My wife and I started hiking about a year and a half ago. We really enjoy seeing God’s creation and God’s beauty while we are out on the trails. But you know what we don’t like to see? Trash. Some people leave their trash on the trail. This is very selfish and inconsiderate of them. They defile the beautiful scenery with their pollution. [Read more…]
A guy mocked me the whole time I brought a message downtown Friday night. He was in the apartment building across the street. The mocker spoke in a monotone voice. He must have been funny, because several people laughed as they walked by. All that I really heard him say was something to the effect that I’m out there every Friday night and that he wasn’t happy about it. After open-air preaching, I handed out Gospel tracts. While standing on the corner, the mocker kept yelling, “No one wants your little cards.” Then he also yelled, “You know you look at porn.” [Read more…]
In the United States of America an accused person has the right to a speedy trial. The Sixth Amendment says in part: In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the State and district wherein the crime shall have been committed. So if you are accused of a crime in the United States of America, you have the right to a speedy trial. [Read more…]
Friday night was another fairly quiet night witnessing downtown. Three of us brought messages, several more sang and handed out tracts, but overall it was quiet. Kelly had one mocker yell “Hail Satan” while he was open-air preaching. Earlier when Rich was nearly finished with his message, a guy drove by right in front of him and flipped Rich off with both hands, leaving no hands on the wheel. [Read more…]
My ransom was paid. Not by my wife, nor my boss and not by my friends. But my ransom was paid. I’m free! I’m free, I’m really free. My ransom has been paid in full. I have been set free. It’s a wonderful feeling, like no other. Are you feeling hopeless tonight? Do you believe that there’s no way out? Are you heavy burdened tonight? Does it seem like there is no way of escape? Don’t despair. You too can be set free. [Read more…]
Is God angry with you? No, you say? How do you know? Have you repented from your sins and surrendered your life to Jesus? No, you say? Well, if Jesus Christ is not your Lord and Savior, then God is angry with you. The wrath of God against disobedient people includes yourself. If this is you tonight, this is a scary place to be. [Read more…]
Springfield Missouri is in the Bible Belt and I’ve always heard that we are the buckle of the belt. I think we can even make a good argument that we are the buckle. In addition to having a church on just about every corner, we have several bible colleges and we are home to the Assemblies of God world headquarters. So maybe we are the buckle of the Bible Belt. [Read more…]
We were downtown witnessing last Friday night and I was talking to a man who professed to be a Christian. He kept asking if Hitler was in Hell and if Joseph Smith was in Hell. When I said yes they were, he said that I couldn’t know for sure and he accused me of being judgmental. So I suggested that he shouldn’t worry about Hitler and Smith, but that he should worry about where he would spend eternity. The man assured me that he was a Christian and he was sure of where he was going. This same man said the F-word about 15 or 20 times in just a matter of minutes. He admitted to watching pornography and committing other sins. But like so many people, he said that he was a Christian, even though he was still bound to sin. After he accused me of being judgmental again, he asked me if I had sinned that day. [Read more…]
America could be described as a modern day land flowing with milk and honey. Our great nation has been blessed by God for over 200 years. But we are no longer great and we are no longer blessed like we once were. So is America under God’s judgment? [Read more…]
Over the past six years I’ve asked many people while out street witnessing “are you a good person?” About 99% of the people have said yes to that question. I even talked to one young man who told me that he had just gotten out of prison one week earlier where he had served three years for stealing a car. I talked to him for a while and before I asked him the question I thought surely he will admit that he’s not a good person, but he didn’t. I asked him if he was a good person and he said yes, he was. I reminded him that he had just told me that he served three years in prison for stealing a car. So I asked him how he could still be a good person and he said that the reason he stole the car was because his family was hungry, so he didn’t consider it to be a bad thing since his motive was good. [Read more…]