God is the Issue

He opened his book and I opened mine. I wondered if he noticed the big, bold letters on my book’s cover: God is the Issue by Brad Bright. I was really enjoying Brad’s book and wishing I was a little further along so I would be better equipped to speak with Matt. I opened to the Chapter, “Communicating God’s Heart”, and read: “. . . our hearts often do not truly reflect God’s heart. We focus on symptoms, but God focuses on the cause. We tend to judge others based on their outward appearance. God always judges based on the … Continue reading God is the Issue

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Using the Olympics to Reach Your Friends

Campus Crusade’s Athletes in Action staff. innovators in sports ministry, have an active presence at most major sporting events. Several of our staff serve as chaplains for professional teams. Please pray for our staff and volunteers who will be sharing the Gospel in Vancouver for the next several weeks during the Winter Olympics. This year, would you consider joining with us in using the Winter Olympics to minister to others? Visit Athlete’s in Action’s Beyond the Ultimate web site with its all-new Winter Olympic theme. The site has faith stories of current athletes competing for the gold. Link the videos … Continue reading Using the Olympics to Reach Your Friends

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Reaching Millions with Bible Verses… and a Dedicated Life

Tonight, the University of Florida Gators will play in the Sugar Bowl against undefeated Cincinnati. As he does in every game, Gators quarterback, Tim Tebow, will have a different Bible verse written on his eye black. I read recently that when Tim wore John 3:16 under his eyes last season, Google recorded 93 million hits that day! So, I decided to check Google Trends for a handful of this season’s games and found that the verses I checked were number one for Google searches on game days. . . and not just number one, but “volcanic,” indicating a high volume. … Continue reading Reaching Millions with Bible Verses… and a Dedicated Life

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The Fumble

You were nervous. You shifted your weight from one leg to the other as you began to speak. “Uh, fellows,” you started. We turned and looked up at you. “I, uh, I just wanted, uh, to invite . . .” You were way out of your comfort zone. I had no idea what you might be about to say, but I knew that it had nothing to do with work. “I just wanted to tell you that, uh, our church is having a service tonight and, uh . . .” ”What?” I couldn’t believe it. “He’s talking church? Out here? … Continue reading The Fumble

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