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July 2, 2022
A logical fallacy is, in simple terms, an error of reasoning. When someone arrives at a position, or tries to convince someone…
Posted by Larry Stamm
July 2, 2022
When we think of evangelism, we often think of it in terms of the church going out and engaging the lost. We…
Posted by Larry Stamm
June 17, 2022
Some of the most startling words the Lord uttered during his earthly ministry came forth from His mouth while hanging on a…
Posted by Larry Stamm
June 10, 2022
As she recalls in her book called ‘The Hiding Place” Dutch Christian Corrie Ten Boom was confined in a concentration camp at…
Posted by Larry Stamm
June 3, 2022
Reaching out to one person can make a huge difference. You may have heard or read the story of the boy walking…
Posted by Larry Stamm
May 25, 2022
It had been many years since I jumped off the boat into the water and donned water skis. Growing up on Florida’s…
Posted by Larry Stamm
May 20, 2022
Some of the self-imposed limitations we Christians sometimes place upon our witnessing efforts, or lack thereof, are expressed in these ways: “I’m…
Posted by Larry Stamm
May 17, 2022
Evangelism is a process, not an event. Paradoxically, the process is made up of separate events which God uses in an individual’s…
Posted by Larry Stamm
May 17, 2022
The first time people began sharing the gospel with me, I was a college student. My initial responses were outright rejection of that…
Posted by Larry Stamm
May 10, 2022
Let’s play a brief word association game, shall we? I’ll say, or in this case, write a word. Then I want you…
Posted by Larry Stamm
May 4, 2022
Having earned a master’s degree in physical education from East Tennessee State University in the mid 1990s, I learned much about physical…
Posted by Larry Stamm
April 23, 2022
When a person studies rabbinic views of the Messiah, they will find something very interesting. Many ancient rabbis spoke of two Messiahs,…
Posted by Larry Stamm
April 19, 2022
In our present world, skeptics and cynics abound. In fact, you may know one yourself. Often, these precious people easily ascribe to…
Posted by Larry Stamm
April 6, 2022
Tennis racquets in hand, I stepped onto an airplane and into a new adventure! It was early January, 1983. I left Tampa…
Posted by Larry Stamm
March 25, 2022
Do you ever wonder why Passover and Easter sometimes overlap and other times don’t? In some years, the two holidays overlap and…
Posted by Larry Stamm
March 25, 2022
Having two teenage kids, I’m regularly confronted with the plea to meet this or that need. “Dad, I really need it -…
Posted by Larry Stamm
March 23, 2022
Flying is a wonder of modern technology and a convenient way to travel. As a youth I occasionally flew with my father,…
Posted by Larry Stamm
March 23, 2022
As she recalls in her book called The Hiding Place, Dutch Christian Corrie ten Boom was confined in a concentration camp at…
Posted by Larry Stamm
February 28, 2022
As witnesses for Jesus, we often think of evangelism as what God does through us. Yet, at the same time, the evangelistic…
Posted by Larry Stamm
February 24, 2022
A few years ago I, along with millions of others, experienced the “Great American Eclipse,” which occurred August 21, 2017. Oh, how…
Posted by Larry Stamm
February 19, 2022
I’m a breakfast person! I enjoy a wide variety of food in the morning. One of my favorite meals to begin the…
Posted by Larry Stamm
February 1, 2022
There’s a reason we used to do ‘Show and Tell’ in school growing up. One without the other is incomplete. The audience…
Posted by Larry Stamm
February 1, 2022
Perhaps you’ve seen on a church marquee or bumper sticker the following quip: “Be a fisher of men - you catch em,…
Posted by Larry Stamm
January 25, 2022
Perhaps you’ve had this experience. You’re driving down a road for a few minutes or longer, when all of a sudden you…
Posted by Larry Stamm
January 7, 2022
The realm of tennis has been a big part of my life since I began playing at age 9! From a competitor…
Posted by Larry Stamm
December 28, 2021
If given the option to know what your future holds, would you do it? According to a recent study, most people wouldn’t.…
Posted by Larry Stamm
December 28, 2021
