Cross Encounters

Episode 38 Evangelism During Times of Affliction   Chris and Richard will discuss what it means to Evangelize during times of Affliction for the Evangelist and witnessing to those that are suffering.   Chris will discuss the recent events in his life that have brought his evangelism efforts to a slow crawl and his recent blog post http://defendingcontending.com/2013/04/20/suffering-is-a-blessing-from-the-lord We will also play an audio of the first time Chris "Chat-Man" Hohnholz ever open-aired preached. Please join us as we also discuss: 1. Evangelism in Times of Affliction 2. Evangelizing those in Affliction/Tragedy Evangelism and Social Media, What is the Motivation for Sharing your Efforts 4. Q&A with the Chat Room Faithful Tony Miano will be taking this Episode off for some much needed rest but will be back in the Host Seat very soon.  

Episode #0037 On tonight's program:   Interview with Vernon Costolo, Cross Builder Boston’s Week of Terror and the Interfaith Prayer Service The Malice of Crystal (an Army vet who fought to preserve the right to murder) Abortion Assistant’s Angry Husband (audio) Children Are a Heritage from the Lord (audio) Q&A with the Chat Room Faithful

Episode #36 1. Tony will give his critique of Rachel Held Evans's (author of "A Year of Biblical Womanhood) recent blog post titled "Why I Don't Witness to People on Airplanes." 2. Listen to two conversations Tony had with Christian students on Oregon university campuses. Both students questioned the "effectiveness" of open-air preaching. Gabriella (Oregon State) got it. Evan (Portland State) did not. 3. CARM Corner with Ken "Kenobi" Cook. This week's topic: The Fruit of Repentance. 4. Hannah and Victor: Listen to two conversations Tony had with two Oregon State students. They were both sad byproducts of a secular university culture that teaches young people to reject reason and common sense, while claiming to be intellectually astute.

Episode #35 Christ Without the Bible?  We will play an audio of Tony Miano interviewing a lady named Vicky on the campus of Portland State University. Vicky holds that she can be a follower of Christ without liking or wanting to read the Bible.   Can you have a true relationship with Christ without the Bible? Divisiveness among Christians, are goats partly to blame?   Chris and Richard will discuss all of this and more. Please join us for the live broadcast.

Episode #0034 Resurrection Day 2013 SPECIAL TIME: 7-9 PM (PDT) Join Tony for a special program filled with worship, praise, preaching, and the reading of the Word in celebration of the resurrection, of the Lord Jesus Christ.

Episode #0033 1. "CARM Corner" with Ken Cook: Mormon Missionaries and James 1:5 2. Recap of the "Babies Are Murdered Here" effort at the Mission Hills Abortuary. 3. Members of the 45-person BAMHMH team will call in to share their testimonies. 4. Q&A with the Chatroom 

#0032 1. Special Guest David Wood David Wood, with Answering Muslims, is an expert on Islam. We will talk about the religion and take your calls. 2. NGC 7049 (An Open-Air) 3. Would You Fire This Guy? “A 62-year-old man who bravely dragged a shark away from children at an Australian beach has been fired from his job at a British charity because he had claimed to be on sick leave.” Would you fire this guy? 4. Questions from the Chat Room 5. Tony's New Gospel Tract! "Crown of Thorns" 6. Charles Spurgeon on Islam

Episode #0031   Mail Bag: Tonight… “Kudos from Alaska!” and “Dad and Kids Listen to Podcasts” Revisiting why “Friendship Evangelism,” as it is most commonly practiced, is neither friendship nor evangelism. (Rick Cornforth) Witnessing in the workplace. What if things go wrong? (Ashley Waggoner) CARM Corner, with Ken “Kenobi” Cook Tonight: Rob Bell the Universalist Church….in a Bar “Do You Not Fear God?” – An Open-Air And check out... Winning Portland for Christ Conference The Cross Encounters Blog Tony's Videos Tony's Audios Support Cross Encounters Radio and Tony's missionary work on the streets, around the world

