But even if you should suffer for the sake of righteousness, you are blessed. And do not fear their intimidation, and do not be troubled, but sanctify Christ as Lord in your hearts, always being ready to make a defense to everyone who asks you to give an account for the hope that is in you yet with gentleness and reverence; and keep a good conscience so that in the thing in which you are slandered, those who revile your good behavior in Christ will be put to shame. 1 Peter 3: 14-16
According to the Dog Breed Info Center website: “The Redbone Coonhound is a handsome, robust and strong coonhound. It has a clean, well-modeled head, with a medium stop between the brow and nose. The long, hanging ears extend to the tip of the nose when the dog is following a scent. The tail...
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Yesterday was Election Day in the United States. Like tens of millions of Americans, I went to my local polling place to cast my votes. I did not vote for any Presidential or the US Senate (CA) candidates. But I did vote for candidates in other races and for (or against) local bond and...
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VICTORY: Might This be the Ultimate Sports Gospel Tract?
Written by Tony Miano
Marv Plementosh (One Million Tracts) and I, with the help of Nick Rolland, may have just published the ultimate sports gospel tract. The title: VICTORY. This customizable tract can be used at any team sport venue, for any team. How We Got the Idea Grace Fellowship Church of Davenport, IA (soon to...
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From the Miano Family: Thank You for Your Support
Written by Tony Miano
It’s been a while since I said thank you. There are too many people to thank individually. So, this is written to serve as a collective thank you to whoever may read this and has ever supported me and my family, in any way. The Journey My family’s journey into full-time ministry...
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“Not Again” I was sitting in my favorite, local Starbucks and trying to finish a wonderful book–Henry Bazely, the Oxford Evangelist: A Memoir. Being easily distracted, I occasionally scrolled through Twitter to see what was going on in the world. And then I saw the first reports....
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Sergeant Steve Owen: Law Enforcement Lives Matter
Written by Tony Miano
Sergeant Steve Owen Made the Ultimate Sacrifice Sergeant Steve Owen, a 29-year veteran of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, made the ultimate sacrifice on Wednesday, October 5, 2016. While responding to a “Burglary in Progress” call, Sgt. Owen took a containment...
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Toward the top of the hills that border the south side of my community’s Central Park sits a number of man-made rock structures. They are called cairns. This morning the Lord allowed me to use the cairns to begin a gospel conversation with a young woman named Jennifer. What are Cairns?...
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What are Memes? What are “memes?” For today’s social media-savvy world, it might seem like a silly question. However, there are still quite a few folks (probably in my generation and older) who have no idea what memes are. Dictionary.com defines the term “meme” this...
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Street evangelism is messy at times. Street evangelism can lead to confrontations with lost people. When engaging strangers in conversation, you never know what will happen. Some people are very friendly and receptive. Some people are aloof and cautious. Others are rude and angry. Some laugh at...
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Sounding Off: Things That are NOT the Gospel and Other Thoughts
Written by Tony Miano
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The most recent cover of the New York Daily News (NYDN) includes the following commentary: “As latest batch of innocent Americans are left lying in pools of blood, cowards who could truly end gun scourge continue to hide behind meaningless platitudes.” While brazen and blasphemous, the NYDN’s response to yesterday’s
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Abortuary Ministry with a Team from The Master’s College
Written by Tony MianoThe Lord has allowed a wonderful team of Christian men and women to form and to engage in loving people in action and truth, outside the Family Planning Associates abortuary, in Mission Hills, CA. Today the team and I were blessed beyond words to be joined by more than 20 students from The Master’s College. […]
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Recently, the ministry went through a website overhaul. We are still putting all the pieces in place. I am very grateful to Mika Kaltoft of RocaPress for sharing his web design and construction talents with Cross Encounters Ministries. And I highly recommend Mika for your website needs. One of the pages we have yet to […]
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Introduction Recently I posted the following on Facebook and Twitter: It has been brought to my attention by a couple friends on Facebook that my recent posts regarding Arminianism have been unnecessarily divisive, provocative, and even mean. I apologize if my tone has come across that way. It was never my intent to be mean. […]
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I had given Raoul a Bible. He sat and listened to one of my sermons. Before I began the next one, he approached me and asked if I believe in coincidences. Of course, I told him no. Raoul said he didn’t believe in coincidences either. He said he had recently left rehab, a couple months […]
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Open-Air Preaching: A Fight FOR Souls, Not a Fight WITH Men
Written by Tony MianoRecently, while I was open-air preaching at the Jan Heidt Newhall Metrolink Station, a young man (pictured above) walked by–a young man I had previously seen. In my first encounter with the young man, he was very hostile and mildly threatening. One thing that struck me only after returning home, after that first encounter, was […]
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On Monday, August 17, 2015, I received an email from a very close friend. He is a street evangelist. He wrote, on behalf of himself and his pastor, to express their concern regarding recent Facebook posts and videos in which I and other Christians referred to those escorting women into abortion clinics as “American Jihadists,”
The Passing Joy of Shoes – A Gospel Conversation
Written by Tony MianoI spent the afternoon at Pershing Square, in downtown Los Angeles, with two incoming The Master’s Seminary students: Warner Aldridge and Adam Fischer. The three of us were there to herald the gospel, distribute the Word of God and paper missionaries, and engage people in conversation. After LAPD asked us to stop using amplification, we
Truth: The Antidote to Bethel Redding’s Blasphemy of the Holy Spirit
Written by Tony Miano
The Repent Bethel Redding blog is dedicated to warning both the saved and the lost about the unbiblical teachings and practices of Bethel Redding and its associated ministries. This blog is dedicated to calling all who believe the false teachings of Bethel Redding, which includes the group’s...
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Kris Vallotton: Just Another ‘Word of Faith’ False Teacher
Written by Tony Miano
I’ve written extensively regarding the false gospel of Kris Vallotton. I’m grateful to friends like Bart McCurdy who regularly provide me with information regarding the Bethel Redding cult and its leaders. Bart made me aware of the image to the left, which Vallotton
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