Looking for a last minute Christmas gift? Here’s a sample of some of the best Christmas gift ideas for 2021: For those…
Posted by Larry Stamm
December 12, 2021
Amidst a bustling New York afternoon rush hour outreach on a busy street corner, I was sharing the gospel with a young…
Posted by Larry Stamm
December 4, 2021
I appreciate your reading these words, as your time is precious. I also appreciate your heart for the things of God, as…
Posted by Larry Stamm
November 29, 2021
I have one mantra in the Christian life - If we ain’t got grace, we ain’t got nothin’! Yes, grace is amazing! I…
Posted by Larry Stamm
November 29, 2021
In doing a life inventory, I see my life prior to coming to a saving knowledge of Jesus as an utter mess!…
Posted by Larry Stamm
November 10, 2021
As I was penning my previous article on our website about Cults, Clarity, and Compassion, I serendipitously received a letter from a…
Posted by Larry Stamm
November 10, 2021
People are precious, image-bearers of our Creator God. And people need the Lord. While telling someone about Jesus can be challenging, telling someone…
Posted by Larry Stamm
October 30, 2021
It was a question that changed my life. Being an assistant tennis coach at East Tennessee State University in the mid-90s gave…
Posted by Larry Stamm
October 15, 2021
Stampeding toward me with his voice raised, I was taken aback! I had been here many times, for this was familiar territory.…
Posted by Larry Stamm
October 7, 2021
Have you seen this ol’ earth? It’s quite crazy out there. In fact, it appears as though evil is proliferating like a…
Posted by Larry Stamm
October 5, 2021
Jewish Roots of Christianity: A Biblical Survey of Redemptive History from Genesis to Revelation by Larry Stamm In one sense it may…
Posted by Larry Stamm
July 2, 2021
Today we celebrate Independence Day as the United States of America! July 4, 2021 marks our country’s 245th birthday! For on this day…
Posted by Larry Stamm
June 30, 2021
Once, while conversing with a homosexual friend, I was asked, in so many words, what I thought about homosexuality. I told him…
Posted by Larry Stamm
May 26, 2021
Once I was witnessing to Don (not his real name) a friend of my sister-in-law. We were having an engaging dialogue about…
Posted by Larry Stamm
May 26, 2021
Soon after I became a believer in 1987, I called a good friend of mine, Greg, who was a powerful witness in…
Posted by Larry Stamm
May 26, 2021
Religious polarization is the act of finding the disagreements in religious beliefs and on that basis separating ourselves from those of differing…
Posted by Larry Stamm
April 10, 2021
Inspiration is a powerful tool that can lead to action. As a young tennis player I would be moved watching my favorite…
Posted by Larry Stamm
April 10, 2021
During my youth my father patterned a good work ethic for me to follow. I remember him on more than one occasion…
Posted by Larry Stamm
April 10, 2021
Discrimination is a good thing! Whoa! What do I mean by that, you may wonder? Well, let’s define the word and unpack…
Posted by Larry Stamm
February 28, 2021
Purim is the Jewish holiday commemorating the deliverance of the Jewish people from Haman’s wicked plot to exterminate the Jewish people during…
Posted by Larry Stamm
February 28, 2021
Being a competitive tennis player and coach for many years, I learned that focus and perspective are critical to being successful. The…
Posted by Larry Stamm
February 28, 2021
Are You Spiritual? “How are you doing?” We hear and use that question all the time. Often the response is, “I’m fine,…
Posted by Larry Stamm
January 1, 2021
Perhaps the most famous introduction in our American lives is this - “Ladies and gentlemen, the President of the United States.” Or…
Posted by Larry Stamm
December 18, 2020
It was a dark night for the nation of Israel, or more appropriately, a long dark season of silence. Roughly four hundred…
Posted by Larry Stamm
October 22, 2020
We live in a world that often says hard work and doing the right thing will bring the desired results. To promote…
Posted by Larry Stamm
October 22, 2020
There are many reasons people don’t share the faith with others - fear, with its many faces, perhaps is at the top of…
Posted by Larry Stamm
September 17, 2020
