There’s a lot of buzz surrounding this new Christian film. It’s doing very well in theaters around the country and, more importantly, it’s changing lives.

“The Secrets of Jonathan Sperry” stars Gavin McLeod (The Love Boat & Mary Tyler Moore) and is directed by veteran Christian movie producer Rich Christiano. Both join guest-host Robby Dilmore (aka  The Christian Car Guy) on today’s broadcast.

How did the movie affect you? We’d love to hear. And if you haven’t seen the movie yet, why not show Hollywood that there is a market for quality Christian entertainment. And take a unsaved friend with you.

Watch the trailer for “The Secrets of Jonathan Sperry” .

You’ve seen them before and maybe you have a few in your closet.  Are they effective ways of communicating the gospel message or do they turn people off?

Our own Stu Epperson went on a search for “faith-based” t-shirts and he didn’t have to go far.

Vic Kennett is a “believer” in Christian t-shirts and other faith based-merchandise. He founded Kerrusso in 1987 when he was 23.  By 2008 he had shipped his 10 millionth t-shirt.  Effective? According to Impressions Magazine, a graphic t-shirt will be read as many as 3,000 times. 

“Even if one of of our shirts is read by only 100 people each, Kennett says, “then we’ve helped preach the gospel nearly a billion times.”

E-mail us your ideas for Christian t-shirts to:

contests@wtru.com

Put the word “t-shirt” in the subject line. Randomly selected e-mail winners will receive a “Fearless” t-shirt based on Max Lucado’s new book and a copy of Alex McFarlands book “Stand –Core Truths You Must Know For An Unshakable Faith”

Cuba has many faiths, representing a widely-varying culture. Though Christianity is the dominant faith, it is often a religion of tradition instead of a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.

 Over the years, Cuba has become officially atheistic and restrictive of religious practices. Some restrictions have been eased, but life is still difficult for believers and many Cubans are unexposed to the gospel message.

Through radio programming, God can place His words in the ears of people searching for answers, who are then inspired to seek out local believers and find the ultimate answer in Jesus Christ.

  To assist the Cuban Church in reaching their country, Trans World Radio created Messages of Faith and Hope, a five-minute, daily radio program. Produced by local Cuban believers, Messages of Faith and Hope discusses issues such as family life, interpersonal relationships, childrearing, superstitions, poverty and other concerns, while pointing them to faith and hope in Jesus Christ. This program will be produced in-country and then broadcast from TWR’s high-powered transmitters on the Caribbean island of Bonaire.

Your gift of $28 will pay for one broadcast of this life-changing message, bringing Messages of Faith and Hope to the Cuban people.

Today Stu welcomes Ralf Stores (right) of Trans World Radio to talk about this great need and how you can help.

PLEASE CALL TWR TOLL-FREE AT

 (800) 456-7897

And what does transformation look like in your home, your workplace, your city, your nation, your world.

Today, Stu Epperson welcomes a host of ministry leaders who are taking the gospel into the day-to-day world of business and changing lives.

You’ll hear stories today of transformation from Ed Silvoso, whose  best-seller “Anointed for Business’ sparked a world-wide marketplace ministry movement.

ALSO ON TODAY’S PROGRAM

Steve Nolen, President/CEO of Connexcion 10/40, a non- profit ministry  that seeks to partner with Latin American churches to enhance the effectiveness of the workers being sent out from Latin America to the 10/40 Window.  

 Will Dixon of C12 Ministries, a Christian leadership development organization.  C12 helps teach Christian business owners to share the joy of serving Christ daily. 

David Cox of The Other 6 Days, an interdenominational discipleship ministry that seeks to give glory to God by assisting Christian men and women with practicing their faith in the workplace and in their daily living context.

And Jim Anthony, of Anthony & Company, on the front lines of  marketplace ministry.

Now that we have your attention..Join Dr. Paul Dean, today’s guest-host for a provactive conversation on Truthtalk Live.

Dr. Dean is the pastor of Providence Baptist Church in Greer, SC, and hosts his own daily, live, call-in radio talk show: “Calling for Truth.”

He has recently co-authored the book “Disciple Like Jesus For Parents: Following Jesus’ Methods and Enjoying The Blessings of Children”.

He serves as the Director of Applied Ministry at the Greenville, SC extension of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He is also a Regional Mentor with the International Association of Biblical Counselors.

Paul speaks at several conferences throughout the year and provides training for ministers and churches on a regular basis. He is married and has three children.

For more information about Dr. Dean’s book, visit http://dljoffer.com. You may also call (864) 906-2222 to schedule him for a speaking engagement.

As of this posting we are only a few hours away from a significant community-based campaign being launched in more than 200 cities in 44 states. 40 Days for Life is  a focused pro-life campaign with a vision to access God’s power through prayer, fasting, and peaceful vigil to end abortion in America.

The mission of the campaign is to bring together the body of Christ in a spirit of unity during a focused 40 day campaign of prayer, fasting, and peaceful activism, with the purpose of repentance, to seek God’s favor to turn hearts and minds from a culture of death to a culture of life, thus bringing an end to abortion in America.  Today, guest host Robby Dilmore (aka The Christian Car Guy) welcomes Toni Buckler, director of the campaign in Winston-Salem, N.C.

The story was a YouTube sensation. A 17 year old Muslim girl from Ohio who converted to Christianity and ran away from home fearing for her life. 

 Shaking with fear and sobbing this young convert who knew that she had become a target for a “honor killing” by the very act of placing her faith in Christ.

What exactly is an honor killing?  Usama Dakdok knows exactly why Rifqa Bary is afraid and he’ll talk about that on today’s edition of Truthtalk Live.

Dakdok is founder of  The Straight Way of Grace Ministry - equipping Christians and reaching Muslims. Today, the latest on a hearing in  an Orlando, Florida courtroom.

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