The Lone Danite wants to fight James White too?!

This one will make you chuckle and cry at the same time. A little while back we received some nasty emails from a guy who has a blog called "the Mormon hater show". My feelings were kind of hurt! Before we had a chance to introduce ourselves he sent me this (I apologize for the vile nature, but you need to see it to get a picture of Mormonism with it's mask off):

You are a coward, no make that _ _ _ _ _, who is scared of muslims. You preach in front of Mormon Temples but not in front of Mosques because you are afraid of the consequences and legal repercussions you would have to deal with if you preached to muslims outside a mosque.

If you were here, I would knock your _ _ _ _ing teeth out you Mormon hating _ _ _ _ _.

Well, if Weston Krogstadt (his real name), would have taken a moment to get to know me, he would realize that I have spent countless hours at Muslim Mosques and on the street reaching the Muslim community with the Gospel. Nevertheless, he seemed to want to bypass any logical, coherent or even Christlike discussion and jump right into wanting to punch my teeth out. Ouch! Well, I sent him this:

Interesting. Well, not sure it is worth even responding to this, but, for your edification I witness to Muslims quite regularly and not only go to their Mosques but, go INSIDE and speak with them and create relationships. Christians aren't afraid of Muslims. There are COUNTLESS ministries just like mine who reach out to Muslims. And if you would have even taken 5-seconds to read the introduction on my page you would see that our ministry also reaches out to Muslims.

I read your blog. Can't really say that I am impressed. You practice "ad hominem" argumentation that has absolutely no impact whatsoever. Attacking the person rather than the arguments they put forth, really has no lasting impact whatsoever.

I can tell from your use of vile language and insults that you are not interested in logically coherent conversation. So with that, I'm going to ask you not to respond back to me. We don't want to waste our time with your dribble. And we certainly aren't bothered by your bullying. We live in America where there are laws. Yes, even laws that protect ministries like ours from people like you who threaten physical harm and violence.

I can't imagine that you are even Mormon. I have countless Mormon friends and acquaintances that would take you to task over your vile behavior and language.

If you email us again with threats such as the ones you already posted our next stop will be to the police department. Thank you for giving me your name and location where they can locate you.

I pray that you turn from your sin and to the Lord Jesus Who can give you life.

Jeff
President
Apologia

So with that he sent 2-more nasty emails that I won't even bother to post here. Put it this way, he wants to make me a man and thinks that he knows what I look like without clothes on!

Well, not suprisingly, he has now gone on to use the same tactics with someone I really respect and care deeply for-- Dr. James White (Alpha and Omega Ministries). You can check out the nonsense here. Basically he does the same thing. Apparently Dr. White invited this guy onto his radio show to have a discussion. Again, not suprisingly he declined and instead suggested that they go to the "desert" and have sparring match. Doesn't he realize that Dr. White isn't a cage fighter?! Dr. White rides bicycles! I'm not even sure if he owns a pair of UFC fighting gloves! Well, at any rate, it does show the utter weakness of this guys theological system. Can you imagine the Apostles behaving that way? Picture Peter preaching in Jerusalem, "O.K. you Jesus haters, either turn from your rejection of Jesus or I will knock out all of your teeth! No, better yet, quit dissing Jesus or we can go to the desert where I can crack your head open". Doesn't seem to be the "apologia" of the Apostles. When Peter encourages all believers to always be ready to give an "apologia" (1 Peter 3:15) of the faith, he uses a word that is the same word used to give a response in a court of law. A reasoned defense. That means verbally. Not physically.

It only shows the shameful weakness of a theological system and that you have truly LOST the debate when you resort to threats of physical violence. Lets pray for this guy.

BTW, If James does want any lessons in cage fighting, I'd gladly exchange some free lessons (I have 5 Black-Belts) for free tickets to his next debate with Dan Barker! LOL! :]

Jeff
President
Apologia

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We are back & I am speechless...