I’m a jogger. I enjoy the great outdoors as I ploddingly put one foot in front of the other in this way…
Posted by Larry Stamm
September 17, 2020
‘Politically-correct’ (PC) speech is domineering our public discourse in 2020 in unprecedented fashion! PC conversation, in theory, is intended not to offend…
Posted by Larry Stamm
September 17, 2020
Speak Life - Part 1 Words are powerful. How much so? Well, God uttered creation into existence with the power of His Word –…
Posted by Larry Stamm
September 17, 2020
Being an assistant tennis coach at East Tennessee State University in the mid-90s gave me very flexible summers. I had known about…
Posted by Larry Stamm
September 17, 2020
Evangelism is generally comprised of prayer, good works and good words. For most of us, praying for the lost and taking opportunity…
Posted by Larry Stamm
April 2, 2020
At one time in human history, the handshake was a symbol of peace. In Ancient Greece, two people would shake hands, rather…
Posted by Larry Stamm
November 29, 2019
“Every knock is a boost!” boasted one Moishe Rosen, founder of Jews for Jesus and a giant in Jewish missions in the…
Posted by Larry Stamm
November 29, 2019
In 1987 the Lord graciously saved me, delivering me out of the Kingdom of Darkness and into the Kingdom of Light. He…
Posted by Larry Stamm
November 29, 2019
The "Me" generation in the United States referred to the baby boomers (Americans born during the 1946 to 1964 baby boom) and…
Posted by Larry Stamm
November 29, 2019
“I can’t get them to see the light. But you know what? I’m going to keep working on them.” Perhaps you’ve heard…
Posted by Larry Stamm
September 28, 2019
Much of the world celebrates the new year as December 31st turns into January 1st, however my Jewish people celebrate our new…
Posted by Larry Stamm
I was a professional tennis coach for fourteen years prior to entering full-time vocational ministry in 2003. And I can assure you no…
Posted by Larry Stamm
While a missionary to my Jewish people in New York City, I met regularly with an orthodox Jewish man in Brooklyn I’ll…
Posted by Larry Stamm
June 18, 2019
“So, then, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath.” James 1:19 In my…
Posted by Larry Stamm
June 18, 2019
“How are you doing?” We hear and use this pleasantry all the time. And often the typical response is, “I’m fine, thank you.”…
Posted by Larry Stamm
June 18, 2019
One morning while enjoying breakfast with a pastor friend named Luke, he shared something about his devotional life that moved me -…
Posted by Larry Stamm
June 18, 2019
In the iconic 90s movie, the eponymous Forrest Gump, played by legendary actor Tom Hanks, memorably evokes one of one of his mama’s sayings when he…
Posted by Larry Stamm
You can handle the truth about different worldviews. As we’ve noted, various religions and philosophies can be distilled down into a few…
Posted by Larry Stamm
You can handle the truth about Postmodernism. In simplest terms, this complex and abstract worldview, which dominates increasing segments of our society,…
Posted by Larry Stamm
April 25, 2019
You Can Handle the Truth: About Spiritism and Polytheism You can handle the truth about Spiritism and Polytheism. According to this worldview,…
Posted by Larry Stamm
April 19, 2019
You can handle the truth about Theism. As Christians we are certainly theists, but we are not alone. Judaism and Islam are…
Posted by Larry Stamm
April 19, 2019
You can handle the truth about Pantheism. In sharp contrast to Naturalism, which believes the natural order is all there is, Pantheism…
Posted by Larry Stamm
April 19, 2019
You CAN handle the truth about Naturalism!What is it? It’s a view that believes the material universe is all that exists. According to Naturalism…
Posted by Larry Stamm
April 19, 2019
I am a fan of movies. But not just any movie. I don't watch everything, but I do like a compelling story and fine acting.…
Posted by Larry Stamm
April 19, 2019
“To everything there is a season, a time for every purpose under heaven. He has made everything beautiful in its time” (Ecclesiastes…
Posted by Larry Stamm
April 19, 2019
I grew up in a condominium in Treasure Island, Florida. We were only a 10-minute drive from the beach. I loved the…
Posted by Larry Stamm
April 19, 2019
