Evangelism

Can playing games on Facebook actually bring some good results? Yes, and increasingly so, say creators of online games that aim to save lives in addition to entertain.

ToonUps is a digital entertainment company that creates online games and apps with a mission to "brighten the world." The company is about a decade old, but after a few years of existence, its founders – Raymond and MarySue Hansell and their son, Greg – decided they wanted to use their products in a "more uplifting way," to help people advance their lives, Mr. Hansell told The Christian Post. The vehicle to do that could be online gaming, it occurred to the family – a relatively new and booming field that blends smoothly with another thriving industry – social media.

Hansells started looking around for a proper charity to partner with, which would be "a technology-friendly" organization to work with, as well as one that could do "the maximum amount of good" for the money, and had real passion for the nature of the game, Greg Hansell said. more >>

Today, the man deemed by many as "America's Beloved Gospel Singer," George Beverly Shea, turns 103.

Shea's smooth baritone voice has made him a household name in the Gospel singing world. Born Feb. 1, 1909 in Winchester, Ontario to a Wesleyan Methodist preacher, Shea first began his singing career as a member of the choir at his father's Church.

Shea is most known for his close friendship with evangelist Billy Graham, who has gained a large following in the Christian community through his powerful sermons, broadcasted on both radio and television. more >>

What if? What if the Lake of Fire was just outside of Cleveland? What if people went there before they died and not after? What if we could get in a car and drive to Ohio to witness the suffering of the lost firsthand? What if everyone who hadn't believed in Jesus by the age of thirty was cast into the Lake of Fire and there was no second chance after three decades on earth?

If this fictional scenario was factual reality then convincing every person on the planet under the age of thirty to believe in Jesus would become the greatest social justice movement in the history of the world. Churches would line up to throw resources behind this urgent and immediate cause. Christians would share the gospel to the younger generation with boldness, passion and urgency.

Well, the Lake of Fire is not just outside of Cleveland, but it is just on the other side of the border to this life. The Lake of Fire is not the immediate consequence for every thirty year old, but it is the wages for everyone who has ever sinned no matter what their age (Romans 6:23.) Every person on this planet is just one breath away from heaven or hell at every second of every day. In light of this brutal reality we must use our every breath to convince every one within our reach to believe in Jesus before it's too late. We must embrace sharing the gospel with everyone as the greatest cause in human history. more >>

Prominent evangelical pastor John Piper along with other church leaders plan to tackle the issues of men becoming strong Christian leaders in today's world during the Desiring God ministry's annual pastors conference held Monday to Wednesday at the Minneapolis Convention Center.

Joining Piper at this year's conference, titled, "God, Manhood & Ministry – Building Men for the Body of Christ," will be Doug Wilson, Crawford Loritts, Darren Patrick, and Ramez Atallah. The main sessions –which begin with Wilson's message, "'Father Hunger,' in Leading the Home" – are Webcast for free at www.desiringgod.org starting at 7 p.m. EST.

In a short video clip introducing the conference, Piper said, "It seems to us that a really important thing to us is helping men be men – Helping men discover what is [their] unique contribution to life, church, family, mission as man, not just as human, but what is God calling [them] to be as a man." more >>

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International evangelist Luis Palau joined the Capital Christian Center in Sacramento, Calif., Sunday to announce the start of his "Season of Service" campaign that seeks to inspire the city's residents to log in three million community service hours this year.

The campaign was promoted ahead of the annual "March for The Dream" in honor of Martin Luther King Jr., which starts Monday morning in Sacramento, KCRA 3 reported. The event is described as the "largest multi-cultural march in the region," and reportedly drew 20,000 people during the 2011 event. more >>

An increasing number of Christians are drifting away from their faith because of the lack of good answers to their spiritual questions, warns apologetics author Mark Mittelberg in an interview with The Christian Post.

The author of The Questions Christians Hope No One Will Ask as well as his latest release, The Reason Why Faith Makes Sense, believes that the plethora of misinformation found in bestselling, so-called religious books, and the rapidly growing number of skeptical websites have Christians second-guessing themselves.

Mittelberg's passion for getting answers to the myriad of questions about Christianity in the hands of believers and non-believers led him to team up with author and speaker Lee Strobel more than a year ago. The two apologists have formed The Institute at Cherry Hills, an apologetics and evangelism ministry at Cherry Hills Community Church in Highlands Ranch, Colo. more >>