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2009-06-17T13:03:00.003-04:00

It is hard to believe that another week is about finished! It has been wonderful to see how many people have responded to our series on prophecy. This information is so vital to get out because of all the things that are happening in our world today. From North Korea testing their nuclear bombs to what the world is saying about Israel and the promises that Obama is making with other countries, we are getting very close to the rapture.

The other day I was talking with some friends and I said if there was a particular time that I could have lived in it would have been the 50's. Not only do I love the music from that era but also I loved the clothes during that time. It was a happy time with no worries. Nowadays there is so much happening and alot that we should be fearful of. Yet, we know that God is in control and we are steps closer to the rapture happening.

Thank you for your prayers and for your giving! We thank the Lord for you and how you are helping us to spread the gospel of Jesus Christ in a world that is so needing it today!

2009-06-11T11:29:00.005-04:00

Sorry I have not blogged in awhile but our family went overseas for a week to London England. It was a wonderful week and I love England. We spent most of the time there and we also went to Paris for a day. I did not realize how much history London has. It not only has to do with kings and queens but also about the history of christianity. One interesting place we visited were the bunkers during World War II where Winston Churchill and his wife and his cabinet of people stayed while London was being bombed. For many years they stayed down there and that is where he commanded from during the war. They still have it like it was in the 40's and it was amazing to see where they lived for so long and how they ran everything during the war. There were so many other places that we went and some things we did not get to because we ran out of time.

Now back to the ministry. Things are going well here! We are currently doing the series with Jimmy DeYoung on Revelation Unfolding and we have had many requests for it. It is a great series on current events and plus we have a syudy guide to go with it! Our next series will be on Oprah and what she is promoting as far as New Age Techniques. We will be offering a study guide with that so small groups can use it. Continue to pray for us and our staff! We have some staff that will be undergoing surgery and some have been sick so we need extra protection.

2009-05-20T11:23:00.002-04:00

We have been very blessed that the programs are doing well! We started a new series this past week on Revelation Unfolding and it is with Dr. Jimmy DeYoung. This time we talk about current events that are taking place with our country and with the countries overseas! What is neat about this series is the way that Dr. DeYoung describes the current events. Plus, we have new study guides that are coming out on this series and the old one we did called Step By Step Through Revelation!

Pray for this series that people may learn the truth and may even get saved as a result of what we are showing. Time is getting short! The laws that are being passed in congress are going to affect what we say on TV. We have a short window of opportunity to get out the gospel of Jesus Christ.

Next week I will be traveling with my parents so it will be a few weeks until I can blog again!

2009-05-12T13:37:00.003-04:00

May is one of my favorite months! This month is full of graduations and school getting out and the excitement of summer to come! We are busy here at the John Ankerberg Show! This week we will be starting a new series on prophecy and current events that are taking place now! This series we did with Jimmy DeYoung and it is something that everybody need to get besides the one we did on the book of Revelation!

In the mean time we are finishing up a project that we are doing for our publisher that consists of a dvd and a book on Israel! This will be a great series but it takes time to edit the material and put together! So, we need lots of prayer to finish this project!

Today I was reminded of how short life is! We had a tragic accident of two boys who were in a car accident this past Friday night! The one that was driving is in the hospital and the other boy died on the scene! This is so tragic for their families, for their friends and for their school! It just goes to show that we never know when our last moment will be and are we ready to face the Lord?

2009-05-05T13:58:00.004-04:00

This week our staff is still working on a project that we are doing for our publisher. It is a dvd and a book that goes along with Israel and Prophecy! It will be a great series to get but it takes time to put in pictures and music and just to make sure that everything flows together. On top of this project we are working on our next series that we did with Jimmy DeYoung called Revelation Unfolding! This series is about current events that are taking place since we elected our new president!

Thank you for your prayers! Not only does the ministry need it but there are so many people that we talk to each day that have many needs! There is much to take place this summer and it is already upon us! Hard to believe how fast this year is going!

2009-04-27T11:53:00.004-04:00

This time of year is my favorite! This past weekend in Chattanooga it was beautiful! It is so neat to look around and see all that God has created and the colors this time of year seem to really show their beauty more!