Before I became a believer in Jesus in 1987, I was interested in only one person’s business—my own. Can you relate? In…
Posted by Larry Stamm
March 1, 2019
Do you ever wonder why Passover and Easter sometimes overlap and other times don’t? In some years, the two holidays overlap and…
Posted by Larry Stamm
January 22, 2018
1 - Would you consider yourself spiritual or religious? Why or why not? 2 - Did grow up with any kind…
Posted by Larry Stamm
November 23, 2017
Give thanks with a grateful heart Give thanks to the Holy One Give thanks because He's given Jesus Christ, His Son And…
Posted by Larry Stamm
September 13, 2017
Perhaps you’ve had this experience - You’re driving down a road for a few minutes, perhaps longer…when all of a sudden you…
Posted by Larry Stamm
January 13, 2017
Today’s environment is highly visual—television, Web sites, video, and images dominate our lives—and visuals created with new technologies are changing the way…
Posted by Larry Stamm
January 13, 2017
Evangelism is generally comprised of prayer, good works and good words. For most of us, praying for the lost and taking opportunity…
Posted by Larry Stamm
January 13, 2017
As a minister of the gospel, I have enjoyed the privilege of regular public speaking since 2003. Whether serving as missionary to…
Posted by Larry Stamm
January 13, 2017
“Every knock is a boost!” boasted one Moishe Rosen, founder of Jews for Jesus and a giant in Jewish missions in the…
Posted by Larry Stamm
January 13, 2017
In 1987 the Lord graciously saved me, delivering me out of the Kingdom of Darkness and into the Kingdom of Light. He…
Posted by Larry Stamm
January 13, 2017
We live in curious times. While our present day has been called the Age of Information, it may also be called the…
Posted by Larry Stamm
November 20, 2016
It was simply called ‘the bomb.’ The most powerful weapon ever devised in military history was about to be unleashed upon human…
Posted by Larry Stamm
November 20, 2016
Being a missionary to my Jewish people for 6+ years in New York City from 2003-2009 was a remarkable experience. It was…
Posted by Larry Stamm
November 20, 2016
Have you ever been accused of having blind faith? I know I have. And to be honest, it irks me a bit.…
Posted by Larry Stamm
November 20, 2016
It’s very common to think of evangelism as a combination of doing and saying. But there is a component of our witness…
Posted by Larry Stamm
November 20, 2016
The guest speaker made a simple, yet profound observation during the introduction to his Sunday morning message at my home church. He…
Posted by Larry Stamm
October 5, 2016
Cramped quarters. Isolation. Lack of natural light. Tiny sleeping areas, where beds are sometimes referred to as ‘coffins.’ Minimal restroom facilities. Showers…
Posted by Larry Stamm
October 5, 2016
The Apple Watch is life-changing! It helps you manage your life in various ways. The Apple Watch can: track every step you…
Posted by Larry Stamm
October 5, 2016
Nervousness filled my being. I had one shot to get this right. There would be no do-over, no replay, no second chance!…
Posted by Larry Stamm
October 5, 2016
During my missionary life in New York City, I ministered to one Jewish man who was enthralled by and attracted to Jesus.…
Posted by Larry Stamm
October 5, 2016
The party crashers had arrived! It was the annual Israel Day Parade along 5th Avenue in Manhattan (New York City). Our team of…
Posted by Larry Stamm
October 5, 2016
What’s your story? It certainly is a topic that on occasion comes up in conversation, during an interview, and in other venues.…
Posted by Larry Stamm
October 5, 2016
“Less is more,” I simply stated as looked into the eyes of my student. To their surprise, once they took my words…
Posted by Larry Stamm
October 5, 2016
Did you know that forest fires generally move faster uphill than downhill? Upon first glance, the uphill versus downhill dynamic is perhaps…
Posted by Larry Stamm
Billy Graham once was asked, “Billy, how do you grow in the Christian life?” Billy responded, “That’s simple. If you want to…
Posted by Larry Stamm
October 5, 2016
Stepping on board brought forth a sense of excitement, nervousness, opportunity and adventure. This would be a milestone in my life -…
Posted by Larry Stamm
September 24, 2016
