ. Thankful because I
- [What's Your E-vangie Tale? Summer 2012](https://stonethepreacher.com/whats-your-e-vangie-tale-summer-2012/) - Over thirty people have dipped their toes into the dangerous waters of evangelism by signing up---and showing up---for "Sharing Your Faith...Made Easy!" This is my ten week evangelism training that will make any student the bane of any atheist, agnostic, intellectual or run-of-the-mill relativist---if they do all the work and apply all the principles of
- [The Everyday Club 2012](https://stonethepreacher.com/the-everyday-club-2012/) - On January 1, 2004, I made a commitment to share my faith every day. (Read about that here.) Making this commitment has taught me to be a more gracious Christian in the face of opposition, a more faithful evangelist in the presence of the unsaved, and a more thankful disciple of Christ. Thankful because I
- [7 Years of Sharing My Faith](https://stonethepreacher.com/7-years-of-sharing-my-faith/) - Every new year I'm reminded of the fact that I made a commitment to share my faith everyday on January 1, 2004. I suppose I forgot about it this time because it really has just become a part of my daily life as a Christian. Oh sure, I've missed a few days here and there,
- [Stone the Preacher Turns 5 Today!](https://stonethepreacher.com/stone-the-preacher-turns-5-today/) - On March 29, 2006, a blog about Biblical evangelism went public; it's name was "E-vangie Tales and More." Of course, it's now called Stone the Preacher and after 2,229 posts, 14, 631 comments, and nearly 169,000 visits, it's now 5 years old! Here's a little history of how it all came to be: When I
- [What's Your E-vangie Tale? Summer 2011](https://stonethepreacher.com/whats-your-e-vangie-tale-summer-2011/) - UPDATE: Sadly, the 50% Rule is in full effect. That's right. We're down to about 15 people with only three more classes yet to go. Who will finish out their commitment? A new crop of about thirty-one people showed to the first class of our summer session which will last ten weeks. I always guarantee
- [E-vangie Tales #44  The Jesus Guy, Skye and I](https://stonethepreacher.com/e-vangie-tales-44-the-jesus-guy-skye-and-i/) - Just who is that "Jesus Guy" with the "Jesus Truck" festooned with old Christmas tinsel and a million Jesus signs? And why does he leave his similarly decorated "Jesus Bike" in front of a parking lot in South Redondo for all to see? At Trader Joe’s I asked the checker, Skye, about him... “You mean
- [Your Thoughts/My Thoughts: The Jesus Guy Revisited](https://stonethepreacher.com/your-thoughtsmy-thoughts-the-jesus-guy/) - A couple of weeks ago, I did a small profile on the Jesus Guy who lives out of his van in South Redondo (Click here to read it). My question was: Does he do any good for the cause of Christ? Here are my thoughts: I asked around at some of the businesses that surround
- [Preaching at American Idol, Part 3: "Kill the Preacher!"](https://stonethepreacher.com/preaching-at-american-idol-part-3-kill-the-preacher/) - Read Part 1 here! Read part 2 here! I've heard the scuttlebutt. I've seen the eyes roll. I've even been asked this question in regard to my preaching in the open air at unconventional places: "Steve, what's the difference between what you do and what that crazy "Jesus Guy" does?" The Jesus Guy, is a
- [A Little Help from My Friends?](https://stonethepreacher.com/a-little-help-from-my-friends-2/) - The end is near. The time is nigh. "All good things must come to an end." After twenty-five years of being affiliated with Hope Chapel Hermosa Beach, on January 1, 2016, that relationship comes to an end. Well, support-wise, that is. I got saved there, met my wife there, got hired as a pastor there, dedicated
- [Moving On! Pt. 1](https://stonethepreacher.com/moving-on/) - I am planning on moving with my family to Texas over the next several months. I will detail the whys and hows later, but suffice it to say that my focus on this blog will be a bit broader as I ready to plant a church somewhere in the Austin area. Yes, God still
- [Pearl Harbor Lead Bomber Becomes Christian by Reading a Gospel Tract](https://stonethepreacher.com/pearl-harbor-lead-bomber-becomes-christian-by-reading-a-gospel-tract/) - This is the incredible story of Mitsuo Fuchida, lead pilot of the December 7, 1941, raid on Pearl Harbor. Fuchida was the one who shouted the war cry, "Tora, Tora, Tora!" Mitsuo Fuchida fought the United States throughout WWII and was intimately involved in the planning and leadership of the Japanese war effort as flight
- [The 12 Step Program for Parades](https://stonethepreacher.com/the-12-step-program-for-parades/) - Here is a 12-step primer on how to evangelize at any parade. Try them all! Step 1: Find a parade. Don't laugh. Many have tried preaching to a line of elderly people on a walking tour, or to school kids getting off a bus thinking they had found a parade; those are organic congregations, not
- [Part 5: The 12-Step Program for Parades](https://stonethepreacher.com/part-5-invade-the-parade/) - Parades are a blast. If you are an evangelist you should be excited at the fact that you can reach thousands upon thousands of people with the Gospel in just a few hours with tracts and pre-parade preaching. At the Hollywood Santa Parade our team of thirteen handed out close to 15 thousand tracts! But when
- [Pt. 4: The 12-Step Program for Parades](https://stonethepreacher.com/pt-4-pre-parade-preaching-and-the-police-whos-to-blame/) - The problem with the police can be blamed on Little Mike. He wasn't aware of the trouble he caused. And we can't tell him a thing because he won't listen to a word; all he does is mouth off... He also comes from a family of trouble-makers: (Ya gotta read the first parts of this story
- [Part 3: The 12-Step Program for Parades](https://stonethepreacher.com/part-3-pre-parade-preaching-and-the-police/) - I had a dilemma. The police had told us to stop preaching to the spectators at the Hollywood Santa Parade because, in their words, we were "scaring the kids." They admitted that we had "free speech rights" even at the parade, but they were going to shut us down anyway. What should I, as the
- [Pt. 2: The 12-Step Program for Parades](https://stonethepreacher.com/pt-2-pre-parade-preaching-and-the-police/) - The best part of Pre-Parade Preaching are the crowds. Lots of people, happy people, expectant and excited, anticipating that the parade will start at any moment. I look at our evangelism efforts as the warm-up act, the pre-show. Think about it: There are thousands of organic congregations along the parade route. Why not preach to them? (Read
- [A Real Piece of Work](https://stonethepreacher.com/a-real-piece-of-work/) - What a piece of work you are. Really. There’s only one you and God made you the way you are. Absolutely unique. You were never a product of random chance; you didn’t evolve out of primordial ooze. You never came from a fish; your distant cousin ain’t an ape and your grandfather to the tenth
- [Actionable](https://stonethepreacher.com/actionable/) - “What you are doing is actionable,” the Facebook personal message warned, sent by my atheist “friend.” I thought about his comment. “Nah, he won’t do anything…or will he?” I had banned this man several times from my blog and even “unfriended” him one time, yet I always allowed him back to my social media circles
- [Atheist Tuesday: Damning Proof](https://stonethepreacher.com/atheist-tuesday-damning-proof/) - I cannot prove the existence of God. There. I said it. But let me be clear: I can point to evidence that suggests a Creator. With that said, I’ve given up trying to convince unbelievers that God exists for one main reason: They will never believe because they’ve made up their minds that there is
- [Damning Proof!](https://stonethepreacher.com/damning-proof/) - I cannot prove the existence of God. There. I said it. But let me be clear: I can point to evidence that suggests a Creator. With that said, I’ve given up trying to convince unbelievers that God exists for one main reason: They will never believe because they’ve made up their minds that there is
- [Dead Men Walking](https://stonethepreacher.com/atheist-tuesday-dead-men-walking/) - I see dead people...Walking around like regular people.... They only see what they want to see. They don't know they're dead. ---Cole Sear, from The Sixth Sense Did you hear the one about the atheist who thought he was dead? He goes into the doctor’s office and tells the doctor that he’s dead. The doctor
- [Pastor's P.O.V.: Religion Stinketh, Pt. 2](https://stonethepreacher.com/pastors-p-o-v-religion-stinketh-pt-2/) - Question: “Can I dance naked on a bar room table since I don’t have to follow any rules to be a Christian?” Last week I wrote that religion is no fun. By “religion,” I mean the man-made, “Can’t do that/thou shalt not”-rule-keeping-to-please-God type of stuff. Ya know, the kind of “faith” no one likes, wants
- [E-vangie Tales #74 "The Shepherd of Brokeback Mountain"](https://stonethepreacher.com/e-vangie-tales-74-the-shepherd-of-brokeback-mountain/) - “We’re here! We’re queer! Get used to it!” That was the ominous chant I heard twenty years ago on a news program from a pro-gay group called “Act-Up!” I didn’t think much about it then—after all, this was some strange, fringe, radical group that would never make an impact with their in-your-face methods. Boy, was
- [Atheist Tuesday: A View Askew, Part 2: Mythperceptions](https://stonethepreacher.com/atheist-tuesday-a-view-askew-part-2-mythperceptions/) - Last week I posted a video from The Thinking Atheist entitled "Welcome to this World" which purports to give an analysis of what Christians believe. I understand that it was satiric, but it still got many facts wrong. I will limit my response to the five main errors, and with a short response. But first,
- [Atheist Tuesday: The Prophetic Apologetic](https://stonethepreacher.com/atheist-tuesday-the-prophetic-apologetic/) - When all else fails in trying to convince an unbeliever of the veracity of the Bible, point to the prophecies: There are nearly 300 prophecies about the Messiah that Jesus fulfills in the bible. Mathematician Peter Stoner, in his book, Science Speaks, did the math. The odds of Jesus fulfilling just 8 of the 300 prophecies
- [Jesus at the Strip Club](https://stonethepreacher.com/jesus-at-the-strip-club/) - My friend Linda Bush took our evangelism class for the first time way back in 2007. She is relatively shy and unassuming… and if you knew her, you would never think that she would ever do something like this: share her faith in front of a strip club! But she did. And she faithfully prayed
- [My New Bi-Weekly Newspaper Column](https://stonethepreacher.com/my-new-bi-weekly-newspaper-column/) - I get to write a "Faith" article, (or whatever I want), every other week for our local paper, The Johnson City Record Courier...and I don't have to pay for it. (I told you that every door is opening in Johnson City for me.) It's a local broadsheet that covers all the local news---and a must-read
- [An Analogy for Atheists: The Drowning Woman](https://stonethepreacher.com/an-analogy-for-atheists-the-drowning-woman/) - A man was out sailing just off the coast of the Big Island when he saw what appeared to be a woman swimming next to her capsized catamaran. “Are you okay?” he shouted as he slowly sailed by. “I’m good,” she replied. “You sure?” he asked again. “I’m very good!" she assured him. Having been
- [A Man Called Lena](https://stonethepreacher.com/a-man-called-lena/) - Every now and then I take my daughters to the campus of El Camino College where I share my faith on a weekly basis. They are no idle participants. Eight-year-old Laurel hands out Gospel tracts while her older sister D.D. takes students through entire Gospel presentations. I'm very proud of my girls. One benefit of
- [The Shepherd of Brokeback Mountain](https://stonethepreacher.com/the-shepherd-of-brokeback-mountain-3/) - In light of the Supreme Court's decision to redefine marriage today, here's a re-post of an article I wrote back in 2006.... “We’re here! We’re queer! Get used to it!” That was the ominous chant I heard twenty years ago on a news program from a pro-gay group called “Act-Up!” I didn’t think much about
- [OMG! (Oh my Gandhi!): Redeeming Blasphemy](https://stonethepreacher.com/omg-oh-my-ghandi-redeeming-blasphemy/) - If you must use some sort of exclamation to express disgust, extreme excitement or disappointment, may I suggest an alternative to the standard "Oh my G-d!" Try this: "Oh my Ghandi!" It's only one syllable longer and will definitely turn heads. This one, too, is great: "Oh my Buddha!" You're sure to be the life
- [The Best Bumper Sticker Ever](https://stonethepreacher.com/a-bumper-sticker-for-atheists/) - The call to "Co-exist" is all well and good, but Jesus calls His disciples to preach and teach an exclusive means of salvation. No one goes to heaven but through Jesus. Can you tolerate the message of Christianity? Okay. Perhaps you're not into bumper stickers. Click here to get your bumper sticker!
- [Your Thoughts: Does God Love the Unsaved?](https://stonethepreacher.com/your-thoughts-does-god-love-the-unsaved/) - I want to ask you this question: Christians are called to "hate the sin, and love the sinner." Is it accurate to say that God hates the sin and loves the sinner? Answer: Modern evangelism often tries to soften the approach by saying that "God hates the sin, but loves the sinner." This isn’t a
- [The Gospel According to Led Zeppelin](https://stonethepreacher.com/the-gospel-according-to-led-zeppelin/) - I recently heard that Robert Plant, former Led Zeppelin front man, lived with his girlfriend in Wimberley, a town near Austin, where Hope Chapel Hill Country is located. Being a former Zep fanatic, (I saw them in their last tour in L.A., about 1979), I wanted to meet him and hand him a Gospel tract.
- ["Stone the Preacher" Returns](https://stonethepreacher.com/stone-the-preacher-returns/) - Why? I decided that I like "Stone the Preacher" better. That's why I changed my blog's name back to the original.
- [A Rebuke to My Christian/Evangelist "Friends"](https://stonethepreacher.com/a-rebuke-to-my-christianevangelist-friends/) - I have a humble suggestion for you and a brotherly rebuke if you like to comment on Facebook posts and websites: Many of you know that I have been an ardent evangelist for over ten years and am unafraid and unashamed of the Gospel. I can handle curses, bottles hurled at me, insults and the
- [By the Numbers: Hope Chapel Hill Country's Weekly Attendance](https://stonethepreacher.com/by-the-numbers-hope-chapel-hill-countrys-weekly-attendance/) - Q: What’s the size of U.S. churches? (From the Hartford Institute for Religion Research) A: The median church in the U.S. has 75 regular participants in worship on Sunday mornings, according to the National Congregations Study. Notice that researchers measured the median church size — the point at which half the churches are smaller and
- [I Almost Gave the Gospel to Robert Plant](https://stonethepreacher.com/i-almost-gave-the-gospel-to-robert-plant/) - (This is a repeat of the above article with a different title.) I recently heard that Robert Plant, former Led Zeppelin front man, lived with his girlfriend in Wimberley, a town near Austin, where Hope Chapel Hill Country is located. Being a former Zep fanatic, (I saw them in their last tour in L.A., about
- [A Tentative Return to the Seniors Center](https://stonethepreacher.com/a-tentative-return-to-the-seniors-center/) - I haven't been back to the Hill Country Senior Citizens Activity Center since being unceremoniously booted out by the manager three weeks ago. (Read what happened by clicking here.) But today, I returned. After getting yelled at and having the door slammed on me by the Center's manager for talking to her about Jesus I
- [My Commitment](https://stonethepreacher.com/my-commitment/) - I started my commitment today to invite ten people a day, five days a week, to Hope Chapel Hill Country​. Also, to engage in one Gospel-centered conversation each day as well. I do this primarily by handing out a Gospel tract, (usually a trillion dollar bill or a Giant $100), along with a flyer containing
- [Hoppin' N' Skippin' in Drippin'](https://stonethepreacher.com/hoppin-n-skippin-in-drippin/) - It has been an extremely busy time planting Hope Chapel Hill Country. Though Dripping Springs, Texas, is a small town, there are lots of people in them thar hills, many commuters from Austin, which is only about thirty minutes away. It has been estimated that 85% of the people in the Austin metropolitan area is
- [Why I Enjoyed Harry Potter](https://stonethepreacher.com/why-i-enjoyed-harry-potter/) - I just finished reading my first Harry Potter book last night...and loved it! It's whimsical, creative, fun, witty, well-written, and has some neat, unexpected twists with no sex or bad language and is a classic story of good versus evil, with good triumphing in the end. The downside? It's about good witches and wizards versus
- [The Meat Guy](https://stonethepreacher.com/the-meat-guy/) - A MEAT GUY dropped into Hope Chapel Hill Country while I was in my office and wanted to sell me some "extra cuts" he had on hand. I declined because my wife and youngest daughter are vegetarians, and, besides, I had no freezer to store the "extra cuts." (I was severely tempted at $3.00 a
- [Why I Cried](https://stonethepreacher.com/why-i-cried/) - I got an email the other day from Ray Comfort and his ministry Way of the Master reminding me of the 42nd anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision that has allowed over 56 million babies to be murdered. When I read it I was conscience-stricken. Why? While living in L.A. I was very active
- [Saving President Obama](https://stonethepreacher.com/saving-president-obama/) - One of my favorite Gospel tracts while living in liberal L. A. was The Presidential Trillion featuring Barack Obama (now out of print). I still have a quantity of them, but in Texas, where I currently reside, they aren't so easy to give away unless I go to Austin. Still, I found a new use
- [Louis Zamperini: "UNBROKEN" Needs Fixin'](https://stonethepreacher.com/louis-zamperini-unbroken-needs-fixin/) - I had the opportunity to attend a preview of director Angelina Jolie's film "Unbroken." I say Jolie's film, because she made sure that Louis Zamperini's faith, which was featured prominently in Laura Hillenbrand's excellent book, was reduced to an inoffensive, feel-good type of belief. Though well-made and interesting as a Prisoner-of War film, it was
- [Loneliness with God](https://stonethepreacher.com/loneliness-with-god/) - Since I've moved to Texas to plant Hope Chapel Hill Country, many people have asked how it's going. The answer is best summed up by two devotionals I read on December 20 & December 21. Please read these and pray for me and my family accordingly. But understand, I am rejoicing in Christ my Savior
- [Scamming the Scammer](https://stonethepreacher.com/scamming-the-scammer/) - "HELP! I'M STUCK IN A FOREIGN COUNTRY AND NEED MONEY!" I just received one those cheesy messages from a friend's hacked email account. But, instead of deleting it, I redeemed it. This is how.... FIRST, HERE'S THE MESSAGE: "I Hope you get this on time, I made a trip to (Turkey) and had my bag
- [Lead Pearl Harbor Bomber Converts After Reading Tract](https://stonethepreacher.com/lead-pearl-harbor-bomber-converts-after-reading-tract/) - This is the incredible story of Mitsuo Fuchida, lead pilot of the December 7, 1941, raid on Pearl Harbor. Fuchida was the one who shouted the war cry, "Tora, Tora, Tora!" Mitsuo Fuchida fought the United States throughout WWII and was intimately involved in the planning and leadership of the Japanese war effort as flight
- [My Life Changed This Day (24 years ago)](https://stonethepreacher.com/my-life-changed-this-day-24-years-ago/) - On December 1, 1990, I was still dead in my sins, thinking I was a good person. I was right with the Man upstairs and I had no fears because I knew I was living my life the way I was supposed to: as a drug-abusing, womanizing, gambling thief. But everything changed the next day
- [Church Planting 101](https://stonethepreacher.com/church-planting-101/) - One of the things I'm learning to do is to do everything, (and in a church plant, I pretty much have to do everything), to the glory of God...including the mopping of Hope Chapel Hill Country's church floor.
- [My $100 Offer to Buy the Joel Osteen Bible](https://stonethepreacher.com/my-100-offer-for-the-osteen-bible/) - THIS IS THE STORY OF THE JOEL AND VICTORIA OSTEEN BIBLE and why I offered a $100 to buy it. I asked a new friend of mine what Bible he was reading. He went out to his truck and showed me the "Hope for Today Bible" by the Osteens. I think I overreacted. I told
- [Pastor Steve Died](https://stonethepreacher.com/pastor-steve-died/) - From a Facebook post: "Still doesn't feel real that Pastor Steve has passed away so suddenly...but God knows the span of our life. It was his day to go home." My friend's wife panicked when she read this on Facebook. She told her husband who was also shocked. He wondered why I hadn't shown up
- [The Christian Ice Bucket Challenge](https://stonethepreacher.com/the-christian-ice-bucket-challenge/) - You've heard about the Challenge. People from all walks of life, from George Bush to Dolly Parton, from Donald Trump to Bill Gates in (a slow-mo reverse intro). Heck, even Tom Cruise and John Travolta broke away from their Scientology commitments to take it up! Sadly, President Obama couldn't find the time between golf games,
- [Our President Should Take a Hike](https://stonethepreacher.com/our-president-should-take-a-hike/) - I found this video to be very inspirational, encouraging and downright useful when challenging those who say we were never a Christian nation.
- [The Evangelism Linebacker](https://stonethepreacher.com/the-evangelism-linebacker-2/) - It's been awhile since I've posted this hilarious video.
- [10 Months and Counting](https://stonethepreacher.com/10-months-and-counting/) - TEN MONTHS AGO TODAY I arrived in Texas to plant Hope Chapel Hill Country. I never thought I would move to Central Texas after living my entire life by the beaches of Southern California. And I never, never, ever, ever wanted to plant a church. Ever! Has it been easy? Not at all. Am I
- [An Atheist's Call to Action (Against Me)](https://stonethepreacher.com/an-atheists-call-to-action-against-me/) - AN ATHEIST WROTE AN ARTICLE ABOUT ME entitled, "Steve Sanchez Thinks He Has the Right to Harass People About Jesus." His name is Bruce Gerencser and his blog bio says this: "For twenty-five years Bruce pastored Evangelical churches in Ohio, Texas, and Michigan. In 2003 Bruce left the ministry and is now a secular humanist."
- [A Seniors Center Post Script](https://stonethepreacher.com/a-senior-center-post-script/) - Thankfully, this did not happen at the Seniors Center I have been attending. At the 47:45 mark, Mr. Shackelford tells the story of what happened at a Seniors Center that forbade prayer, worship and Bible study. It's only five minutes long and a great encouragement that the law still protects religious freedom.
- [The All-In-One Pastor](https://stonethepreacher.com/the-all-in-one-pastor/) - I was doing some paperwork while talking to a CPA. He asked if I had a scanner so I could send him some documents. "Of course," I replied, "I just don't have it set up yet." "Shame on you," he joked. I reminded him that I used to have a secretary, a book-keeper, a web
- [The Senior Activities Center Saga Happy Ending](https://stonethepreacher.com/the-senior-activities-center-saga-happy-ending/) - I've been going to the Hill Country Senior Activities Center since arriving last year in Texas with the intention of getting to know the community by making acquaintances with the elders of Dripping Springs, as I serve them and pray for them. (Click here for part 1 of this story.) Four new visitors came to
- [Hill Country Hypocrisy](https://stonethepreacher.com/hill-country-hypocrisy/) - SOME HYPOCRISY WAS ON DISPLAY at the Senior Citizens Activity Center where my daughter and I visited at lunch time a few weeks ago.... (Start at Part 1 by clicking here.) If you've been following this story, then you know I've been having a few run-ins with the manager there. My purpose in visiting these
- [Say It With Flowers](https://stonethepreacher.com/say-it-with-flowers/) - THE SENIORS CENTER "FLOWER TECHNIQUE" WAS EMPLOYED to win the heart of the 74-year-old manager, who has called me into her office twice to tell me that I can't preach the Gospel, can't pray for people and can't help people. I asked my Pastor, Zac, from Hope Chapel Hermosa Beach, what I should do? "Did
- [The Silent Gospel](https://stonethepreacher.com/the-silent-gospel/) - I'm surprised that you are back here after what you were told last week," a lady from the Senior Activities Center whispered to me as we scraped dishes together. "I overheard your conversation with the manager last Wednesday." (I was told that I couldn't talk about "religion" because three people complained and the Activity Center
- [Forbidden to Speak About Jesus to the Aged](https://stonethepreacher.com/forbidden-to-speak-about-jesus-to-the-aged/) - I WAS WARNED NOT TO PREACH the Gospel in the Seniors Activity Center where I go each Wednesday. The manager took me aside and told me that three people complained about my "preaching." "You see," she explained, "even in a private conversation someone might overhear you and get offended." She further explained that they get
- [My First Texas Open Air](https://stonethepreacher.com/my-first-texas-open-air/) - With my church plant work here in the Austin area, Dripping Springs to be exact, I have not been posting at this blog regularly. Rest assured, I do try to share my faith everyday, mostly it's with my church invitation/Gospel tract flyer. And since I live in a small town now, I have not preached
- [Those Dam Guys!](https://stonethepreacher.com/those-dam-guys/) - I took my first bike ride of the spring and noticed a bunch of construction workers busily repairing our little levee. I offered them each a raise in the form of a one trillion dollar bill gospel tract, then preached a 90 second Gospel message to this rough-hewn bunch. The result? The foreman said: "We
- [Witnessing to the Walmart Witch](https://stonethepreacher.com/witnessing-to-the-walmart-witch/) - Courtney, the Walmart customer service lady, (looking down), kept answering "Summerland" when I asked if she'd go to Heaven or Hell when she died. "Heaven or Hell?" "Summerland." The only two choices I'm giving you are Heaven or Hell." "Summerland. I'm a Wiccan," she declared. Since she wouldn't answer I had to go to Plan
- [On "The Comfort Zone"](https://stonethepreacher.com/on-the-comfort-zone/) - I had the great privilege of being on Ray Comfort's YouTube show, "The Comfort Zone" today and want to hear what you think. This is my first trip back to California since moving to Texas in September. I got to talk a little about planting Hope Chapel Hill Country, the church I now pastor in
- [Father's Day on Mother's Day](https://stonethepreacher.com/fathers-day-on-mothers-day/) - IT WAS FATHER'S DAY at Hope Chapel Hill Country this morning as two visitors, a father and daughter, made professions of faith at the end of my message. Without looking at each other, after I made the invitation to turn to Jesus in repentance and trust, they raised their hands. I told them: "Remember this
- [My Greatest Frustration (and consolation)](https://stonethepreacher.com/my-greatest-frustration-and-consolation/) - The biggest frustration and the greatest consolation is that Jesus is in control. What do I mean by that? I can do nothing else to make people come to Hope Chapel Hill Country. I pray for this church; I prepare the messages diligently; and I go out into the street and invite them in, but
- [He is Risen Indeed!](https://stonethepreacher.com/he-is-risen-indeed/) - Jesus is the same yesterday, today and forever!
- [LOL: Christians Conned by Film Noah](https://stonethepreacher.com/lol-christians-conned-by-film-noah/) - I GOT MY MONEY BACK FOR THE FIVE TICKETS I BOUGHT FOR NOAH, the movie. Here's why in 6 points. (But make sure you read the other two links at the bottom as well.) 1) I knew going in that it was unbiblical. That was not my issue. But it's not only unbiblical, it's laughably
- [New Hope in Dripping Springs!](https://stonethepreacher.com/new-hope-in-dripping-springs/) - On September 29, 2013, I arrived in Dripping Springs, Texas, from Southern California, to plant a church called Hope Chapel Hill Country. The doors opened wide on January 5, 2014. It hasn't been easy.... How in the heck do you start a church anyway? I'd been an associate pastor of a large church in Hermosa
- [A Tale of Two Rings](https://stonethepreacher.com/a-tale-of-two-rings/) - I JUST TURNED 55. But I received the best gift ever from my wife to help ease the pain: a new wedding ring. I wept telling the story to my daughters about the old one. Before Karen and I got married she was out of a job and had no money. She was forced by
- [The Worst Year of My Life (My Testimony, Part 3)](https://stonethepreacher.com/the-worst-year-of-my-life-my-testimony-part-3/) - This is the third and final installment of my testimony, how I came to Christ. Some people say life is easier when you come to Jesus. HAH! Click here to listen to part 3, the finale. Part 1 ended with me taking a handful of sleeping pills and calling my Mom to say goodbye. In
- [The Gory Details (My Testimony, Pt.2)](https://stonethepreacher.com/the-gory-details-my-testimony-pt-2/) - THIS PART OF MY STORY IS WHEN IT GETS UGLY, REALLY UGLY.... Part 1 ended with me taking a handful of sleeping pills and calling my Mom to say goodbye. (Listen to it by clicking here.) In part 2 I tell what happened afterward as I slid hell-bound into a downward spiral of drug addicted
- [My Testimony, Part 1](https://stonethepreacher.com/my-testimony-part-1/) - I was a former actor and drug addict. I sold stereos out of the back of my car in the desert. I almost killed myself. I was robbed by a drug dealer at gunpoint, had my faced smashed against my steering wheel and challenged Satan to show himself. This half hour radio show is the
- [Dollhouse Dude](https://stonethepreacher.com/dollhouse-dude/) - I was on the campus of Los Cerritos College doing a little evangelizing with my friend Tony Miano, when a rather strange man, incoherent and a bit confused, offered us an opportunity to visit his website, which had something to do with his nickname, "The Dollhouse Dude," a name that was apparently given to him by
- [My Controversial Bible Translation Decision ](https://stonethepreacher.com/my-controversial-bible-translation-decision/) - It was inevitable. I had to make a choice on the Bible I would teach from at Hope Chapel Hill Country and what version I would recommend to our congregation. After much thoughtful deliberation and prayer, I decided. At my previous church, Hope Chapel Hermosa Beach, we had long discussions about what Bible to use
- [Hope Chapel Hill Country on KDRP Radio](https://stonethepreacher.com/hope-chapel-hill-country-on-kdrp-radio/) - (A note to my regular subscribers: This is a reference post to promote the church I'm starting. I will ask people to Google the above title to listen to my show before they attend. Therefore, periodically, I will re-post this every time a new show or two is produced. When you see it in your
- [Radio KDRP Archives](https://stonethepreacher.com/my-first-big-fat-radio-show/) - (A note to my regular subscribers: This is a reference post to promote the church I'm starting. I will ask people to Google the above title to listen to my show before they attend. Therefore, periodically, I will re-post this every time a new show or two is produced. When you see it in your
- [My First "Half Million Viewings" Video](https://stonethepreacher.com/my-first-half-million-viewings-video/) - My interview from a few years back with Ted the Atheist has now reached more than 500,000 viewings on YouTube. Not bad for the worst evangelistic interview I ever did---but God used it to proclaim His Gospel of everlasting life! And, yes, I sold out. I figured I better monetize this puppy while I can.