One thing I wanted to share is that our pastor preached on yesterday was that Paul when he saw who he was he considered himself the biggest sinner or chief of anybody! After he got saved he never stopped preaching the gospel! That is like amny of us. When we first got saved we read our Bible and witnessed to whoever would listen But, as we have walked along that has become less important. Our mission is to spread the gospel no matter what! There are many people in the US who have never heard of Jesus Christ and what he can do for them! We need to be like Paul and keep going until the end because time is running out.

That is what we are trying to do. Right now we are still showing the series on Islam and Jihad! It is a great series but we have not had the response we wanted to see! I don't believe that Christians see Islam as a real threat and it is! We need to be informed because they are infiltrating our country every day! Allah is not God! Our God is alive and well and these people are so decieved! This is such an important topic to get out!

Thank you for your prayers and support!

2009-04-21T11:53:00.004-04:00

This week I watched a great video on YouTube like most people did. It was the lady who is 47 and sang for the British Idol. Here was a woman who walked out without a care in the world and everybody that saw her was wandering what she was doing on stage and could she sing? Well, she blew everybody away when she sang the first note including Simon! She has an incredible voice that no one knew about! I think that is like so many people who God has given talents to and nobody knows about them! It was just an inspiring video to watch. If you have not see it you need to watch.

We have been busy this week working on projects and I have been working on our monthly letter that is going out again! I know the month is about over when we do our letter and it is hard to believe that may is upon us! Right now we are showing the Islam series we did with Emir Caner on Jihad and it is a powerful series. I hope that you will tune in to watch. Continue to pray for our staff and for our family during this time!

2009-04-13T14:52:00.003-04:00

Well we finished a busy week last week with two tapings that we did with Jimmy DeYoung! One of those will be shown in the future. This week coming up we will be starting a new series on Islam and Jihad. We will be offering the new book that Dr. Caner and my dad wrote together and also a workbook that our staff has put together to go with the programs! This will be very useful for sunday school classes and just general classes that want to study what is behind Islam and what Jihad is! I hope you will tune in to this exciting series!

It was very sad to see how the storms have devastated so many homes especially this past weekend! Here in TN we had strong storms on Friday and a tornado touched down in Murfreesboro. Last night we had about 30-40 mile an hour winds where I thought the house would fly away! It goes to show the strength of the storms that are happening now and that we have no control over them. It also shows how quickly our possessions can be taken from us! We can't put our money into worldly things because they do not last!

Anyways, I hope that you will pray along with me for the people who have lost so much recently and also that you will pray for our ministry and for the programs that we are going to be showing. We take great risks in what we do but this is truth and this is what the Lord wants us to show.

2009-04-02T14:25:00.004-04:00

It is hard to believe that April has come about! This week we did a taping with Dr. Erwin Lutzer on the topic of Oprah and the New Age. I am sure that many of you have seen that she has had friends on her program promoting the new age and she also has many new age courses that you can take too! Dr. Lutzer wrote a book on this and we taped 6 programs with him. I am not sure when we are going to show this on tv but the programs are very informative and every church needs to get this when we show this.

Our upcoming programs that we are going to be doing is on the historical Jesus and after Easter we will start our new series on Islam and Jihad! These programs are very controversial but the information is so important to get out! We will need a lot of prayer for these programs!

We again thank you for your support and for the prayers also!

2009-03-25T10:17:00.005-04:00

It is amazing to me how well the series on Revelation is doing! I can tell that people are hungry for the word and they want to know more about the things to come! We will be showing this one more week and after that we are going to do a series about Jesus' resurrection from three different series since Easter is right around the corner.

My dad is doing much better from his back surgery and he has been in the office this week! We are getting ready for some tapings and also my dad is working on some book projects in the mean time! We are very thankful as a staff that our ministry is doing as well as it is even during these tough times!

I hope that you will look at our site on facebook and also look at our videos on YouTube that we are putting together! We have had many responses on facebook and it is so neat to hear how the ministry is influencing lives!