He was just out of college, not much older than us. It was my junior year of high school - an English…
Posted by Larry Stamm
September 24, 2016
Acts 17:1-15 The Christian walk is a walk of faith. And so is the process of sharing our faith. For there are…
Posted by Larry Stamm
September 24, 2016
Like a vast array of of parachutists descending from an airplane, seeds travel the wind currents and gentle breezes of the earth,…
Posted by Larry Stamm
September 24, 2016
I enjoy internet research. I find it fascinating that with a click of a button, one can access a literal world of…
Posted by Larry Stamm
September 24, 2016
Frenetic, meet confusion and chaos. Speed dating? No! Rather, the afternoon rush hour on the lower East Side of Manhattan - New…
Posted by Larry Stamm
September 24, 2016
It was Earth Day and I happened to be visiting my sister in Atlanta. I must admit, I don’t get too excited…
Posted by Larry Stamm
September 24, 2016
Once I was witnessing to a friend of my sister-in-law named Don*. We were having an engaging dialogue about spiritual things. After…
Posted by Larry Stamm
September 24, 2016
The Christian life is full of paradoxes, seemingly absurd propositions that when investigated prove to be true! There are theological paradoxes. For…
Posted by Larry Stamm
September 24, 2016
Smallpox was responsible for an estimated 300 million to 500 million deaths during the 20th century alone, making it one of humanity's…
Posted by Larry Stamm
September 24, 2016
Francis Bellamy (1855-1931) was a Baptist minister's son from upstate New York. He distinguished himself in oratory at the University of Rochester…
Posted by Larry Stamm
September 24, 2016
Have you ever felt tempted to quit praying for a lost person in your sphere of influence - be it a family…
Posted by Larry Stamm
September 24, 2016
Friday morning - Chicago’s O’Hare Airport, July 1. I’m flying home to Tennessee. As I’m passing through security I notice the gentlemen directly…
Posted by Larry Stamm
September 24, 2016
I recently had lunch with a pastor friend of mine named Jim. He’s been witnessing to his pediatrist - a Jewish man…
Posted by Larry Stamm
September 24, 2016
Bottled water is a fascinating phenomenon. I sometimes wonder if bottled water today is a matter of necessity or nicety - do…
Posted by Larry Stamm
September 24, 2016
A careful reading of the First Amendment to the United States Constitution reveals that it protects several basic liberties — freedom of…
Posted by Larry Stamm
September 24, 2016
The bomb - it’s a beautiful thing! You may be thinking, ‘What? A bomb - beautiful?’ Yes, I’m actually talking about a…
Posted by Larry Stamm
September 24, 2016
We are swimming in an ocean of injustice! One needn’t look too critically at our world today in order to come to…
Posted by Larry Stamm
September 24, 2016
“And they lived happily ever after!” That lovely phrase evocative of childhood fairy tales illustrates a hopeful desire within us. For there…
Posted by Larry Stamm
September 24, 2016
The journey of the salmon is an incredible natural phenomena. Born in a fresh water stream, they will swim to the ocean…
Posted by Larry Stamm
September 24, 2016
In May I was called to serve on jury duty a Federal Circuit Court. Unlike the other two times I have been…
Posted by Larry Stamm
January 27, 2016
‘You have to tell your family you believe in Jesus,’ he exclaimed! These were not words I wanted to hear. They startled,…
Posted by Larry Stamm
January 27, 2016
Growing up in the Tampa Bay area in Florida, lightning was a common occurrence. In fact, Tampa Bay is known as the…
Posted by Larry Stamm
January 27, 2016
When we think of evangelism, we often think of it in terms of the church going to out and engaging the lost.…
Posted by Larry Stamm
January 27, 2016
Sharing Jesus is a team thing! While we may think evangelism a solo activity, it is actually done in tandem with the…
Posted by Larry Stamm
January 27, 2016
Power! In the mechanical realm, nothing works without it, One afternoon in mid-August 2003, the lights went out in New York City!…
Posted by Larry Stamm
January 13, 2016
The power of modeling or setting an example is replete throughout life! As a young tennis player, my idol was American John…
Posted by Larry Stamm
January 7, 2016