- [A Merry Christmas 2 Minute Message](https://stonethepreacher.com/a-merry-christmas-2-minute-message/)
- [Prayer Support Needed](https://stonethepreacher.com/prayer-support-needed/) - IN ALL MY EXCITEMENT I FORGOT the one thing that's really needed! I need 100+ people who will commit to praying for my family and I as we plant Hope Chapel Hill Country. Of all the things on my "To Do" list, I forgot to ask for prayer support! If you are willing to partner
- [My Long-Awaited Radio Career](https://stonethepreacher.com/my-long-awaited-radio-career/) - AT AGE 19 I WANTED A CAREER IN RADIO so I enrolled in the now defunct KIIS Broadcasting Workshop in Hollywood. I set my sights on being a DJ. At graduation I was told that I would qualify for a $5.00 an hour job in Horsebreath Montana. My radio career ended that day. I had
- [13 Daily](https://stonethepreacher.com/13-daily/) - My Daily 13 started today. What? My Pastor at Hope Chapel Hermosa Beach gave me a church plant challenge: "Get 3 yesses and 10 noes a day." Translation: "Get out there and talk to people about your church and invite them to come." So I did. The best account occurred when I was in the
- [Memorial Service](https://stonethepreacher.com/memorial-service/) - MEMORIAL FOR_____________________ DATE I would like to welcome everyone here today on behalf of the family of _______________________ and I would like to ask you to join with me in prayer, before we begin the memorial service in HIS/HER honor: (prayer) Death is always a painful time for the family and friends of the one
- [WORLD Magazine Interviews Me About Evangelism](https://stonethepreacher.com/world-magazine-interviews-me-about-evangleism/) - Several months ago WORLD Magazine reporter Sophia Lee joined me and our Hope Chapel evangelism team on the campus of El Camino College in Torrance, California to ask me about my thoughts on evangelism as well as observe my method. She also interviewed Tony Miano, and GULP!, Ruben Israel. Read the article and let me
- [My Hope Chapel Hill Country 2 Minute Intro Video](https://stonethepreacher.com/my-hope-chapel-hill-country-intro-video/) - This is the video (preview) that will introduce me to those who may attend Hope Chapel Hill Country in Dripping Springs, Texas. I'd love to hear what you think. (It may take a few minutes to fully download.) I'm very grateful that my friend, film-maker/storyteller Mark Jacobs, took the time to put me in the
- [My New Blog Banner and Tag Line](https://stonethepreacher.com/my-new-blog-banner-and-tag-line/) - Tah-dah!!! Yep, here's my new blog banner reflecting the change of direction my life has taken. That's me walking with God and hanging on with everything I have...or am I wrestling with him because of what he's called me to do and I'm trying to change his mind...or am or furiously waiting on him impatiently? The new tag line
- [What Jesus meant when He said: "Follow Me" ](https://stonethepreacher.com/what-jesus-meant-when-he-said-follow-me-moving-on-part-10/) - Inspired by my upcoming move to Texas to start a church (click here to read the story), I preached a sermon on what Jesus meant to follow him from Luke 9:57-62. Perhaps you will consider His call, too? Click here to listen or watch. (It's about 35 minutes long.)
- [Tradition: Scary Evangelism Videos](https://stonethepreacher.com/tradition-scary-evangelism-videos/) - Wanna see something really scary? Okay, then. How about this one?
- [My 15 Month Church Plant Proposal](https://stonethepreacher.com/my-15-month-church-plant-proposal/) - I thought it might be a good idea to post what my plan is for planting a church in Texas. I have a fifteen month strategy that I will be adhering to as I trust God to guide me with building his kingdom. Please pray for this endeavor as I am challenged in many ways
- [The "THING" and Evangelism](https://stonethepreacher.com/the-thing-and-evangelism/) - On my 1,425 mile drive to Texas I saw at least a hundred signs advertising THE THING! before I crossed over into New Mexico from Arizona. Apparently, there are 5,000 of these signs along Route 66 from Chicago to this tourist trap destination. By the time anyone gets there, they will just have to pull
- [I'm Headed to Texas!](https://stonethepreacher.com/im-headed-to-texas/) - Finally, the time has arrived. I'm leaving Friday morning at 7:30am for Texas to plant a church. My goal is to hand out 1,000 Giant Hundred Dollar Bill Gospel Tracts along the way. (Friend me on Facebook to monitor my progress at Steve P. Sanchez) The biggest dilemma has been trying to figure out which
- [Welcome to Not-By-Sight.com](https://stonethepreacher.com/welcome-to-not-by-sight-com/) - As promised a few weeks back, I'm changing the focus of this blog from evangelism-only, to a broader spectrum that concerns all aspects of Christianity as it pertains to my life. This was spurred on by the call God put on my life to move to Texas---Dripping Springs of all places---to plant a church. (If
- [Yes, Virginia, I'm Still Preaching!](https://stonethepreacher.com/yes-virginia-im-still-preaching/) - As I continue to transition my life from Southern California pastoring/street preaching to southwest Texas church planting, you may be wondering if I've fallen off the evangelistic bandwagon. Perish the thought! I've spent the majority of my time posting my evangelistic adventures on Facebook (Steve P. Sanchez), Instagram (stevepsanchez), and Twitter (@stevepsanchez). For the record,
- [What a Dummy!](https://stonethepreacher.com/what-a-dummy/) - While cleaning out my office suite at work I found my very first ever preaching prop, well, most of her. She's half the dummy she used to be... I called her "Eutychus's Sis," because she was killed when her brother nodded off listening to Paul teach on and on and fell out of the window
- [Feelings. Nothing More Than Feelings.](https://stonethepreacher.com/feelings-nothing-more-than-feelings/) - While at church on Sunday a friend asked me how I felt. I had to think about it. A few days prior, I had barely recovered from my trip to Vietnam and packed up everything to move our stuff to Texas. I had just finished locking the doors to my Long Beach home for the
- [The Last Everyday Club Report](https://stonethepreacher.com/the-last-everyday-club-report/) - Due to the changes in my life, specifically, my move to Texas to plant a church, I will not be moderating The Everyday Club after this posting. Will I try to continue to share my faith every day? Of course. And so will you if you are committed to doing the work of an evangelist.
- [My Last Sermon: "Not By Sight"](https://stonethepreacher.com/my-last-sermon-not-by-sight/) - I gave my last sermon at Hope Chapel last Labor Day Weekend called "Not By Sight." It summed up my tenure at Hope Chapel: how I got saved there, met my wife there, got hired there, dedicated my kids to the Lord there, and then later, baptized them there. It's been a wonderful ride. I
- [My Last Days with Ray Comfort ](https://stonethepreacher.com/my-last-days-with-ray-comfort/) - I was greatly honored to be asked to appear on the very first episode of Living Waters' new show, "The Comfort Zone," last Monday. Though it was the first show filmed, it won't be on TV for awhile because it's a replacement for when the guys are out of town. The actual debut is on
- [My Last California College Evangelism](https://stonethepreacher.com/my-last-california-college-evangelism/) - I'm sad to leave our El Camino College evangelism ministry, but it's been over five years of fruitful ministry. Yesterday, Thursday, September 12, was my final day. I will probably never set foot on this campus again. I'll never be able to offer atheists Rich and Joey reasonable arguments for why they need to trust Jesus.
- [So much to write, too little...etc.](https://stonethepreacher.com/so-much-to-write-too-little-etc/) - Lest you think that I don't have anything more to say.... I'm in a huge transition in my life with my trust in God increasing like never before (except for the first year that I was saved). Please don't give up on this blog; it, too, is in transition. I just bought the domain name:
- [Changes](https://stonethepreacher.com/changes/) - My life is changing as is my walk with God, therefore this blog will be changing as well. But I will still be writing...not only about evangelism on occasion, but on a whole variety of topics that relate to my encountering God in a new, fresh way. As you know by now, I'm moving to
- [Back from Vietnam](https://stonethepreacher.com/back-from-vietnam/) - I just got back from Vietnam two days earlier than scheduled. I had to buy a ticket because of an urgent need back home. Details later. Suffice it to say that after traveling for nearly 24 hours, I'm tired. Very tired.
- [To the Ends of the Earth](https://stonethepreacher.com/to-the-ends-of-the-earth/) - I'm heading to Vietnam in just a few short hours with a team of committed believers to make Christ known. Yes, this in the middle of a home for sale and a new home to move to in Texas. Still, I must go. What will we be doing? Showing the Vietnamese that God exists by
- [The July Everyday Club Report: Pot-House Preaching Produces!](https://stonethepreacher.com/the-july-everyday-club-report-pot-house-preaching-produces/) - The marijuana dispensary on the Venice Boardwalk was a fixture for many years. Called the Kush House, they offered "medical MaryJane" to just about anyone who needed it. I think the term “medical” is highly doobie-ous. Case in point: one of our evangelists asked the proprietors if he would be able to buy some hemp
- [Advice for Men](https://stonethepreacher.com/advice-for-men/) - I'm taking a break from my story about moving to Texas to bring this to the attention of men. Take notes, guys. It's true and hilarious.
- [The Everyday Club Report for June](https://stonethepreacher.com/the-everyday-club-report-for-june-4/) - How did you do with your EVERYDAY commitment? Post your comments below! And if you have never read this article by Charles Spurgeon, "OPEN-AIR PREACHING – A SKETCH OF ITS HISTORY AND REMARKS THEREON," you will learn a lot. Here's a excerpt: Once recommenced, the fruitful agency of field-preaching was not allowed to cease. Amid jeering
- [My Blog Will be Changing Focus](https://stonethepreacher.com/my-blog-will-be-changing-focus/) - Details forthcoming...
- [Save the Dolphins!](https://stonethepreacher.com/save-the-dolphins/) - Abortion would end overnight if what was in the womb wasn't human. CHARLOTTE (CBS Charlotte) — A North Carolina couple traveled to Hawaii in order to bring their baby into the world in a dolphin-assisted birth. Read the rest here. PRO-LIFE GOOD NEWS House Passes Bill Banning Late-Term Abortions After 20 Weeks Adoptive Family Helps
- [Sudden Death: Hollywood Blvd.](https://stonethepreacher.com/sudden-death-hollywood-blvd/) - Three panhandlers were arrested Wednesday for stabbing a woman to death on Hollywood's star-lined 'Walk of Fame' Tuesday night. Christine Calderon, 23, took pictures of the homeless men before she was stabbed once in the torso, according to KTLA. Read the rest here.
- [Mob O' Mormons](https://stonethepreacher.com/mob-o-mormons/) - At Walmart I had the opportunity to talk to not one, but five Mormons as they filed out with their extremely discounted products. Monday is apparently shopping day for this cult. I handed one of them a Gospel tract and asked if they were good enough to enter Heaven. "We are saved by the sacrificial
- [The Gay, the Bad and the Middle](https://stonethepreacher.com/the-gay-the-bad-and-the-middle/) - I take great satisfaction that as an evangelism team we can bridge the troubled waters of heresy and blasphemy when going to various cultural events. Take, for example, our recent venture to the West Hollywood Gay Pride Parade. On one side of the parade route are the lost and confused gay religious leaders, offering false
- [On Behalf of Those Silenced](https://stonethepreacher.com/on-behalf-of-those-silenced/) - Since 1980, 1.3 billion children worldwide never had the chance to celebrate Father's Day. And never will. According to the Supreme Court, Father's Day begins only at birth. Read about it here. PRO LIFE GOOD NEWS: House Votes Next Week on Bill Banning Abortions at 20 Weeks of Pregnancy Pro-Life Congresswoman Will Head Debate on
- [Angels of Death: Past, Present, Future](https://stonethepreacher.com/angels-of-death-past-present-future/) - “The Jews are undoubtedly a race, but they are not human.” ---Adolf Hitler “...the fact that a being is human, and alive, does not in itself tell us whether it is wrong to take that being’s life.” ---Peter Singer, Professor of Bioethics at Princeton* Elie Wiesel, in his book Night, a first person account of
- [Sudden Death: False Alarm](https://stonethepreacher.com/sudden-death-false-alarm/) - FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) – A grandfather checking on his neighbor was shot and killed by Fort Worth police. Those close to the family say the victim lived nearby and heard his neighbor’s burglar alarm. Neighbor Jerry Wayne Waller then apparently went outside to see what was going on. The 72-year-old man didn’t even make it
- [What I Said Changed Her Mind](https://stonethepreacher.com/what-i-said-changed-her-mind/) - The woman on the right was entering our local Family Planning Associates to schedule an abortion. This is what I said to change her mind: I shouted, "Please, don't kill your baby. God has entrusted you with that life." She hesitated, looked toward the door, then back at me. "Please, we will help you," I
- [Sudden Death: Pregnancy, Death, Birth, Life!](https://stonethepreacher.com/sudden-death-pregnancy-death-birth-life/) - In an amazing story, a pregnant women from Texas reportedly died, gave birth and then was brought back to life. Read the rest here.
- [June 2013 Evangelism Schedule ](https://stonethepreacher.com/june-2013-evangelism-schedule/) - Charles Spurgeon wrote: "From all our congregations a bitter cry should go up unto God, unless conversions are continually seen. If our preaching never saves a soul, and is not likely to do so, should we not better glorify God as peasants, or as tradesmen? What honour can the Lord receive from useless ministers? The
- [In Memory of...](https://stonethepreacher.com/in-memory-of/) - May we remember not only those who died so we can live free, but also those who died before they could live free. Approximate American War Casualties in History: 1,319,729 Approximate Annual Abortions in America: 1,290,000 “When one person dies, it’s a tragedy, but when a million people die, it’s a statistic.” ---Joseph Stalin Stalin
- [The Everyday Club Report for May](https://stonethepreacher.com/the-everyday-club-report-for-may-3/) - Have you tried this while visiting the hospital? I tipped these volunteers at Torrance Memorial a trillion dollars each while complimenting them on the fine job they were doing. These are my favorite gospel tracts, of course. I also like handing them to people in waiting rooms using this line, "Here, this will take care
- [Success at the Fiesta Hermosa](https://stonethepreacher.com/success-at-the-fiesta-hermosa/) - Hundreds, yes, hundreds gathered at our "Intelligence Test" Booth to fill out a silly questionnaire that leads into a Gospel conversation. After they fail (and everyone fails), we gave them a quality Ty Beanie Baby Bear, coupons from Chick Fil-A, a 180Movie DVD, a Gospel tract and church bulletin. Most of all, this gives our
- [Memorial Day Tracts for Your Church](https://stonethepreacher.com/memorial-day-tracts-for-your-church/) - We made 5,000 of these special tracts for our Memorial Weekend evangelistic endeavor; perhaps you will want to print a few thousand yourself and stamp your church's name in it. Click here to download and print them. THE FRONT THE BACK This is what they say: ON THIS MEMORIAL DAY, you may know someone who
- [Memorial Weekend Evangelism: Fiesta Hermosa](https://stonethepreacher.com/september-evangelism-schedule-fiesta-hermosa-time/) - We need your help this Memorial Day weekend as we will be sponsoring a booth at the Fiesta Hermosa all three days. We give out Intelligence Tests, Chick Fil-A coupons, Gospel tracts, 180 Movie DVDs, and...high quality stuffed animals. There are strange juxtapositions at this fair. Notice our friends from the Holy Bible Team glorifying
- [Candidates vs. Christ: Who's Elected?](https://stonethepreacher.com/candidates-vs-christ-whos-elected/) - The Los Angeles Mayoral race is on! Two candidates, Wendy Greuel and Eric Garcetti, are vying for the top slot in America's 2nd largest city. Who will win? More importantly, how do they currently stand before Christ? The bigger question is not whether the people elect them, but has God? When I gave each a
- [Sudden Death: Hotdog](https://stonethepreacher.com/sudden-death-hotdog/) - CHICAGO (CBS) — A suburban teacher and avid Cubs fan has died following a choking accident while at the game on Sunday at Wrigley Field. Read the rest here.
- [Evangelism Weekend: Armed Forces and Gay Pride Parades](https://stonethepreacher.com/evangelism-weekend-armed-forces-and-gay-pride-parades/) - This is an action packed weekend for adventurous evangelists. We have 2, count 'em, 2 parades this weekend: On Saturday, May 18, we are going to the largest Armed Forces Day Parade west of the Mississippi in Torrance! Meet at noon on the northeast corner of Torrance and Madrona Blvds., specifically at 3331 Torrance Blvd
- [Family Planning: Protest Your Local Abortion Mill!](https://stonethepreacher.com/family-planning-protest-your-local-abortion-mill/) - My class, "Abortion is About God: Reframing a Moral Issue" starts on June 6, 2013, from 7-8:30pm at Hope Chapel, Hermosa Beach. Perhaps you will want to sign up here, have your eyes opened and want to do something to help bring awareness to the pro-life cause. Before this class I did nothing. After teaching
- [The Police Were Called](https://stonethepreacher.com/the-police-were-called/) - The lady in the photo is calling the police. On me. Why? Because I was giving her students the Gospel. When I ride my bike on Saturday mornings a group of men usually hangs out on the sidewalk in front of an office building smoking cigarettes and talking with each other. I like to stop,
- [Sudden Deaf: Earbuds](https://stonethepreacher.com/sudden-deaf-earbuds/) - JOPPA, Md. (WJZ) — An Aberdeen man was hit and killed by a train he never heard coming. That’s because police say the man was wearing earbuds at the time and never heard the conductor sound the horn. He’s the latest pedestrian to be killed because he wasn’t tuned into his surroundings. Read the rest
- [Bye Bye Biker](https://stonethepreacher.com/13419/) - The man on the bike is hurriedly pedaling away after calling me "Mr. Deceptive." Why did he call me that? Because I tried to offer him a $1 Trillion Bill Gospel tract that tells about Heaven and Hell...and where he'll go. Another lady, in Dollar Tree, also refused the bill saying she doesn't need anything.
- [Saturday Evangelism: Redondo Beach Pier](https://stonethepreacher.com/saturday-evangelism-redondo-beach-pier/) - No one had ever been killed while sharing their faith with our team on the Redondo Beach Pier. That's one reason we are going there this Saturday. Meet us at Hope Chapel at noon to car pool. Nope. No one ever got killed at the pier; someone did, however, get punched in the gut a
- [Punched at the Pier!](https://stonethepreacher.com/punched-at-the-pier/) - It's an unfortunate truth that with sharing the Gospel comes persecution; Jesus promised it implicitly: "Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness..." "Blessed are you when people insult you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me..." "If they persecuted me, they will persecute you also." Most believers don't
- ["Righteous" Richard (almost) Gets Whacked!](https://stonethepreacher.com/righteous-richard-almost-gets-whacked/) - The motto for our evangelism team is "Go and make---mistakes!" Richard Chavarria made this one on a recent weekend in Huntington Beach. Here's his report from 2007: I handed a man a Million dollar bill Gospel tract. "What is it?" he asked. “It’s has the million dollar question on the back," I replied. "If you
- [The "Good Gynocologist" and Gosnell](https://stonethepreacher.com/the-good-gyno-and-gosnell/) - In a conversation with her Mom, WORLD writer, Andrée Seu Peterson, offers a very unique and compelling perspective on what abortionist Kermit Gosnell did versus what a "compassionate" doctor did to unborn babies. My mother wanted to know what I do with myself these days, so I said I go downtown and watch a trial.
- [Sudden Death: The Spider, the Slayer and Me](https://stonethepreacher.com/sudden-death-the-spider-the-slayer-and-me/) - About a month ago I woke up and looked like this! My first thought was, Well, if this is how I have to look the rest of my life, I will praise God. My second thought was: I need to take a picture of this and post it on Facebook. I did. My wife said
- [The Everyday Club Report for April: Nee's Commitment ](https://stonethepreacher.com/the-everyday-club-report-for-april-nees-commitment/) - Regardless of what you think of the theology of Watchman Nee (1903 - 1972), he was a dedicated evangelist who committed himself to sharing his faith daily to reach the Chinese people in the first half of the 20th century. Before he was saved, he called preaching "the most despised and base of all occupations."
- [May Evangelism Schedule](https://stonethepreacher.com/may-evangelism-schedule-3/) - Lots of great events this month. If you are in the area we would love to have you join us! This Saturday, May 4, we are heading to Olvera Street for Cinco de Mayo. Meet at Hope Chapel at noon to carpool, returning by 5. 11: Starbucks Express: 7 Starbucks in two hours. Meet at
- [Gosnell's House of Horrors (21 minute documentary)](https://stonethepreacher.com/gosnells-house-of-horrors-21-minute-documentary/) - The film is called 3801 Lancaster. Though not particularly graphic, it sheds light on the motives of the murdering abortionist Kermit Gosnell. "Everything that was ever gained during the Civil Rights Movement means nothing to a dead black child." President Obama ignored the murder trial of "Dr." Gosnell by ending a recent speech to Planned
- [Sudden Death: Dumpster](https://stonethepreacher.com/sudden-death-dumpster/) - TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WTHI) - One person is dead and another seriously injured after an early morning incident in downtown Terre Haute. A man and woman were sleeping in a dumpster behind a discount store on Locust Street, when the truck emptied the dumpster into the back of the truck. Read the rest here.
- [Saturday Evangelism: Lawndale Youth Parade](https://stonethepreacher.com/saturday-evangelism-lawndale-youth-parade/) - Billy Joel sang, "Only the good die young!" Well, Billy wasn't much of a theologian...nevertheless, we will be heading to the Lawndale Youth Parade this Saturday. What is a Youth Parade? Here's how the Lawndale website describes it: "[An] annual fun event celebrating the youth in Lawndale and the surrounding communities." So there you go!
- [Rich the Atheist Hates God](https://stonethepreacher.com/rich-the-atheist-hates-god/) - Meet Rich. He's an atheist. After a conversation with him on the campus of El Camino College last week, he left with these choice words thrown in our direction: "When I see God I will tell him that he's a nut job. F--- God!" Question: Why would he utter such blasphemous words? Answer: Presuppositional apologetics.
- [If Abortionists Killed Dogs](https://stonethepreacher.com/if-baby-murderers-killed-dogs/) - This article from The American Vision explains clearly why there is so little media coverage of the trial of baby killer Kermit Gosnell... Sarah Kliff, a health policy reporter for the Washington Post, described the Gosnell death clinic as a local story: “I cover policy for the Washington Post, not local crime. . . .”
- [Sudden Death (Coming Soon): Ramen ](https://stonethepreacher.com/sudden-death-coming-soon-ramen/) - Ramen-style noodles, a staple in the pantry of broke college students, has been the mainstay of one teenager's diet for the past 13 years. Georgi Readman, 18, refuses to eat fruits and vegetables and exists solely on packaged noodle soup. She estimates eating 30 miles of noodles per year and the thought of eating anything else
- [Not Good Enough](https://stonethepreacher.com/not-good-enough/) - Dayshawn considered himself to be a good person at El Camino College, where we are sharing our faith every Thursday. Sadly, he wasn't good enough to get to Heaven; but he now knows that if he repents and trusts in Jesus, he can be saved. We gave him a stuffed animal for consolation.
- [Saturday Evangelism: Festival of Books](https://stonethepreacher.com/saturday-evangelism-festival-of-books/) - Join us for an opportunity to reach the literati of Los Angeles at the L. A. Times Festival of books on the campus of USC. Meet us at a SPECIAL TIME, 10AM, at Hope Chapel to carpool. You just never know who you may influence with the Gospel. Everybody dies... ...but not everybody goes to
- [Atheist Tuesday: Ebert's Egregious Emptiness](https://stonethepreacher.com/atheist-tuesday-eberts-egregious-emptiness/) - This article written by Ray Comfort, from the Living Waters Newsletter, is just too good---and too poignant---not to reprint. (Subscribe to the newsletter here.) The well-known movie critic, Roger Ebert, who tragically died recently, said, “Many readers have informed me that it is a tragic and dreary business to go into death without faith. I
- [Sudden Death: Escalator](https://stonethepreacher.com/sudden-death-escalator/) - SEATTLE (CBS Seattle) — A man was strangled to death after his clothing got caught on an escalator. Seattle police tell The Seattle Times that a 42-year-old man fell on his back while on a King County Metro escalator and when he reached the base of the escalator, the back of his shirt was pulled
- [Discount Evangelism](https://stonethepreacher.com/discount-evangelism/) - This was a different type of witnessing encounter: I was at Souplantation with my friend Mark Jacobs, and used a Smartphone coupon which gave us a really huge discount. After paying, I asked the couple behind us if they had a coupon. They didn't. I told them they could use my coupon. The cashier frowned
- [Saturday Evangelism: The Starbucks Express(o)](https://stonethepreacher.com/saturday-evangelism-the-starbucks-expresso/) - This Saturday we are making incursions into seven Starbucks within a five mile radius. The map is drawn and the team will be ready. They will go in, hand out as many Gospel tracts as possible to the patrons and the barristas, possibly even having a conversation or two, then head out of the store
- [Everything you ever wanted to know about Street Preaching (but were afraid to ask)](https://stonethepreacher.com/everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know-about-street-preaching-but-were-afraid-to-ask/) - The Ultimate Source. Everything and then some. From our friends at CARM. Seriously. Check it out. Click here
- [The Stupid Family](https://stonethepreacher.com/the-stupid-family/) - I'm teaching my daughters to get used to feeling stupid. During a recent visit to the Griffith Observatory we engaged in a game called "Find the lie." As we experienced the many wonderful displays revealing God's creation in the cosmos we also read some of the theories that pass for "science." "Girls," I said excitedly,
- [Sudden Death: Huffing](https://stonethepreacher.com/sudden-death-huffing/) - A 14-year-old honor student from died this week after inhaling computer keyboard cleaner, a growing trend among students as young as eighth grade. The straight-A student at died Monday. She’d been home alone for a couple of hours when she inhaled the duster. Her parents believe it was her first time huffing -- also known
- [Life Wins in North Dakota](https://stonethepreacher.com/life-wins-in-north-dakota/) - North Dakota Gov. Jack Dalrymple signed bills Tuesday making the state's abortion laws the nation's most restrictive and setting the stage for what he called a U.S. Supreme Court challenge of "the boundaries of Roe v. Wade." The bills bar abortions if a fetal heartbeat is heard, which can be six weeks into a pregnancy;
- [April Evangelism Schedule](https://stonethepreacher.com/april-evangelism-schedule/) - Some exciting stuff is happening in April. And see our new monthly Starbucks incursions! Saturday, April 6: Redondo Beach Pier. Meet at noon at Hope Chapel, return by 3:30 13: The Starbucks Express(o): This is new. Read this article from my blog and you will know why I created this event. We will use a
- [Bad News/Good News & a Miracle at the Abortion Mill](https://stonethepreacher.com/good-news-at-the-abortion-mill/) - It has been my recent habit to go to the abortion clinic right down the street to persuade women to reconsider murdering their babies. Family Planning Associates has been in business since 1967, before Roe v. Wade was enacted, and thousands upon thousands of babies have been slaughtered. Edward Allred, an acknowledged racist and the
- [The Everyday Club Report for March](https://stonethepreacher.com/the-everyday-club-report-for-march-3/) - How did you do last month concerning your everyday commitment? Leave your record below in the comments section. D. L. Moody was an amazing American evangelist in the 19th century. He made a resolution shortly after he was saved that he would not let 24 hours go by without speaking to one person about his
- [Sudden Death: Tooth Extraction](https://stonethepreacher.com/sudden-death-tooth-extraction/) - A man died after what should have been routine wisdom teeth extractions. Read the rest here.
- [HE IS RISEN INDEED!](https://stonethepreacher.com/the-power-of-the-cross/) - Charles Spurgeon writes: The whole system of Christianity rests upon the fact that “Christ is risen from the dead;” for, “If Christ be not risen, then is our preaching vain, and your faith is also vain: ye are yet in your sins.” The divinity of Christ finds its surest proof in his resurrection, since he
- [Lousy Name: Good Friday](https://stonethepreacher.com/lousy-name-good-friday/)
- [Saturday Evangelism: LAX](https://stonethepreacher.com/saturday-evangelism-lax/) - Feeling flighty? Maybe you are just plane tired of going to the same old places to share your faith. Join us for a rousing time at Los Angeles International Airport this Saturday. We go for about two hours, start at one end and finish at the other. Simple as that. The best part is the
- [It's Easter weekend, so remember this...](https://stonethepreacher.com/its-easter-weekend-so-remember-this/)
- [From Lesbian to Lordship of Christ](https://stonethepreacher.com/from-lesbian-to-lordship-of-christ/) - Rosaria Champagne Butterfield calls her conversion a train wreck. She wrote a book about it called, "The Secret Thoughts of an Unlikely Convert: an english professor’s journey into christian faith"(Crown & Covenant, 2012) The tagline for an article she wrote for Christianity Today says: As a leftist lesbian professor, I despised Christians. Then I somehow
- [I Don't Buy Girl Scout Cookies Anymore](https://stonethepreacher.com/i-dont-buy-girl-scout-cookies-anymore/) - My heart goes out to the little girls selling Girl Scout cookies in front of Fresh 'N Easy, but I refuse to buy any from them. Why? Girl Scouts supports Planned Parenthood and therefore, abortion rights. Here's an excerpt from an article detailing the practice: There are many significant pro-life concerns about the Girl Scout
- [Sudden Death: Discus](https://stonethepreacher.com/sudden-death-discus/) - HEREFORD, Texas (CBS Houston/AP) — A funeral is scheduled for Wednesday for a Panhandle high school freshman athlete who died nine days after a flying discus hit him in the hip. Read the rest here.
- [Saturday Evangelism: Huntington Beach with Ray Comfort](https://stonethepreacher.com/saturday-evangelism-huntington-beach-with-ray-comfort/) - Have you ever seen Ray in action? Join us this Saturday for some great evangelistic encounters, from one-to-one conversations to heavy duty tracting, to on-the-box preaching! Meet us at Hope Chapel at noon to carpool (we leave promptly at 12:15), or meet us at the base of the Huntington Pier at 1:30PM. Below is an
- [St. Patrick, Emulated. Kind of.](https://stonethepreacher.com/st-patrick-emulated-kind-of/) - Taking our cue from St. Patrick, six of us hit our local Hermosa Beach parade! But unlike the great Evangelist, we handed out about 3-5,000 Gospel tracts (there were no tracts back then). Unlike the Saint, though, we gave the Gospel to the Budweiser Brigade. (There was no Bud back then.) Unlike Patricius, we walked
- [50 Million+: "It's a Good Day for Babies!"](https://stonethepreacher.com/sudden-death-911-2/) - BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - North Dakota on Friday moved closer to adopting what would be the most restrictive abortion laws in the country, with lawmakers sending the Republican governor measures that could set the state up for a costly legal battle over the U.S. Supreme Court decision that legalized the procedure. The North Dakota Senate
- [Sudden Death: 911](https://stonethepreacher.com/sudden-death-911-3/) - An 83-year-old woman dialed 911 to report a burglary but when police arrived, one officer killed her outside her home in Altavista, Va. Read the rest here.
