Attempted Murder and Forgiveness – Erika’s Story
Horrible things may have happened to you. You may have been raped. A trusted family member may have ripped you off big time. A friend may have betrayed you. Your life may have been altered by crime, jail, divorce, death, injury, hypocrisy, or terrible injustice. I’m friends with a lovely woman named Ericka Byrd. This […]
Natasha’s Story: From Russia to Jesus.
I am Natasha and I was born in Russia. I didn’t know much about God probably until the age of twenty-three. I remember about 3 books that shook my whole world and possibly started making me ready for acceptance of Him. The first book was by a Soviet writer that depicted lives of two boys […]
Why Believe in God?
This week our team met a Jewish neighbor named Samuel. Samuel told us that he is an atheist. We were keen to speak with him about his personal story but he didn’t have time to talk with us at length. However, he later called a teammate of ours to chat further. Donna answered several of […]
Gangster to Bridge-Builder!
MY CHILDHOOD: I was born in 1981 in the suburbs of Salem, Oregon to two loving parents. Both my mom and my dad shared a love for each other, for me, for principled ideals, and for learning. Sadly, neither their love, their ideals, nor their intellect were strong enough to keep our little family […]
33 Defenses for the RESURRECTION of JESUS!
By Brian G. Chilton, PhD Jesus is alive. Jesus was murdered and then, He became alive again. Jesus is RISEN. This acronym helps organize why we know Jesus lives. R – Records of the Resurrection I – Irritating details about Jesus’ ResurrectionS – Sightings of the risen JesusE – Early testimony about the risen JesusN […]
💲Invest Your Life. 🪙 Don’t Waste it on Pleasure.💸
I am excited and encouraged to share with you!Yesterday I interacted with a friend who just returned from some weeks abroad. While in that unnamed neighboring county (that has been impact by atheism, socialism, and poverty) he and his team of 12+ shared the gospel with over 350 souls and over 300 people decided to […]
Death, Surfing and Jesus
“Pain insists upon being attended to. God whispers to us in our pleasures, speaks in our consciences, but shouts in our pains. It is his megaphone to rouse a deaf world.” – C.S. Lewis I started surfing at age 10. Surfing soon became a core aspect of my life, identity and raison de vivre. Years […]
Abuse, Addiction and Change
Hello. My name is Montana Padilla. It’s been almost 6 years since the Lord Jesus Christ save me from a drug addiction and a wild lifestyle. Today I would like to share my testimony about how Jesus transformed my life. May the Lord Jesus Christ be given glory through the work that He has done. […]
DON’T become SHIPWRECKED!
My wife I had won a free trip to Florida! We had an amazing time there. It was wonderful. I love the ocean and snorkeling. So we rented a small boat and motored out off Key Largo to snorkel at a famous coral reef. Everything went well and we had a blast. Then, coming […]