I like to describe evangelism as a process. From a witnessing perspective, we as believers are in the process of being conformed…
Posted by Larry Stamm
January 7, 2016
Earlier in my life I was a professional tennis coach for fourteen years. And I can assure you no beginner ever took…
Posted by Larry Stamm
January 7, 2016
While a missionary to my Jewish people in New York City, I was meeting regularly with an orthodox Jewish man in Brooklyn…
Posted by Larry Stamm
January 7, 2016
“So, then, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath.” James 1:19 In my…
Posted by Larry Stamm
January 7, 2016
“How are you doing?” We hear it and use it all the time. Often the response is, “I’m fine, thank you.” But…
Posted by Larry Stamm
January 7, 2016
One morning while enjoying breakfast with a pastor friend named Luke, he shared something about his devotional life that moved me -…
Posted by Larry Stamm
January 7, 2016
In the well-known movie simply titled in honor of the lead character, played by one Tom Hanks, Forrest Gump famously evoked one…
Posted by Larry Stamm
January 3, 2016
You can handle the truth about different worldviews. As we’ve noted, various religions and philosophies can be distilled down into a few…
Posted by Larry Stamm
January 3, 2016
You can handle the truth about Postmodernism. In simplest terms, this complex and abstract worldview holds that people are simply products of…
Posted by Larry Stamm
January 3, 2016
You can handle the truth about Spiritism and Polytheism. According to this worldview, the earth is populated by spirit beings who govern…
Posted by Larry Stamm
January 3, 2016
You can handle the truth about Theism. As Christians we are certainly theists, but we are not alone. Judaism and Islam are…
Posted by Larry Stamm
January 3, 2016
You can handle the truth about Pantheism. In sharp contrast to Naturalism, which believes the natural order is all there is, Pantheism comes…
Posted by Larry Stamm
January 3, 2016
You can handle the truth about Naturalism! What is it? It’s a view that believes the material universe is all that exists.…
Posted by Larry Stamm
January 3, 2016
I like movies - good movies! I’m not the kind of a person who simply likes to go see a show just…
Posted by Larry Stamm
January 3, 2016
Out of curiosity I googled ‘the most distracted society in history’ – and received over 28 million results! Wow! Whether we are in fact ‘the most…
Posted by Larry Stamm
January 3, 2016
We live in a world that often says hard work and doing the right thing will bring the desired results. To promote…
Posted by Larry Stamm
January 3, 2016
Getting there on time – it can be a daily grind! Getting to where you need to be when you need to be there. Ah,…
Posted by Larry Stamm
January 3, 2016
“It can’t be that easy! All you have to do is believe?” This sentiment is expressed by many an unbeliever regarding the healing power of Jesus…
Posted by Larry Stamm
January 3, 2016
I love music! My affinity began in the early 1970’s as a youth when I began listening to my older sisters’ records.…
Posted by Larry Stamm
January 3, 2016
I don’t have the gift of evangelism. This may surprise you. You might be thinking, “You don’t have the gift of evangelism?…
Posted by Larry Stamm
January 3, 2016
I have one mantra for the Christian life – If we don’t have grace, we don’t have nothin’! Grace, grace, wonderful grace.…
Posted by Larry Stamm
January 3, 2016
A few weeks ago I was sitting at Starbucks talking with another believer about spiritual things – specifically the Word of God – when…
Posted by Larry Stamm
January 3, 2016
“For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh. For the weapons of our warfare are…
Posted by Larry Stamm
January 3, 2016
You’ve certainly hear the expression, “If it was easy, everybody would be doing it.” Well, that expression certainly fits personal evangelism. Yes,…
Posted by Larry Stamm
January 3, 2016
I did two missionary stints with the Jews for Jesus ministry. The first included playing guitar and singing with the mobile evangelistic music…
Posted by Larry Stamm
January 3, 2016
While a missionary to my Jewish people for a number of years, I would on occasion get accused of ‘targeting’ Jews. During…
Posted by Larry Stamm
January 3, 2016