- [A Toast to St. Patrick, the Evangelist](https://stonethepreacher.com/cheers-to-st-patrick-the-evangelist/) - Forget wearing green, getting pinched or even being Irish. This day is about a man of God who cared about harvesting souls. Cheers! Ireland has a very distinctive history. It was an island untouched by the Roman legions, and Patrick, the Evangelist, brought to it the Gospel of grace. Patrick was himself descended from a
- [Canadian Faithfulness](https://stonethepreacher.com/canadian-faithfulness/) - I just read this on Facebook from my frozen friend in Canada, Paul Latour, of The Word Street Journal: Heading out to hand out tracts with a few others at the annual St. Patrick's Day Parade here in Ottawa. Please pray for us as the present temperature with the windchill is -19 Celsius or -2.2F.
- [Saturday Adventure: St. Patrick's Day Parade](https://stonethepreacher.com/saturday-adventure-st-patricks-day-parade/) - This Saturday we will be meeting at Hope Chapel at a SPECIAL TIME, 9:30A.M., to spread the word to all who will be marching and spectating at the Hermosa Beach St. Patrick's Day Parade! A few years ago, this sad picture was taken (explanation below): It happens to everyone who shares their faith on a
- [Stealing Thunder](https://stonethepreacher.com/stealing-thunder/) - The evangelism team attended the "Violence Against Women Protest," a largely anti-capitalist, anti-men, anti-American rally that made their case known by shouting, screaming, yelling and shrieking. The only thing they were for was the murder of the unborn. God gave me the presence of mind to pack about three hundred 180Movie DVDs before the event
- [Sudden Death: Backflip](https://stonethepreacher.com/sudden-death-backflip/) - An 18-year-old Baylor University freshman died Sunday after a bizarre accident while doing a backflip, the school said in a statement. The student from was rehearsing traditional dances with the Filipino Students Association when he practiced a backflip and landed on his head. Read the rest here.
- [Evangelism Adventure: Hollywood Protest March](https://stonethepreacher.com/evangelism-adventure-hollywood-protest-march/) - CORRECTION!!! Join us on Saturday as we infiltrate a radical-left protest march with the Gospel. Meet us at Hope Chapel at 10:30! Or at the corner of Hollywood and Vine at noon. Bring riot gear. At a previous anti-war protest a few years ago this man was mad as heck and wasn't going to take
- [LA Anti-War Protest (Part 7): The "Who Would Jesus Bomb?" Guy Interview](https://stonethepreacher.com/la-anti-war-protest-part-7-the-who-would-jesus-bomb-guy-interview/) - This man was mad as heck and wasn't going to take it anymore. He was an ex-Morman, an ex-prostitute, and thought all Christians were hypocrites. His sign said, "Who Would Jesus Bomb?" (How about Sodom and Gomorah for starters?) In other words, he was just another leftist protester we encountered at the A.N.S.W.E.R. LA anti-war protest held in Hollywood
- [Why Public Schools Should Teach the Bible](https://stonethepreacher.com/why-public-schools-should-teach-the-bible/) - Did you watch the History Channel's airing of The Bible? 13 million viewers did, so it may prove to be the largest audience of the year.... Here's an article that I agree with written by the producers of that cable miniseries, Roma Downey and Mark Burnett. Do you agree with their conclusions? Have you ever
- [50 Million+: The Sound of Abortion](https://stonethepreacher.com/50-million-the-sound-of-abortion/) - This is not the actual sound of an abortion; that would be way too over the top. No; this 2 1/2 minute video reports something even more awful...
- [Sudden Death: Hit-and-Run](https://stonethepreacher.com/sudden-death-hit-and-run/) - A hit-and-run BMW driver killed two young Brooklyn parents on their way to a hospital to have their first child early Sunday - but the baby miraculously survived. Read the rest here. If the parents were headed to an abortion clinic what would have been the outcome?
- [Evangelism Adventures for March](https://stonethepreacher.com/evangelism-adventures-for-march-2/) - We've got some fun and exciting events planned this month including a Protest March, a St. Patrick's Day Parade and a visit with our old friend, Ray Comfort. Please make sure you can join us at least one time! Saturday, March 2nd: Redondo Beach Pier: Meet at Hope Chapel at Noon to pray, eat pizza
- [55 Million+: Why best-selling author Randy Alcorn makes minimum wage](https://stonethepreacher.com/55-million-why-best-selling-author-randy-alcorn-makes-minimum-wage/) - The books Alcorn writes have made millions of dollars, yet he has not received one penny. He lost his pastorate. His life was radically changed. He himself has received only minimum wage for the last twenty years. Do you know why? This 9 minute video is well worth watching. You can read his story by
- [Sudden Death: Eggs](https://stonethepreacher.com/sudden-death-eggs/) - A Tunisian man died after eating 28 raw eggs in one go for a bet. Read the rest here.
- [Evangelism Adventures: The Academy Awards?](https://stonethepreacher.com/evangelism-adventures-the-academy-awards/) - We are not going to the Academy Awards this year because #1: It has too many police and too many blockades and you can barely get within a quarter mile of the celebrities. (For the second reason, see below.) We will be going to the Hermosa Beach Pier instead. Meet at Hope Chapel at noon
- [Politics on Parade](https://stonethepreacher.com/politics-on-parade/) - I had an idea to try something different at the Chinese New Year Golden Dragon Parade in Los Angeles where I like to hand out Giant Money Gospel tracts to celebrities and dignitaries who are riding in the parade. Instead of just handing them the tract, I wanted to offer them a word of exhortation.
- [A Baby is a "life worth sacrificing"](https://stonethepreacher.com/a-baby-is-a-life-worth-sacrificing/) - Finally, an honest feminist admits she supports the culture of death.... Is an unborn baby “a life worth sacrificing?” The question is horrifying, but the argument was all too real. In a recent article, Mary Elizabeth Williams of Salon.com conceded what the pro-life movement has contended all along — that from the moment of conception
- [Sudden Death: Heart Attack](https://stonethepreacher.com/sudden-death-heart-attack/) - The second unofficial spokesman for the Heart Attack Grill in downtown Las Vegas has died from an apparent heart attack. Click here to read the rest
- [A Big Ole "Gong Hay Faht Choy!" to You](https://stonethepreacher.com/a-big-ole-gong-hay-faht-choy-to-you/) - That's "Happy New Year" in Chinese---in 9 seconds! Thus began the evangelism team's outing to the Golden Dragon Parade in Chinatown yesterday.
- [When a Man Loves a Woman](https://stonethepreacher.com/when-a-man-loves-a-woman/) - I refuse to see the critically acclaimed film "Amour," despite the fact that it is nominated for five Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Foreign Film, Screenplay, Director and Actress. It's a love story between a long-married couple. The wife has a stroke, becomes debilitated, and her husband must care for her. Sounds simple and
- [Saturday Adventure: Golden Dragon Parade](https://stonethepreacher.com/saturday-adventure-golden-dragon-parade-2/) - Gong Hey Faht Choy! Kick the Chinese New Year off right in downtown L.A. This will be the evangelism team's fourth visit to this parade that has over 100,000 spectators attending. Wanna come? We'd love to have ya! (See details after the video.) And about this video.... I post this every year as a reminder
- [The Bigger Zero](https://stonethepreacher.com/the-bigger-zero/) - An atheist reader sent me this photo in response to my story about the misguided pastor who complained about having to leave an 18% tip at Applebee's. So, this unbelieving diner doesn't believe in God and gives 28%. Wonderful! But I've got bad news for atheists who think tipping well has any merit after they
- [50 Million+: Roe No More](https://stonethepreacher.com/roe-no-more/) - The Roe V. Wade decision has resulted in over 55 million babies being murdered. "Roe" is a woman named Norma McCorvey who changed her mind and became pro-life after the blinders fell off her eyes. Here's a short testimony about why she became "anti-choice" from her 1998 book, "Won By Love." “I was sitting in
- [Sudden Death: Abortion](https://stonethepreacher.com/sudden-death-abortion-2/) - A 29-year old woman died February 7 as the result of fatal complications suffered during an abortion at 33 weeks. Late-term abortion practitioner LeRoy Carhart (left) performed the abortion at the Germantown Reproductive Health Center in Germantown, Maryland. According to information the pro-life group Operation Rescue released to LifeNews today, the unnamed woman went to
- [With a Little Help From My Friends](https://stonethepreacher.com/a-little-help-from-my-friends/) - Ringo Starr sang this song many years ago (I've revised it slightly). What would you do if I preached out of tune, Would you stand up and walk out on me? Lend me your ears and I'll preach you the truth, And I'll preach more than just "God loves thee." Oh I get by with
- [Evangelism Adventure: "Little Saigon" & Evangelism Class](https://stonethepreacher.com/evangelism-adventure-little-saigon-evangelism-class/) - This'll preach (your weekly evangelism verse to be used on the streets): Here is a trustworthy saying that deserves full acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners —of whom I am the worst. (1 Timothy 1:15) This Saturday we will be greeting visitors at the Tet Festival in Garden Grove with a
- [What Happens at an Atheist Church?](https://stonethepreacher.com/what-happens-at-an-atheist-church/) - Here's an interesting phenomenon that's happening in London as reported by the BBC. But some protest that this is not a church. Still, "A rose by any other name...." A congregation of more than 300 crowded into the shell of a deconsecrated church to join the celebration on Sunday morning. Instead of hymns, the non-faithful
- [50 Million+: Abortion is About God](https://stonethepreacher.com/50-million-abortion-is-about-god/) - The deepest evil of abortion is that it defies God's supremacy over life in the womb. That is the fundamental principal of the new class I will be teaching by John Piper---Abortion is About God: Redefining a Moral Issue. Please consider attending this class if you live in the L.A. area. It starts Tuesday night,
- [Sudden Death: Husband](https://stonethepreacher.com/sudden-death-husband/) - KANSAS CITY, Mo. (CBS St. Louis/AP) — A 93-year-old Kansas City man has been charged with killing his 95-year-old wife in what investigators are calling a homicide and attempted suicide. According to court records the man told a shift nurse at the hospital that he killed his wife because “she was arguing and screaming at him
- [Evangelism Excursions for February](https://stonethepreacher.com/evangelism-excursions-for-february/) - Here's what we are doing for the month of February to reach the lost. We'd love to have you join us. We even supply the Gospel tracts! Saturday, Feb. 2: Santa Monica Pier---Meet at Hope Chapel at noon to pray, eat pizza and then go out to share our faith. We leave promptly at 12:30
- [50 Million+: Why My Name is Christina](https://stonethepreacher.com/50-million-why-my-name-is-christina/) - This 23 second video may cause you to smile and shed a tear. My new 8 week class, “Abortion is About God: Reframing a Moral Issue” by John Piper, starts on February 5, from 7-8:30pm. I hope to start a pro-life ministry from it. If you are interested in being a part of this endeavor,
- [Sudden Death: Beer Cave](https://stonethepreacher.com/sudden-death-beer-cave/) - Police say a man died inside a beer cooler at a convenient store on Airline Drive overnight, but no one knew he was there until they found his very cold body this morning. "We have a gentleman that went into the Beer Cave, where you can go in and select beer from inside the cooler.
- [The Best of Atheist Tuesday: Bridge Out!](https://stonethepreacher.com/bridge-out/) - I notice a bunch of drunken kids bunch driving their convertible down a dirt road, exceeding the speed limit. I know for a fact that the bridge is out a half mile down. Out of love and compassion I stand on the shoulder with a sound system and jump up and down, warning them that
- [Pelagius Booted as Heretic on this Day](https://stonethepreacher.com/pelagius-booted-as-heretic-on-this-day/) - What a great day this was 1600 years ago, when a heretic, Pelagius, the likes of whom are still around today, was booted out of the fellowship. What did he teach? One of the false doctrines (and there were many) this influential Irish monk taught was that there was no original sin. Adam's sin, according
- [Evangelism Excursion: LAX](https://stonethepreacher.com/evangelism-excursion-lax/) - This'll preach (your weekly evangelism memory verse): “There is no one righteous, not even one; there is no one who understands, no one who seeks God. All have turned away, they have together become worthless; there is no one who does good, not even one.” (Romans 3:10-12) Join us this Saturday for another exciting time
- [Inauguration Day 2013](https://stonethepreacher.com/12794/) - EDIT: See Ray Comfort's response below. This is what I did on Inauguration Day using (the now defunct) Presidential Trillion Dollar Bill Gospel tracts. And on this day, 40 years after the legalization of Roe Vs. Wade, which has led to the slaughter of over 50 million babies, the other message on the bill, besides
- [Atheist Tuesday Comes to an End](https://stonethepreacher.com/atheist-tuesday-comes-to-an-end/) - After several years of this feature, I've decided to stop writing weekly posts. I will give my reasons in the ensuing weeks. Sayanara, atheist friends.
- [SermonCentral asks: "Is this effective preaching?"](https://stonethepreacher.com/sermoncentral-asks-is-this-effective-preaching/) - NOTE TO READERS: This article from SermonCentral has been taken down from their site. Still, you can view the "controversial" video in question below this article. SermonCentral bills itself as "...the world's leader in sermon resources and research. We are dedicated to equipping pastors worldwide for excellence in preaching." Imagine my surprise when one of
- [50 Million+: Forty Years Today](https://stonethepreacher.com/50-million-forty-years-tuesday/) - She was young. She was in college. And like many other women, she believed the lie. It was 1981. After finding out she was pregnant, Carrie Gordon Earll, now a senior policy analyst at CitizenLink, decided to have an abortion. The lie she says she believed then: That abortion is a choice like any other
- [Sudden Death: Trash Compactor](https://stonethepreacher.com/sudden-death-trash-compactor/) - FORT WORTH, Texas (CBS/AP) — A 41-year-old man has died of injuries received when the garbage bin in which he was sleeping was emptied into a trash compactor in Fort Worth. Read the rest here.
- [Evangelists to Descend Upon Inauguration](https://stonethepreacher.com/evangelists-to-descend-upon-inauguration/) - Washington, D.C. – A number of Christians across the country will be descending upon Washington, D.C. on Monday — not to celebrate another four years of Obama, but to declare the Kingship of Christ and to call men to repent and believe the Gospel. “This is a great opportunity [to share the Gospel],” one evangelist
- [Evangelism Excursion: Long Beach MLK Jr. Parade](https://stonethepreacher.com/evangelism-excursion-long-beach-mlk-jr-parade/) - Evangelism Memory Verse:: If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. (1 John 1:8-9) This Saturday, we will be going to the Long Beach
- [50 million+: "Abortion is About God" (my new class)](https://stonethepreacher.com/50-million-abortion-is-about-god-my-new-class/) - The new category on Mondays (in addition to the Sudden Death articles), will be "50 Million+"; that is the estimated number of babies that have been aborted since the disastrous Roe V. Wade decision in 1973. Not only will this blog teach about how to save souls, it will also instruct on how to save
- [Sudden Death: Concrete](https://stonethepreacher.com/sudden-death-concrete-2/) - A man's body has been found in newly poured concrete inside a Santa Fe Springs business and a homicide suspect arrested following what authorities believe was a feud between the pair, police said Monday. Click here to read the rest.
- [A Gentle Reminder for Evangelists Only](https://stonethepreacher.com/a-gentle-reminder-for-evangelists-only/) - 26 seconds. Can you do it? Not watch the 26 second video, but can you do what's suggested? Click here for more info.
- [Evangelism Excursion Plus: Redondo Beach Pier](https://stonethepreacher.com/evangelism-excursion-plus-redondo-beach-pier/) - This is a handy verse to memorize when sharing 1-to-1 or preaching in the open air: "For Christ died for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God." (1 Peter 3:18) EXCURSION: Join us this Saturday as we go to our local fishing hole, the Redondo Beach Pier. Meet
- [Atheist Tuesday: The Steve McQueen Story](https://stonethepreacher.com/atheist-tuesday-the-steve-mcqueen-story/) - Atheists! Read this one! This is an incredible story! Remember Steve McQueen? If you're under thirty, probably not. But you can get any of his films on Netflix. Here are some of the films he is famous for: The Magnificent Seven, The Blob, The Great Escape, The Thomas Crown Affair, Bullitt, Papillon, and The Towering
- [Stone the Preacher 2013: What's Upcoming](https://stonethepreacher.com/stone-the-preacher-2013-whats-upcoming/) - In 2013 this blog will undergo a bit of tweaking due to the changes that are happening in my life... I hope to broaden my blogging horizons a bit with some subtle changes. While there will still be an emphasis on evangelism, I will also include articles about Christianity in the culture, since in the
- [Rose Parade 2013 Report & January Evangelism Destinations](https://stonethepreacher.com/rose-parade-2013-report-january-evangelism-destinations/) - We had twenty evangelists from many different churches join our team early in the morning on January 1st. Most of us got about three hours sleep, yet were ready and willing to hit the road and share our faith with many of the estimated one million people who were there. We also met up with
- [Are you willing to make an Everyday Commitment?](https://stonethepreacher.com/are-you-willing-to-make-an-everyday-commitment/) - On January 1, 2013, sometime in the afternoon, I will post a video from the Rose Parade asking you to join The Everyday Club, an evangelistic Club that allows participants to to be held accountable for an everyday witnessing challenge. The minimum goal is to hand out one Gospel tract a day, but you can
- [The Everyday Club Report: For December](https://stonethepreacher.com/the-everyday-club-report-for-december-3/) - How did you do the last month of 2012? Post your totals in the comments below. And, are you ready to sign up for another year? If so, click here to recommit for 2013.
- ["ARE YOU READY?" Gospel Tracts](https://stonethepreacher.com/are-you-ready-christmasnew-year-tracts/) - The "ARE YOU READY?" cross elicits many reactions, not all of them encouraging, but the two questions that always seem to come up is: "Are you ready for what?" or "What does that mean?" At this time of year you may want to answer, "Are you ready for the New Year ?" And if you
- [Our Rose Parade Sound System](https://stonethepreacher.com/our-rose-parade-sound-system/) - It's called "The Annihilator." I just dare those atheists to heckle one of our evangelists on New Year's Day at the Tournament of Roses Parade. For details on how to carpool with us click here; to find out more about this sound system, click here.
- [Rose Parade Retrospective: The Cutest Little Preaching Girl](https://stonethepreacher.com/rose-parade-retrospective-the-cutest-little-preaching-girl/) - ONLY 4 DAYS TO GO! Please consider joining us at The Tournament of Roses Parade on Tuesday. Click here for carpool and meet-up details. Here's another countdown video from the 2011 past parade: Here's my then 11-year-old daughter D.D. preaching to the people standing in line to see the floats after the parade.
- [Evangelism Adventures: Rose Parade and LAX!](https://stonethepreacher.com/evangelism-adventures-rose-parade-and-lax/) - This Tuesday we will be heading to The Tournament of Roses Parade, the grandaddy of all evangelism extravaganzas at 5AM from Hope Chapel, Hermosa Beach. (But on Saturday we will be heading to LAX again. Meet at Hope Chapel at noon to carpool.) I love to show this video every year of what can happen
- [What if Christ Had Not Come? ](https://stonethepreacher.com/what-if-christ-had-not-come/) - “His name shall be called Emmanuel . . . God with us.” (Matt. 1:23) . “The Prince of Peace” (Isa. 9:6). A few years ago a striking Christmas card was published, with the title, “If Christ had not come.” It was founded upon our Savior's words, “If I had not come.” The card represented a
- [Christmas Currency Exchange](https://stonethepreacher.com/christmas-currency-exchange/) - Only one day left to hit the Christmas crush at your local airport. Yes, it's legal to hand out tracts and witness at these venues. And during the holiday season, it's especially easy! This currency exchanger at LAX was very friendly but entirely self-deceived before God about her condition. Merry Christmas to all, and to
- [John Newton Died on This Day](https://stonethepreacher.com/john-newton-died-on-this-day/) - The former slave trader and writer of the hymn "Amazing Grace" died on this day in 1807. According to The One Year Book of Christian History, Newton's "final year was analogous to the setting of the sun. He had gradually lost his hearing and sight and he could no longer recognize some of his closest
- [Evangelism Destinations: LAX---Is it Legal?](https://stonethepreacher.com/evangelism-destinations-lax-is-it-legal/) - This Saturday we are going to attempt to reach all those coming in for the holidays on the fly at Los Angeles International Airport. Ever tried an airport? Is it legal? Here is what the American Center for Law and Justice writes: You are not merely limited to streets, parks, and sidewalks for tract distribution;
- [Atheist Tuesday: West Point Atheist Can't Take the (Religious) Heat](https://stonethepreacher.com/atheist-tuesday-west-point-cadet-cant-take-the-religious-heat/) - The overt religiosity [the cadet] experienced at West Point, the lack of accounting for non-theists in resiliency programs, and many instances of overt discrimination directly toward [the cadet] and toward atheists in general, all proved too much in the end. --- From Military Atheists.org Cadet Lt. Blake Page is an atheist. He is a cadet
- [Encouraging Quotes on Why We Must Continue to Share](https://stonethepreacher.com/encouraging-quotes-on-why-we-must-continue-to-share/) - Here are some great evangelistic quotes compiled by my friend (and fellow laborer in the Harvest Fields), Steve L., who contributes to our Hope Chapel blog, "Living by Faith." “I believe that entertainment and amusements are the work of the Enemy to keep dying men from knowing they’re dying; and to keep enemies of God
- [Sudden Death: Helium](https://stonethepreacher.com/sudden-death-helium/) - Investigators have ruled the death of a missing Delaware County woman found Saturday in Ridley Creek State Park a suicide by helium inhalation. Read the rest here.
- [Quote of the Week: The Tree Hugger](https://stonethepreacher.com/quote-of-the-week-the-tree-hugger/) - "No, thank you. I don't want to waste the paper." ---The response from a student at El Camino College when I offered her a "Happy Holidays!" gospel tract. I replied, "But the tree is already dead. You will give it purpose if you take the tract and read it!" (You can see the student at
- [Happy Holidays and Feliz Navidad Gospel Tracts](https://stonethepreacher.com/happy-holidays-and-feliz-navidad-gospel-tracts/) - Download your own Happy Holidays tracts in English and Spanish below the video, but watch the video first to see how easy it is to hand them out! Just in time for the Season: The New and Improved Happy Holidays Tract! It's seemingly innocuous and politically correct---until you read what's on the inside. We just printed
- [Free Downloads: Happy Holidays & Feliz Navidad Tracts!](https://stonethepreacher.com/happy-holidays-tractnew-improved/) - It's tradition! A re-post of our ever-popular Holiday tracts! Just in time for the Season: The New and Improved Happy Holidays Tract! It's seemingly innocuous and politically correct---until you read what's on the inside. We just printed over 10,000 of them at my church, Hope Chapel. We put them in the foyer in packs of
- [Atheist Tuesday: HAPPY HOLIDAYS!](https://stonethepreacher.com/atheist-tuesday-happy-holidays/) - Believe it or not, the atheists and I have something in common: I now believe that wishing someone "Happy Holidays!" is perfectly okay during the Christmas season. I know what you're thinking: What? Has Steve gone off the deep end? Has he gone all ecumenical on us, or worse yet, Politically Correct? Or even worse
- [Sudden Death: Cannibalism](https://stonethepreacher.com/sudden-death-cannibalism/) - These Sudden Death articles are continuing reminders that every person's life is short. Repent and believe the Gospel! Read my reasons for posting these sad and morbid articles by clicking here. From MailOnline: Two fishermen lost in Siberia are suspected of killing and eating their friend in order to survive, it was claimed last night.
- [Evangelism Adventures: Whittier Christmas Parade](https://stonethepreacher.com/evangelism-adventures-whittier-christmas-parade/) - The secret to a successful, awesome, Spirit-filled evangelism team is found in this one minute video: Sadly, because we will be meeting so early, at 8:00AM to carpool from Hope Chapel to go to the Whittier Christmas Parade this Saturday, we will not be serving pizza. But please, do not let that deter you from
- [EV TIPS/Tools: Pocket Testaments (But tear out the first 3 pages!)](https://stonethepreacher.com/tools-pocket-testaments-but-tear-out-the-first-3-pages/) - Carrying around little Gospels of John is a wonderful way to share your faith. They are offered by the The Pocket Testament League for a donation of $20.00 for 30 copies. See a few of the over 80 different covers below. You can also choose different translations. I use the New International Version. After I
- [Atheist Tuesday: God's Gonna Get Ya (One way or another)](https://stonethepreacher.com/atheist-tuesday-gods-gonna-get-ya-one-way-or-another/) - My habit most mornings is to crack open my Charles Spurgeon devotional called "Morning and Evening" (the updated version by Alistair Begg). Whenever there is a particular rumination that applies to atheists on their special day (Tuesday), I post it. So here you are, unbelieving friend: "I have many people in this city."—Acts 18:10. HIS
- [A Radical, Highly Effective, Non-Controversial, Old-School Evangelism Idea](https://stonethepreacher.com/a-radical-highly-effective-non-controversial-old-school-evangelism-idea/) - Hey! Remember when people used to do this? The vast majority of the people who visit my church, Hope Chapel, come because... ...someone invited them. I'd like to say that a whole lot of people visit because of the three million-plus tracts we've handed out, or because of the thousands who have personally heard the
- [The 12-Step Program for Parades, Part 1](https://stonethepreacher.com/pre-parade-preaching-part-1/) - Here is a 12-step primer on how to evangelize at any parade. After this series, you will be linked to six other parades, including a gay pride parade and a radical left wing anti-war protest. Step 1: Find a parade. Don't laugh. Many have tried preaching to a line of elderly people on a walking tour,
- [Sudden Death: Soup](https://stonethepreacher.com/sudden-death-soup/) - LOOMIS, Ca. (CBS Sacramento) — Two people are dead and four others hospitalized after eating soup made with wild mushrooms at a Placer County assisted living center, and investigators said it was an employee who made them the meal. Read the rest here.
- [Happy 22nd RE-Birthday to Me!](https://stonethepreacher.com/happy-22nd-re-birthday-to-me/) - Yep. Today marks twenty-two years with Jesus. Believe it, you did not want to know the old me.... But if you'd like to read my testimony B.C., click here.
- [The Everyday Club: Joe Montegna Gets a Tract!](https://stonethepreacher.com/the-everyday-club-joe-montegna-gets-a-tract/) - It's that time again to report in for how you did in November. If you haven't joined The Everyday Club yet, please consider doing so. You can sign up by clicking here. It's parade season! Parades give you the opportunity to hand out Gospel tracts to celebrities and dignitaries alike. I handed a Giant Money
- [Evangelism Adventures for December 2012](https://stonethepreacher.com/evangelism-adventures-for-december-2012/) - Just in time for the holidays---another month of evangelism destinations! Please consider joining us if you are in the L. A. area visiting family. Can you think of a better way to spend the Christmas season than reminding Hanukkah/Kwanzaa/Winter Solstice celebrants about the true meaning of this time of year? And remember, the Hope Chapel
- [Evangelism Adventure: The Hollywood B-Lister Parade](https://stonethepreacher.com/evangelism-adventure-the-hollywood-b-lister-parade/) - EDIT: SEE UPDATED MEETING TIMES BELOW. This parade is also known as the Hollywood Christmas Parade, and this will be the 5th year in a row that we have attended. Why is it the B-Lister Parade? Because many "stars" from Disney TV, old sitcoms and the Hollywood past ride in this parade---even former pop artists!---and
- [The Hollywood Christmas Parade One Minute Gospel](https://stonethepreacher.com/the-hollywood-christmas-parade-one-minute-gospel/) - A crowd of very enthusiastic parade-goers at the 2012 Hollywood Christmas Parade cannot contain themselves upon hearing the Good News. Hey! It does happen on occasion Tune in Thursday to see the big name celebrity who got a Gospel tract!
- [Sudden Death: Walmart ](https://stonethepreacher.com/sudden-death-walmart/) - The Black Friday shopping weekend apparently took a tragic turn early Sunday morning when an alleged shoplifter died while being apprehended by employees and a contract security officer outside a Lithonia Walmart. Two associates who helped catch and subdue the suspect before police arrived have been placed on leave; the security officer who police say
- [Atheist Tuesday: Please Stop Trying to Convert Me!](https://stonethepreacher.com/atheist-tuesday-please-stop-trying-to-convert-me/) - This is a very thoughtful, thorough and clear-headed article from CRN: An interesting article at the Huffington Post blog entitled, “Please Stop Trying to Convert Me,” written by Penn State University student Remy M. Maisel, offered insight into what may be coursing through the minds of those who are stopped on the street by well-meaning
- [Results of Our Scary Lawyer's Letter, Part 2](https://stonethepreacher.com/results-of-our-scary-lawyers-letter-part-2/) - Over the last few weeks I posted about how one of our local Bible Study leaders from Hope Chapel, Hermosa Beach, was stopped from conducting his study in one of the meeting rooms of a local library because of a L.A. County administrator's misunderstanding of the term "separation of church and state." I followed up
- [Sudden Death: Twinkie](https://stonethepreacher.com/sudden-death-twinkie/)
- [Quote of the Week: The Great Excuse](https://stonethepreacher.com/quote-of-the-week-the-great-excuse/) - "Uh, Steve...It's cold and windy and rainy. You sure you want to go out today?" ---What one of my evangelism leaders said to me on the phone before leaving his house to go to El Camino college where we share our faith weekly. I answered him, "What do mailmen do? Are mailmen more committed than
- [The Famous Christian Who Died in 1917](https://stonethepreacher.com/the-famous-christian-who-died-in-1917/) - The famous Christian author who died on November 15, 1917, wrote only one book, a book that most of his readers never heard of, but is famous for another book entirely, is none other than... Oswald Chambers! The book Chambers wrote before he died was named: "Baffled to Fight Better." Ever hear of it? Neither
- [A Famous Christian Died Today in 1917](https://stonethepreacher.com/a-famous-christian-died-today-in-1917/) - This famous Christian author actually only wrote one book---a book that most of his readers never heard of. Guess who this giant of the faith was? Here are the clues: He surrendered his life to Christ on the streets of London. He served as a tutor for eight years at Dunoon Gospel Training College where
- [Evangelism Destinations: Redondo Pier/LAX](https://stonethepreacher.com/evangelism-destinations-redondo-pierlax/) - You'd think that our local fishing hole would prove innocuous enough, but a little over a year ago one of our evangelists was hassled by the local police. What did we do about it? Our lawyer sent a little letter apprising the police officer of our First Amendment rights. (Please read his letter and the
- [Atheist Tuesday: The Naked Professor](https://stonethepreacher.com/atheist-tuesday-the-naked-professor/) - Here's an interesting challenge to atheism from American Vision: Maybe you’ve seen the headline: “Michigan Professor Strips Naked in Class, Shouts ‘There Is No expletive deleted God’” While on a speaking tour in the North East part of the United States and Canada last week, I presented a talk on the ethical implications of atheistic
- [The Results of Our Scary Lawyer's Letter](https://stonethepreacher.com/the-results-of-our-scary-lawyers-letter/) - On Thursday I posted about how one of our local Bible studies held in a local library was halted due to an errant County Administrator's misunderstanding of what separation of church and state meant. We contacted our lawyer, then things changed. (Read about the incident here.) Here's what happened: The County District Attorney called our
- [One Minute Gospel: Veterans Day Style](https://stonethepreacher.com/one-minute-gospel-marching-style/) - HAPPY VETERANS DAY! Let's hope that those hard-fought freedoms will endure in the next several years By the way, veterans and pre-veterans need the Gospel too, as evidenced by my attempt to reach a drill team at a recent Veterans Day Parade.