2009-03-13T13:46:00.005-04:00

When we went to the National Religious Broadcasters Convention last month, they really stressed networking and getting your ministry out on such places like Facebook, YouTube and others. When we got back, we have been working on doing that! My dad now has a facebook page where we have posted pictures and where we also have a group that you can join called the John Ankerberg Show. This is run by our staff by I do show my dad who his friends are and what pictures and videos have been put up! This is producing some great results and we hope to continue to grow it more! I hope you will check out Facebook and YouTube! You can also go to our website at www.johnankerberg.org and we have links to some of the networking places that you can go for the ministry.

2009-03-10T16:16:00.004-04:00

This past weekend my mom and I went to Atlanta to see our family! My second cousin turned 1 and he is so adorable! When we go on vacation this year it will be very fun especially with him and seeing how he likes the water! I am glad that our family is so close that we can go down for a day! My aunts actually left yesterday to fly to Norway for some meetings that they are involved in with their job! So, pray for them if you think about it!

Things are moving along here at the show! My dad had minor back surgery but is doing well! We are making plans for the programs to come! We have been playing a series on Revelation that Dr. Jimmy DeYoung did on our program! We are very thankful for the response that we have received! Times are getting hard especially for small businesses like ours! We do not know what the future holds but we know God is in control! I am saddened by the loss of jobs that people have experienced in this country! I always want to help people and I wish I had lots of money so that I could help those in need and get them back on their feet! Anyways, thank you to all who are supporting us and continue to pray for our ministry!

2009-03-03T15:51:00.004-05:00

Well this week I am going to stray a little from talking about the ministry happenings. I am a person who gets pulled into shows like American Idol. Now, the reason I like it is because I love to hear the voices that people have(whether good or bad) and I do like to hear what Simon says! Now whether you agree with me or not Simon is usually right about people. Many people do not like him because he bluntly says what he thought about the person and their song. Now, sometimes I do disagree with him but most of the time he is right! It got me thinking about the fact that in our lives we need people to tell us bluntly how we are doing in our walk! We need to be accountable to each other more often! I know that in my life that I should be more accountable to people who really need it or to say how are you doing in your walk? I don't have to be a Simon but I can definitely help people in their walk by being honest with them!

2009-02-25T11:47:00.003-05:00

Much has happened this month! At the beginning we went to our regular Religious Broadcasters Convention which was in Nashville! We heard Anne Graham Lotz and John MacArthur, Charles Stanley and scores more! We also made some good contacts with people and we also are planning some upcoming projects.

Right now we are working on a new series on Islam that we taped with Dr. Emir Caner! He has been on our program before with his brother. He has co-authored two books with my dad called Islam and Jihad and Islam and Women. The programs we taped are on those topics. It is great material and something that every church needs to be informed about!

The Lord is opening some exciting doors but we need his wisdom and leading in what we are to do in the months ahead! Thank you for your prayers and support! Our ministry is a unique ministry that God has given us and we want to use it for His glory!

2009-02-03T14:30:00.002-05:00

Well, how time can get away! It is hard to believe that it is February already! Part of January our family went to California to see some donors and spend a little vacation in the desert! It was wonderful! The temperature was 80 degrees everyday we were there! Back at the ranch in Chattanooga, they closed the schools because it was so cold! That has never happened in the time that I have lived in TN!

We just did a great series with Emir Caner who use to be a former muslim! We hope to air that program in March. In these programs Emir talks about Islam and Women and Islam and Jihad. I hope that you will tune in to hear this vital information.

On another note I hope that you will continue to pray for our staff and for my dad! We have some of our staff that have spouses going through surgery and need our prayers. Especially pray for the programs and the subjects that we are dealing with. Before long we may not be able to put out the information that is so vital for Christians and Nonchristians!

2008-12-09T16:37:00.003-05:00

When I looked today, I saw it had been a month since I had written. I could not believe it! We are busy at the John Ankerberg Show! We are working on letters going out and also on christmas orders and gifts. It is non-stop! I really do love this time of year with all the gifts and lights and being together with family! It just seems to go by too fast anymores. People use to tell me that when I got out of college time would fly. I believe it now for sure!