I grew up in a condominium in Treasure Island, Florida. We were only a 10-minute drive from the beach. I loved the water and…
Posted by Larry Stamm
January 3, 2016
The Great Commission is the Great GO Mission, for God has called each of us to go! Go be witnesses for Jesus…
Posted by Larry Stamm
January 3, 2016
Having played and coached competitive tennis for many years, losing is probably the closest thing I can connect to the rejection we experience in the endeavor…
Posted by Larry Stamm
January 3, 2016
In the spiritual life of a Jesus follower, fear, whether real or imagined, is one emotion we all face. When engaged in personal evangelism, our…
Posted by Larry Stamm
January 3, 2016
"Captured Crew Saved after Sending Message in a Bottle" headlined the following story from Metro, an online British news agency. The report…
Posted by Larry Stamm
January 2, 2016
Having become believer in 1987, I have, over time, distilled the Christian life down to one mantra: If we ain’t got grace, we ain’t got nothin’! Grace – God’s…
Posted by Larry Stamm
January 2, 2016
Image is everything was the name of an ad campaign by Canon in the 80’s which promoted the EOS Rebel camera. It…
Posted by Larry Stamm
January 2, 2016
“Behold the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world” (John 1:29). Jesus followers are called to introduce Him…
Posted by Larry Stamm
December 6, 2015
I recently read this caption of a major newspaper’s reaction to the latest mass murder: ‘God Isn’t Fixing This!’ My response -…
Posted by Larry Stamm
October 21, 2015
Faith conversations are like a box of chocolates - you never know what you’re gonna get! And because of the organic, fluid,…
Posted by Larry Stamm
September 29, 2015
To be or not to be…welcome? That was the question 2,000 years ago when Jesus sent out the apostles on their first evangelistic…
Posted by Larry Stamm
September 1, 2015
Light - essential for living and foundational to life! Yet so easily and often taken for granted - at least until the…
Posted by Larry Stamm
September 1, 2015
Have you ever heard a statement of fact and your first reaction was, “Nah!” Well, try a couple of these on for…
Posted by Larry Stamm
July 21, 2015
Perhaps you’ve seen on a church marque or bumper sticker the following quip: “Be a fisher of men - you catch em’,…
Posted by Larry Stamm
June 9, 2015
Purim is the Jewish holiday commemorating the deliverance of the Jewish people from Haman’s wicked plot to exterminate the Jewish people during…
Posted by Larry Stamm
May 1, 2015
As believers in Jesus I would venture a guess we have all prayed the Lord’s Prayer on occasion, some of us on…
Posted by Larry Stamm
To say that personal evangelism is personal is to state the obvious. And while we all would affirm in principle the need…
Posted by Larry Stamm
April 10, 2015
One night my son Elijah and I were eating a local restaurant. As the waitress approached us I noticed her nametag, smiled…
Posted by Larry Stamm
Personal evangelism is personal by nature and requires a degree of availability. This seems so simple in principle, yet in our busy…
Posted by Larry Stamm
I recently did an interview talking about personal evangelism and my book Serving In His Court: Biblical Principles For Personal Evangelism From…
Posted by Larry Stamm
March 6, 2015
I remember it well – I was 23 years old, walking in quiet desperation, empty inside and going nowhere fast. Aside from that…
Posted by Larry Stamm
February 26, 2015
Jay was a man I’d been ministering to in New York City for about a year. His condition was terminal - lying…
Posted by Larry Stamm
February 17, 2015
I don’t know what to do! Ever felt this way in your evangelistic efforts? There are times in our evangelistic efforts we are…
Posted by Larry Stamm
February 4, 2015
Do you have what you need? We’ve all had that question posed on occasion while striving to accomplish a duty or task. What are…
Posted by Larry Stamm
January 20, 2015
“I just wouldn’t know where to start.” This common refrain keeps many people from engaging many things, including the work of evangelism. Analysis…
Posted by Larry Stamm
January 12, 2015
Evangelism is a team thing. It is not exclusively a “God thing,” nor exclusively a “Me thing.” Evangelism is a “We thing.” Jesus, at the beginning of His…