- [Lost Liberties: Our Scary Lawyer's Letter](https://stonethepreacher.com/lost-liberties-our-scary-lawyers-letter/) - Over the last several years I've posted about Christians in the U. S. being harassed by police and government officials for standing up for their faith by preaching, handing out Gospel tracts or by simply having a Bible study. Mostly these posts have been about other people in other states; this time, it's about what
- [Sudden Death: Front Porch](https://stonethepreacher.com/sudden-death-front-porch/) - DENVER - Family members of a west Denver man who collapsed and died on his front porch said a mail carrier walked by the body to deliver the mail, but did nothing to help. "I don't know how he sleeps at night," said the man's wife. On Nov. 2, her husband, was dropped off at home
- [Quotes of the Week: The Scrambled Evangelist](https://stonethepreacher.com/quotes-of-the-week-the-scrambled-evangelist/) - "And one day, every tongue will bow and every knee confess that Jesus is Lord!" ---What was said to the crowds after a long day of preaching before the USC/Oregon game last week, when one of our open air preachers suffered a temporary lapse---to the shock and dismay of at least one listener.
- [Evangelism Adventures for November](https://stonethepreacher.com/evangelism-adventures-for-november/) - This Saturday, November 10, we kick off the Evangelistic Parade Season (which lasts until next next June) with the Long Beach Veteran’s Day Parade. This is a gentle, family-friendly event where we get to honor veterans and current military personnel with hearty applause, Gospel tracts and preaching in the open air. (Details are below the
- [Election 2012: Is God a Conservative or Liberal?](https://stonethepreacher.com/election-2012-is-god-a-conservative-or-liberal/) - Take a look at the picture below. Do you agree? Is God truly non-partisan? Maybe the sign guys pictured above are not entirely correct.... To find out what the Bible has to say, click here: Ecclesiastes 10:2.
- [Our Massive Evangelistic Army](https://stonethepreacher.com/our-massive-evangelistic-army/) - It was a holy convergence, a God-incidence to the max! The Hope Chapel evangelism team of fifteen parked and were walking toward the Coliseum and the campus of USC where they were to play the Ducks: a sold-out game with 93,000 in attending the game. At the stop light, the Holy Bible Team---25 strong---gathered with
- [Sudden Death: Voodoo Fest](https://stonethepreacher.com/sudden-death-voodoo-fest/) - The best friends had traveled together to music festivals all over the country. Sometimes, they would take drugs. But they had one rule: Never accept drugs from strangers. But on Saturday, after a night drinking vodka-Red Bulls at Voodoo Festival at City Park, a 21-year-old man apparently forgot his rule, said his best friend and
- [Quotes of the Week: Costco Receipt Checker](https://stonethepreacher.com/quotes-of-the-week-costco-receipt-checker/) - "I've got a headache." The response from a Costco employee as I left the store with my groceries after asking her, "How are you?" "Fine," she replied. I repeated, "No, really, how are you?" That's when she admitted that she was in some pain. I then asked her if I could pray with her right
- [The Everyday Club Report: For October](https://stonethepreacher.com/the-everyday-club-report-for-october-3/) - Is making a commitment to share your faith everyday too extreme? Some Occupiers who set up across from our evangelism corner on the campus of El Camino College thought our team was too extreme to show up once a week...chalk it up to blindness. How'd you do this month? Post your totals in the comments
- [Laurel Turns 11 (and is $100 richer)](https://stonethepreacher.com/laurel-turns-11-and-is-100-richer/) - As is our custom in the Sanchez household, when one of our daughters finishes reading through the Bible, (in this case, for Laurel, it was Psalms, Proverbs and the New Testament) they earn a 100 fins. Happy Birthday, my Tiny Baby!
- [Weekend Evangelism Adventure: USC Football](https://stonethepreacher.com/weekend-evangelism-adventure-usc-football/) - This will be your last chance to join our evangelism team at USC this year! Meet at Hope Chapel at noon to carpool or if you’d like to meet us there, then be at the south side main entrance of USC on Figueroa at about 1:30pm. In the video below a police officer actually took
- [REALLY SCARY!!! HORRIBLE BLOODY FACE!](https://stonethepreacher.com/boo-the-man-with-the-horrible-bloody-face/) - BOO!!! (Evil laugh) Watch the most horrendous interview ever. Gross. Disgusting. Blech!!!
- [Happy Reformation Day!](https://stonethepreacher.com/happy-reformation-day-3/) - It's tradition that I re-post this every year! Here is a rare image of Martin Luther nailing a Gospel tract to the doors of a church in Wittenberg, Germany (the Million Dollar indulgence tract had not yet been invented). Shortly thereafter, he stood on a milk crate and preached at traffic signals where he was castigated by
- [Why black Americans need to hand out the "180" movie](https://stonethepreacher.com/why-black-americans-need-to-hand-out-the-180-movie/) - The "180" movie has impacted my life greatly. As a result of seeing it, I took my two young daughters to an abortion clinic in Long Beach, one of the largest murdering mills in the country I understand, and learned a little about how to start a pro-life ministry. Read about our visit by clicking
- [One Minute Gospel: Various Australian Preachers](https://stonethepreacher.com/one-minute-gospel-various-australian-preachers/) - If you think you can preach in about sixty seconds, record it, send it to me and I may post it! Click here for more One Minute Gospels from Gavin MacLeod, Eric Hovind, Hugh Ross, Ken Ham, Sean McDowell, Elton John’s former guitarist, Caleb Quaye and Ray Comfort.
- [Sudden Death: Roaches and Worms](https://stonethepreacher.com/sudden-death-roaches-and-worms/) - A Florida man died Friday night after consuming "dozens of roaches and worms" during a contest held by a pet store, police report. Investigators reported that man "wasn’t feeling well and began to regurgitate" shortly after the contest's conclusion. "He had consumed dozens of roaches and worms," a sheriff’s spokesman noted. Read the rest here.
- [Billy Sunday Preached His Last Sermon on This Day](https://stonethepreacher.com/billy-sunday-preached-his-last-sermon-on-this-day/) - Billy Sunday's last sermon was on October 27, 1935. Regardless of what you thought of his controversial methods, God used former baseball player Billy Sunday to preach to more than 100 million people in his lifetime. According to The One Year Book of Christian History: "His unorthodox preaching style, acrobatic antics, and flamboyant gestures attracted
- [Quote of the Week: The Homeless Man](https://stonethepreacher.com/quote-of-the-week-the-homeless-man/) - "Japan!" ---The answer a homeless man gave me when I asked, "If you died today would you go to Heaven or Hell?" I repeated the question and he replied again, "Japan!"
- [Evangelism Excursion: Get Splashed at Venice Beach (like I did)](https://stonethepreacher.com/evangelism-excursion-get-splashed-at-venice-beach-like-i-did/) - Back in 2009, when I was young and foolish, I preached in front of this outdoor bar at Venice Beach. In the video below you’ll see this crowd was having a great time mocking me. At the 2:46 mark, right after I mention the 8th Commandment, you’ll see me bear the brunt of a man
- [Atheist Tuesday: The Bible Confirms Science or Vice Versa?](https://stonethepreacher.com/atheist-tuesday-the-bible-confirms-science/) - Here's another tool to use in your evangelistic arsenal... Who's that I hear howling?
- [Be not afraid when witnessing for Christ](https://stonethepreacher.com/be-not-afraid-when-witnessing-for-christ/) - Frequent commenter Steve L. posted this great short article by James M. Boice. Steve on our Hope Chapel Ministry Institute blog and suggested I post it here as well. Some may object that this is too controversial... Election encourages us in our evangelism. People suppose that if God is going to save certain individuals, then
- [Sudden (and not so sudden) Death: The "Unluckiest Band"](https://stonethepreacher.com/sudden-and-not-so-sudden-death-the-unluckiest-band/) - The toll was dire over the last 35 years: Three band members perished; the others were all severely injured. The drummer--who was one of the few able to walk--staggered out for help, and was allegedly shot at by an alarmed farmer. The band's record label scrambled to replace the new album's cover, which eerily forecasted
- [Quotes of the Week: The College Atheist](https://stonethepreacher.com/quotes-of-the-week-the-college-atheist/) - I'm re-introducing this category that has been in mothballs since May 30, 2008. There are so many great interactions when I witness for Christ that I'd like to share what I think is the top response for the week. Here's this week's quote: "I better leave now before I become uncivil." ---A young atheist's response
- [Mitt Romney's Confusion](https://stonethepreacher.com/mitt-romneys-confusion/) - This is not a political article, but a theological one from WretchedRadio.com. Summary of the second presidential debate: Liar, liar, pants on fire. Neither candidate actually called his opponent a liar, instead, they used politically correct terms like: distorting the truth, not quite accurate, patently false. Each side will have their fact checkers discredit the
- [Evangelism Adventures This Week: USC Football and More! ](https://stonethepreacher.com/evangelism-adventures-this-week-usc-football-and-more/) - This is the first USC Game we have been able to attend. If you would like to reach up to 92,000 people with the Gospel, then please join us. We will meet at Hope Chapel to car pool at noon. If you'd like to meet us there, then be at the south side main entrance
- [Atheist Tuesday: Atheist "Retention Rate" at the Bottom (Thank God!)](https://stonethepreacher.com/atheist-tuesday-atheist-retention-rate-at-the-bottom-thank-god/) - Surprise! Despite all the bluster and guffawing from the unbelieving set about the growth of their religion, atheists just can't keep unbelieving for long. According to a new study, atheists have the lowest "retention rate" of any religious group. According to The Christian Post, citing a study from Georgetown University's Center for Applied Research in
- [One Minute Gospel: The Off-Key Violinist](https://stonethepreacher.com/one-minute-gospel-the-off-key-violinist/) - If you think you can preach in about sixty seconds, record it, send it to me and I may post it! Click here for more One Minute Gospels from Gavin MacLeod, Eric Hovind, Hugh Ross, Ken Ham, Sean McDowell, Elton John’s former guitarist, Caleb Quaye and Ray Comfort.
- [Sudden Death: Vietnamese Singing](https://stonethepreacher.com/sudden-death-vietnamese-singing/) - SANTA ANA (CBSLA.com) — An 83-year-old man pleaded guilty Friday to murdering his 94-year-old former roommate at a short-term care facility two years ago. Prosecutors alleged that one man fatally clubbed another man on Oct. 1, 2010, because the victim was singing in Vietnamese and he was annoyed. The two shared a room as they recovered
- [The Everyday Club Report for September: The shocking thing that happened to me](https://stonethepreacher.com/the-everyday-club-report-for-september-the-shocking-thing-that-happened-in-southeast-asia/) - Believe it or not, something happened in Southeast Asia that hasn't happened to me before and I hope never happens again.... As you probably know by now, I was away with several other members of my church on a short-term mission trip to Vietnam, Laos and Thailand, that is why this Everyday Report is late.
- [From 'Nam to Bed](https://stonethepreacher.com/from-nam-to-bed/) - It's 10:36pm. I'm finally in the safety of my own home after a looong plane ride from Vietnam to Taipei to L.A. with four members of the Hope for Vietnam team. (The other three went to a conference in another country.) I will report in a limited capacity of what happened in Vietnam but will
- [Planes, Pains and Auto Travails: Back from Southeast Asia](https://stonethepreacher.com/planes-pains-and-auto-travails-back-from-southeast-asia/) - It's 5pm in Taipai (3am L.A.) where four of us from Hope Chapel are waiting to get our connecting flight back to L.A. after two weeks in Southeast Asia where we ministered to Vietnam, Laos and Thailand. We had a very fruitful time and nobody died in crazy traffic where signs and signals and street
- [10 Week Evangelism Training Starts Oct. 11](https://stonethepreacher.com/10-week-evangelism-training-starts-oct-11/) - As I take this much needed break from blogging I remembered that my evangelism class, SHARING YOUR FAITH...MADE EASY! starts in a few weeks. Join the over 1,000 people who have taken this class and learned to share their faith simply, biblically and effectively. It's interactive, fun and free! It starts on October 11 at
- [A Break from the Blog!](https://stonethepreacher.com/a-break-from-the-blog/) - I will be taking a two week break from blogging. The comments will still be moderated by my friend, "Righteous Richard." Tune in again on Oct. 10 for the latest!
- [The Gospel According to Ganja Man](https://stonethepreacher.com/the-gospel-according-to-ganja-man/) - After watching this video you will be absolutely convinced, never, ever, EVER, to vote for the legalization of marijuana!
- [Evangelism Excursions: Richmond Street Fair](https://stonethepreacher.com/evangelism-excursions-richmond-street-fairel-segundo/) - Join us for another street fair, this time in El Segundo! Meet at Hope Chapel at noon to carpool. Scale of Difficulty (Extremely easy) 1--I--------------------10 (Rabid atheists with tattoos and crew cuts)
- [The Atheist Challenge: Do you have the guts to sign your name to this contract?](https://stonethepreacher.com/the-atheist-challenge-sign-your-name-to-the-contract/) - Dear Atheist Reader, Would you please read the following carefully, and then sign in the comments section---if you agree to it? This is no joke. Do you have the courage of your convictions? This was written by James Smith (1802-1862) and is still relevant for today. I am resolved to persevere in sin, and follow
- [The Disturbing Tract](https://stonethepreacher.com/the-disturbing-tract/) - I got an angry email from a person who received our "Will your good outweigh your bad?" tract---and understood it. She didn't like the message at all. Here's her email: This "QUICK 8 QUESTION TEST" tract that I found is so disturbing. It's so manipulative to try to gather people into your fold by FEAR.
- [Sudden Death: Death](https://stonethepreacher.com/sudden-death-death/) - BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. – Beverly Hills police say a hearse driver who was found dead with a body in the vehicle died while taking the casket to a funeral. Lt. Lincoln Hoshino says authorities were alerted that a body was slumped over in the driver's seat of a hearse parked near the Beverly Hills Hotel
- [The Greatest Composition of All Time!](https://stonethepreacher.com/the-greatest-composition-of-all-time/) - His dad wanted him to be a lawyer; he wanted to be a composer. At age six, George Frideric Handel played the church organ after a Sunday morning worship service, a duke heard him and was so impressed that he encouraged Handel's father to give him a formal music education. He wrote his first composition
- [Evangelism Excursions: El Camino College and Redondo Beach Pier](https://stonethepreacher.com/evangelism-excursions-el-camino-college-and-redondo-beach-pier/) - Every Thursday we will be on campus at El Camino College to share our faith from 12:30-2pm. Meet on the Library Lawn just south of the outdoor stage. This is the best evangelistic ministry going. Students are willing to engage, listen, and sometimes even respond positively. Most though, like the rest of the younger generation
- [National Atheist Party Cancels Convention. Goes to DNC](https://stonethepreacher.com/national-atheist-party-cancels-convention/) - Tens and tens of people were disappointed when the National Atheist Party canceled their convention (NAPCON) due to lack of funds. CBS Connecticut reported that "Troy Boyle, the party’s president, announced on its website this bit of sad, disheartening news: “After this year’s amazing Reason Rally, and flush with our successful recruiting and a spike
- [One Minute Gospel: From a 13-Year Old!](https://stonethepreacher.com/one-minute-gospel-from-a-13-year-old/) - Joshua Alvarez, age thirteen, started off his One Minute Gospel presentation with a very creative question: What is the most horrifying thing in Scripture? Do you know what it is? Take 52 seconds to find out.... If you think you can preach in about sixty seconds, record it, send it to me and I may
- [Sudden Death: Chain Texting](https://stonethepreacher.com/sudden-death-chain-texting/)
- [A Spurgeon Encouragement for Evangelists](https://stonethepreacher.com/a-spurgeon-encouragement-for-evangelists/) - "Since they could not get him to Jesus because of the crowd, they made an opening in the roof above Jesus and, after digging through it, lowered the mat the paralyzed man was lying on." —Mark 2:4. FAITH is full of inventions. The house was full, a crowd blocked up the door, but faith found
- [Weekend Evangelism: Hollywood! (And something new...)](https://stonethepreacher.com/weekend-evangelism-hollywood-and-something-new/) - In addition to our regular weekly destinations to El Camino College (Thursday afternoons at 12:30pm on the Library Lawn) and the Redondo Beach Pier (Fridays at 4:30pm) we will be going to Hollywood this Saturday. As usual, we will be stopping off at World Famous Pink’s Hot Dogs first to preach the Gospel to the
- [Reinstated at the College: Back to School!](https://stonethepreacher.com/reinstated-at-the-college-back-to-school/) - After a very friendly and cordial conversation with the director of El Camino College's Office of Student Development, the Hope Chapel evangelism team has been approved to share our faith on campus. (Read what happened here.) The complaints, apparently, stemmed from some of the team members being a little too aggressive in their approach. I
- [Our College Evangelism: Access Denied!!!](https://stonethepreacher.com/our-college-evangelism-access-denied/) - UPDATE: WE'VE BEEN REINSTATED. Click here to read about it. Our on-campus ministry at El Camino College in Torrance has been temporarily put on hold because our application for permission to be on campus was denied. Denied. Why would we be denied access after five years of fruitful and gracious campus evangelism? I called the
- [Incident Report](https://stonethepreacher.com/incident-report/) - Usually when we head to our local fishin' hole, the Redondo Beach Pier, it is a placid, gentle place to hand out Gospel tracts and share our faith one-to-one; last week was the exception. A patrol officer, new on the beat, took issue with our team, led by my trusted leader Ed Lee. Here is
- [Incident Report, Pt. 2: Our Lawyer's Letter](https://stonethepreacher.com/incident-report-pt-2-our-lawyers-letter/) - (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
- [Lost Liberties: No Free Love or Water](https://stonethepreacher.com/lost-liberties-no-free-love-or-water/) - PHOENIX - The City of Phoenix could face a lawsuit if the city doesn’t apologize to a Valley woman for telling her she could not hand out free bottled water to people in the summer heat. Dana Crow-Smith said a City of Phoenix worker came up to her during the First Friday festival in downtown
- [Sudden Death: Bigfoot](https://stonethepreacher.com/sudden-death-bigfoot/) - A man dressed in a military-style “Ghillie suit” who was attempting to provoke a Bigfoot sighting was struck by two vehicles and killed on U.S. 93 south of Kalispell Sunday night. “He was trying to make people think he was Sasquatch so people would call in a Sasquatch sighting,” Montana Highway Patrol Trooper Jim Schneider
- [The Everyday Club Report for August: Dusty Bibles?](https://stonethepreacher.com/the-everyday-club-report-for-august-dusty-bibles/) - I am thankful that you are a member of The Everyday Club. Given the sad statistic that 2% of Christians share their faith regularly, it's great to see others remaining faithful. To help me stay faithful I make it a point to read my Bible every day, too. I like the One Year Bible because
- [John 3:16: The Gospel in Under 40 Minutes](https://stonethepreacher.com/john-316-the-gospel-in-under-40-minutes/) - John 3:16 has been called the greatest verse in the bible. Martin Luther called it “The heart of the Bible--The Gospel in miniature.” Pastor John MacArthur said it was “the most familiar and beloved verse in all of Scripture.” One man wrote that it’s “a text that contains an ocean of thought and a drop
- [One Minute Gospel: Ray Comfort](https://stonethepreacher.com/one-minute-gospel-ray-comfort/) - Ray Comfort gives the most important message ever...in exactly one minute! Tomorrow, I will give the same message in under forty minutes. If you think you can preach in about sixty seconds, record it, send it to me and I may post it! Click here for more One Minute Gospels from Gavin MacLeod, Eric Hovind,
- [Sudden Death: Bra](https://stonethepreacher.com/sudden-death-bra/) - MOSCOW (AP) -- Russian investigators say a woman in East Siberia has strangled an elderly neighbor to death with her bra. Read the rest here.
- [Summer 2012 Evangelism Class Grads](https://stonethepreacher.com/summer-2012-evangelism-class-grads/) - Congrats to those who stuck it out for the 10 week course, "Sharing Your Faith...Made Easy!" Now get on out there and do something! Do Something! Do something! Someone asked: Will the heathen who have never heard the Gospel be saved? It is more a question with me whether we -- who have the Gospel
- [Saturday Evangelism: El Segundo Car Show](https://stonethepreacher.com/saturday-evangelism-el-segundo-car-show/) - Are you a car buff? Do you want to participate in an event to help save other car buffs from Hell by informing them of their status before God? (If you don't know what status that is, see John 3:18.) And would you like to give them good news too? (See John 3:16) Then join
- ["Ted the Atheist" gets 300,000 Views...and Counting!](https://stonethepreacher.com/ted-the-atheist-gets-300000-views-and-counting/) - I caught up with "Ted the Atheist", the subject of my YouTube video, "Why Christians Don't Argue With Atheists", a few weeks back in Huntington Beach. I hadn't seen him in the two years since I "interviewed" him and asked if he remembered my "chat" with him. "Yeah," he replied. "You were a lot fatter
- [The Difference Between the Cross and the Electric Chair](https://stonethepreacher.com/the-difference-between-the-cross-and-the-electric-chair/) - At Richard Dawkin's (The Pope of Atheism) and many other atheist sites you can find this quote from the long-dead comedian Lenny Bruce: "If Jesus had been killed twenty years ago, Catholic school children would be wearing little electric chairs around their necks instead of crosses." Maybe you, too, believe that there is no difference
- [Sudden Death: Dogs](https://stonethepreacher.com/sudden-death-dogs/) - A Georgia college student who devoted "countless hours" to abandoned animals was killed by the dogs she rescued, according to several reports. Click here to read the rest.
- [Destinations: Redondo Beach Pier](https://stonethepreacher.com/destinations-redondo-beach-pier-3/) - If you are leading a regular weekly evangelism outing it's always a good idea to go to an easy place once in awhile. Most likely, you are bringing along inexperienced would-be evangelists, so you want to take them to a place where they will have great success. Sometimes, the friendliness of a specific location can
- [Jesus Turned Water to Wine. What's the Big Deal?](https://stonethepreacher.com/jesus-turned-water-to-wine-whats-the-big-deal/) - I preached a very familiar passage, John 2:1-11, to our congregation a week ago. It's the historical account of Jesus turning water into wine at the wedding in Cana. You may have read it many times and thought “Eh, Jesus turned water into wine. What’s so big about that?” Unless you've studied the passage in-depth
- [One Minute Gospel: Former Elton John Guitarist, Caleb Quaye](https://stonethepreacher.com/one-minute-gospel-former-elton-john-guitarist-caleb-quaye/) - Last.fm.com says that Caleb Quaye has a world wide reputation as a signature lead guitar player since the late 60’s and early 70’s. He is known most notably as Elton John’s original lead guitarist having played on all the “early stuff”, as well as numerous studio sessions for many other name artists, such as Harry
- [Sudden Death: Classroom](https://stonethepreacher.com/sudden-death-classroom/) - A 40-year-old teacher in Southern California was found dead in her classroom by a security guard and some students as they came in for class. Read the rest here.
- [Deafangelism: How to Evangelize the Deaf](https://stonethepreacher.com/unusual-evangelism-tip-2-deafangelism/) - Wanna know how to share your faith with those who cannot hear but are willing to listen? Eric visited us down in Huntington Beach and asked how he could share his faith as a deaf person. He was somewhat frustrated over the fact that he couldn't communicate the Good News to the hearing. Ray Comfort
- [Evangelism this Week: The NEW Ports O' Call](https://stonethepreacher.com/evangelism-this-week-the-new-ports-o-call/) - Join us this Saturday at the NEW Ports O’ Call (in San Pedro): Meet at Hope Chapel at noon to pray, eat pizza and carpool. Back by 5.
- [It's 180 Wednesday!](https://stonethepreacher.com/its-180-wednesday-2/) - To remind people about this important issue, the second Wednesday of the month has been designated as 180 Wednesday. Have you seen the 180 movie yet? Click here to see it.
- [Chick Fil-A CEO's Secret to Success](https://stonethepreacher.com/a-radical-highly-effective-non-controversial-old-school-evangelism-idea-pt-2/) - Given the current events of the last few weeks, this seems to be an appropriate time to re-post this radical, highly effective, old school evangelism idea. (See the first radical, highly effective, non-controversial, old-school evangelism idea by clicking here.) Chick-fil-A CEO Dan Cathy wasn’t shy about his faith Friday when he attributed the huge increase
- [Sudden Death: Tree](https://stonethepreacher.com/sudden-death-tree/) - GREAT FALLS, Va. - After a man was killed in a tragic tree-falling incident on Tuesday evening, many are wondering why the rotten tree had not been cut down. Read the rest here.
- [The Everyday Club Report for July: More Than an Anthem Writer](https://stonethepreacher.com/the-everyday-club-report-for-july-more-than-an-anthem-writer/) - Francis Scott Key was born on this day in 1779. Of course, we all know him as the writer of our National Anthem, but there's probably a few other things you didn't know about him. Did you know that he was a dedicated Christian who considered a life in ministry? According to The One Year
- [The Chick Fil-A Song](https://stonethepreacher.com/the-chick-fil-a-song-2/) - Sing this one minute song when you eat there on Wednesday and when you preach there on Friday. More about this controversy on Tuesday.
- [Sudden Death: Abortion Procedure](https://stonethepreacher.com/sudden-death-abortion-procedure/) - Planned Parenthood of Illinois offered condolences Sunday to the family of a 24-year-old Chicago woman who died after having an abortion at one of its clinics. Read the rest here. "Abortion should not only be safe and legal, it should be rare." ---BILL CLINTON, speech at DNC, Aug. 29, 1996 (Sadly, only one of those are
- [Hard Truth Told](https://stonethepreacher.com/hard-truth-it-needed-to-be-said/) - And from the DefCon Blog: I wonder if the murder of these 248 children will get as much attention (including around the clock news coverage) as the Colorado murders. Methinks the answer, sadly, is no. Why? Because murdering 12 people in a movie theater is a crime, but murdering 248 children in their mothers’ womb
- [One Minute Gospel: Sean McDowell](https://stonethepreacher.com/one-minute-gospel-sean-mcdowell/) - Sean is the son of apologist Josh McDowell, and heads up Worldview Ministries. Sean's passion is to help create a paradigm shift in how we teach truth to the younger generation. Here he gives his one minute Gospel presentation. Feel free to correct or add what you think may be missing from these one minute
- [Sudden Death: Video Game](https://stonethepreacher.com/sudden-death-video-game/) - A teenager died at an Internet cafe in Taiwan after reportedly playing the videogame "Diablo 3" for 40 hours straight. Read the rest here.
- [The Pro-Life Evangelistic Imperative](https://stonethepreacher.com/the-pro-life-evangelistic-imperative/) - After seeing this photo from Ground Zero I was reminded why we need to keep the pro-life issue in the forefront of our evangelistic endeavors. I handed each of our evangelism team leaders a handful of these 180 Movie tracts and exhorted them to start up a conversation using these questions: 1. Who are these
- [Evangelism This Saturday: Zombies at Venice Beach!!!](https://stonethepreacher.com/evangelism-this-saturday-zombies-at-venice-beach/) - This Saturday we will be heading down to one of my favorite places, Venice Beach! Meet at Hope Chapel at noon to carpool. When we were there in 2009, we almost died! Why? Zombies! Here's the story: Last time we visited Venice Beach, we barely escaped with our lives… seriously. We had set up a little open
- [The Great Omission: 7 Excuses for Not Preaching the Gospel](https://stonethepreacher.com/the-great-omission-7-excuses-for-not-preaching-the-gospel/) - This is written by my Facebook friend, Larry Rosenbaum: "And they all with one consent began to make excuse." Luke 14:18 Two thousand years ago, eleven dedicated followers of the Lord Jesus Christ turned their world upside down with the message of God's salvation. They and their converts faced horrible persecution, were imprisoned and thrown
- [(Not So) Sudden Death: NASCAR Fan](https://stonethepreacher.com/not-so-sudden-death-nascar-fan/) - Many of us like watching races in the company of other NASCAR fans, but Linda Chase of Jackson, Mich., might have taken that just a bit too far. For the past 10 years, she lived together with Charles Zigler. And when Zigler passed away, they continued to live and watch NASCAR together for approximately 18
- [Evangelism Adventure: Santa Monica Pier](https://stonethepreacher.com/evangelism-adventure-santa-monica-pier/) - 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
- [Graduating Class of Summer 2011](https://stonethepreacher.com/graduating-class-of-summer-2011/) - Out of the 32 people who started "Sharing Your Faith...Made Easy!" only thirteen made it to the end. Was I disappointed? Of course. Would I have liked to have all 32 make it through? Of course. Am I saddened that most may not use the God-given tool that is almost guaranteed to unlock the heart
- [MARTYRS: She didn't say no](https://stonethepreacher.com/martyrs-she-didnt-say-no/) - At the age of 12 Rachel Scott had a life-changing spiritual encounter. This is what she wrote in her journal: "Everyone was there at the altar, and I felt so drawn to it. You have to understand that I was so young...to be drawn that way, it was nothing short of God... I was saved."
