Weekly Drawing Entry Received From 45th Nation
By Ron Kopczick | January 26, 2012
Following a recent entry from the Bahamas, the number of nations represented during the nearly 6-year history of the Pentecostal Evangel Weekly Drawing has grown to 45. Since its March 2006 launch, the Weekly Drawing has received thousands of entries from around the world.
The Bahamas is the fourth Caribbean country to have a reader enter the Evangel contest, preceded by submissions from the Dominican Republic, Jamaica, and Trinidad and Tobago. Although 44 nations outside the United States have had participants in the drawing, there have just been four international winners, with Canada, Nigeria, the Philippines, and United Kingdom represented.
Within the U.S., Arkansas and Missouri have produced 19 Weekly Drawing winners apiece, while Texas is a close third with 18 prize recipients. Other states with double-digit residents who’ve won the contest are California (16 winners), Michigan (15), Florida (13), Pennsylvania (12), New Jersey (11), plus Ohio, Oklahoma, and Wisconsin with 10 each.
Readers who haven’t done so can still enter the Feb. 2 drawing until 11:59 p.m. (CST) on Saturday, Jan. 28, by clicking here. A copy of Theology in a Nutshell by Evangel Editor Ken Horn and a six-month print subscription to the magazine will be awarded to the contest winner.
Each reader is limited to one entry per drawing. Multiple entries from the same individual or email address shall result in disqualification, as will an incomplete submission.
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The Open Road
By jmeredith | January 25, 2012
Training for a road race — whether it’s a neighborhood fun run or a marathon — is a great way to get into shape. But it also reminds us of God’s great promises when we’re confronted with the challenges of life. Read more at The Next Mile.
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Appraisal
By Scott Harrup | January 25, 2012
Have you ever envisioned how valuable you are to God? Read more at Out There.
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Response Leads to Double Reprint of Super Bowl Edition
By Ron Kopczick | January 20, 2012
Thanks to a phenomenal response from churches and individuals across the United States, the Jan. 29 Pentecostal Evangel Super Bowl Outreach Edition has been reprinted twice. An initial overrun of 30,000 copies was followed by a pair of reprints that totaled another 92,000-plus magazines. As of this morning, only 4,821 copies remain.
The 117,000-plus bulk copies of the Jan. 29 issue that have been ordered easily surpass any previous Super Bowl edition, including the Jan. 30, 2011, issue of which a then-record 37,870 extra magazines were requested. The Evangel has published an annual Super Bowl Outreach Edition since January 1996, providing churches with a tool to share the gospel of Jesus Christ.
Featured in the Jan. 29 issue are the personal testimonies of Aaron Rodgers and Greg Jennings (Green Bay), Tim Tebow (Denver), Jason Campbell (Oakland), David Akers (San Francisco), Aaron Kampman (Jacksonville), Dustin Colquitt (Kansas City), and Justin Forsett (Seattle).
While supplies last, the Super Bowl Outreach Edition is only 25 cents per issue with a minimum request of 50 copies. Free imprinting is available on orders of 400 or more copies. To place an order or for more details, please call Gospel Publishing House at 1-800-641-4310 and mention item #69-8205 or click here.
Those still wanting extra copies of the Jan. 29 Pentecostal Evangel should submit their orders as quickly as possible since no additional reprints of the issue are planned.
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Spam
By Scott Harrup | January 19, 2012
Looking for genuine and meaningful communication? Ramp up your time in prayer and Bible reading. More at Out There.
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Anticipation
By Scott Harrup | January 12, 2012
Are you wondering how your 2012 will shape up? Read more at Out There.
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Weekly Drawing Offers Special Christmas Prize Package
By Ron Kopczick | December 21, 2011
In commemoration of Christmas, the Pentecostal Evangel website’s Weekly Drawing is offering a special prize package to the winner of the Jan. 5 contest. Readers have until 11:59 p.m. (CST) on Saturday, Dec. 31, to enter during the two-week submission period. The extended entry time exists because there is no drawing for Dec. 29.
