tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post6541373598410649504..comments2024-03-27T03:19:11.216-04:00Comments on Assistant Village Idiot: Street PreachingAssistant Village Idiothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01978011985085795099noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-15820203161617492532019-01-11T14:26:47.136-05:002019-01-11T14:26:47.136-05:00Rethink that. I am in favor of conversion. What ...Rethink that. I am in favor of conversion. What I am also in favor of is doing what Jesus and Peter and Paul did, not what became popular in one American culture. <br /><br />You are making accusations about my character for which you have no information. Whether I have done as Christ has asked is completely unknown to you. I think the shoe is on the other foot. You like a particular style, and think it leads to people following Jesus. I am questioning whether that is true in the contexts I have observed it. I don't see it bringing people forward, and I do see it irritating some others. This is live and in person, not in theory. I don't care what people responded to from 1850-1950, unless we can see that it still works.<br /><br />What I do see people responding to at this particular food charity are pastors and other volunteers circulating among those waiting asking if anyone would like to pray.Assistant Village Idiothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01978011985085795099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-24050640648573906992019-01-11T12:56:43.152-05:002019-01-11T12:56:43.152-05:00So, you have a problem with people trying to effec...So, you have a problem with people trying to effect conversion? Why? Because this guy does not fit your idea of appropriatness? Just what have you done to help bring saving grace to someone in dire need? It's easy to throw stones when you don't fight the fight only talk the talk. It appears it's all a manner of style to you. That your embarressed. Kansas Scouthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15744438882831933314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-88979614260332812772019-01-10T18:09:25.863-05:002019-01-10T18:09:25.863-05:00No, not the titanic guy. These guys try to keep it...No, not the titanic guy. These guys try to keep it jovial and fun. There aim is to attract a crowd, but not as a spectacle.Armed Texanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04503281970335620895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-74375745501886107352019-01-10T10:47:24.510-05:002019-01-10T10:47:24.510-05:00Holy Hubert. My wife remembers. He didn't conv...Holy Hubert. My wife remembers. He didn't convert her, but he wasn't able to prevent it either.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10245302282566974627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-44377179342930066252019-01-08T02:30:33.528-05:002019-01-08T02:30:33.528-05:00dozens of attempts. I've never read the bible....dozens of attempts. I've never read the bible. Lot's of opportunties. Not going to happen. I got churched young. It bounced. I'll be honest though, there was never even one time a bible preacher at that gate at UC berkeley. Oddly enough Christ and his minions were most noticable when I lived near there by their absence.HMS Defianthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10024721130102173694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-64147652914666769252019-01-06T21:42:51.160-05:002019-01-06T21:42:51.160-05:00I understand the intent. I've seen it done man...I understand the intent. I've seen it done many times. I don't think it's how Jesus preached and I don't see much evidence that it works. <br /><br />If it's the Boston subway guy who preaches about Lost or Saved with the Titanic as his starting point, that's exactly the guy I mean.Assistant Village Idiothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01978011985085795099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-66785177271592330742019-01-06T20:39:59.351-05:002019-01-06T20:39:59.351-05:00I've recently joined a full time street evange...I've recently joined a full time street evangelist for a couple of his events. One during the summer at Hampton Beach and more recently in the Boston subway. He uses drawings, logic puzzles, magic, and anything else that get people talking with him to tell them the basics of the Gospel. Hell is never mentioned but sin is talked about as a problem we all have, even him.<br /><br />Will this get everyone? Certainly no. Will it get even 50%? No. It's not about reaching everyone but reaching that person who is most in need of it at that moment. Perhaps we were able to talk with them at length, but maybe they went away with a tract and had to think about it awhile.<br /><br /><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Jenner" rel="nofollow">Here's another good example.</a>Armed Texanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04503281970335620895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-39944141597476770202019-01-06T19:58:36.466-05:002019-01-06T19:58:36.466-05:00Not Humphrey, but Hubert.Bing Search: Hubert Linds...Not Humphrey, but Hubert.<a href="https://www4.bing.com/search?q=Hubert+Lindsey+Berkeley+street+preacher&go=Submit+Query&qs=ds&form=QBLH" rel="nofollow">Bing Search: Hubert Lindsey Berkeley street preacher.</a>RichardJohnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07490819511630683969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-77527317545211069442019-01-06T19:05:10.888-05:002019-01-06T19:05:10.888-05:00Something like, maybe, "You must clean up you...Something like, maybe, "You must clean up your act with bleach and Boraxo. EVERY DAY. Right now, you are not worth saving."Sam L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00996809377798862214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-56638161023053608432019-01-06T16:08:53.782-05:002019-01-06T16:08:53.782-05:00The year I was a hippie dropout eco-activist in B...The year I was a hippie dropout eco-activist in Berserkeley, there was a red-headed street preacher- I believe his name was Humphrey- who spent time at the Sather Gate entrance to UC at Telegraph avenue. Three years later, I was gone from Berserkeley, but a friend from my freshman year had commenced graduate school at Berserkeley. He told me that Humphrey the street preacher was still there. <b>"Sinner!"</b>RichardJohnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07490819511630683969noreply@blogger.com