- [The Vegan Liberal Animal Activist Buddhist-Type Guy](https://stonethepreacher.com/the-vegan-liberal-animal-activist-buddhist-type-guy/) - Hey! At least he's consistent about life!
- [Saturday Evangelism Adventure: Redondo Beach Pier](https://stonethepreacher.com/saturday-evangelism-adventure-redondo-beach-pier-2/) - This is the easiest place to share your faith. People are friendly and willing to chat about anything; except for the guy in the 2 minute video below. Sometimes things can indeed go wrong.... Meet @ noon this Saturday @ Hope Chapel to carpool.
- [Destinations: Redondo Beach Pier](https://stonethepreacher.com/destinations-redondo-beach-pier-2/) - This is the easiest place to share your faith. People are friendly and willing to chat about anything; except for the guy in the 2 minute video below. Sometimes things can indeed go wrong.... Meet @ noon @ Hope Chapel to carpool. Next week: Muslim Festival time!!! And remember, I'm teaching a 1-Day evangelism class
- [Lost Liberties: Abuses on the Western Front](https://stonethepreacher.com/lost-liberties-abuses-on-the-western-front/) - A various smattering of articles recently in the news about attempted suppression of religious freedom. Christian religious freedom. Judge Says Man Can't Hand Out Bibles at Twin Cities Pride Fest A Wisconsin man who wants to hand out Bibles at the 40th Annual Twin Cities Pride festival in Loring Park this month will have to
- [One Minute Gospel: Ken Ham](https://stonethepreacher.com/one-minute-gospel-ken-ham/) - Ken Ham is the president/CEO and founder of Answers in Genesis-U.S. and the Creation Museum. This is the reason why Answers in Genesis exists according to them: We all have questions about the world. Why are we here? Did life evolve or was it created? Does radiometric dating prove the earth is billions of years
- [Sudden Death: Fireworks](https://stonethepreacher.com/sudden-death-fireworks-2/) - LANSING, KS (KCTV) - An accident after a fireworks display in eastern Kansas Wednesday night killed a volunteer who was helping dispose of fireworks. Police said the 44-year-old Lansing resident was volunteering for Wednesday night's fireworks show and a firework exploded near him after the show in Lansing, KS. "A volunteer that assists with the
- [My Girls on ABC's "Secret Millionaire"](https://stonethepreacher.com/my-girls-on-abcs-secret-millionaire/) - On July 8 @ 8pm (PST) on ABC, all my girls will be on the show "Secret Millionaire." Well, I hope they will all be on because none of us have seen the final footage yet.... This is not an evangelism outreach, but it does involve "doing good." They are part of a program that
- [DEAR KAREN: Happy 16 Years of Putting Up with Me!](https://stonethepreacher.com/dear-karen-happy-16-years-of-putting-up-with-me/) - Today my wife Karen and I enter into our 17th year of marriage. I could never have asked for a better friend and helpmate! At the time of our marriage I was not an evangelist because I always thought that was someone else's job. So she has had to put up with a lot since
- [Evangelism Adventures for July 2012](https://stonethepreacher.com/evangelism-adventures-for-july-2012/) - Mark down these exciting events in your Android and plan on joining us! We always meet at Hope Chapel, the church where I'm an associate pastor. The video below is on the main page of our Hope Chapel website so that those who get one of our Gospel tracts will know why they received one.
- [The Everyday Club Report or June: Midway](https://stonethepreacher.com/the-everyday-club-report-or-june-midway/) - The year is half over. How are you doing with your everyday commitment? I hope this simple, stark reminder to stay faithful finds its home in your heart. If not you, who? Wanna sign up with your own commitment? Click here for details. If you haven't already, please read my very important article called "Is
- [Sudden Death: Wolves](https://stonethepreacher.com/sudden-death-wolves/) - A WOMAN zookeeper was mauled to death by a pack of wolves yesterday as she fed them in their enclosure. Eight of the wolves are thought to have surrounded and attacked the woman, who was in her 30s. Her body was found by a colleague — but the snarling pack would not let anyone near
- [Whistler's Mother's Great, Great, Great Grandson](https://stonethepreacher.com/whistlers-mothers-great-great-great-grandson/) - According to the web site, Mr. Whistler's Art, "this portrait was reputedly executed on the back of an old canvas, and was begun when a model fell ill and could not pose. Whistler’s mother initially stood for the painting, but had to sit because of her frailty. This is the first painting by Whistler to
- [The Best of Atheist Tuesday: "The Hell-Fire Club" Loses a Member](https://stonethepreacher.com/atheist-tuesday-the-hell-fire-club-loses/) - Recently I wrote about how important it is to preach God's Word when all your well-reasoned and logical arguments for the existence of God are mocked, pooh-poohed or ignored by unbelievers. (Read it here.) Don't be concerned! Nay-sayers and scoffers have always been around and will always be around according to the Bible: First of
- [Evangelism Destination: Hermosa Beach Pier](https://stonethepreacher.com/evangelism-destination-hermosa-beach-pier/) - This Saturday we will be staying local as we hit the Hermosa Beach Pier. We will be teaching valuable evangelistic techniques to the students of my new class such as "The Bar Hop" and "The Drop." Meet at Hope Chapel at noon to carpool. Returning by 3:30. Scale of difficulty: Easy:1--------------6-------------10:Persecution unto death And don't
- [One Minute Gospel: Hugh Ross](https://stonethepreacher.com/one-minute-gospel-hugh-ross/) - Dr. Hugh Ross is a rather controversial figure in the Christian community as he is an "Old Earth Creationist." His ministry is called "Reasons to Believe." According to Ross this ministry "emerged from my passion to research, develop, and proclaim the most powerful new reasons to believe in Christ as Creator, Lord, and Savior and
- [Sudden Death: Soccer Fanaticism](https://stonethepreacher.com/sudden-death-soccer-fanaticism/) - CHANGSHA, China -A Chinese soccer fan died at his home after going 11 nights without sleep as he watched every single Euro 2012 game from Poland and Ukraine. The man died from exhaustion June 19 after reportedly staying up every night to watch the Euros with his friends. After watching Italy defeat the Republic of Ireland, the 26-year-old
- [Saturday Evangelism: Redondo Beach Street Fair](https://stonethepreacher.com/saturday-evangelism-redondo-beach-street-fair/) - This Saturday will be a great time for shopping and sharing your faith! Join us for the Riviera Village Summer Fest. To carpool, meet at Hope Chapel at noon. Scale of difficulty from 1 to 10, with 10 being most difficult: 1.
- [Atheist Tuesday: The Sad BloggableTruth](https://stonethepreacher.com/atheist-tuesday-the-sad-bloggabletruth/) - I got an email recently from an adolescent atheist mocking my decision to make "Atheist Tuesday" posts an occasional blog item instead of weekly. Here it is: SUBJECT: Laughter Wish you could hear mine. [Presumably his own laughter] Quitters never win and winners never quit, Steve. I like the fact that your "Evangelism Schedule" and
- [Ready to Go to War?](https://stonethepreacher.com/ready-to-go-to-war/) - When it comes to proclaiming the truth that all have sinned by breaking God's moral law and that the penalty is Hell, and the only way to Heaven is through Jesus, expect the firefight to begin. To mention that God is a God of wrath, a God of justice---as well as a God of love---really
- [Sudden Death: Yellowstone National Park](https://stonethepreacher.com/sudden-death-yellowstone-national-park/) - CODY, Wyoming -- Search teams on Friday recovered the body of an 18-year-old woman who plunged 400 feet to her death on the first day of her job at Yellowstone National Park when a rocky ledge overlooking a canyon gave way beneath her, officials said. Read the rest here.
- [Evangelism Adventures: Redondo Pier](https://stonethepreacher.com/evangelsm-adventures-redondo-pier/) - Once again, we are going to our local fishing hole at the Redondo Beach Pier this Saturday. Meet us at Hope Chapel at noon to carpool. We will return by 3:30. And don't forget: You are welcome to join us for the Kings Victory Parade on Thursday. Click here for details.
- [Evangelism Rarity: L.A. Kings Victory Parade](https://stonethepreacher.com/evangelism-rarity-l-a-kings-victory-parade/) - Edit: See below in red for new meeting location! NEWSFLASH! This has never happened in the history of Los Angeles: an opportunity to preach at a Kings Victory Parade! So, make history with us on Thursday, June 14 as we head down toward the Staples Center to celebrate! Meet at Hope Chapel at 10am to
- [The One Minute Gospel: Eric Hovind](https://stonethepreacher.com/one-minute-gospel-eric-hovind/) - This is the second week of my "One Minute Gospel" series. Feel free to correct or add what you think may be missing from these one minute presentations. Also, if you think you can preach in about sixty seconds, record it, send it to me and I may post it! This week, I am featuring
- [Sudden Death: Heart Attack (after a murder)](https://stonethepreacher.com/sudden-death-heart-attack-after-a-murder/) - This is ultimate justice.... SIMI VALLEY (CBS) — The alleged killer of a Ventura County high school teacher suffered a fatal heart attack shortly following the murder, according to Simi Valley police. Read the rest here.
- [10 Week Evangelism Training Starts June 14!!!](https://stonethepreacher.com/sharing-your-faith-made-easy-10-week-evangelism-training/) - Close to a thousand people have taken my class "Sharing Your Faith...Made Easy!" Take a look at some graduation photos: Want to know how to share your faith by simply asking one question, and one question only? Want to learn about interesting evangelistic history? Want to laugh and interact and have fun as you learn
- [Destinations: PV Street Fair, WeHo Gay Pride Parade](https://stonethepreacher.com/destinations-pv-street-fair-weho-pride-parade/) - This Saturday, we will be going to one of the wealthiest places in SoCal: the Palos Verdes Penninsula for their annual street fair. Though it's expected to be rather uneventful in terms of angry outbursts, I'm sure there will be a fair number of Security officials who will try to stop us from handing out
- [Atheist Tuesday: Satan's Subtle Suggestion](https://stonethepreacher.com/atheist-tuesday-satans-subtle-suggestion/) - There's the story told of Satan training his junior minions.... He asks them what they are going to tell human beings. Minion #1 said, "I'll tell them that there is no God." Satan thinks it’s worth a try, but doesn’t think many will be foolish enough to fall for that. The second minion suggests: "I'll
- [The One Minute Gospel: Gavin MacLeod (from The Love Boat!)](https://stonethepreacher.com/the-one-minute-gospel-gavin-maccleod-from-the-love-boat/) - This will be a new event at the beginning of the week: a featured person giving the Gospel in about sixty seconds. Over the next several weeks I will have prominent Christian speakers doing their best to give a concise Gospel message. After that, I'd love to hear you do it. All you have to
- [Sudden Death: Serpent-Handling](https://stonethepreacher.com/sudden-death-serpent-handling/) - A "serpent-handling" West Virginia pastor died after his rattlesnake bit him during a church ritual, just as the man had apparently watched a snake kill his father years before. Click here to read the rest.
- [The Everyday Club Report for May: Preacher Interrupted!](https://stonethepreacher.com/the-everyday-club-report-for-may-preacher-interrupted/) - If you have decided to share your faith everyday, you can expect some tense encounters. This 9 second video shows a very disturbing incident I had with a security guard at last weekend's Fiesta Hermosa, a twice-yearly street fair held in our community. I explain what happened below. As is my custom at this event
- [Evangelism Schedule for June](https://stonethepreacher.com/evangelism-schedule-for-june-2/) - June 2: Venice Beach: Meet at Hope Chapel at noon to carpool. June 9: Palos Verdes Street Fair: Meet at Hope Chapel at noon to carpool. June 10: West Hollywood Pride Parade: Meet at Hope Chapel at 7:30am to carpool. Parade starts at 11am JUNE 14 – AUGUST 23: SHARING YOUR FAITH…MADE EASY! Close to
- [Atheist Tuesday: Of Pride, Pearls, and Pigs ](https://stonethepreacher.com/atheist-tuesday-of-pride-pearls-and-pigs/) - I must start off this post today with an apology. Also, I want to repent. But first, let me give you a little background on why I feel compelled to do this.... You may have noticed over the last several months that fewer and fewer atheists are posting on Atheist Tuesdays, articles written especially for
- [Many Sudden Deaths: The Sacrifice of One](https://stonethepreacher.com/many-deaths-the-sacrifice-of-one/) - This 3 minute video reminds us of the reason we have a Memorial Weekend. The following is a listing of US casualties in the various conflicts that have been a part of the country's history. The following numbers reflect only reported war deaths and exclude those wounded and/or missing. The Civil War maintains the highest
- [Evangelism Adventures: Fiesta Hermosa!!!](https://stonethepreacher.com/evangelism-adventures-fiesta-hermosa/) - This Memorial weekend we have an evangelism booth in our semi annual local street fair. Up to 100,000 people visit the Fiesta Hermosa and people literally line up to take our Intelligence Test. When they fail, after lots of laughs and a Gospel message, we give them a stuffed animal and a coupon for Chic-Fil-A.
- [Preaching at American Idol Finals Today: Prayers Needed](https://stonethepreacher.com/american-idol-finals-tomorrow-prayers-needed/) - As of this time I'm going it alone to the American Idol Finals where a line close to a mile long waits to get in to see the Final Show. Pray for me. The photo below is my Bush Pulpit from where the IDOL worshipers pass by to hear the preaching. Read about it by
- [Atheist Tuesday: The Faith Clause](https://stonethepreacher.com/atheist-tuesday-the-faith-clause/) - I felt it necessary at this time to re-post this article from a year ago since so many new and fresh atheists have joined in the cacophony of criticism toward me, this blog, and my faith. This is the Ultimate Answer for all those who would wonder why, why, do I believe. I'm almost certain
- [Evangelism Gone Wrong, Pt. 13 : Sometimes They Walk Away](https://stonethepreacher.com/when-they-refuse-to-listen-part-1/) - Most of the time when I share my faith with someone on the street they will listen to my entire presentation sometimes asking questions and occasionally challenging me. A lot of them will thank me, and less frequently, will even want to repent and put their trust in the Savior. Then there are those times
- [Evangelism? Gone Wrong, Pt. 12: Obama's Heckler](https://stonethepreacher.com/evangelism-gone-wrong-pt-12-obamas-heckler/) - Maybe you saw this on the news: President Obama held a fundraiser at the House of Blues in West Hollywood. In the middle of his speech a "religious heckler" interrupts and shouts. But do you know what Obama said in response to the heckler at the 1:15 mark? The major networks left out a very
- [Sudden Death: Sidewalk](https://stonethepreacher.com/sudden-death-sidewalk/) - Beijing Sidewalk Collapse A young woman died late Monday night about a week after falling through a Beijing sidewalk into a pool of scalding water, chinaSMACK reports. A woman was walking to work in Beijing when the a one-square-meter part of the sidewalk crumbled beneath her feet, sending her plummeting into a pit of hot
- [Destinations: Armed Forces Day & Pride Parades](https://stonethepreacher.com/destinations-armed-forces-day-pride-parade/) - This Saturday in Torrance, the largest Armed Forces Day Parade west of the Mississippi. is happening. But, since all of the men at Hope Chapel will be at retreat, we have no leaders for this event. So, if you want to go, the Parade starts at 1:30pm. Click here for details about the location. On
- [Atheist Tuesday Quiz: Are you loving or unloving?](https://stonethepreacher.com/atheist-tuesday-quiz-are-you-loving-or-unloving/) - Take the test. No cheating. No peeking on your neighbor's paper. This is a great examination thought up from our friends over at Defending. Contending. Here’s a quick and simple six-question quiz to determine whether you’re loving (“tolerant”) or unloving (close minded and “intolerant”). 1). You’re sitting in a coffee shop when a woman
- [Lost Liberties: Police Threaten Man Handing Tracts](https://stonethepreacher.com/lost-liberties-police-threaten-man-handing-tracts/) - Police threatened to arrest a Christian man for peacefully sharing his faith on public streets and sidewalks during an Italian festival last year. Now, the Alliance Defense Fund (ADF) is striking back in federal court. ADF attorneys on Thursday filed a federal lawsuit against the city of Buffalo over the incident. Police ordered the man
- [Sudden Death: Test Drive](https://stonethepreacher.com/sudden-death-test-drive/) - PADUCHAH, KY - The so-called 'ultimate driving machine' proved to be the ultimate killing machine for a man in Kentucky. Police in Paducah say a southern Illinois man died in a crash while taking a test drive in a BMW 128i. Read the rest here.
- [A. W. Tozer, Former Street Preacher, Died on This Day](https://stonethepreacher.com/a-w-tozer-died-on-this-day/) - Aiden Wilson Tozer, at age 15, was asked by a neighbor whether he was a Christian. "I don't know, but I'll think about it," he replied. Three years later, he heard an elderly street preacher encourage his listeners with this: "If you don't know how to be saved, just call on God, saying, 'Lord, be
- [Disco Evangelism](https://stonethepreacher.com/disco-evangelism/) - Who said that evangelism can't be fun? It all depends on where you practice it. These disco dancers at the DooDah Parade appreciated getting a $100 Giant Money Gospel tract in the middle of their boogyin'. Can ya dig it? Looo-king Gooood!' And my friend, Ed Lee, had the same idea with the "Are you
- [It's 180 Wednesday! The Sword-Swallower](https://stonethepreacher.com/its-180-wednesday/) - Some people find the 180Movie hard to swallow. At our recent excursion to the Doo Dah Parade, this sword-swallower was more than happy to plug, Gulp! a pro-life position! (See it at 180Movie.com)
- [Evangelism this Saturday: Redondo Beach Pier](https://stonethepreacher.com/evangelism-this-saturday-redondo-beach-pier/) - We're going local. Meet at Hope Chapel at noon to car pool. Remember, on a scale of 1 to 10, 10 being most difficult, the pier is a zero.
- [Atheist Encouragement](https://stonethepreacher.com/atheist-encouragement/) - On occasion I get an encouraging email from my atheist YouTube fans. Here's one from joestfrancois who comments on nearly every video I post: Listen I want to thank you. The work you are doing is taking moderate atheists and making them understand that they must stand up for what they believe in. I spent
- [Sudden Death: Beer Keg](https://stonethepreacher.com/sudden-death-beer-keg/) - PORTSMOUTH, NH (CBS) – An exploding beer keg killed a brewery worker at the Redhook Ale Brewery in Portsmouth, New Hampshire Tuesday. Click to read the rest.
- [A Time for Silence: When to Stop Sharing](https://stonethepreacher.com/a-time-for-silence-when-to-stop-sharing/) - This is a great article by Dr. Bob Gonzales, on when to stop sharing the Gospel with an unbeliever. In this case, the author finally called it quits on a couple of people who subscribed to a materialistic-evolutionary view of reality---much like the unbelievers who comment on this blog. The article ends with a heartfelt
- [10 Reasons Why I Respect Ray Comfort ](https://stonethepreacher.com/10-reasons-why-i-respect-ray-comfort/) - Back in March I went to a seminar break-out session at The Shepherd's Conference, a yearly teaching/preaching/sharpening extravaganza held at Grace Community Church and hosted by Pastor John MacArthur, one of my favorite Bible teachers. The session, "The Ways of the Master" was taught by Pastor Jesse Johnson and was quite critical of the ministry
- [Evangelism Adventures for May](https://stonethepreacher.com/evangelism-adventures-for-may/) - May 5: Cinco De Mayo @ Olvera Street. Meet at Hope Chapel at noon to carpool. Do you know the history of Cinco de Mayo? Read this interesting bit of history then see what we have scheduled for the rest of the month of May: Most people don't know that back in 1912, Hellmann's mayonnaise
- ["Sudden Death"  posts are for the Christian](https://stonethepreacher.com/sudden-death-posts-are-for-the-christian/) - Many unbelievers have taken me to task for publishing my weekly "Sudden Death" posts saying that in no way do these articles scare them into believing that there is a God. They tell me that they know that they will die someday but that it is no big deal. They also say that I have
- ["Censoring" Sinners](https://stonethepreacher.com/censoring-sinners/) - EDIT: SEE ADDENDUM AT END OF POST. In the last several weeks I've had to delete several comments due to to nasty attitudes. Most of them are from atheists, which is to be expected, but what surprises me is the lack of grace shown to unbelievers by those who call themselves Christians. It's my fault
- [Sudden Death: Passion Play](https://stonethepreacher.com/sudden-death-passion-play/) - SAO PAULO – A Brazilian actor playing Judas who accidentally hanged himself during a scene in "The Passion of Christ" has died. Investigator Jose Victor Bacetti told the G1 news website Klimeck accidentally hanged himself during a scene in which his character Judas commits suicide. About four minutes passed before anyone noticed, believing he was
- [The Two Minute Doo Dah Parade](https://stonethepreacher.com/the-two-minute-doo-dah-parade/) - To give you a little taste of what the anti-Tournament of Roses Parade is all about, I thought you'd like to see a two minute version of what goes on at the Doo Dah Parade, where we will be attending this Saturday. (Click here for info on how to join us.)
- [Evangelism This Saturday: The Infamous Doo Dah Parade!](https://stonethepreacher.com/evangleism-this-saturday-the-infamous-doo-dah-parade/) - The Doo Dah Parade is a sometimes-yearly free-for-all that’s crazy, counter-cultural, anti-Conservative—and a whole lot of fun. (Click here to read a report from 2010.) In past parades there was Iron Man with his rolling ironing board, ironing! The Million Marijuana March was there, as were the L.A Derby Dolls, and the ever-popular Billy Mays
- [Atheist Tuesday: My Apologies](https://stonethepreacher.com/atheist-tuesday-my-apologies/) - Well, as circumstances would have it, I couldn't get to my Atheist Tuesday post today. It was a very busy day and I wanted to put a fair amount of effort into the question: "Is your style of evangelism, that is, The Way of the Master style, effective?" My apologies, but you will have to
- [Should Evangelists "Close the Deal"? Part 1](https://stonethepreacher.com/should-evangelists-close-the-deal/) - This helpful article is from the blog, "Defending. Contending." Read part 2 of this series by clicking here. Lately during really good witnessing encounters the question about what to do with someone who appears really remorseful over his or her sin has resurfaced for me. The other person who was witnessing with me took this as
- [Should Evangelists "Close the Deal"? Part 2](https://stonethepreacher.com/closing-the-deal-part-2/) - You're out on the street witnessing and have just finished sharing the 10 Commandments with an unbeliever. The person now understands that because he has violated God's Moral Law by lying, stealing, blaspheming, murdering---that's what the Bible calls it when one hates or gets angry---and committing adultery---even looking with lust condemns you, according to Jesus---he will
- ["Closing the Deal" Pt.3: Why D. L. Moody Urges a Decision](https://stonethepreacher.com/closing-the-deal-pt-3-why-d-l-moody-urges-a-decision/) - The last several weeks we've been discussing whether it's appropriate to urge an immediate decision when presenting the Gospel to an unbeliever. Is it right to "close the deal" when you sense that the person you've been speaking with understands the Gospel and is concerned about going to Hell? In part one I posted an
- [Sudden Death: Swan](https://stonethepreacher.com/suuden-death-swan/) - An Illinois man drowned in a pond after falling off his kayak when a swan attacked him, with his death ruled an accident Sunday. The man was was working Saturday -- as part of his job keeping geese away from a condominium complex near Des Plaines -- when it is thought he got too close
- [The 10 Commandments for Evangelists](https://stonethepreacher.com/the-10-commandments-for-evangelists/) - 1. Thou shalt not engage in shameless self promotion, as if you deserve the glory that God alone deserves. 2. Thou shalt not make an idol of evangelism. God deserves worship, not His work. 3. Thou shalt not give the enemies of God occasion to blaspheme. Reaping the results of being a jerk for Jesus
- [This Week's Evangelism: L. A. Times Festival of Books](https://stonethepreacher.com/this-weeks-evangelism-l-a-times-festival-of-books/) - On Saturday we're going uptown to give the wealthy a fighting chance for Heaven at the L.A. Times Festival of Books. There are a ton of events. Just think how happy everyone will be when they get their Trillion Dollar Bill book mark! Meet at Hope Chapel at noon to carpool to the campus of
- [Atheist Contributions to a more Peaceful, Cultured Society](https://stonethepreacher.com/atheist-contributions-to-a-more-peaceful-cultured-society/) - Okay. Maybe I've been a little harsh on the atheists who visit here; I haven't given them enough credit. I've focused on the negative maybe a little too much and haven't given kudos to the positive achievements that radical unbelievers have brought to our society. Well then, in the spirit of mea culpa, actually, in
- [Why we should be thankful for MOCKERS](https://stonethepreacher.com/why-we-should-be-thankful-for-mockers/) - In this morning's daily reading from Morning and Evening, that great devotional by the Prince of Preachers, I was greatly encouraged by Charles Spurgeon on how to think about those who constantly deride us for our faith. "All they that see me laugh me to scorn: they shoot out the lip, they shake the head."—Psalm 22:7. MOCKERY was
- [True Compassion for the Lost](https://stonethepreacher.com/true-compassion-for-the-lost/) - I recently re-watched one of my favorite films, "The Apostle." The scene that runs from 3:27-10:00 is one of the most heart-wrenching acts of evangelistic compassion I've ever experienced on film. Have you seen it? What did you think about it? Do you have this kind of heart for the lost? (Read more about this
- [Evangelism This Week: Long Beach Grand Prix](https://stonethepreacher.com/evangelism-this-week-long-beach-grand-prix/) - Join us in downtown Long Beach for this exciting event as our evangelism team gives a little "value added" bonus to attendees of this annual race. Meet at Hope Chapel at noon to carpool or at the Long Beach Metro Rail station on Del Amo Ave. at Santa Fe in Carson (click here for directions) at
- [180 Wednesday: A Baby Saved!](https://stonethepreacher.com/180-wednesday-a-baby-saved/) - Skip to the 9 minute mark to hear a wonderful testimony of how a baby's life was saved when a mom watched the 180 Movie. (If you haven't seen 180 yet, click here to watch it.) Have you seen the 180 Baby Gospel Tracts yet? Click here.
- [Atheist Tuesday: Fools! Fools! And More Fools!](https://stonethepreacher.com/atheist-tuesday-fools-fools-and-more-fools/) - Much has been made from our unbelieving friends on the use of the word "fool" by Christians in regard to atheists. Well, I thought it was time to do a little study on the word and see if indeed this description is applicable. Bob Deffinbaugh has done an excellent work on this word from the book of
- [Sudden Death: Pinto Beans](https://stonethepreacher.com/sudden-death-pinto-beans/) - A 56-year-old man was crushed to death when he was buried underneath a pile of pinto beans at the Colorado warehouse where he worked, police said. Read the rest here.
- [7 Easter Movies (to invite your unsaved friends over to watch)](https://stonethepreacher.com/7-easter-movies/) - Want to reflect on the most important day in history...Hollywood-style. Here are some film recommendations from our friends at WORLD on Campus: Once upon a time Hollywood chose biblical material, portrayed it fairly faithfully, and often won Academy Awards for doing so. Those days may be gone, but even as we plan to fill baskets
- [Evangelism Destinations for April](https://stonethepreacher.com/10996/) - April 7: Destination: Huntington Beach Pier. It's been six years that Ray has been preaching down in Huntington. I was there the first day he started. In fact, a "60 Minutes" type news crew from New Zealand was there, too, and this is what they reported: Come on down and celebrate six years of preaching at
- [Atheist Q & A: Why do Christians lie so much?](https://stonethepreacher.com/atheist-q-a-why-do-christians-lie-so-much/) - An atheist asked: I wonder if Steve will ever answer "Why do Christians lie so much?" My answer: Define "so much." I personally don't see Christians lying so much. Apparently, you see things differently, but that's granted because you are an atheist; you are blinded to the truth. The god of this age has blinded
- [Happy 3rd Anniversary Word Street Journal!](https://stonethepreacher.com/happy-3rd-anniversary-word-street-journal/) - It was brought to my attention that my good friend and fellow evangelist Paul Latour from Canada is celebrating his 3rd year anniversary at his blog "The Word Street Journal." Paul and I have been friends for over five years and has been an apt evangelistic pupil, putting into practice the things he's learned from
- [Sudden Death: Distracted Driving?](https://stonethepreacher.com/sudden-death-distracted-driving/) - THIS A VIDEO TAKEN BY A STATE TROOPER DASH CAM. SEE HOW QUICKLY YOUR LIFE COULD CHANGE BY TAKING YOUR EYES OFF THE ROAD FOR A SPLIT SECOND. THINK ABOUT THIS NEXT TIME YOU SEE SOMEONE TEXTING OR READING A BOOK OR PUTTING ON THEIR MAKEUP, WHILE DRIVING. CLICK HERE TO SEE THE VIDEO.
- [The Everyday Club Report for March: Days Amiss](https://stonethepreacher.com/the-everyday-club-report-for-march-days-amiss/) - My friend "Righteous" Richard bemoaned a sad occurence that happened on Friday: Well, I missed doing something evangelistic on Friday. And I didn’t realize it until watching the evening news. In the Los Angeles area, there is a liquor store called "Blue Bird Liquor" that has had several past lotto winners; they even have photos
- [For Atheists and Backsliders: An April 1 Message from Charles Spurgeon](https://stonethepreacher.com/for-atheists-and-backsliders-a-message-from-charles-spurgeon/) - This is from Charles Spurgeon's devotional, Morning and Evening for April 1: THIS month of April is said to derive its name from the Latin verb aperio, which signifies to open, because all the buds and blossoms are now opening, and we have arrived at the gates of the flowery year. Reader, if you are
- [The Old Lady and the Thief](https://stonethepreacher.com/the-old-lady-and-the-thief/) - This happened several years ago yet still brings a smile to my face....
- [Evangelism Saturday: Santa Monica Pier](https://stonethepreacher.com/evangelism-saturday-santa-monica-pier/) - The easiest place in the world to share your faith is at the end of Route 66 on the Santa Monica Pier. Find out for yourself by joining us to carpool on Saturday at noon at Hope Chapel Hermosa Beach. We performed the TRACT GAUNTLET here a few years back. Perhaps we will again.