Anyways, continue to pray for our ministry this month. We know of so many ministries that are laying off people and that are behind in their expenses. We have not broken even yet but we are thankful to the Lord for what he has done for us so far! Thank you for your prayers and support throughout this year! I hope you and yours have a Merry Christmas!

2008-11-12T13:53:00.002-05:00

Wow! I can't believe it has been over a month since I have written. There is so much happening at the John Ankerberg Show. For the past few weeks we have been working on packages that include the most popular programs that we have done through the years. We also just got through doing our christmas catalog that we are sending out. Last week we taped Dr. Hugh Ross who is from Reasons to Believe and we taped some mroe programs on science that we will be airing the beginning of next year. Next week we will be taping Dr. Jimmy DeYoung and he will be doing a series on Revelation that we are going to show next month.

There is much happening but we can't do it without your help and prayers. We are in changing times and we can only take one day at a time. I pray that you will consider also going with our family and Dr. Jimmy DeYoung as we go to Israel in March. You may not have this opportunity again so I hope that you will consider going with us.

2008-10-02T16:00:00.003-04:00

I love this time of the year! Hard to believe that it is October! This is the time that we start getting ready for Christmas. Right now we are working on a catalog to send out for Christmas among other things. There are some great offers that we will have that maybe you could get for your family and friends.

I know that financially times are hard right now! It is also hard for ministries. We need people like you to help or we will cease to exist. Many of the networks we are on do not give you 90 days to get your money in. They want it right away or else that is it. The Lord has given us this ministry and we take each day by faith! But, in the mean time we need your support to get out the programming that you will not hear anywhere else! I hope that if the Lord lays on your heart to give that you will or if you can just pray for us that will be greatly appreciated! My dad has put his life into this ministry and knows that the Lord has called him to do this. So, please help if you can.

2008-09-24T12:05:00.002-04:00

We just got back from our trip to CA. It was a good trip and we met with some of donors who give to the ministry. I like visiting CA. I would not want to live there though with the earthquakes and fires. Some of the people we saw the fires came very close to their house and because of the winds they get they had a lot of destruction.

There is so much going on right now in our country and our world. Between the election and the economy and the uprising of countried overseas it is good to know that God is in control. at our church we have been going through a series on Revelation. Many people shy away from studying revelation but in the midst of the tribulation that will happen many people will be saved and in the end the Devil will be destroyed and God will reign forever. I think of all the kings and Presidents and how they will one day bow down to God. So many think that what is happening now is so bad but they have not seen anything yet. Our God is a loving God and a God who is judge also. We are definitely getting ready for the end times. What a day that will be when He returns.

2008-09-11T14:42:00.003-04:00

We are still broadcasting the series on the issues that will be coming up in this next election. This is a series that you need to buy for your church and friends. I have never heard anything like these programs. It was they way that Janet Parshall and her husband Craig and Dr. Frank Wright presented the material and what is at stake for our country coming up!

Next week I will be traveling with mom and dad to visit some of our donors. Pray for us as we go and also for the ministry. We have a unique ministry that presents the truth on different topics and no one else does what we do. So, pray for us as we visit with some of our donors. It is only through your support that this ministry keeps going. There are many exciting things happening now and we get to be apart of it!

2008-08-22T14:54:00.002-04:00

This weekend we are starting a great series with Janet Parshall , Craig Parshall and Dr. Frank Wright. Many of you have heard Janet on the radio. Her husband Craig is the lawyer for the National Religious Broadcasters Convention and Dr. Frank Wright is President of the Religious Broadcasters Convention. These three discuss the issues that are going to come up with this next election and why it is important for christians to vote. God commands us to do it. There are many things that could change in the next couple of years and they outline that for us in our new series entitled "The Coming Political Earthqukae". I hope that you will buy this for your church and for your friends. This is information that you will not hear anywhere else.

I hope that you will pray for our family next weekend. We will be traveling to attend my dad's uncle's funeral. He passed away a week ago. He was a wonderful christian man who loved the Lord and did all he could for the kingdom. He also was very funny and always had a joke. We miss him but he is so much better off now and we will see him again.