The winner of the Jan. 5 contest will receive a one-year Pentecostal Evangel print subscription in addition to all 10 books currently offered as part of the Weekly Drawing’s prize rotation. Those titles include: Theology
in a Nutshell, 5 Years to Life, Trusting God, Jesus and You, Write the Vision, Family: How To Have a Healthy Christian Home, Questions and Answers about the Holy Spirit, The Write Way, Q&A: Conversations with 50 inspiring people, and An Introduction to Christian Writing.
Although the submission period has been extended, readers are only permitted to enter the Jan. 5 contest once. Multiple entries from the same individual or email address will result in disqualification. Those who haven’t entered yet may do so by clicking here.
The drawing will resume its weekly schedule with the Jan. 12 contest. Readers may take advantage of that opportunity beginning at 12 a.m. (CST) on Sunday, Jan. 1, until 11:59 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 7.
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A-Theist
By Scott Harrup | December 17, 2011
The death of prolific writer and journalist Christopher Hitchens, one of contemporary atheism’s strongest voices, is no cause for celebration — especially among Christians. More at Out There.
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Opportunity for Christmas Gift Subscriptions Nearly Gone
By Ron Kopczick | December 16, 2011
Less than a week remains to take advantage of the Pentecostal Evangel Christmas gift subscription offer, which expires on Thursday, Dec. 22.
A one-year Evangel Christmas gift subscriptions is only $23.19 to any address within the United States. That’s a 20 percent savings off the regular domestic rate of $28.99. In addition, a one-year Christmas subscription for a reader residing outside the U.S. is just $41.60 instead of the normal $52.
Every Christmas gift purchase includes a complimentary book selection — Family: How to Have a Healthy Christian Home; Q&A: Conversations With 50 Inspiring People; Questions and Answers About the Holy Spirit; The Write Way: A Believer’s Guide to Effective Communication; or Theology in a Nutshell. The book may be sent to either the subscription’s sponsor or recipient.
Orders for Christmas gift subscriptions can be placed here or by calling Gospel Publishing House at 1-800-641-4310 between now and next Thursday. Phone orders can be placed weekdays from 7 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. (CST) through Dec. 22. Customers outside the U.S. should dial 011-1-417-831-8000.
Evangel readers may also order gift subscriptions for themselves. Although Christmas pricing cannot be applied retroactively to a current subscription, the discount can be used to extend an active order.
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Theoparticle
By Scott Harrup | December 15, 2011
Someone has dubbed the theoretical Higgs boson, in particle physics, the “God particle.” That’s worth thinking about, even if the Higgs is never discovered. Read more at Out There.
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20,000 What?
By Scott Harrup | December 9, 2011
From Dick and Jane to Jules Verne… quite a trip for a first-grader. Read more at Out There.
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Super Bowl Outreach Edition a Great Evangelistic Tool
By Ron Kopczick | December 9, 2011
Four weekends remain in the National Football League’s regular season. And just two teams, Green Bay and San Francisco, have clinched playoff positions, meaning there are still 10 postseason spots available.
What teams will qualify for the remaining slots? Only time will tell. Just as in what two franchises will subsequently survive the playoffs in January to reach the ultimate prize of Super Bowl XLVI in Indianapolis on Feb. 5.
Although it’s unknown who will compete in the 2012 NFL championship game, there is one certainty: the annual Pentecostal Evangel Super Bowl Outreach Edition. Being published for Sunday, Jan. 29, one week before the big game, the issue marks the 17th year the Evangel has produced the ministry tool.
Since 1996, churches and ministries across the United States have shared approximately 3.7 million total copies of the Super Bowl Outreach editions in their efforts to spread the gospel of Jesus Christ. Prior to last February’s Super Bowl XLV for example, First Assembly of God in Sahuarita, Ariz., distributed 17,000 copies of the Jan. 30 Evangel through two local newspapers.
Featured in the Jan. 29 issue are Aaron Rodgers and Greg Jennings (Green Bay), Tim Tebow (Denver), Jason Campbell (Oakland), David Akers (San Francisco), Aaron Kampman (Jacksonville), Dustin Colquitt (Kansas City), and Justin Forsett (Seattle).
The Super Bowl Outreach Edition is only 25 cents per issue with a minimum request of 50 copies. While supplies last, free imprinting is available on orders of 400 or more copies. To place an order or for more details, please call Gospel Publishing House at 1-800-641-4310 and mention item #69-8205 or click here.