- ["Righteous" Richard: 5 Years of DMV Preaching!](https://stonethepreacher.com/righteous-richard-5-years-of-dmv-preaching/) - "Righteous" Richard Chavarria celebrated five years of preaching at the DMV last month---and I forgot to mention it! (He started on February 28, 2007.) During that time he has preached 511 times, spoken to 23,546 hearers and has handed out 29,817 Gospel tracts. (You can print off and memorize his message by clicking here: "Open
- [Sudden Death: Clothing Box](https://stonethepreacher.com/sudden-death-clothing-box/) - (NewsCore) - A New York City woman who climbed into a clothing drop box suffocated and died inside after the box's metal door closed on her head and trapped her Saturday, police said. Read the rest here.
- [Pray for the "Reason" Rally (and a word from Ray Comfort)](https://stonethepreacher.com/pray-for-the-reason-rally/) - I just got this in my email: Some of you may already be aware of an enormous atheist rally scheduled for Saturday March 24 in Washington DC called the Reason Rally. There will be thousands of God haters there, so many brothers and sisters in Christ will be heading out there to proclaim the Gospel
- [Born This Way: The Blueberry-Eating Catholic Guy](https://stonethepreacher.com/born-this-way-the-blueberry-eating-catholic-guy/) - This is an interview with a student at El Camino College who was so concerned about his eternal destination he wolfed down blueberries. During the interview an Occupy protest marched on by, a school administrator looked on disapprovingly with her police escort (she later threatened to withhold our campus permit because of a complaint that
- [Evangelism this Saturday: St. Patrick's Day Parade](https://stonethepreacher.com/evangelism-this-saturday-st-patricks-day-parade/) - The highlight of our year as an evangelism team is crashing the A.N.S.W.E.R L.A. anti-war protest that was supposed to be held this Saturday. But no.... It's been canceled! Soooo... we are going to go to the re-scheduled St. Patrick's Day Parade in Hermosa Beach. Mweet at Hope Chapel at 10am to walk down together!
- [Atheist Q & A: Is EVANGELISM a good thing and is it really effective?](https://stonethepreacher.com/atheist-q-a-is-evangelism-a-good-thing-and-is-it-really-effective/) - An atheist named LOGICAL asked: "I have a question for you. Why do you see evangelism as such a good thing? It seems to me that you would want people to find religion (particularly yours) on their own, so that there would be no question about their faith. Because to me, and this is only
- [Sudden Death: Atheist](https://stonethepreacher.com/sudden-death-atheist/) - This is from TheExaminer.com---"Being an atheist can get you killed. Authorities in Texas report that a soldier was shot and killed because he did not believe in God." Read the rest here.
- [St. Patrick's Parade Wash-out](https://stonethepreacher.com/st-patricks-parade-wash-out/) - Oh noooo! It happens on occasion. Our scheduled outing to the Hermosa Beach St. Patrick's Day Parade was rained out. (Fortunately, they rescheduled it for next Saturday.) Nevertheless, here's a report from 2008 when the weather was a wee bit better. (And read the reasons why we consider parades to be a vital part of
- [Bible Burnishing Baby Bears Big Bucks](https://stonethepreacher.com/bible-burnishing-baby-bears-big-bucks/) - My oldest daughter, 12-year-old D.D., was greeted first thing in the morning with a photo-flash and a hundred fins a few days ago. Why? Because she finished another yearly read-through of her Bible. Her Bible of choice is The New Living Translation version of the One Year Bible. It's a great way to read systematically.
- [Evangelism Adventures: St. Patrick's Day Parade & Free Tracts!](https://stonethepreacher.com/evangelism-adventures-st-patricks-day-parade/) - Armed with special green St. Patrick's Day tracts we will be hitting the Hermosa Beach Parade with a vengeance. Meet at a special time: 9:30amat Hope Chapel; then we will walk on down together---and that's no blarney! Hope Chapel is located at 2420 Pacific Coast Hwy, Hermosa Beach Ca. 90254. You may call me at
- [180 Movie Wednesday: At Pink's World Famous Hot Dogs!](https://stonethepreacher.com/180-movie-wednesday-at-pinks-world-famous-hot-daogs/) - Every second Wednesday of the month is 180 Movie Wednesday. I will try to have an interesting pro-life post or video on these days in the future. We handed out the hottest movie on the internet (nearly 3 million hits!) while at World Famous Pink's Hot Dogs a couple of weeks ago. What was the
- [My First "200,000+ Views" YouTube Video](https://stonethepreacher.com/my-first-200000-views-youtube-video/) - It's baaaa-aack! I cannot believe that this video continues to get over a thousand hits a day, but I'm really glad because the Gospel gets preached---three times in a scant four minutes---to my target audience: unbelievers! Facts: Over 11,000 people have left comments (mostly, really nasty ones, so be warned.) 561 likes 6,577 dislikes I
- [A 2 Minute Ad About a Stethoscope](https://stonethepreacher.com/a-2-minute-ad-about-a-stethoscope/) - Is this you? (Stay for the nice twist ending.)
- [Sudden Death: River](https://stonethepreacher.com/sudden-death-river/) - BRIDGEPORT, Ala. (AP) — Authorities in northeastern Alabama say a man dove into the Tennessee River after seeing his girlfriend's car sinking and drowned in the fast-moving water. But authorities say he may not have realized the girlfriend had already escaped from the car and was helped to shore by a fisherman. Read the rest
- [The Gospel Focus of Charles Spurgeon, the People's Preacher (and Rap Song!)](https://stonethepreacher.com/the-gospel-focus-of-charles-spurgeon/) - ***BONUS MATERIAL: "The Spurgeon Rap." A friend just sent me a cool rap song about Charles Spurgeon. Listen to it here. *** I am currently attending the Shepherds' Conference, a three day intensive that is driven by accurate expository preaching. (Read my article on it from last year here.) One of the books a friend
- [Evangelism this Saturday: Venice Beach](https://stonethepreacher.com/evangelism-this-saturday-venice-beach/) - Join us for an exciting time where almost anything goes at Venice Beach. Meet at Hope Chapel Hermosa Beach at noon to car pool on Saturday. I don't know if I'll have the nerve to preach in front of the beer garden again where I got splashed in the face a few years back...But, hey!
- [Atheists Make Better Liars, Thieves and Murderers](https://stonethepreacher.com/atheists-make-better-liars-thieves-and-murderers/) - Here's a very interesting article in response to a very silly atheistic ad campaign that uses the billboard below. Using sound logic the author comes to to some stunning conclusions. The Backyard Skeptics have unveiled a billboard that claims “Atheists make better lovers.” The atheist billboard tells us why atheists are better lovers. It’s not
- [Angry Atheist Hates "Sudden Death" Posts!](https://stonethepreacher.com/angry-atheist-hates-sudden-death-posts/) - I recently banned an atheist from my blog for excessively rude and nasty language. He contacted me via my personal email and you can read it below. Following is my gracious response and condition for restoration which I hope he accepts. You can censor me from your blog. Big deal. You're still scum. You're still
- [Sudden Death: Monkee](https://stonethepreacher.com/sudden-death-monkee/) - Davy Jones was in his stables surrounded by his beloved horses at his Florida home when he suffered a fatal heart attack on Wednesday, his rep revealed Friday. "Jones died after spending a happy family weekend with his wife, Jessica Pacheco, and her family riding horses," Helen Kensick said. "There was no sign of illness
- [The Everyday Club Report for February: Chafing Charlie Chaplin](https://stonethepreacher.com/the-everyday-club-report-for-february-charlie-chaplin-disgusted/) - I was almost caned by Charlie Chaplin on Hollywood Blvd. last Saturday...but I stood my ground! If you share your faith every day sooner or later you are going to run into someone who does not appreciate your message. In the video below, a character on Hollywood Blvd. dressed as that old time silent movie
- [John Wesley Died on This Day](https://stonethepreacher.com/john-wesley-died-on-this-day/) - John Wesley died on March 2, 1791. He was one of the greatest open air preachers who ever lived accomplished what few others have ever done. At the age of thirty-six he started his itinerant ministry traveling over 250,000 miles on horseback and preaching over 40,000 sermons to crowds as large as 20,000 people. Often
- ["Jerky Evangelism" Addressed](https://stonethepreacher.com/jerky-evangelism-addressed/) - Last week I posted an article called "Jerky Evangelism" that addressed the criticism directed toward our creative Gospel preaching methods. Many comments were posted. One atheist wrote, "...if people are going to be mad at you, it should be for your message and not because you’re crossing into personal space. Another thought our methods were
- ["Jerky" Evangelism?](https://stonethepreacher.com/jerky-evangelism/) - An atheist who frequents this blog took issue with some of the techniques I teach at the Ambassadors' Academy, the training arm of The Way of the Master. In this post, I explained how attendees learned to preach in elevators, at stop lights and on top of cement trash cans. Students would pass or fail
- [Martyrs: Patrick Hamilton](https://stonethepreacher.com/martyrs-patrick-hamilton/) - On February 29, 1528, at the age of 24, this Scottish saint was convicted of thirteen counts of heresy, the main charge being the position he took that "man is not justified by works, but by faith alone," and sentenced to be burned at the stake. The execution was carried out in such haste that
- [March Evangelism Adventures: Parades and Protests](https://stonethepreacher.com/march-evangelism-adventures-parades-and-protests/) - March 1: "Occupy El Camino Protest" on the Library Lawn at El Camino College. 11:30-2:00 March 3: Redondo Beach Pier. Meet at Hope at noon to car pool. Return by 3:30 March 10: Venice Beach. Meet at Hope at noon to car pool. We leave promptly at 12:15. Return by 5:30 17: Hermosa Beach St.
- [Atheist Tuesday: Majority of sociopaths are atheists says Denzel Washington](https://stonethepreacher.com/atheist-tuesday-majority-of-sociopaths-are-atheists-says-denzel-washington/) - Some interesting thoughts from Denzel Washington as written about in The Blaze: While promoting his new movie “Safe House,” the actor described the difficulty of playing one of the main characters, Tobin Frost — an ex-CIA agent that has turned into an international (and infamous) criminal. When asked if it was challenging to portray the character,
- [Blast from the Past: Academy Awards '09---The Stand-up Preacher](https://stonethepreacher.com/academy-awards-09-the-stand-up-preacher/) - In honor of the Oscars being televised to billions around the world, I thought it was the right time to re-post this video from three years ago when we used to go to the Academy Awards regularly. Security is so tight these days that you can't get closer than a few thousand yards from the
- [Sudden Death: Toy Cannon](https://stonethepreacher.com/sudden-death-toy-cannon/) - Utah cops are trying to determine what triggered a tiny replica cannon to fire something into the face of a 14-year-old boy, killing him. Read the rest by clicking here.
- [Lose Religious Freedom, Lose Life](https://stonethepreacher.com/lose-religious-freedom-lose-life/) - I combined two articles for this post: one from Jim Daly of Focus on the Family, the other from the One Year Book of Christian History. On February 23, 303, the day before the Roman feast Terminalia, an edict was posted that ordered all copies of Scripture to be burned, all churches destroyed, their property
- [Evangelism Adventures: Hollywood (and more!)](https://stonethepreacher.com/evangelism-adventures-hollywood-and-more/) - In addition to our regular weekly destinations to El Camino College (Thursday afternoons at 12:30pm on the Library Lawn) and the Redondo Beach Pier (Fridays at 4:30pm) we will be going to Hollywood this Saturday. As usual, we will be stopping off at World Famous Pink's Hot Dogs first to preach the Gospel to the
- [Atheist Tuesday: The Atheist/Ex-Catholic](https://stonethepreacher.com/atheist-tuesday-the-atheistex-catholic/) - This man made my Gospel responsibility easy as pie. Can you guess why?
- [Evangelism Explosion Started On This Day](https://stonethepreacher.com/evangleism-explosion-started-on-this-day/) - "Have you come to a place in your spiritual life where you can know for certain that if you were to die today you would go to Heaven?" This is one of the key questions that D. James Kennedy taught students to ask in his witness training called "Evangelism Explosion." Sound familiar? The very first
- [The Agonizing Gospel](https://stonethepreacher.com/the-agonizing-gospel/) - Here's a great article from Bryan Daniels who has a blog called "Chief of the Least." “Strive to enter in at the narrow gate.” (Luke 13:24) Jesus would not be a minister of evangelism/missions at your church. It’s likely he would have never gotten past your search committee. You may not even want him on
- [Sudden Death: Pulpit](https://stonethepreacher.com/sudden-death-pulpit/) - Bishop Barnett K. Thoroughgood had just finished his Sunday sermon called "I Am Here to do Battle" when he sat down in his seat on stage, and collapsed. Soon after, he was pronounced dead. Read the rest here. Thanks to my Webmaster, Joe R. for this.
- [BEAT THIS!](https://stonethepreacher.com/beat-this/) - Here's the challenge: Beat this modest record of mine---55 Gospel tracts handed out in a row---video tape it, and send me the link. The top three who break my record, (remember, the tracts have to be handed out consecutively) will get 500 free Gospel tracts an "As you go" wristband and a post to this
- [Evangelism Adventure: Hermosa Pier](https://stonethepreacher.com/evangleism-adventure-hermosa-pier/) - This Saturday, February 18th we will be headed to out local haunt, the Hermosa Beach Pier. Meet at Hope Chapel at Noon to carpool. Here's an adventure from June of 2006, when I just started to go to the Hermosa Pier on a regular basis. E-vangie Tales #82: Happy Hour How much adventure can a
- [A Big Heart for the Atheists](https://stonethepreacher.com/a-big-heart-for-the-atheists/) - Since it is Valentines Day, I wanted to do something special for all my unbelieving friends. Here are a few things (25 verses to be exact) the Bible says about the heart. These tell a simple story about the heart. Please don't just roll your eyes and wait for next Tuesday's post. Happy Valentine's Day,
- [Sudden Death: Defriending](https://stonethepreacher.com/sudden-death-defriending/) - NASHVILLE, Tenn (Reuters) - A Tennessee couple who "defriended" a woman on Facebook were murdered in their home by the jilted woman's father and another man, police said on Thursday. "It's the worst thing I've ever seen," Johnson County Sheriff Mike Reece said, adding he had never seen anything like it in his 27 years
- [Collateral Blessings at the DMV](https://stonethepreacher.com/collateral-blessings-at-the-dmv/) - Here's an encouraging report from our DMV preacher, "Righteous Richard" Chavarria. This past Wednesday, as my friend and I were leaving the Hawthorne DMV after preaching the Gospel as we do twice a week, we were handing out Gospel tracts to folks that may not have received one. As we handed one to a gentleman
- [Parade-Goer Preaches! ](https://stonethepreacher.com/pagan-parade-goer-preaches/) - This man was unwittingly doing the Lord's work---and my work---when he read out loud the Law and Gospel written on the back of our million dollar bill Gospel tracts. Have you ever had this happen to you? I've heard these read out loud in grocery lines and in queues at amusement parks. Everyone around the
- [Footing the Bill](https://stonethepreacher.com/footing-the-bill/) - If you've been reading this blog for any length of time, then you know that we love passing out the Million Dollar Bill Gospel tract. It's a fun and easy way to get the Word out, because the Gospel message is written on the back. Our church, with permission from Living Waters Publications, printed 2.5
- [Evangelism Destination: 3rd St. Promenade](https://stonethepreacher.com/evangelism-destination-3rd-st-promenade/) - This Saturday we will be joining the crew from Living Waters at the 3rd St. Promenade in Santa Monica. Meet at Hope Chapel at noon to carpool. Here is a short one minute message I delivered at the beginning of the Promenade from a ready-made pulpit.
- [Atheist Tuesday Q & A: Liars, Censors and Sock Puppets](https://stonethepreacher.com/atheist-tuesday-q-a-liars-censors-and-sock-puppets/) - O' unbelieving friend, here are a few more questions answered, hopefully, to your satisfaction. Today's three questions come from down-under, from everyone's favorite atheist, BathTub. Atheist Q: Why are people who believe that lying is a sin worthy of eternal punishment so transparently dishonest so often? My Answer: I'm not entirely sure what you mean
- [Blast from the Past: The Man Named Lena](https://stonethepreacher.com/blast-from-the-past-then-man-named-lena/) - Here's an excerpt from a post a few years back about the education my daughters get when I take them to our local community college. And what a learning experience it is! Sometimes they get an eyeful…. Recently, in the span of one hour, my girls watched me talk to a woman dressed like a
- [Sudden Death: Lower Deck](https://stonethepreacher.com/sudden-death-lower-deck/) - Authorities are investigating the death of a passenger aboard the Carnival Fantasy who fell from an upper deck to a lower deck while the cruise ship was docked in the Bahamas. The 26-year-old victim, whose identity was not released, fell from one of the upper levels of the ship's atrium to the lobby level late
- [Evangelism Destinations: For February](https://stonethepreacher.com/evangelism-destinations-for-february/) - Here are the adventures for the month of February. Look for specific details and updates every Wednesday and plan your schedule accordingly. I ask everyone who takes my evangelism class to go out with the evangelism team at least once a month. The more you go, the more you grow! FEBRUARY EVANGELISM SCHEDULE Saturday, 4th:
- [The Everyday Club Report for January: Free "As you go" wristband](https://stonethepreacher.com/the-everyday-club-report-for-january-free-as-you-go-wristband/) - Well, the tallies are in. Many have committed to sharing their faith everyday by joining The Everyday Club. (You can sign up, too, by clicking here.) Guess how many signed up for the 2012 Club? Wait. Before I get to that, let me make you an offer you can refuse: When you join The Everyday
- [Atheist Tuesday Q & A: Why Your Way Only?](https://stonethepreacher.com/atheist-tuesday-q-a/) - This Atheist Tuesday kicks off a new season of answering your sincere (and not so sincere) questions. Feel free to leave your queries about me, my methods, or my God in the comments section! Atheist Davy wrote in response to a comment posted from a reader sometime ago. My answers to his concerns will be
- [Lost Liberties: No Free Speech](https://stonethepreacher.com/lost-liberties-no-free-speech/) - Ryan Arneson started visiting South Mountain Community College in 2009 to hand out tracts and talk to students about Jesus. The busy urban campus, in southern Phoenix, was a perfect venue for sidewalk evangelism. Campus administrators approved Arneson's visits ahead of time and even escorted him to a patio table in front of the school's
- [Sudden Death: Mid-Flight](https://stonethepreacher.com/sudden-death-mid-flight/) - An Australian airline Monday said it had offered discounts on future travel to some passengers after a man died on their 11-hour flight from Singapore to New Zealand. Click to read the rest here.
- [The Way of the WagonMaster: The Gospel in 45 Seconds](https://stonethepreacher.com/the-way-of-the-wagon-master-the-gospel-in-45-seconds/) - Everyone should be able to give a short 45 second gospel presentation if the occasion arises. Perhaps the person is disinterested in what you have to say and you need to say it quickly. Or a person is in a hurry and can only spare a moment. Or you may be on a stagecoach and
- [Martyrs: Reverend Yona Kanamuzeyi](https://stonethepreacher.com/martyrs-reverend-yona-kanamuzeyi/) - On this day in 1964 this godly Rwandan reverend was taken to a bridge by force. As he walked, he sang this hymn: There's a land that is fairer than day, And by faith we can see it afar: For the Father waits over the way, To prepare us a dwelling place there. His hymn
- [Atheist Tuesday: Your Questions?](https://stonethepreacher.com/atheist-tuesday-your-questions/) - I want to try and answer your questions, O unbelieving readers of this blog. I will try to answer as honestly and sincerely as I can the answers you submit to me. The only qualifications would be to try and ask broad-based questions based on subjects that you are truly confused about, stymied by, or
- [Blast from the Past: E-vangie Tales #62--A Drop in the Bucket](https://stonethepreacher.com/e-vangie-tales-62-a-drop-in-the-bucket/) - I have posted 2,464 articles since this blog's inception. As a regular feature at the beginning of the week, I will re-post "Classic" Stone the Preacher articles so you can catch up. I can almost guarantee that you've never read any of these. This one was originally written before I started this blog, in August
- [Sudden Death: Branch](https://stonethepreacher.com/sudden-death-branch/) - A Lyons man was killed Saturday afternoon when high winds caused a tree branch to fly through the windshield of his car as he drove up North Foothills Highway, impaling him. Read the rest here.
- [Atheist Tuesday: The Most Offensive Question. Ever.](https://stonethepreacher.com/atheist-tuesday-the-most-offensive-question-ever/) - This clown was so offended that he wouldn't even allow me to clarify. Read below on why he was so perturbed. It was at the Martin Luther King Jr. parade where this clown was queried. Why was he so offended? Because it's obvious to most thinking people that there's a God. There is ample evidence
- [Evangelism this weekend: Hermosa Beach Pier](https://stonethepreacher.com/evangelism-this-weekend-hermosa-beach-pier/) - We will be going local this Saturday. Meet us at Hope Chapel at noon to go down to the Hermosa Beach Pier. We may even do some evangelistic bar hopping! Here's an excerpt: Unashamed, I stood in line outside Patrick Malloy’s, a party bar popular with the college crowd, and waited for my I.D. to
- [E-vangie Tales #83: Pastor Bar Hop](https://stonethepreacher.com/e-vangie-tales-83-pastor-bar-hop/) - Unashamed, I stood in line outside Patrick Malloy’s, a party bar popular with the college crowd, and waited for my I.D. to be checked. I hadn’t done this in probably fifteen years, so I felt a bit awkward; but it was Happy Hour and I was ready to PARTEEE! The bouncer looked at my driver’s
- [Traffic Tracting](https://stonethepreacher.com/traffic-tracting/) - Here's an idea when you see bumper to bumper traffic. When the cars aren't moving at all and the drivers are waiting, waiting... why not take advantage of the gridlock by giving the Gospel?
- [Sudden Death: Dumplings](https://stonethepreacher.com/sudden-death-dumplings/) - A Ukraine dumpling-eating contest to find the person who could eat 10 of the dough balls most quickly went horribly wrong when the 77-year-old champion keeled over and died. The winner had just won his prize, a one-liter jar of sour cream, when he began to feel ill. "The old man got sick and fell
- [Last Graduating Class of 2011](https://stonethepreacher.com/last-graduating-class-of-2011/) - The holidays forced me to wait until now to show the last evangelism class grads of last year, and what a class it was! I think out of the 13 who made it to the end (remember that darned 50% rule!), five or six will be faithful evangelists, that is, they will be incorporating witnessing
- [Our 5th year dreaming at L. A. MLK Jr. Parade](https://stonethepreacher.com/our-5th-year-dreaming-at-l-a-mlk-jr-parade/) - I HAVE A DREAM… that multitudes of Christians would gather to share their faith at the two parades we will be attending, and that multitudes would be saved as a result of the Gospel being preached. This Saturday we will be going to the Martin Luther King Jr. Parade in Long Beach for the the
- [MLK Jr. Parades, Pt. 1: Tijuana Dogs and Krishnas](https://stonethepreacher.com/martin-luther-king-jr-parades-changing-hearts-and-minds/) - It was quite the thrill to be a witness for Christ at two Martin Luther King Jr. Parades over the weekend. Wearing my new "event-appropriate" T-shirt, I gained instant credibility at the Los Angeles parade because I was one of the very few Caucasian faces in the area. (Read about how to dress correctly here.)
- [Atheist Tuesday: Atheist Numbers Declining Daily](https://stonethepreacher.com/atheist-tuesday-atheist-numbers-declining-daily/) - The American Spectator reported on some wonderful news: According to the International Bulletin of Missionary Research there are 80,000 new Christians every day! But there's even better news. Keep reading. Because of God's Spirit working in the lives of unbelievers as they hear the Gospel preached, Christianity is still thriving, with "one third of the
- [Never give up!](https://stonethepreacher.com/never-give-up-preaching-the-gospel/) - May I exhort you to continue to share your faith in the face of discouragement, nay saying, attacks and negativity because eternity is at stake? When it comes to attacks from unbelievers at my YouTube account, posted to this blog, or sent via email, I take it with a grain of salt and continue to
- [Sudden Death: Hot Air Balloon](https://stonethepreacher.com/sudden-death-hot-air-balloon-2/) - January 8, 2012 (WELLINGTON, New Zealand) -- A hot air balloon carrying 11 people turned into a tower of "sheer flame" Saturday after hitting power lines in a rural area of New Zealand, killing everyone aboard and horrifying residents. "It's a tragedy as bad as tragedies get," local police commander Brent Register said. It was
- [Rose Parade Preaching 2012: Belligerence or Blessing?](https://stonethepreacher.com/rose-parade-preaching-2012-belligerent-or-blessings/) - I received a private comment from a concerned reader of this blog who supports street preaching. Here it is: Steve, I found a comment on latimes.com about the street evangelism during the Rose Parade. (Read article here.) Just wanted to make you aware of it. Not sure if the poster is talking about your group.
- [Evangelism Events for January](https://stonethepreacher.com/evangelism-events-for-january/) - More parades are in store for this month. These are the best occasions for evangelism. My report on what happened at the Rose Parade will be tomorrow. (Believe it or not some new techniques and a possible World Record was established. Here's what we are doing this month. Please join us if you are in
- [Atheist Tuesday: 2012 Atheist Resolutions](https://stonethepreacher.com/atheist-tuesday-top-10-atheistic-resolutions/) - An assistant to one of the top atheist "scholars" in the world who works at Oxford smuggled out this bit of classified information and tried to sell it to WikiLeaks, but, of course, they're out of business. Instead he sent this to me with one condition: that I send him a Bible with Ray Comfort's
- [The Everyday Club Report: For December](https://stonethepreacher.com/the-everyday-club-report-for-december-2/) - Did you finish well? This is the last chance to report on how you did with your evangelistic commitment in 2011. Please post your totals for December below. As of this month your membership in the Everyday Club will end. You will have to sign up again for the 2012 Club to continue getting my
- [A Five Year Evangelistic Rose Parade Retrospective](https://stonethepreacher.com/evangelism-adventure-the-rose-parade/) - This Monday will mark the sixth year in a row that we've been going to the Tournament of Roses Parade. Here are some highlights (and lowlifes) from the previous five years. (See the end of the post for this year's planned adventure on January 2.) Earlier this year Texas billionaire T. Boone Pickens and his
- [Atheist Tuesday: My first "100,000+" YouTube video](https://stonethepreacher.com/atheist-tuesday-my-first-100000-youtube-video/) - There is a New Testament principle that God uses the foolish things of the world to shame the wise as part of His plan to bring glory to Himself. I'm very happy to let you know that I am indeed part of that plan...as the foolish thing, of course. I've made nearly one hundred evangelistic
- [D. L. Moody died on this day in 1899](https://stonethepreacher.com/d-l-moody-died-on-this-day-in-1899/) - Famous evangelist D. L. Moody died on this day. It was said of him at his memorial service that by voice and pen a hundred million souls were touched by the Gospel through his ministry. The details of his funeral can be found in this excellent work of 365 daily readings, The One Year Book
- [Appointment with Eternity #8](https://stonethepreacher.com/appointment-with-eternity-10/) - Yet another reason why I try to ask the million dollar question every day, which is: "If you were to die today, would you go to Heaven or Hell?" This is a really good question to ask especially of men... See more "Appointments" here.
- [Sudden Deaths: On Christmas Day](https://stonethepreacher.com/sudden-deaths-on-christmas-day/) - These famous (and infamous) people died on Christmas Day: Singer James Brown in 2006 Actor Denver Pyle in 1997 Actor/Singer Dean Martin in 1995 Awful Communist Romanian Dictator Nicolea Ceausescu in 1989 Artist Joan Miró in 1983 Actor Charlie Chaplin in 1977 Comedian W. C. Fields in 1946 Emperor of Japan Yoshihito in 1926 Pope
- [Two Last Minute Gifts](https://stonethepreacher.com/two-last-minute-gifts/) - May I recommend two wonderful books that every evangelist Christian should have? Okay, then. I will. The first is SPURGEON: A New Biography by Arnold Dallimore. This is a very readable, popular account written "to understand and present something of the inner man---Spurgeon in his praying, his sufferings and depressions, his weaknesses and his strengths;
- [Destinations: (Almost) Home for the Holidays](https://stonethepreacher.com/destinations-home-for-the-holidays/) - It's a rare occasion indeed when our team doesn't hit the streets, but for the next two weeks we have a limited schedule. Nothing for Thursday at El Camino College (school's out until February). For the next two Fridays we will be going to LAX for our "Hour of Power" to meet and greet all
- [Atheist Tuesday:  The war on Christmas continues...](https://stonethepreacher.com/atheist-tuesday-the-war-on-christmas-continues/) - The atheists are in denial that there actually is a war. If there isn't, how do you explain these: In Palisades Park in Santa Monica, display boxes normally used for Christmas messages were almost all claimed by atheists. One read: "37 million Americans know MYTHS when they see them. What myths do you see?" In
- [Now He Knows: Kim Jong-il, Dead at 69](https://stonethepreacher.com/now-he-knows-kim-jong-il-dead-at-69/) - North Korean dictator and anti-Christian who brutally tormented the people of his country and especially those of the faith, is dead after a heart attack. Alternately known as "supreme leader", "Dear Leader", "our Father", "the General" and "Generalissimo", he is now in the presence of the King of Kings and Lord of Lords. If this
- [The True Christian™ ](https://stonethepreacher.com/witnessing-to-phony-christians/) - What do you do when you run into a person who has asked “Jesus into his heart” but still leads the life of Hitler? How should a Christian respond to someone who says that they were born again at age three but their mug shot is on the post office wall? How should a believer
- [Sudden Death: Heart Attacks](https://stonethepreacher.com/sudden-death-herart-attacks/) - CATANIA, Italy – Three Italian brothers suffered heart attacks on the same day, killing two of them. The third was already in the hospital at the time, visiting his elderly mother, and was immediately treated by medics, the Corriere della Sera reported Tuesday. Read the rest here.