2008-08-05T14:10:00.002-04:00

Well, our family just got back from Europe. What a trip it was! We started in Rome and we saw the roman forum, the Colosseum, the Vatican and the Sistine Chapel! I loved Rome! What a place and to see so many of the places where Paul was at. We saw where he was imprisoned and it is so hard to believe that he lived in places like that for a long period of time. You definitely have more respect for Paul and all that he went through. We then left on a 10 day cruise that went to Florence, Monte Carlo, Barcelona, Naples and Pompeii, Tunisia Africa, the island of Malta and Sicily. Each place was unique and to see the culture and eat the food was fabulous! After we finished the cruise we went to Switzerland for a couple of days. All in all it was a great trip!

On this trip we were able to witness to our guides and the ones who worked on the ship. One of the guys who was a waiter at our table just got married in December and left to come work on Holland America until next March. I can't imagine the sacrifice he is making but to work on the ship is wonderful for the Indonesian people. He has such a nice smile and was very open to the gospel. It was neat to see how our guides reacted when we were witnessing to them. They know so much history and they also know that there was a man named Jesus Christ but they did not understand the whole picture of Christianity and the relationship you can have with Him. It was neat to stand in churches and present the gospel!

I say all this because you never know when you will have an opportunity to witness to people and how hungry they are for the Word of God!

In the mean time we are getting ready for another taping and I hope that you are watching our series on Israel and the alignment of the nations. This is a wonderful series to get your family members or for your church!

2008-07-06T16:44:00.002-04:00

Well, I hope that everybody had a wonderful fourth! There is so much to be thankful for! Here in Chattanooga there were many firework displays that went on all weekend! We even had a great show in our neighbourhood.

Well, this week we are getting ready for a ministry trip to Europe! We will be gone three weeks so I hope that you will pray for us as we go. We are trying to get things ready in the meantime which takes time to do! When we get back it will be August and time for school to start again! Hard to believe how fast this summer is going!

We will be doing a taping in August with Janet Parschall and her husband and Dr. Frank Wright who is the president of the National Religious Broadcasters Convention. This will be a series you will want to buy. It is all about the laws and decisions that affect us both now and in the election ahead. We will also be airing out next series on Israel. This will be about the countries that are borders to Israel and what that means as far as prophecy is concerned. You will not want to miss it!

So, pray for us as many things are coming up and for our safety as we will be traveling!

2008-06-19T13:04:00.002-04:00

Well, this past Sunday was Father's Day! I am very grateful for my father and that the Lord has allowed him to live longer. It was just two years ago that he went in for open heart surgery. It is one thing when something happens to say your aunts and uncles or your grandparents, but when it comes to your parents it really hits home. I knew that the Lord would bring him through but it was still a valley that the Lord took my mom and myself through that I learned to trust him more. The passage in the Bible that helped me through that time was Psalm 103. I had heard Dr. Michael Easley preach on this the Sunday before my dad went in for tests and I did not know how much that passage would mean to me. I hope you will read that today. It is very comforting and encouraging.

Things are going well here at the ministry. We are getting ready for new programs to come up and my dad is working on some other books that are coming out soon. I hope that you will continue to pray for his strength and for guidance as we try to figure out what we need to do for this fall!

2008-06-04T15:26:00.002-04:00

Well, we just got back from a wonderful week at the beach with our family. We had 12 people , a baby and two dogs. Needless to say it was quite hectic. Speaking of the new baby, he was born three months ago to my cousin and her husband. His name is Levi and he is so precious. It is amazing to me how things are changing rapidly in our family. I look at my cousins who not long ago were small and now they are in college and wanting to be pastors or some kind of teachers. How fast time goes by.

Anyways, now it is back to work and we have just a few weeks to get things done before we go on our cruise to Rome. Our staff is working overtime right now which is tough but we need the Lord's help and I hope you will continue to pray for my dad and our staff in all that is being accompished. The Lord has been very gracious to us and we thank Him for that everyday!