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Amazing Grace
By Scott Harrup | December 7, 2011
As Christmas approaches, we can discover again just how amazing is God’s grace. Read more at Out There.
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Three Observations
By Scott Harrup | December 3, 2011
Three very different news items point to a common life principle — our choices never shake off the loving attention of God’s Spirit. Read more at Out There.
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Become a Key Bearer and Share a Little Christmas
By Ron Kopczick | December 1, 2011
December has arrived and the countdown to Christmas has begun in earnest. Although stress is often associated with the season, rejoice if you’re able to celebrate the holidays as a free member of U.S. society. Because there are hundreds of thousands who can’t. They are America’s incarcerated.
Incredibly, you have an opportunity to share a bit of Christmas with these men and women who are serving time. Through the Key Bearers ministry you can extend the love of the Savior to more of those who really could use some cheer as 2011 draws to a close.
Key Bearers provides up to 14,000 copies of the Pentecostal Evangel every week to more than 500 correctional institutions across the United States. As a result, inmates dedicate their lives to Jesus Christ while many more are strengthened and discipled in their walk with the Lord.
Every dollar donated to Key Bearers prints and mails four copies of the Evangel or the quarterly Spanish-language Evangelio Pentecostal. A single Evangel is typically read by at least five prisoners. To find out more information about Key Bearers and how to donate, click here. Contributions can also be made by calling 1-877-840-4800 and specifying project 028001- 0085928.
Those providing a gift to Key Bearers may receive a free one-year Pentecostal Evangel print subscription or a copy of Theology in a Nutshell by Evangel Editor Ken Horn. If giving online, just write what item you would like in the comments box on the donation page. When calling, please tell the representative your choice.
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Reactions From the Staff
By Ken Horn | December 1, 2011
Our advertising coordinator, Jodi Harmon, posted this on Facebook:
This Tuesday I was looking through the latest coupons sent in from people requesting a “Following Christ” booklet because they had recently accepted Christ. One coupon was from the April 29, 2001, issue. For more than 10 years that one magazine was waiting to get into the hands of just the right person who needed to read it. Since we began adding the coupon and offering this booklet in 1997, we have received more than 26,000 coupons. Each week in staff meeting we take time to pray for the people who have sent in salvation coupons from the previous week.
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Peanut Poison
By Scott Harrup | December 1, 2011
A researcher is helping one family overcome a daughter’s critical food allergy. But the family is really a big part of the story. Read more at Out There.
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It’s a Wrap
By Scott Harrup | November 23, 2011
The final issue of the Pentecostal Evangel for 2011 is printed. More at Out There.
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Give The Gift That Truly Keeps On Giving
By Ron Kopczick | November 17, 2011
Have you considered providing Pentecostal Evangel gift subscriptions to family members and friends this Christmas? Not only are Evangel subscriptions extremely affordable, especially at Christmas, the magazine arrives every week throughout the year, providing inspiration and spiritual guidance.
What other Christmas present can do that? And you can even get one for yourself!
A one-year Evangel Christmas gift subscription is only $23.19 to any address within the United States. That’s a 20 percent savings off the regular domestic rate of $28.99. And a one- year subscription for a reader residing outside the U.S.is just $41.60. All special Christmas pricing is good through Dec. 22, 2011.
Every Christmas gift purchase includes a complimentary book selection — Family: How to Have a Healthy Christian Home; Q&A: Conversations With 50 Inspiring People; Questions and Answers About the Holy Spirit; The Write Way: A Believer’s Guide to Effective Communication; or Theology in a Nutshell. The book may be sent to either the subscription’s sponsor or recipient.
Orders for Christmas gift subscriptions can be placed online by clicking here. Gift subscriptions may also be requested by calling Gospel Publishing House Customer Relations at 1-800-641- 4310, Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. (CST). GPH will be closed however on Nov. 24 and 25 due to Thanksgiving. Customers outside the United States should dial 011-1-417- 831-8000.
Christmas pricing cannot be applied retroactively to a current subscription.
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Thanksgiving, Act I
By Scott Harrup | November 11, 2011
Veterans Day is a wonderful observance leading up to Thanksgiving. Read more at Out There.
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