- [Now He Knows: Christopher Hitchens dead at 62](https://stonethepreacher.com/now-he-knows-christopher-hitchens-dead-at-62/) - Famous atheist Christopher Hitchens has died of cancer. None of us rejoice when an atheist, an enemy, or a friend dies without the Lord. It is indeed a sad day. God himself does not rejoice in the death of the wicked and no believer should either. Should we talk about it? Of course. Did Hitchens
- [A Splendid Christmas](https://stonethepreacher.com/a-splendid-christmas/) - SplendidChristmas.com is a great site to present to those close to you because it provides a very subtle Christmas witness. Send a family member to it and they will find Christmas carols with free Christmas song sheets, the story of the First Christmas, Christmas cookie recipes, crafts and Christmas music. Then there is a link
- [Evangelism this week: Redondo Beach Pier and More!](https://stonethepreacher.com/evangelism-this-week-redondo-beach-pier-and-more/) - This Thursday marks the last day we will be at El Camino College until February due to budget cuts. (Not because there is a cut to my evangelism budget, but because of college budget cuts.) Meet on the Library Lawn at 12:30. Friday: The Hour of Power to the Redondo Beach Pier meets to carpool
- [Atheist Tuesday: Sound and Fury from the SMRTies (Part 4 of 4)](https://stonethepreacher.com/atheist-tuesday-sound-and-fury-part-4/) - I have been prayerfully considering how I should write this post. I've thought about it, turning it over and over again in my mind, hoping to write something witty, provocative, poignant and ironic. Not today. The best way to go with this post on this Atheist Tuesday is to be real, sans flourish. So here
- [Atheist Tuesday: OCCUPY the Atheist!!!](https://stonethepreacher.com/atheist-tuesday-occupy-the-atheist/) - This was a very pleasant conversation with a very friendly atheist (imagine that!) at the OCCUPY El Camino College demonstration who explains that he is all-inclusive when it comes to free expression. He felt the need to distance himself from the man who tried to stop us ("You are an opportunist! Get out of here!")
- [A Liberal Christian's View of Evangelism](https://stonethepreacher.com/a-liberal-christians-view-of-evangelism/) - Question: When is a Christian most like an atheist? Answer: When that Christian is a liberal Christian. I happened upon an article critical of my evangelism training ideas from a blog called "Confessions of a Former Conservative." The writer took issue with my coaching of evangelists at a Christmas Parade. Here's a sample of what
- [Sudden Death: Elevator](https://stonethepreacher.com/sudden-death-elevator/) - LONG BEACH, Calif. -- A Cal State Long Beach employee was crushed to death Wednesday in a horrific elevator accident in the university's Foundation Building, authorities said. Cal State Long Beach spokeswoman Toni Beron said the accident around 9 a.m. when authorities received a call for a woman trapped in an elevator on the third
- [Take the Christmas Quiz](https://stonethepreacher.com/take-the-christmas-quiz/) - It’s a sobering thought to us that Eastern astrologers were more in tune with the signs of heaven than were the religious "experts" of Jesus’ day. Unfortunately, we, too, often let tradition overtake truth. We’ve seen and heard the Christmas story scores of times and still don’t have it quite right. It makes us wonder how many
- [OCCUPY!!! Wealth re-distribution at El Camino College](https://stonethepreacher.com/occupy-wealth-re-distribution-at-el-camino-college/) - Normally, our Thursday afternoon excursions to El Camino College are fairly placid affairs. But today, I was surprised to hear a chanting, hollering mob protesting on the campus. What's an evangelist---with a whole lot of Gospel tracts---to do? I don't know what you would do, but this is what I did with my Presidential Trillion
- [Evangelism this week: Whittier Christmas Parade](https://stonethepreacher.com/evangleism-this-week-whittier-christmas-parade/) - This Saturday, Dec. 10, we will be traveling to Whittier to have a great time sharing our faith with the crowds. Meet at Hope Chapel at 7:30am to carpool. Here's a photo from last year's Whittier Parade. Optional: Sun. Dec. 11: Heart of the Harbor Christmas Parade in Wilmington (On your own)
- [Atheist Tuesday: Christmas Liars](https://stonethepreacher.com/atheist-tuesday-christmas-liars/) - Since it's Christmas time again, it's time to re-post what will soon become an annual favorite for Atheist Tuesday! (This was dated from December 7 of last year but the ultimate conclusions presented at the end of this article are still current.) The more aggressive atheist types are mounting a full-on offensive against one of
- [The Hollywood Christmas Parade 2011: La Toya Jackson gets the Gospel!](https://stonethepreacher.com/the-hollywood-christmas-parade-2011-la-toya-jackson-gets-the-gospel/) - The Hollywood Christmas Parade has become a favorite destination for our evangelism team because of the huge concentration of B-list celebrities who populate it. Who wouldn't be excited to see Fival and Booboo Stewart? Everyone would certainly scream with delight at the sight of Kirsten Vangsness, Gig Morton or Brendon Meyer, wouldn't they? If not
- [Evangelism Schedule for December](https://stonethepreacher.com/evangelism-schedule-for-december/) - It's parade season! (Next week I will post a picture of a major celebrity's sister who got a tract at the Hollywood Christmas Parade we attended last weekend.) Sat. Dec. 3: Redondo Beach Pier/ Meet at Hope Chapel at noon to carpool. Optional: Sun. Dec. 4: San Pedro Christmas Parade (On your own) Sat.
- [Sudden Death: Airline Food](https://stonethepreacher.com/sudden-death-airline-food/) - As it deals with fallout from its bankruptcy announcement, American Airlines is also facing the wrath of a family who claim their loved one died after eating a meal served by the carrier. Click to read the rest.
- [Christ in the Commandments](https://stonethepreacher.com/christ-in-the-commandments/) - In a nutshell, all the Commandments are reaffirmed in the NT except the 4th Commandment, so most Biblical evangelists leave it out of their Gospel messages, essentially relegating it to a lesser Commandment. After all, we are no longer required to keep the Sabbath as a matter of pleasing God, though it makes sense to
- [21 Years in the Light!](https://stonethepreacher.com/21-years-in-the-light/) - Today is my 21st re-birthday, the day I bowed my knee to Jesus Christ and gave my life to Him. It's an annual tradition for me to post my testimony of how I came to faith. Here are some highlights: One night while searching for witches’ covens in an open field at midnight, I challenged
- [The Everyday Club Report: For November](https://stonethepreacher.com/the-everyday-club-report-for-november-2/) - One month left to go. Are you getting tired? Wanna give up? Please don't. You never know how God will use what you are doing. If you don't know about it yet, you get a chance to enroll in the Bezeugen Tract Club when you join The Everyday Club. You get thirty free tracts a
- [Good News: Bible Study Ruled...Legal!](https://stonethepreacher.com/good-news-bible-study-ruled-legal/) - Several weeks ago I posted an article about a couple whose home Bible study was shut down by the city of San Juan Capistrano over First Amendment issues. Here's the rest of the story.... A California court case that drew national attention was settled late last week. The city of San Juan Capistrano agreed to
- [Atheist Tuesday: Personal Messages](https://stonethepreacher.com/atheist-tuesday-youtube-comments/) - Here are a few comments that were PM'd to me at my YouTube channel (typos and all). I'm reminded once again that Jesus' words are indeed true, and especially so if one is an evangelist. "All men will hate you because of me." (Luke 21:17) TheWillIamLee87 has posted a comment on your profile: Your stupidity
- [Thank you, God!](https://stonethepreacher.com/thank-you-god/) - And especially for my wife, who was born on this day, as you know!
- [Happy Thanksgiving Week!](https://stonethepreacher.com/happy-thanksgiving-week/) - I'm going to take the week off to enjoy my family and landscape our front yard. I'm thankful that I get to share my faith freely and even blog about it! My next post will be next Monday. What are you thankful for? Here's what we have scheduled evangelism-wise for the weekend: Saturday, November 26:
- [Get the latest post by email!](https://stonethepreacher.com/get-the-latest-post-by-email/) - Are you tired of anxiously waiting for the next off-the-wall post to be put up? Are you losing sleep over the possibility of being out-of-the-loop when it comes to evangelism? Well, your problems are over. Get the latest posting in your inbox. Sign up by clicking the link in the right top corner of the
- [What's Your E-vangie Tale? Fall 2011](https://stonethepreacher.com/whats-your-e-vangie-tale-fall-2011/) - With four more classes left to go, who will finish well? About 25 hearty and fearless men and women showed up for the 10 week evangelism training course that I teach called "Sharing Your Faith...Made Easy!" For accountability purposes, I took this video. As you can see, all raised their hands when asked if they
- [Conversation with a Catholic ](https://stonethepreacher.com/conversation-with-a-catholic/) - I've added a new twist to my evangelism efforts.... To read about how the 180Movie is changing women's minds about abortion click here and here.
- [Martyrs: Students at Georgia Tech](https://stonethepreacher.com/martyrs-students-at-georgia-tech/) - Ruth Malhotra and Orit Sklar, unleashed all the worst furies of the campus elite when they stood up in support of their faith and their conservative views on the campus of Georgia Tech. The two united in their vocal opposition to the school's ironclad speech codes, which severely curtailed any student conversation, publications, events, or
- [Evangelism this week: Huntington Beach](https://stonethepreacher.com/evangelism-this-week-huntington-beach/) - Our new evangelism class will have the opportunity to meet their mentor Ray Comfort this weekend. I remember the first time I got to preach on his box; it was quite a thrill. You can read about it here. Meet at Hope Chapel at noon to carpool.
- [Atheist Tuesday: Christopher Hitchens Vs. Theologian](https://stonethepreacher.com/atheist-tuesday-christopher-hitchens-vs-theologian/) - This film, COLLISION, is a delight. World class atheist Christopher Hitchens debates Douglas Wilson, a very erudite, witty and godly pastor/theologian in various settings from college campuses to pubs. Nearly every question that atheists raise here at this blog are answered in this 90 minute documentary. The film is fair and balanced, but it's obvious
- [180 Movie: Beverly Hills...Cop?](https://stonethepreacher.com/180-movie-beverly-hills-cops/) - I got a text from Ray Comfort. He needed a team to hand out the 180 Movie at Beverly Hills High School. Would I do it? He planned on having other teams pass out this DVD at high schools in Hollywood and Burbank as well because the potential rich and famous go there. They might
- [(Potential) Sudden Death? McRib ](https://stonethepreacher.com/potential-sudden-death-mcrib/) - The popular McDonald's sandwich is back. Find out what's inside - if you dare.... McDonalds' McRib and its cult-like following are back. Thank goodness the "disconcerting" sandwich is only returning for a limited time only, says Meredith Melnick at TIME. Because if you knew about all the unpronounceable ingredients packed into the McRib, you might
- [Thank you, Veterans!](https://stonethepreacher.com/thank-you-veterans-2/) - THERE'S A LOT MORE PATRIOTIC PHOTOS. JUST CLICK... Without a doubt, the best Gospel tract to hand out at parades is the Giant money. It's visible, the Gospel message is long and pointed, and everyone wants one. This man started his career in WW2 and ended it in Vietnam. Thank you.
- [Evangelism this week: Don't grow weary!!!](https://stonethepreacher.com/evangelism-this-weekend-dont-grow-weary/) - Here is a picture of my eldest daughter and her friend on the sidelines of last weekend's Veterans Parade in Long Beach. She had to get up several hours earlier than usual for this event, but after an all-nighter at our church's Jr. High sleepover, she was wiped out. When I shouted, "D. D.! D.
- [Atheist Tuesday: Pesky Atheists and How to Fight Back](https://stonethepreacher.com/pesky-atheists-and-how-to-fight-back/) - Two stories were in the news lately concerning atheists and their aversion to all things godly. In the first, atheists want to stop pre-game prayer before football. In the second, an atheist tries to stop a home Bible study. Story #1: Story #2: The Pacific Justice Institute (PJI) is asking the California Superior Court in
- [Handing out tracts: Scary, yet effective](https://stonethepreacher.com/handing-out-tracts-scary-yet-effective/) - I've been handing out tracts regularly for over six years so I can sometimes forget how terrifying this exercise can be to those who are newly introduced to this highly effective method of sharing the Gospel. In every evangelism class I teach, the homework is to hand out one tract a day for the duration
- [Sudden Death: Pacemaker ](https://stonethepreacher.com/sudden-death-pacemaker/) - A Chicago man has died after authorities say he cut his chest to try to remove his pacemaker. Click here to read the rest.
- [How my 10-year-old earned $100](https://stonethepreacher.com/how-my-10-year-old-earned-100/) - This is my baby Laurel celebrating her 10th birthday with a real, genuine C-note. That's right, one hundred fins. But she earned it! Wanna know how? She read her Bible everyday. Laurel read the entire New Testament and Proverbs in one year. She also read the Psalms twice. We offer incentives to our girls to
- [Atheist Tuesday: My (almost) viral video](https://stonethepreacher.com/atheist-tuesday-my-almost-viral-video/) - EDIT: MY MISTAKE. I'M GETTING OVER A THOUSAND VIEWINGS A DAY!!! For the life of me I can't understand why I am getting close to a thousand viewings a week with this YouTube video. And I'm completely amazed that over 1,250 people have left comments. The interview went badly, I got a little bit flustered,
- [October Evangelism Schedule: Parade season begins](https://stonethepreacher.com/october-evangleism-schedule-parade-season-begins/) - This Saturday: Long Beach Veterans Parade Feeling patriotic and want to support the men and women who have fought for us to have the freedom to share our faith (or lack of) freely on the streets? Then please join us this Saturday at about 9am in Long Beach or meet at Hope Chapel at 8am
- [Day of the Dead ‎and DeathBeth.com](https://stonethepreacher.com/dia-de-los-muertos-‎and-deathbeth-com/) - Just in time for Día de los Muertos‎.
- [The Everyday Club Report: For October](https://stonethepreacher.com/the-everyday-club-report-for-october-2/) - It's that time again to post how you did with your everyday commitment! If you'd like to join the Club, click here for details. Now read how John Wesley got saved through the foolishness of preaching: This is an excerpt from R.C. Sproul's preface to his commentary on the book of Romans. We can think
- [FOUNDations: John Wesley (1703 – 1791)](https://stonethepreacher.com/foundations-john-wesley-1703-–-1791/) - This is an excerpt from R.C. Sproul's preface to his commentary on the book of Romans. We can think too of a young Anglican clergyman in England during the 18th century who, though he had been trained in the seminary and had been ordained by the church, was cold of heart and not even a
- [Sudden Death: Famous people who died on Halloween](https://stonethepreacher.com/sudden-death-famous-people-who-died-on-halloween/) - These people probably didn't expect to go on this day. Founder of the Jehovah's Witnesses cult, Charles Taze Russell: Died October 31, 1916 Magician Harry Houdini died Oct. 31, 1926: Actor John Houseman died on Oct. 31, 1988. Producer and Broadway director Joseph Papp died on October 31, 1991. Italian film director Federico Fellini died
- [Why the 180 Movie giveaway was so important](https://stonethepreacher.com/why-the-180-movie-giveaway-was-so-important/) - In answering one of the many atheists who can't fully understand why it was so important for us to get the 180 Movie into as many hands as possible, (per the giveaway at USC, where we handed out 2,000 copies), I am posting this comment from my friend, Lindsey, with her permission as she answers
- [Sudden Deaths: The Killing Fields Just Down the Street](https://stonethepreacher.com/sudden-death-our-local-killing-field/) - I drove past the innocuous looking building located just a few miles from my home. Making a quick U-turn I parked just up the street from the entrance. A solitary man looked like he was praying as he walked slowly up and down the sidewalk in front of the medical offices. "This is where they
- [Evangelism this week: Long Beach ComicCon](https://stonethepreacher.com/evangleism-this-week-long-beach-comiccon/) - Just in time for Halloween! We will be visiting this comic and horror convention on Saturday. Meet at Hope Chapel at noon to carpool. Want to see something really scary? Visit DeathBeth, an incredibly grisly evangelism site. Also, click here to check out this very creepy "Cooty Catcher" for the small fry who need to
- [SUCCESS! 2,000 Copies of 180 Movie Given Away at USC](https://stonethepreacher.com/success-2000-copies-of-180-movie-given-away-usc/) - The proof is in the puddin' photo. Those that needed to see the 180 Movie most (in other words, everyone) got a copy of this stunning and shocking 33 minute documentary. Obviously, some people need to see this movie more than others. Our team of eight handed out two thousand copies in about two hours
- [Atheist Tuesday: Atheist Club Sponsor Comes to His Senses](https://stonethepreacher.com/atheist-tuesday-atheist-club-sponsor-fails/) - This article by Casey Deans is from from WORLD on Campus Psychology professor Rich Suplita used to sit in the University of Georgia's Tate Plaza holding a handmade sign that read "Ask an atheist" any time a preacher came to campus to share the gospel. As the faculty sponsor of the school's atheist club, he
- [Sudden Death: Killed by Train While Saving Baby](https://stonethepreacher.com/sudden-death-killed-by-train-while-saving-a-baby/) - RIVERSIDE, California — A woman pushing a baby in a stroller across railroad tracks was hit and killed by a train but managed to shove the stroller to safety just in time to save the infant, authorities said. Read the rest here. Oh, that more people would be as concerned for children when they are
- [Evangelism This Week: Venice Beach](https://stonethepreacher.com/this-weeks-evangelism-venice-beach/) - If you want to join us in a witnessing environment that is very strange, meet us at noon at Hope Chapel to carpool to Venice Beach. Watch my interview with the infamous Metal Ball Guy of Venice Beach. Watch when I got splashed in the face while preaching to an outdoor beer garden. There's more:
- [Atheist Tuesday: I, too, was blind like you](https://stonethepreacher.com/atheist-tuesday-i-too-was-blind-like-you/) - Some atheist responses to my pro-life post from yesterday: "It doesn’t occur to you that our planet can only support a finite number of people and we are rapidly approaching that limit, does it? ...Forgive me if I don’t want to risk the planet and the human species just because you have a problem with
- [180 Movie Giveaway: Ray Comfort Beat My Record (or did he?)](https://stonethepreacher.com/180-movie-giveaway-ray-comfort-beats-my-record-or-did-he/) - As you know, the stunning and shocking film, "180" (180Movie.com) has been out for several weeks and it's making a huge impact on people who've seen it. Since watching this 33 minute movie, I am now incorporating abortion as a topic of discussion in my evangelism efforts. Also, I just discovered that there is an
- [Evangelism this week: 10 Week Class/Redondo Pier](https://stonethepreacher.com/evangelism-this-week-10-week-classredondo-pier/) - My 10 week evangelism training course, "Sharing Your Faith...Made Easy!" starts this Thursday night at Hope Chapel Hermosa Beach at 7pm. The cost is...free! Here's an old ad from 2007: On Saturday, join us for a pleasant day of sharing our faith at the Redondo Beach Pier. Meet at Hope Chapel at noon to carpool.
- [Atheist Tuesday: The Atheist Prayer](https://stonethepreacher.com/atheist-tuesday-praying-for-the-atheists/) - There's only one rule we have after setting up our new Prayer Stand: Pray for the atheists. Each and every time we set it up we will pray for the atheists to get understanding, to get wisdom, to repent of their sins and trust in the Savior. Every time. We recorded our "Atheist Prayer" last
- [Holy Hubert Revisited](https://stonethepreacher.com/holy-hubert-revisited-2/) - Many people wonder what impact can be made by someone who preaches to strangers in the open air. Others may wear a furrowed brow when hearing about the “crazy” things that evangelists will do to reach the lost. Holy Hubert was a preacher in the late 1960′s who went onto various campuses to preach Christ
- [Sudden Death: Human Combustion?](https://stonethepreacher.com/sudden-death-human-combustion/) - A man who burnt to death in his own home died from spontaneous human combustion in what is believed to be the first case of its kind in the country. The man died as a result of the phenomenon, spontaneous human combustion, according to west Galway coroner Dr Kieran McLoughlin. He said it was the
- [Open Air: Holy Hubert Lindsey](https://stonethepreacher.com/open-air-holy-hubert-lindsey/) - Many people wonder what impact can be made by someone who preaches to strangers in the open air. Others may wear a furrowed brow when hearing about the "crazy" things that evangelists will do to reach the lost. Holy Hubert was a preacher in the late 1960's who went onto various campuses to preach Christ
- [Evangelism Adventures for October](https://stonethepreacher.com/evangelism-adventures-3rd-st-promenade/) - This Saturday we will once again join Tony Miano and the Third Street Heralds for a rousing good time preaching the Word in the open air, through one-to-one conversations and by handing out tracts. Meet at Hope Chapel at 10am to carpool, or meet at the Promenade at Johnny Rockets at 11am. The video is
- [Martyrs: Help save Pastor Youcef's life!](https://stonethepreacher.com/martyrs-help-save-pastor-youcefs-life/) - It is a case that literally involves life and death. We're talking about the promised execution of a Christian pastor in Iran. His only crime: He embraced Christianity and, for that, has been sentenced to death by the Muslim-controlled government of Iran. (Read the details here.) The ACLJ has mounted an aggressive international effort to
- [Atheist Tuesday: Evidence 101](https://stonethepreacher.com/atheist-tuesday-evidence-101/) - For years now, the atheists at this blog have been clamoring for proof of God, the existence of Jesus Christ, the veracity of the Bible, etc; so I have decided to provide an occasional series on Atheist Tuesdays concerning the evidences that most Christians see as reason enough to believe. Now, I must confess that
- [My Testimony (and today is my 20th re-birthday!)](https://stonethepreacher.com/today-is-my-20th-re-birthday/) - God gave me a special present to celebrate my special day today. At the end of this post I will tell you what this very tangible gift is.... Twenty years ago, on December 2, 1990, my life changed…. I wasn't looking for God because I always believed he existed; I just didn't know Who He
- [The "180" Movie Internet Missionary (and how you can be one, too!)](https://stonethepreacher.com/the-180-movie-internet-missionary-and-how-you-can-be-one-too/) - There are lots of ways that you can be an Internet Missionary and get the word out about the powerful new 180 movie which has the potential to save millions of pre-born lives. (The film is posted at the end of this article.) Help the film go viral in many different ways, one of which
- [Sudden Death: Marathon](https://stonethepreacher.com/sudden-death-marathon-2/) - A 30-year-old man died after being rushed to a hospital following his collapse during the Montreal Marathon on Sunday. Officials blamed an unusually humid morning for the man's likely heart attack during the 21st running of the annual event, CTV reported. The weather topped 75 degrees Fahrenheit on Sunday. The man was running the half-marathon
- [The Everyday Club Report for September: Why I Don't Count](https://stonethepreacher.com/the-everyday-club-report-for-september-why-i-dont-count/) - I have chosen not to keep track of the exact totals of how many tracts I've handed out, or how many conversations I've had, or how many times I've preached in the open air. Why? I actually found out that it was inhibiting me from enjoying the experience of graciously handing out a tract, which
- [The Everyday Club Report: For May](https://stonethepreacher.com/the-everyday-club-report-for-may-2/) - Can you believe it? Another month has passed by. How did you do on your evangelistic commitment? Post your totals for the month below in the comments. If you'd like to join the Club, click here for the details. Now, read this important article about being too zealous for the Gospel called "Third Rail Evangelism."
- [The "180" Movie at Hope Chapel](https://stonethepreacher.com/the-180-movie-at-hope-chapel/) - We are setting up a table tonight during our four services at Hope Chapel that will display the "180" movie (click here to see it). We purchased a 1,000 copies and will be offering it for sale for one buck. Our hope is that many congregants will buy a quantity and give them to their
- [See "Courageous" this weekend!](https://stonethepreacher.com/see-courageous-this-weekend/) - Click here for the 5 reasons why you should see the film this weekend. Take the "Courageous" Challenge by clicking here.
- ["180" the Movie (Caution: graphic content)](https://stonethepreacher.com/180-the-movie/) - EDIT: THIS VIDEO HAS NOW REACHED WAY OVER 200,000 VIEWINGS IN A FEW DAYS ON YOUTUBE!!! I'm not kidding when I say this: I watched and fought back the tears. This is a video that will change multitudes of hearts, and more importantly, save millions of babies' lives. You will be shocked as you watch
- [Evangelism Adventure: Manhattan Beach Hometown Fair (and our lawyer's letter)](https://stonethepreacher.com/evangelism-adventure-manhattan-beach-hometown-fair-and-our-lawyers-letter/) - This is the last street fair of the year, and believe it or not, we usually encounter a little trouble when passing out tracts here. Even though it is protected speech, the police and organizers aren't aware of that fact. Just to make sure that they are aware, we contacted our lawyer and had him
- [Martyrs: Pastor Yousef Nadarkhani May Die Today](https://stonethepreacher.com/martyrs-pastor-yousef-nadarkhani-may-die-today/) - I've been speaking to our college group the last three Tuesdays about evangelism. Most won't hand out even a tract because they are afraid. Satan has done a great job in shutting the mouths of Christians when it comes to talking about their faith. But what is there to fear in a country that has
- [Sudden Deaths: 53,000,000 Babies](https://stonethepreacher.com/sudden-deaths-53000000-babies/) - Since 1973 there have been over 53,000,000 murders of babies since the disastrous decision of Roe Vs. Wade made it legal for mothers to kill their kids. Mao killed 60 million. Stalin: 20 million. Hitler: Over 6 million. There were 1,212,400 abortions performed in the U.S. in 2008. – Guttmacher, “Abortion... in the U.S.,2008" 332,278
- [Indelible Truth](https://stonethepreacher.com/indelible-truth/) - I can pretty much guarantee that you've never seen "Hell's Best Kept Secret" displayed like this. Anna "Banana" Jackson is pretty much out there with her passion for evangelism and love for the lost. But why would she do such a thing as this? Click here to find out. (Anna also answers those who would
- [Evangelism Schedule: 3rd St. Promenade](https://stonethepreacher.com/evangelism-schedule-3rd-st-promenade/) - Did you know there is a raised pulpit at the beginning of the 3rd Street Promenade right in front of the entrance to the Santa Monica Place mall? Yes there is! And Dennis Liebregt, husband of Ambassadors' Alliance Lady Mentor Rachael, used it to preach a powerful minute sermon. To get over his fear and
- [Atheist Tuesday: A New Way to Witness to Atheists](https://stonethepreacher.com/atheist-tuesday-a-new-way-to-witness-to-atheists/) - I've pretty much given up trying to reason with atheists. No matter what evidences I give that there is a God they will always reject it. Always. For the most part I have never met such a recalcitrant, incorrigible group. I mean it's ridiculous. They are everywhere and they pretty much say the same thing,
- [Sudden Death: Too Awful to Post](https://stonethepreacher.com/sudden-death-too-awful-to-post/) - Sometimes, people send me Sudden Death stories that are too gross, or too sad to post. This is one of them. You may be asking, "Well, why post them at all then?" I want to show what can happen to some people when they do not submit their will to the Living God. (Another reason
- [John Wesley's Journals](https://stonethepreacher.com/john-wesleys-journals/) - Here is a resource for anyone who admires the ministry of John Wesley, that great 18th century preacher of the Great Awakening. I have yet to read this entire work, but thought that you might benefit from this man's reports from the field. Click here to read this great work. Here's an excerpt: A SERMON
- [Persecution By Percentages](https://stonethepreacher.com/persecution-by-percentage/) - (This is the conclusion of my 7-part Fiesta Hermosa perspectives series. Click here to start the series.) Five angry emails, two mean voice mails, and a nasty postcard were all I received from people offended at our open air preaching and Gospel tract distribution during the Labor Day weekend pagan celebration called Fiesta Hermosa. One
- [Bummed at the Booth](https://stonethepreacher.com/bummed-at-the-booth/) - I received this comment from Bro310 after our recent excursion to the Fiesta Hermosa where we set up our evangelism booth in the fair. I saw your booth and I was a little disappointed by the lack of the following: 1. No Teddy Trillions. 2. No autographed 8×10 photos of “The Sanchez” 3. No life-sized
- [Weekly Evangelism Schedule: USC (again)](https://stonethepreacher.com/weekly-evangelism-schedule-usc-again/) - We're going again this Saturday to preach to the thousands of fans congregating at the Coliseum. We still have over 10,000 specially-made USC tracts to give away, too. Won't you join us? Meet at Hope Chapel at noon to carpool, or meet in front of the USC campus on Figueroa Blvd. at about 1:15pm. (See
- [Martyrs: Pastor Murdered](https://stonethepreacher.com/martyrs-pastor-murdered/) - I post these weekly articles to remind Christians of the great opportunities we have to preach the Gospel in America. On Saturday evening, Aug. 27, a Muslim extremist entered the home of a Christian pastor on Jolo Island and shot him four times in the stomach, according to Voice Of the Martyrs contacts. The pastor
- [Atheist Tuesday: Why They Hate the 9/11 Cross](https://stonethepreacher.com/why-atheists-hate-the-911-cross/) - Janie B. Cheaney penned this thoughtful article originally entitled "Permanently Offensive." Atheists opposed to 9/11 cross may understand it better than some of its defenders Two days after 9/11, workers going about the awful task of clearing away rubble and identifying bodies uncovered a 20-foot cross of steel beams, made by the fusing of structural
- [Sudden Death: McFumes](https://stonethepreacher.com/sudden-death-mcfumes/) - An elderly woman died and eight other people were hospitalized after breathing in toxic fumes at a McDonald's restaurant in Georgia, the Savannah Morning News reported Thursday. Investigators said a toxic mix of chemicals used to clean bathrooms was to blame for sickening customers Wednesday at the McDonald's in Pooler, Ga., 10 miles west of
- [REVEALED! The Secret Key to a Successful Evangelism Team](https://stonethepreacher.com/the-secret-to-a-successful-evangelism-team-revealed/) - EXCLUSIVE!!! THIS ONE MINUTE VIDEO COULD CHANGE THE LIFE OF YOUR CHURCH!!!
- [Tough Crowd at the Fiesta Hermosa](https://stonethepreacher.com/tough-crowd-at-the-fiesta-hermosa/) - The crowds that hovered around the Hope Chapel evangelism booth at our local street fair called the Fiesta Hermosa, which attracts 150,000 visitors over the Labor Day weekend, were happy and enthusiastic as they took our Intelligence Tests. (Print your own here, see the video of an atheist taking the test here.) After failing the
- [Saturday Evangelism: USC Football](https://stonethepreacher.com/saturday-evangelism-usc-football/) - It's that time again to reach upwards of 100,000 people at the Los Angeles Coliseum where the Trojans will be playing for six games; we should be there for about four of them. Sadly, we are usually the only Christians sharing our faith---and we have 20,000 specially made USC Gospel tracts to hand out! Please,
- [Martyrs: A Sad End for Rajen](https://stonethepreacher.com/martyrs-a-sad-end-for-rajen/) - Rajen was the first believer in the village, and this enraged his father. When he found out Rajen was openly sharing his faith with his neighbors, he grabbed a huge stick and began beating his son. Although he did not intend for it to happen, one of the blows was fatal, and Rajen died immediately. (This
- [Atheist Tuesday: Found! Proof of God in Vietnam (of all places!)](https://stonethepreacher.com/atheist-tuesday-found-proof-of-god-in-vietnam-of-all-places/) - It's been two weeks since my return from Vietnam. (Read part 1 by clicking here.) I thought that for today's post I would show nine evidences that there is a God. And I do mean show. At the end of this article I will provide the concluding statement in which no one will be able
- [Labor on, evangelists, labor on!](https://stonethepreacher.com/labor-on-evangelists-labor-on/) - This is for all those who share their faith and do not see results...all those who witness of the truth of the Gospel and are rejected by fellow Christians...all those who contend with nasty and angry unbelievers in the streets, endure ridicule from your family, and are shunned by your friends due to your love
- [Sudden Death: Recycling Bin](https://stonethepreacher.com/sudden-death-recycling-bin/) - A woman who died after falling face-first into a recycling bin and wasn't noticed until her husband came from work had gotten stuck in a position in which she couldn't breathe, a coroner said. Read the rest here.