Posted by Larry Stamm
December 22, 2014
When we think about praying evangelistically, praying for the lost is kind of like hitting the ball in tennis – it’s imperative. …
Posted by Larry Stamm
December 21, 2014
“How are you doing?” We hear it and use it all the time. Often the response is, “I’m fine, thank you.” But…
Posted by Larry Stamm
December 9, 2014
Last year during the Christmas holidays our family was blessed to visit my mother in sunny warm Florida. One night as we…
Posted by Larry Stamm
October 10, 2014
I remember years ago while as a missionary in New York City, I was doing street outreach around the South Street Seaport area in lower Manhattan one afternoon. …
Posted by Larry Stamm
October 3, 2014
We are at war! As believers we find ourselves in the midst of a spiritual conflict of cosmic proportions! In the arena…
Posted by Larry Stamm
September 25, 2014
Fear is a powerful emotion and in the witnessing endeavor, one that can debilitate and demotivate us from sharing our faith. In…
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September 10, 2014
Once I was talking with one of my fellow little league baseball dads (our son Elijah played) – and he mentioned he…
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August 29, 2014
Readiness plays a key role in acquiring confidence in any endeavor, including personal evangelism. When we pray, we are preparing to be…
Posted by Larry Stamm
August 15, 2014
Personal Evangelism is as much about the want to, than perhaps it is about the how to. More specifically, if we don’t have…
Posted by Larry Stamm
August 12, 2014
Go to God on behalf of people before you go to people on behalf of God. This is a primary principle of…
Posted by Larry Stamm
June 25, 2014
We are opposed in our efforts to do the work of evangelism. And while fear is part of that opposition, boldness and…
Posted by Larry Stamm
February 11, 2014
When we think of powerful witnessing, it can be tempting to fall into the trap of focusing on the how. Ultimately, in…
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January 20, 2014
During the Christmas holidays last year our family was blessed to visit my mother in sun-kissed Florida. One balmy night as we…
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January 5, 2014
A new year is upon us and with it new opportunities of various sorts. Resolutions abound, goals for 2014 in the fore.…
Posted by Larry Stamm
December 12, 2013
When Jesus was just a boy of 12 years old, His relieved parents found their son, who had been separated from the…
Posted by Larry Stamm
October 3, 2013
There’s a reason we used to do Show and Tell in school growing up. One without the other is incomplete. The audience…
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September 24, 2013
On occasion, I’ve had people share their frustration in witnessing in terms like, “I just can’t get so and so to see…
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September 15, 2013
“For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh. For the weapons of our warfare are…
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September 10, 2013
I witnessed many a hard fought match when I was a college tennis coach. Two competitors, bashing shot after shot, each point…
Posted by Larry Stamm
August 28, 2013
In the midst of the information age and the advent of 21st Century technologies, we are literally bombarded with messages on a…
Posted by Larry Stamm
August 16, 2013
Larry's teaching connects the dots between the Old & New Testaments - read more here
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July 30, 2013
I’m a huge sports fan! The Florida Gators and New York Yankees are my two favorite teams. Now you’re probably not a…
Posted by Larry Stamm
July 15, 2013
“But in your hearts set apart Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to…
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June 27, 2013
Evangelism is a process, not an event! Paradoxically, "the process" is made up of separate events which God uses in an individual’s…
Posted by Larry Stamm
May 30, 2013
I like physical training. I’ve been working out since my youth. But to be honest, I also like when a workout is…
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