Luke and I just got back into town! I will give everyone a detailed update and some footage as soon as I am able. I cannot even begin to describe the "many" ways in which our God blessed us this week. Let me start everyone with a quick email I received from a young Christian who attended the winter camp:

Jeff,
I went to your winter camp this weekend and I had an amazing time! I have been a christian basically my whole life and have lived my life for Him, or so I thought. Your sermons really helped me to open my ears and listen for the Lord. I realized He wanted me to change some things in my life, but I didn't know what. On Saturday night, during your sermon, I felt God tugging on my heart and speaking to me. He revealed to me what I needed to change in my life. Then when we went to worship, I broke down crying because I felt God there with me, and He broke me with His presence. I rededicated my life to God that night and when we went back to the cabin, I wrote down a prayer. In the prayer, I prayed that He would use me to witness to others. Then today in your sermon when you were talking about being bold in your faith, I felt God tugging at my heart again. I am praying that He will use me to witness to someone else, or set an example. I just wanted to thank you for an amazing weekend, and for helping me listen to God.
In Christ,
Elyse S.

I am in absolute awe of how great our God is.

Jeff
President
Apologia

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Frozen and living with bears...

O.K., so now I remember why I love living in Arizona. I am outside of Chicago right now. I woke up, turned on my computer and the local weather said that it was 7-degrees outside. SEVEN. When I left Arizona it was in the 70-80's. It is so cold that my kneecaps are aching. Luke is making fun of me because I am sleeping with 3-layers of clothing.

Also, I have to mention this. When people see Luke next to me they usually refer to him as the "big" guy. "You know Luke? He's that really big guy that works with Jeff." I told you guys last week that I call Luke a bear. Well, while we're teaching at these churches I am staying with Luke's family. I met his brother who is bigger than he is. He is six-foot nine-inches! I am staying with a family of bears! I feel like a midget living in a land of giants.

Keep praying for us. God is doing some great things here. We have gotten the chance to equip the body as well as preach the Gospel to the lost.

The Lord Bless You!

Jeff
President
Apologia

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Leaving Mormonism

If you were ever wondering why I nicknamed our vice-president a "Bear"... just check this picture out. Nuff' said.


Here is a video of our friend Charlie Kingston. Charlie is the son of the prophet of a polygamous Mormon sect. He has a very cool story about how he turned to Jesus Christ. Charlie really amazes me. He is one of the sweetest guys you could ever meet. Charlie has been side-by-side with me many times as I have been out doing evangelism with the LDS community. Check out the video I think you will really enjoy it!

Jeff
President
Apologia

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Road Trip!

The time is ticking down! Luke and I are getting ready to hit the road to speak at several churches next month in Chicago, Indiana, Wisconsin and Arizona. We will be training and equipping God's people to defend the faith and preach the Gospel. Of course, I'm a little worried about my little toes freezing off! We don't really have any need for warm clothes in Arizona so I'm a little concerned about freezing to death. One of my speaking engagements for Wheaton Bible Church (Chicago)is in the mountains with a lot of snow! I don't think Luke has anything to worry about... Luke is like a big bear. :]

We have had several meetings over the last two-weeks with Mormons and Jehovah's Witnesses. We feel really blessed and are expecting several follow-up appointments. Please continue to pray for us as we are actually witnessing to several people across the country right now.

We are still praying about our current need right now. We want to sincerely thank those of you who have given through APOLOGIA. We need your constant prayers and we are dependent upon God's people for financial support. If you feel led... would you give to the work of Apologia (defendthefaith.org)? We are on the front-lines of ministry, making direct contact with those lost in the Kingdom of the Cults. We thank you ahead of time and look forward to letting you know what your help is doing. We already know about one gentleman in Texas we have been witnessing to who is leaving the watchtower. Keep him in your prayers.

Soli Deo Gloria!

Jeff
President
Apologia

-If you haven't seen it yet... here is the audio of us speaking with some Jehovah's Witnesses. This video has created a lot of healthy controversy and tons of contact between us and the cults.

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Mormon Missionary discussion...

Here is a clip from one of the "many" recent discussions we have had with Mormon Missionaries.

Update:

We have had $200 more dollars added to our goal of $10,000! Please continue to pray for the ministry and if you feel led to give we would be so grateful! So we are at a total need of $9,200. We are getting there!

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Praise the Lord!

Just wanted to let all of you know that God is so good! This week God has brought a total of 6-people to us. Two Mormon missionaries showed up at Luke's door on Monday. Two more Mormon Missionaries showed up to John's door on Wednesday. And this morning two Jehovah's Witnesses showed up at my door!

The meeting on Wednesday was incredible. We spoke for about 2-hours with two female "sister" missionaries from the Mormon church. We have a follow-up meeting with them on Wednesday. Pray for them! Pray that the Lord opens their eyes and they come to Christ. The two Jehovah's Witnesses will be back to my house tomorrow at 2pm... please pray for that.