Episode #0030 1. We unveil the new theme music for the show created by Kari Atalla! 2. Open-Air Message Prep - Tony will share how he prepares most of his open-air messages. Turn with him in you Bible to Colossians 2. 3. Carm Corner, with Ken "Kenobi" Cook. Tonight's segment: Must Christians Keep the Sabbath? 4. Witnessing in the Workplace. What if things go wrong? 5. "Tony, Tell us a story." Tony will share a humorous story from his days as a deputy sheriff for no other reason than listener KT asked. 6. Revisiting why "Friendship Evangelism," as it is most commonly practiced, is neither friendship nor evangelism.

Episode #0029 Hour One Guest: Pastor Jon Speed of Christ Is King Baptist Church An overview of the Jeremiah Cry East Coast Tour; How 40 open-air preachers LEGALLY caused a very busy abortion clinic to close two hours early; an update on the "Babies Are Murdered Here" documentary. Hour Two Tony asked for a crowd, and a library evacuation happened. Hear the story and listen to the audio. How does Tony prepare his open-air sermons? He will tell you. Ken Cook from CARM will answer the question: "Why do Muslims believe the Bible speaks of Muhammed?" And make sure to visit CARM's new Street Preaching page! There you will find many articles written by Tony.

On this week's edition of Cross Encounters Radio: 1. Special Guest, Paul Taylor, of Creation Today, will join Tony for the first full hour of the program. Topics of discussion will include: the relationship between Genesis and the Gospel; the differences between a presuppositional creation apologetic and an evidentiary creation apologetic, and how the two can work together; and questions from YOU the listening audience. 2. Listen to the audio from earlier this week when Tony was assaulted and robbed of his "Babies Are Murdered Here .com" sign, outside the Mission Hills Abortuary. 3. Tony will discuss his recent article, "How Many Christians Really Want to Abolish Abortion? 4. Questions from Callers and Chatters

This episode is devoted to a recap of Super Bowl Outreach 13. Guests will include Cross Encounters's own Richard and Suzanne Story. SBO 13 was their first large-scale evangelism effort. You will hear Richard's first-ever open-air and a special conversation Tony had with a slightly intoxicated woman named Cheri. You won't want to miss this show!

On tonight's show: What is Jesus Culture and should we be concerned about it? Also, we will discuss a recent story of an InterVarsity Christian Fellowship chapter being kicked off the campus of the University of Michigan. And, how do you answer your fellow Christians' objections to biblical evangelism? All this as well as a field report from Tony from the Super Bowl Outreach!

On tonight's edition of Cross Encounters Radio... 1. Super Bowl Outreach 13 2. CARM: Winning Portland for Christ! Conference 3. Another Encounter with LAPD 4. A response to an iReport CNN article: “Why I Raise My Children Without God” http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-910282?hpt=hp_c4 5. A response to a Salon article: “So What If Abortion Ends Life? - I believe that life starts at conception. And it's never stopped me from being pro-choice” http://www.salon.com/2013/01/23/so_what_if_abortion_ends_life/ 6. Questions from Callers and the Chat Room Spurgeon Quote: “I once met a man who had been forty years a Christian, and believed it to be his duty to be baptized; but when I spoke to him about it, he said, ‘He that believeth shall not make haste.’ After forty years’ delay, he talked about not making haste. I quoted to him another passage: ‘I made haste, and delayed not to keep thy commandment,’ and showed him what the meaning of his misapplied passage was” (3205.333).

This special edition of Cross Encounters Radio will be devoted to commentary on the 40th anniversary of Roe v. Wade - a court decision that has resulted in the murder of more than 54 million United States citizens. Guests will include Marcus Pittman, producer of the soon-to-be released documentary, "Babies Are Murdered Here," and frontline abortion clinic soldiers: Jon Speed, Patte Smith, Donna Hebert, and Mike Peek.