Signs & Wonders Blog

During the 20th century, tent revivals were used to reach multitudes  with the gospel . Oral Roberts, Jack Coe, R. W. Schambach, and others preached messages of salvation (with miracles often a by-product). At 16, Billy Graham got saved at a tent meeting conducted by Mordecai Ham. Years later, Billy had a “canvas cathedral” in Los Angeles that attracted approximately 350,000 people over a two month period. He went on to have mass meetings mostly in stadiums. Tent revivals may seem old fashioned nowadays because of churches with comfortable seating and an increasing number of folks watching services online. Nevertheless, there are ministers still using tents to reach the lost. Mario Murillo is one of them. He stated in his blog, “It is time for the harvesters to leave the safe zones and win a sin-sick and broken-hearted nation to Jesus.” Rodney Howard-Browne trains his associate ministers and bible school students to conduct meetings in neighborhoods throughout the Tampa Bay Area...

In response to evangelism testimonies I’ve posted on Facebook, a few individuals (mostly from other countries) asked me to mail them gospel tracts. My Facebook page clearly says I don't give donations in response to unsolicited emails. I also point out to foreigners it is expensive to ship stuff overseas. One ministry called the Fellowship Tract League sends out free tracts “as the Lord provides.” However, I’ve recommended googling “free gospel tracts”, find the one they like best, and then making printouts from their home, church, or at a print shop. One can immediately use the tracts instead of waiting weeks for a shipment. Another option is to write your own gospel tract. Although I still use Nick Kinn’s “ Have You Heard the Good News ”, I’ve written a few of my own. The first was used outside a Marilyn Manson concert in Minneapolis. I wrote a brief version of my testimony, which included my background in the music business. Since then, I’ve written other tracts. Most were mo...