Our goal at Apologia is to actively minister to the cults. We want to meet them where they are at and create relationships with them. God CONSTANTLY brings people our way and has us extremely busy witnessing to them. It really is mind boggling! On top of all of our teaching and equipping He is keeping us on the front-lines of ministry. We want to be a light that shines in the kingdom of darkness and our prayer is that our great God and Savior would use this ministry to turn the world of the cults upside-down and that a myriad of people would come out of the kingdom of the cults and be transferred into the Kingdom of God's dear Son!

Also! Praise the Lord! We have received $500.00 towards our goal of $10,000. We want to thank you all for praying for us. We would be so blessed by any gift you can give of any amount. We are continually bringing this need before Him and trusting the Lord for His provision. We know He is faithful. And we would like to thank you in advance for your prayers and giving. God bless you. And thank you to our friend who gave sacrificially to the cause of Christ with a $500.00 donation.

Bless you!

Jeff Durbin
President
Apologia

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Resolved: To be broken by God

Here is a message I delivered at Lifequest Church this past weekend.

http://lifequestchurch.org/Weekly_Messages.asp

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We need you to know!

Dear Apologia Supporters,

I want to let you know about all of the great things happening with Apologia! We have been tremendously blessed with so much ministry our heads have been spinning. We handed out hundreds and hundreds of tracts at the Mesa temple lights event. We created relationships with numerous Mormons, Mormon missionaries and Jehovah's Witnesses. We have been getting hits every day from unbelievers and believers around the world (Africa, UK, Australia, etc.) who are asking questions about God and the Gospel. And we have been in communication with a Jehovah's Witness from Texas that is very close to leaving the Watchtower and coming to Christ. Please pray for him! We have been truly blessed.

We are going to be on the road the first two-weeks of February traveling throughout Illinois, Indiana, Wisconson and possibly Ohio. We are going to be equipping believers on how to defend the faith and preach the Gospel. We also are in the works of being booked for a major conference called "Thrive" in California in April of this year. I have been asked to come as a guest speaker to speak on Mormonism and how to reach the LDS community. This is the same conference where Franklin Graham is slated as the head speaker.

I am writing to all of our supporters to request your help. We are tremedously busy with ministry and feel honored and blessed to be a part of God's work. While the Gospel is free, we have tremendously pressing overhead needs that we wanted to make our supporters aware of. Due to the needs of the ministry and overhead costs we are asking for brothers and sisters to be co-laborors with us for a $10,000 need. Would you consider giving to Apologia? We want to lay this need before the Lord and His people and see what He does. If you feel led to give a one-time gift of any amount we would be very grateful. Your gift would go towards actual evangelism to the lost as well as putting tools into other believers hands to assist them in doing the same. The truth is, without your help and the help of God's people we simply could not do what we do. So we thank you in advance!

Would you consider praying and giving through Apologia? You can do so at defendthefaith.org or you can call us directly at 480-251-5376.

Soli Deo Gloria

Jeff Durbin
President
Apologia

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Props to Professor Martz and Temple lights... Here we come!

Just want to give a special thanks to Professor Justin Martz (Phoenix Seminary). Professor Martz is a great friend of mine and teaches both Luke and I private lessons in Koine Greek. Justin you are such a blessing and a real answer to prayer. We are thanking the Lord for your giving of your time and talents for His Glory and Kingdom!

Last night Luke and I went to the temple to do some outreach. But, on the way the Lord had us stop and speak with two missionaries we caught on the way to the temple. It went awesome! These two guys were totally open and we had a VERY long, friendly and warm conversation about God and the Gospel. They said they would love to talk with us again and took our number. Please pray for these guys! I've seen a missionary leave his mission and come to Christ before... I know God can do it again!

Please, pray for us this evening while we take Faith Community Church's group out!

Also, we have been getting a lot of people requesting to help with the ministry. God has been blessing with so much fruit and opportunity to actually reach the lost. However, to be quite honest we need you to stand with us financially. If you have some year end giving to do... would you consider standing with us? We need ministry partners that will give "through" this ministry so that we can reach the lost together. Would you prayerfully consider giving to Apologia? We would be eternally grateful! And we will be sure to give you updates so that you can see how your gifts are impacting the world and expanding His Kingdom!

Bless You and Merry Christmas!

Jeff Durbin
President
Apologia
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