- [The Everyday Club Report for August: Preaching the Gospel...to the City Council!!!](https://stonethepreacher.com/the-everyday-club-report-for-august-preaching-the-gospel-to-the-city-council/) - I squirmed a little when I watched Anthony Martin give a three minute Gospel message to the Torrance City Council at their weekly meeting. (The message starts at the 04:34 mark). A bead of sweat formed on my brow, too. (Details below the video.) Why did he do it? On the last day of my
- [September Evangelism: Back to School, Fiesta Hermosa, MORE!](https://stonethepreacher.com/september-evangelism-back-to-school-fiesta-hermosa-more/) - September 1: I go back to El Camino College to continue our evangelism ministry to the lost students, those caught in the tyrannical shackles of unbelief. We will be meeting every Thursday afternoon on the Library Lawn from 12:30-2pm. Email me for directions to the free parking. (Make sure you read about the El Camino
- [Martyrs: "I am a Christian. I am dying."](https://stonethepreacher.com/martyrs-i-am-a-christian-i-am-dying/) - Monica Dra and her husband heard the marchers outside their small home in Nigeria on July 26, 2009. They heard the chants of "Allahu Akbar" and wondered what the night would hold for them and other Christians in their village. "We had heard rumors all night that there were going to be problems," Monica told
- [Atheist Tuesday: A Non Seeker-Friendly Church](https://stonethepreacher.com/atheist-tuesday-a-non-seeker-friendly-church/) - I want to invite all atheist readers of my blog to our fellowship, Hope Chapel. But I must warn you: We are not seeker-friendly, we are user-friendly. That is, we are not going to pander to you by offering a watered-down, man-centered, toothless message designed to make you feel good. Oh! Here's our church welcome
- [Sudden Death: Her Own Funeral](https://stonethepreacher.com/sudden-death-her-own-funeral/) - A woman has died of heart failure caused by the shock of waking up at her own funeral. The woman came to as grieving relatives prayed around her open coffin. The horrified 49-year-old began screaming when she realized they were getting ready to bury her. Read more by clicking here.
- [Saturday Evangelism: 3rd St. Promenade](https://stonethepreacher.com/saturday-evangelism-3rd-st-promenade-2/) - We will once again be joining Tony Miano and his team to share our faith in Santa Monica. Meet at Hope Chapel at 10:00am to carpool. For more info, click here.
- [In the Spirit of Unity and Charity...](https://stonethepreacher.com/in-the-spirit-of-unity-and-charity/) - In the spirit of unity and charity I chose to remove my posts about the Harvest Crusades. I appreciate all that that great team of brothers and sisters are doing for the Lord and thank God for their ministry and their concern for the lost. Greg Laurie has proven himself to be an effective and
- [Sudden Death: Skateboard](https://stonethepreacher.com/sudden-death-skateboard-2/) - SANTA CRUZ (AP) — Authorities in a Northern California city say an 83-year-old woman has died after being hit by a teenager on a skateboard. Click to read the rest. Why in the world do I post these grisly stories every Monday? Do I have a strange obsession with death? Am I a distant cousin of
- [Your Thoughts: "Love" in the Book of Acts](https://stonethepreacher.com/your-thoughts-love-in-the-book-of-acts/) - The book of Acts demonstrated how the early church practiced evangelism (among many other things). Question: How many times is God's love mentioned in the book of Acts? I'll give the answer on Friday...
- [Atheist Tuesday: The Drowning Woman](https://stonethepreacher.com/sudden-death-the-drowning-woman/) - Our evangelism teams preach the Gospel in many ways: from the tops of walls to inside elevators; at bus stops, inside restaurants, outside beer gardens, in front of the Department of Motor Vehicles and outside Social Security offices. "Why?" some would ask. In answer to that question, and in response to a few insults directed
- [Lost Liberties: "Unnecessary Noise"](https://stonethepreacher.com/lost-liberties-unnecessary-noise/) - Citing Infringements on Rights of Street Preachers, Rutherford Institute Attorneys Present Oral Arguments in Noise Ordinance Case WINCHESTER, Va.— Attorneys for The Rutherford Institute will present oral arguments on Wednesday, August 17, 2011, before the Federal District Court for the Western District of Virginia in favor of a motion for summary judgment in Marcavage v.
- [Mission Vietnam: In Country](https://stonethepreacher.com/mission-vietnam-in-country/) - I just returned from a two week trip to Vietnam where we were able to share the Gospel in an unprecedented manner...through good works! Built on eighteen years of faithfulness, Hope for Vietnam is registered as an NGO (Non Governmental Organization) with the Communist government. This type of status is reserved only for the largest
- [Atheist Tuesday: God Shows Up in Vietnam](https://stonethepreacher.com/atheist-tuesday-god-shows-up-in-vietnam/) - If there is no God, affections get misplaced. Many things end up supplanting the One True God: Created things, science... even governments. The banner above "Uncle Ho" declares "GLORY TO THE COMMUNIST PARTY." Governments will come and go, but God lives forever. And all who come to Him through repentance and faith in Christ will,
- [Sudden Death: Stage](https://stonethepreacher.com/sudden-death-stage/) - INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - A fifth person has died from the collapse of an outdoor concert stage in heavy wind just before a weekend show at the Indiana State Fair, which was shut down on Sunday, authorities said. Read the rest and see the photos by clicking here.
- [Saturday Evangelism: 3rd St. Promenade](https://stonethepreacher.com/saturday-evangelism-3rd-st-promenade/) - EDIT: WE WILL BE MEETING AT HOPE CHAPEL AT 10:00AM TO MEET UP WITH TONY MIANO AND THE GANG FROM LIVING WATERS. Our Hope Chapel evangelism team will be joining the Third Street Heralds regularly down in Santa Monica. This will encourage many first-timers as they join Tony Miano and other seasoned evangelists from Southern
- [Sudden Death: Bird Feeder](https://stonethepreacher.com/sudden-death-bird-feeder/) - A Chino Hills woman apparently fell to her death early today as she was attempting to hang a bird feeder on her apartment balcony. The woman, who was not identified, fell from a second-floor balcony at the Rolling Ridge Apartments in the 13400 block of Peyton Drive, the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department said in
- [The Everyday Club Report: For July](https://stonethepreacher.com/the-everyday-club-report-for-july-3/) - I don't know if you caught an article I wrote sometime ago concerning D. L. Moody, that great 19th century American evangelist. He had an everyday commitment of his own which reminded me of my lack of commitment. Please click here to read about it. How did you do last month? Report in how you
- [Atheist Tuesday: Fearfully and Wonderfully Made](https://stonethepreacher.com/atheist-tuesday-fearfully-and-wonderfully-made/) - I preached a sermon a couple of weeks ago based on Psalm 139. Here's an excerpt that will prove to atheists that I am not against science at all. At the end of the excerpt you can read the sermon in its entirety or watch it or listen to it online. Have you stopped to
- [Out of the Country](https://stonethepreacher.com/out-of-the-country/) - I will be away on a short term mission trip to a Communist country where we will be ministering Christ's love to a leper colony, street kids... and doing other things. I will hopefully be able to write about where we went and what we did more specifically when I get back around August 10.
- [August Evangelism Schedule](https://stonethepreacher.com/august-evangelism-schedule/) - 6: Redondo Beach Pier: Meet at Hope Chapel at noon to carpool 13: 3rd St. Promenade: NEW TIME: Meet at Hope at 10am 20: El Segundo Car Show: Meet at Hope Chapel at noon to carpool 27: 3rd St. Promenade: NEW TIME: Meet at Hope at 10am Coming up on Labor Day weekend: The Fiesta
- [Saturday Evangelism: L. A. Rising Rock Festival](https://stonethepreacher.com/saturday-evangelism-l-a-rising-rock-festival/) - I can't think of anyone who needs to know the Lord more than those who will be attending this huge festival at the Los Angeles Coliseum. (Okay. Actually I can think of lots of people who need the Lord, but wanted to use a little hyperbole.) We will have our sound systems Lil Mike and
- [Atheist Tuesday: Will Hitchens Listen?](https://stonethepreacher.com/atheist-tuesday-will-hitchens-listen/) - This story, "JUST LISTEN" by Janie B. Cheaney, is used with permission from WORLD magazine. The original link is here: http://www.worldmag.com/articles/18118 While losing his eloquent voice, Christopher Hitchens may gain ears to hear Christopher Hitchens is not complaining. Or rather, he is, but he doesn't want your sympathy. Or maybe he does, but for heaven's
- [Sudden Deaths: 50 Deadly Things (and where do you go afterward?)](https://stonethepreacher.com/sudden-deaths-50-deadly-things-and-where-do-go-afterward/) - This is a great pictorial that gives statistics of the 50 deadliest things that can kill you. Some examples: Fireworks discharge: 1 in 479,992 Getting punched: 1 in 319,995 Drowning in a bathtub: 1 in 9,298 Falling from a building: 1 in 6,115 Pedestrian accident: 1 in 623 Read and see the other 45 ways
- [Should Evangelistic Wives and Children Submit To Unbelieving Husbands and Dads?](https://stonethepreacher.com/should-evangelistic-wives-and-children-submit-to-unbelieving-husbands-and-dads/) - I got this great question from an evangelistic wife and mother who wanted some advice on doing the right thing. What do you think of my answer, Christians? Atheists, what say you? I also posted her follow-up email (with her permission). My son is 12 years old and he is following the commandment of the
- [Saturday Evangelism: Venice Beach](https://stonethepreacher.com/saturday-evangelism-venice-beach/) - Traditionally, when visiting Venice Beach, we stop at two places: the outdoor beer garden and the Kush Clubhouse, a "legal" pot dispensary. We still may preach at the beer garden (where I got splashed by a patron previously) but the Kush Clubhouse got shut down. I like to think that it was the result of
- [Martyrs: Iranian Pastor Must Recant Faith or Die](https://stonethepreacher.com/martyrs-iranian-pastor-must-recant-faith-or-die/) - Iran's Supreme Court says an evangelical pastor charged with apostasy can be executed if he does not recant his faith, according to a copy of the verdict obtained by a religious rights activist group. Christian Solidarity World says Iranian-born Yousef Nadarkhani, who was arrested in 2009 and given the death sentence late last year, could
- [Sudden Death: Holding Breath](https://stonethepreacher.com/sudden-death-holding-breath/) - DELAWARE WATER GAP, Pa. (AP) - Police in eastern Pennsylvania say a teenager died in a backyard swimming pool after he swam to the deep end intending to hold his breath. Click to read the rest.
- [Should Young Evangelists Submit to Parents?](https://stonethepreacher.com/should-evangelists-submit-to-parents/) - Sometimes I get emails with with very good questions. I try to answer them as biblically as possible. Dear Pastor Steve, I am 18 years old and living in the United States. I have found your blog encouraging, and really want to be involved with evangelism. My parents are not Christian. I recently ordered some gospel
- [Saturday Evangelism: Meet Ray Comfort in Huntington Beach](https://stonethepreacher.com/saturday-evangelism-meet-ray-comfort-in-huntington-beach/) - For those of you who are new to Way of the Master, we will be joining Ray and his team this Saturday for some great evangelistic fun! Meet at Hope chapel at noon to carpool. We leave promptly at 12:15. If you want to meet us in Huntington, go to the base of the Huntington
- [Martyrs: Mission School Attacked](https://stonethepreacher.com/martyrs-mission-school-attacked/) - A mission training school was recently attacked by a mob of Muslims following a prayer meeting in Jonggol, West Java, according to VOM contacts. Approximately 85 Muslims rushed into the school and raided each class and dorm room, removing pictures of Jesus. They told the staff that the school must be closed. No students were
- [Atheist Tuesday: A View Askew](https://stonethepreacher.com/atheist-tuesday-a-view-askew/) - This well-produced video was emailed to me by an atheist (my assumption) named Kaufman and accompanied with this cryptic comment: "Food for thought, sir." I watched it and and found that it was a great mixture of partial truth and half-truth. My question to atheists: Is this what atheists in general believe Christians believe? Another
- [My Strange Obsession with Death on Mondays](https://stonethepreacher.com/my-strange-obsession-with-death-on-mondays/) - 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. Or eternal punishment in Hell. I have a
- [Sudden Death: Kite Flying](https://stonethepreacher.com/sudden-death-kite-flying/) - (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
- [15 Years Married to a Wonderful Woman](https://stonethepreacher.com/15-years-married-to-a-wonderful-woman/) - 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,
- [July Evangelism Schedule](https://stonethepreacher.com/july-evangelism-schedule/) - All meeting times are at noon. Meet at Hope Chapel to carpool. 2: Redondo Pier 9: Hawthorne Car Show 16: Huntington Beach 23: Venice Beach 30: Charlie Saikley Volleyball Tournament in Manhattan Beach
- [The Everyday Club Report: For June](https://stonethepreacher.com/the-everyday-club-report-for-june-3/) - 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
- [Vacation Notice](https://stonethepreacher.com/vacation-notice-2/) - I will be away from my computer until July 12 and will not be posting anything until then (except for our July evangelism schedule on Wednesday, July 6). We just bought our first home and probably won't have everything set up until then. Feel free to comment on any posts and my guest moderator, "Righteous"
- [Martyrs: Police Target Christians](https://stonethepreacher.com/martyrs-police-target-christians/) - The situation for Christians in Uzbekistan appears to be worsening, according to recent reports by Forum 18 News Service. Police officers assaulted a woman at her home while her parents were being interrogated over their religious activity at the local police station. Sources who asked not to be identified for fear of state reprisals said,
- [Saturday Evangelism: Riviera Street Fair](https://stonethepreacher.com/saturday-evangelism-riviera-street-fair/) - We are going to another street fair this Saturday afternoon; this time, in Redondo Beach! Scale of evangelistic difficulty from 1-10, with 10 being most difficult? A 1. Meet at Hope Chapel at noon to carpool.
- [The 50% Rule for Evangelism Classes (and how to break it!)](https://stonethepreacher.com/the-50-rule-for-evangelism-classes-and-how-to-break-it/) - (This is an occasional series on conducting Evangelism Classes. Click here for part 1.) The 50% rule is fairly standard for those who teach evangelism classes. Half of the students drop out before the class is done; in fact, most drop out before the fourth class starts. Why is this? I have a theory: When
- [When to Stop Teaching Evangelism Classes](https://stonethepreacher.com/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. We've been teaching Way of the Master classes for almost 5 years at our church and sometimes in our home, too. The last class we taught at church only had 4 people. The church leaders think
- [Sudden Death: Falling Tree](https://stonethepreacher.com/sudden-death-falling-tree-2/) - 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;
- [Martyrs: Hanged, Steamrolled](https://stonethepreacher.com/martyrs-hanged-steamrolled/) - 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
- [Atheist Tuesday: Famous Lost Words, Pt. 2](https://stonethepreacher.com/atheist-tuesday-famous-lost-words-pt-2/) - 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
- [What happened "ON THE BOX"](https://stonethepreacher.com/what-happened-on-the-box/) - Ray Comfort and the Way of the Master team have a daily evangelism web show called “ON THE BOX.” I had the opportunity to be a guest on the program a few weeks ago. Frankly, I thought I looked a little uncomfortable. And it's true, videos do make me appear ten pounds heavier. Really. It's
- [Sudden Death: Niagara Falls](https://stonethepreacher.com/sudden-death-niagra-falls/) - NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. -- Authorities say they've recovered the body of a woman who appeared to be swimming in the Niagara River before being swept over the brink of Niagara Falls. Read the rest here!
- [Saturday Evangelism Adventure: Huntington Beach](https://stonethepreacher.com/evangelism-adventure-huntington-beach/) - A year and a half ago I interviewed Ray Comfort in Huntington about his success in refuting a mythical, mostly atheist fairy tale for grown-ups. Here it is again in case you missed it. (Nearly 3,000 people have viewed it and here are the ratings: 27 likes, 78 dislikes. Guess who didn't like the video?
- [Evangelism Adventures: NBA Finals?](https://stonethepreacher.com/evangelism-adventures-nba-finals/) - No wait. The Lakers aren't in it this year. Bummer! No, we are not going to the NBA Finals like we have over the past couple of years. But I can dream, can't I? Oh for the glory days of well, last year, when we actually preached at the Lakers Victory Parade: Here's what we
- [Evangelism Schedule for June](https://stonethepreacher.com/evangelism-schedule-for-june/) - June 4: Redondo Beach Pier: Meet at Hope Chapel at noon to car pool. June 9: SHARING YOUR FAITH...MADE EASY! I changed the name of my class! (You cannot say it without smiling.) New and improved and at a more manageable pace: 10 weeks long---and it's FREE! 7-9pm at Hope Chapel Hermosa Beach, 2420 Pacific

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- [Culture](https://stonethepreacher.com/category/culture/)
- [Pastor Steve's Bio](https://stonethepreacher.com/category/pastor-steves-bio/)
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- [Newspaper Articles](https://stonethepreacher.com/category/newspaper-articles/)
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- [funeral](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/funeral/)
- [memorial service](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/memorial-service/)
- [KDRP](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/kdrp/)
- [radio](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/radio/)
- [KDRP radio](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/kdrp-radio-2/)
- [Shine your light](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/shine-your-light/)
- [louis zamperini](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/louis-zamperini/)
- [angelina jolie](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/angelina-jolie/)
- [brad pitt](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/brad-pitt/)
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- [unbroken](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/unbroken/)
- [world war 2](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/world-war-2/)
- [torrance](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/torrance/)
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- [spammers](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/spammers/)
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- [pro choice](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/pro-choice/)
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- [evangelism](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/evangelism/)
- [gospel](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/gospel/)
- [meat salesman](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/meat-salesman/)
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- [jk rowlings](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/jk-rowlings/)
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- [robert plant heavy metal](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/robert-plant-heavy-metal/)
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- [john bonham](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/john-bonham/)
- [stairway to heaven](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/stairway-to-heaven/)
- [whole lotta love](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/whole-lotta-love/)
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- [robert plant](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/robert-plant/)
- [heavy metal](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/heavy-metal/)
- [celebration day](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/celebration-day/)
- [the song remains the same](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/the-song-remains-the-same/)
- [christian](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/christian/)
- [rebuke](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/rebuke/)
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- [atheist](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/atheist/)
- [trolls](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/trolls/)
- [fundamentalist](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/fundamentalist/)
- [hypocrites](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/hypocrites/)
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- [texas](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/texas/)
- [hope chapel hermosa beach](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/hope-chapel-hermosa-beach/)
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- [fellowship](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/fellowship/)
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- [gay marriage](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/gay-marriage/)
- [supreme court marriage](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/supreme-court-marriage/)
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- [queer](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/queer/)
- [For Fun Only](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/for-fun-only/)
- [One Minute Gospel](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/one-minute-gospel/)
- [50 Million+](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/50-million/)
- [Hope Chapel Hill Country](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/hope-chapel-hill-country/)
- [johnson city texas](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/johnson-city-texas/)
- [johnson city record courier](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/johnson-city-record-courier/)
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- [preaching](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/preaching/)
- [witness](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/witness/)
- [way of the master](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/way-of-the-master/)
- [Christmas parades](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/christmas-parades/)
- [aladdin sane](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/aladdin-sane/)
- [david bowie](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/david-bowie/)
- [thin white duke](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/thin-white-duke/)
- [ziggy stardust](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/ziggy-stardust/)
- [major tom](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/major-tom/)
- [babies](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/babies/)
- [roe v. wade](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/roe-v-wade/)
- [pregnancy help clinics](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/pregnancy-help-clinics/)
- [fetus](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/fetus/)
- [jeffery dahmer](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/jeffery-dahmer/)
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- [criminal](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/criminal/)
- [fasting](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/fasting/)
- [christian living](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/christian-living/)
- [jesus in the wilderness](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/jesus-in-the-wilderness/)
- [atheists](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/atheists/)
- [the church of the flying spaghetti monster](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/the-church-of-the-flying-spaghetti-monster/)
- [patheos](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/patheos/)
- [the friendly atheist](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/the-friendly-atheist/)
- [colander](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/colander/)
- [unbeliever](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/unbeliever/)
- [driver license](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/driver-license/)
- [self denial](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/self-denial/)
- [sacrifice](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/sacrifice/)
- [Donald Trump](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/donald-trump/)
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- [hillary clinton bernie sanders](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/hillary-clinton-bernie-sanders/)
- [obama president](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/obama-president/)
- [a modest proposal](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/a-modest-proposal/)
- [jonathan swift](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/jonathan-swift/)
- [preach](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/preach/)
- [good news](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/good-news/)
- [repentance](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/repentance/)
- [hell judgment day](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/hell-judgment-day/)
- [St. Patrick](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/st-patrick/)
- [St. Patricks Day](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/st-patricks-day/)
- [Saint Patrick](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/saint-patrick/)
- [evangelist](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/evangelist/)
- [Ireland](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/ireland/)
- [40 days](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/40-days/)
- [40 nights](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/40-nights/)
- [spiritual disciplines](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/spiritual-disciplines/)
- [tragedy](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/tragedy/)
- [marijuana](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/marijuana/)
- [pot](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/pot/)
- [mary jane](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/mary-jane/)
- [bible](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/bible/)
- [high](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/high/)
- [hell](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/hell/)
- [judgment day](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/judgment-day/)
- [target](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/target/)
- [boycott](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/boycott/)
- [AFA](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/afa/)
- [LGBQ](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/lgbq/)
- [trans](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/trans/)
- [prayer](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/prayer/)
- [supplication](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/supplication/)
- [streams in the desert](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/streams-in-the-desert/)
- [devotional](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/devotional/)
- [heaven](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/heaven/)
- [last hour](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/last-hour/)
- [salvation](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/salvation/)
- [decision](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/decision/)
- [living waters](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/living-waters/)
- [ray comfort](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/ray-comfort/)
- [Muhammad Ali](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/muhammad-ali/)
- [Muslim](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/muslim/)
- [Cassius Clay](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/cassius-clay/)
- [Louisville Lip](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/louisville-lip/)
- [The Greatest](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/the-greatest/)
- [Champ](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/champ/)
- [Christianity](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/christianity/)
- [Islam](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/islam/)
- [DD Sanchez](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/dd-sanchez/)
- [Danielle Sanchez](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/danielle-sanchez/)
- [LBJ High School](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/lbj-high-school/)
- [seventeenth birthday](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/seventeenth-birthday/)
- [unbelievers](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/unbelievers/)
- [witnessing](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/witnessing/)
- [sharing faith](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/sharing-faith/)
- [open air preaching](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/open-air-preaching/)
- [Johnson City](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/johnson-city/)
- [church planting](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/church-planting/)
- [pastor](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/pastor/)
- [dripping springs](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/dripping-springs/)
- [sinners in the hands of an angry God](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/sinners-in-the-hands-of-an-angry-god/)
- [jonathan edwards](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/jonathan-edwards/)
- [sermon](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/sermon/)
- [John Jeffery Fanella](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/john-jeffery-fanella/)
- [Max McLean](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/max-mclean/)
- [pastor steve sanchez](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/pastor-steve-sanchez/)
- [hill country churches](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/hill-country-churches/)
- [church plant](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/church-plant/)
- [pride](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/pride/)
- [breaking bad](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/breaking-bad/)
- [walter white](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/walter-white/)
- [jesse pinkman](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/jesse-pinkman/)
- [methamphetamine](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/methamphetamine/)
- [AMC](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/amc/)
- [God is good](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/god-is-good/)
- [trust](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/trust/)
- [breaking good](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/breaking-good/)
- [lgbtq](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/lgbtq/)
- [gender](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/gender/)
- [tracts](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/tracts/)
- [austin pride](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/austin-pride/)
- [pride parade](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/pride-parade/)
- [Pokémon GO](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/pokemon-go/)
- [rumors](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/rumors/)
- [gossip](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/gossip/)
- [UT](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/ut/)
- [University of Texas](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/university-of-texas/)
- [gratuities](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/gratuities/)
- [tipping](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/tipping/)
- [trillion dollar bill gospel tracts](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/trillion-dollar-bill-gospel-tracts/)
- [gospel tracts](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/gospel-tracts/)
- [million dollar bill gospel tracts](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/million-dollar-bill-gospel-tracts/)
- [way of the master kirk cameron](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/way-of-the-master-kirk-cameron/)
- [kirk cameron](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/kirk-cameron/)
- [tolerance](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/tolerance/)
- [liberal](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/liberal/)
- [protest](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/protest/)
- [democrat](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/democrat/)
- [women](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/women/)
- [trillion dollar bills](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/trillion-dollar-bills/)
- [hope chapel](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/hope-chapel/)
- [pentecostal](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/pentecostal/)
- [Jesus](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/jesus/)
- [rock'n rollen stewart](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/rockn-rollen-stewart/)
- [john 3:16 guy](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/john-316-guy/)
- [the rainbow man](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/the-rainbow-man/)
- [hunting](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/hunting/)
- [nra](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/nra/)
- [deer hunting](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/deer-hunting/)
- [liberals](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/liberals/)
- [bow hunting](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/bow-hunting/)
- [guns](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/guns/)
- [dripping springs texas](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/dripping-springs-texas/)
- [donald trump. national rifle association](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/donald-trump-national-rifle-association/)
- [hunters](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/hunters/)
- [trump](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/trump/)
- [hillary](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/hillary/)
- [republican party](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/republican-party/)
- [conservative](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/conservative/)
- [right wing](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/right-wing/)
- [politics](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/politics/)
- [thanksgiving](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/thanksgiving/)
- [grateful](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/grateful/)
- [pilgrims](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/pilgrims/)
- [pearl harbor](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/pearl-harbor/)
- [pearl harbor day](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/pearl-harbor-day/)
- [doolittle raiders](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/doolittle-raiders/)
- [bombing](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/bombing/)
- [Jacob DeShazer](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/jacob-deshazer/)
- [tora tora tora](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/tora-tora-tora/)
- [democrats](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/democrats/)
- [republicans](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/republicans/)
- [democrat party](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/democrat-party/)
- [2016 election](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/2016-election/)
- [2016 presidential election](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/2016-presidential-election/)
- [email scandal](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/email-scandal/)
- [protests](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/protests/)
- [student protest trump](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/student-protest-trump/)
- [merry christmas](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/merry-christmas/)
- [happy holidays](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/happy-holidays/)
- [the war on christmas](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/the-war-on-christmas/)
- [christmas trump](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/christmas-trump/)
- [hill country texas](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/hill-country-texas/)
- [charlie Brown christmas](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/charlie-brown-christmas/)
- [Christmas](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/christmas/)
- [nativity](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/nativity/)
- [Christ](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/christ/)
- [tradition](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/tradition/)
- [mistletoe](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/mistletoe/)
- [happy new year](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/happy-new-year/)
- [2017](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/2017/)
- [anno domini](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/anno-domini/)
- [the year of our Lord](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/the-year-of-our-lord/)
- [A.D. B.c.](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/a-d-b-c/)
- [Common era](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/common-era/)
- [before common era](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/before-common-era/)
- [before Christ](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/before-christ/)
- [celebrity deaths 2016](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/celebrity-deaths-2016/)
- [celebrities](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/celebrities/)
- [antonin scalia](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/antonin-scalia/)
- [carrie fisher](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/carrie-fisher/)
- [debbie reynolds Prince](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/debbie-reynolds-prince/)
- [george michael](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/george-michael/)
- [john glenn](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/john-glenn/)
- [merle haggard](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/merle-haggard/)
- [fidel castro](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/fidel-castro/)
- [patty duke](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/patty-duke/)
- [ronald reagan](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/ronald-reagan/)
- [nancy reagan](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/nancy-reagan/)
- [gosnell](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/gosnell/)
- [norma mccorvey](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/norma-mccorvey/)
- [sanctity of life](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/sanctity-of-life/)
- [sanctity of human life sunday](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/sanctity-of-human-life-sunday/)
- [superbowl 51](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/superbowl-51/)
- [tom brady](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/tom-brady/)
- [new england patriots](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/new-england-patriots/)
- [atlanta falcons](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/atlanta-falcons/)
- [football](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/football/)
- [prayer for trump](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/prayer-for-trump/)
- [presidential prayer team](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/presidential-prayer-team/)
- [inauguration 2017](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/inauguration-2017/)
- [paula white](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/paula-white/)
- [franklin graham](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/franklin-graham/)
- [Samuel Rodriguez](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/samuel-rodriguez/)
- [Cardinal Timothy Dolan](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/cardinal-timothy-dolan/)
- [Bishop Wayne T. Jackson](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/bishop-wayne-t-jackson/)
- [Rabbi Marvin Hier](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/rabbi-marvin-hier/)
- [dachshund](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/dachshund/)
- [paralysed dachshund](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/paralysed-dachshund/)
- [dog](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/dog/)
- [dog lovers](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/dog-lovers/)
- [mike stockwell](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/mike-stockwell/)
- [michael overd](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/michael-overd/)
- [truth](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/truth/)
- [evangelizing](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/evangelizing/)
- [armadillo](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/armadillo/)
- [texas winter](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/texas-winter/)
- [amarillo](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/amarillo/)
- [Punxsutawney Phil](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/punxsutawney-phil/)
- [the Well Tulsa](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/the-well-tulsa/)
- [Mitchell Manning](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/mitchell-manning/)
- [Arthur Hollands](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/arthur-hollands/)
- [cross](https://stonethepreacher.com/tag/cross/)
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