I met three men while crosswalking yesterday: Chad, Jeff, and Nick. All heard the gospel, and Chad wanted more than something to eat. A New Corner As a street evangelist, it's a good an important tactic to establish regular "fishing ponds." A street evangelist wants the people in the community to not only get used to seeing him on the streets, but also expect to see him out … [Read more...]
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Crosswalking: Two Wonderful Conversations at the University of Iowa
This was my last day of ministry at the University of Iowa, for the 2018 school year. The Lord blessed me with two wonderful conversations. Ministry at the University of Iowa My second year of ministry at the University of Iowa has drawn to a close. It has been another fruitful and blessed school year. The University of Iowa is located in Iowa City, which is 50 miles west … [Read more...]
Reflections from the G3 Conference: A Biblical Understanding of Discipleship
The theme of the 2018 G3 Conference, which was once again held in Atlanta, GA, was "A Biblical Understanding of Discipleship." In this article I will share some of my reflections from the conference. This article will include both bullet-point text and narratives. While I took a lot of notes, what follows is in no way an exhaustive collection. In fact, there were a couple of … [Read more...]
Children are a Heritage from the Lord (New Gospel Tract)
"Children are a Heritage from the Lord" is the title of my new gospel tract, which is published by Marv Plementosh of One Million Tracts. My Church Believes Children are a Heritage from the Lord My church home and family is Grace Fellowship Church, located in Davenport, Iowa. Our church can best be described as Reformed Baptist. The elders are presently preparing our church's … [Read more...]
On Free Will: a Dead Man has the Free Will of…..a Dead Man
Just this last Saturday, during my church's Men's Bible Study, one of our elders led us through a wonderfully edifying study of Chapter 9 of the 1689 London Baptist Confession. The subject matter: free will. In this article, I will make some brief comments regarding this important chapter of the confession.. In doing so, I hope to show that a dead man had the free will of.....a … [Read more...]
Sign Evangelism: A Legitimate Way to Communicate Christ to the Masses
There are many legitimate forms of evangelism, including: open-air preaching, the distribution of gospel tracts and Bibles, door-to-door, and one-to-one conversations. Another legitimate form of evangelism is Sign Evangelism. In this article, I will provide information for beginning your own sign evangelism ministry. Choosing Your Signs You can either make your own signs … [Read more...]
Cross Encounters: What Folks are Saying
As many of you know, my third book, Cross Encounters - A Decade of Gospel Conversations, has been out for less than a week. There are too many people to thank to name them all in this brief article. However, there are two people I must thank again: Allison Pari and Mike Gaydosh. Allison, in addition to being my beautiful niece, has edited my last two books: Cross Encounters … [Read more...]