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Kirk Says Kobe Bryant Formed And Saved By His Catholic Faith

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Kirk Says Kobe Bryant Formed And Saved By His Catholic Faith

On Sunday, January 26, 2020, after the sad news went out that Kobe Bryant and his daughter were among those who died in the helicopter crash, many people posted on social media about their deaths. One of the posts I read was by Charlie Kirk. I think Charlie Kirk does a great job representing his political party and I appreciate his common sense approach to life. But I was greatly disappointed in his post concerning Kobe Bryant’s death. Kirk says Kobe Bryant formed and saved by his Catholic faith. [Read more…]

Who Are You Talking To?

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Who Are You Talking To?
Ministry Update January 26, 2020

A woman stopped her vehicle and yelled at Kelly, “Who are you talking to?” “I’m talking to you ma’am”, was his reply. I loved Kelly’s response and this isn’t an uncommon question that we get when witnessing downtown. You see, cars continuously pass by. People walk by us. In fact, a couple of different times I noticed people about a block South of us and they could hear Kelly open-air preaching and I don’t think he ever saw them. Even when you can’t see someone directly in front of you, there are people milling around downtown and they do hear the open proclamation of the Gospel. Also, they can’t “unhear” what they hear. [Read more…]

Anticipation

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Anticipation

It’s hard to believe that we are in the year 2020. There’s a lot of anticipation for the new year. Some people are planning on getting into better physical shape, eating better, or maybe they have prospects of a new job. Others may be getting a driver’s license or going to college this year. Still others are planning on getting married or having babies. It’s a brand-new year and the best word I can use to describe it is anticipation. [Read more…]

Much Quieter Night

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Much Quieter Night

Ministry Update January 5, 2019

Friday night witnessing was a much quieter night than the Friday before. I’m thankful that it wasn’t full of crazy and angry people. But the downside was that it was too quiet. There were absolutely no mockers and no encouragers. I had just mentioned to a really good friend on Thursday how tough apathy is in street witnessing. You know mockers hear you and you know supporters hear you. But when people say nothing good or bad, it’s tough. My friend agreed and he knew exactly what I was talking about because he is involved in jail ministry and sometimes he encounters the same thing. Sometimes the men in jail seem engaged and ask good questions. Other times they just sit silently and say nothing. [Read more…]

This Is Very Edifying

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Jimmy Listened To The Whole Message

This Is Very Edifying
Ministry Update December 29, 2019

Friday night witnessing downtown, I had encouragers, mockers and a couple of homeless people threaten me. The highlight of the night was Jimmy. He’s a homeless guy that listened to the whole message. When he first walked up, I said, “Do you have a question?” He replied, “No, I just want to listen.” So I walked over and talked to him afterwards and he said, “This is very edifying. This is just what I needed tonight.” [Read more…]

The Way Of All The Earth

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The Way Of All The Earth

Moses led the Israelites out Egypt, but he died and did not enter into the promised land of Canaan. He died because he sinned while leading the Israelites in the wilderness for 40 years. Moses disobeyed God’s direct order, so he died for his sin and couldn’t enter into Canaan. But Joshua led the Israelites into Canaan and God delivered the Canaanites into his hand. When Joshua was 110 years old, he died. But before he died, he said, “I am going the way of all the earth.” [Read more…]

Kenny G Still Packs Them In

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Kenny G Still Packs Them In

Ministry Update December 22, 2019

Kenny G has been performing for over 45 years. He was at the Gillioz Theatre on Friday night and Kenny G still packs them in. There was a good flow of people walking by Friday night and they ended up forming a line for about a half a block outside the theater. That made it a great night for open-air preaching in downtown Springfield, Missouri. There were the typical mockers. A few people slowed down and yelled from their cars. But there were also several encouragers. One man gave a thumbs up from across the street. A woman smiled approvingly to the Gospel as she walked by. Then a woman ran to the corner, made sure I saw her, then she gave a hearty wave and ran back to the Kenny G line. [Read more…]

Seek And Save The Lost

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Seek And Save The Lost

God brought to mind the name Seek and Save the Lost when I named this ministry toward the end of 2009. What really caught my attention is that it is biblical and I especially liked the seeking part. There’s something very comforting in knowing that Jesus is seeking the lost. But lately, God has the “save the lost” part standing out to me. Not only is Jesus a seeking God; He also is a saving God. Jesus came to seek and save the lost. The King James Version puts it this way:  For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost (Luke 19:10). [Read more…]

I Was A Christian For Thirteen Years

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i Was A Christian For Thirteen Years

I Was A Christian For Thirteen Years
Ministry Update December 15, 2019

I’m not superstitious. Last Friday was Friday the thirteenth and there was a full moon and the mockers were out in full force. I don’t blame it on superstition, it’s just sinful men and women acting like sinful human beings in a fallen world. Besides one guy saying, “I was a Christian for thirteen years” the other mockers that stood out while I was open-air preaching was a pickup with a couple of guys in it. They both started mocking from the moment they pulled up to the corner. As the driver pulled away, the passenger stuck his head through the sliding glass opening in the rear window and mocked all the way down the street. [Read more…]