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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
“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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
When you are a disciple of Jesus, every day you pray for opportunities to share Him, because He is everything to you. Today, after a long meeting, I took a short walk, in a nearby neighborhood. A man about ten years older than me initiated a conversation. I wasn’t feeling particularly chatty, so I let […]
It is my joy to retell the story of my friend Ramesh Vasabathula. He first told my wife and I his story at our dining room table a few months ago. I was so moved by his experiences that I invited Ramesh to retell his story again this weekend, to a group of international friends […]
RECOVERY. We are all in some form of it. Recovery is returning to a healthier condition, and we all want that. Some think that Recovery is just for people who drink too much alcohol. In fact, teetotalers can be in recovery too. Why? Because we have all been hurt by something or someone and we […]