I wanted to give an update on my dad. He is recovering very well and has started cardiac rehab. He will continue to do that three times a week for 12 weeks. The rehab is great because it's part class and part exercise. Continue to pray for him that he does not get an infection or any kind of flu that is going around. He has not come into the office but is working from home.

There are many new programs to do and so I would ask that you pray for him as he is working on what to do next and that the Lord will give him new strength each day!

We had a great christmas except for the fact that on Christmas night my aunt and cousin came down with the flu at our house. So, they could not even go home because they were so sick. Thankfully none of the rest of our family got it. I hope that you and your family had a great Christmas. I know for me and my family that there is so much to be thankful for.

Have a great New Year and I will keep you updated on how my dad progresses.

I know it has been awhile but it has been so busy lately. My dad is recovering well. It will be four weeks tomorrow since he had his open heart surgery. Hard to believe that the time has gone by so fast! He will start his therapy next week but he is still taking it easy!

Our office is bustling with orders and letters going out. December is busy but it is my favorite month. In this month my dad has a birthday and so do I. Also, mom and dad have their wedding anniversary in December. We just celebrate all month. I loveDdecember because of all the decorations and parties and also because the Lord Jesus came to earth and came as a baby for us. I wish it was colder here but living in the south you can get warm temperatures this time of year.

I hope that you will take a look at our website and order some gifts for family and friends. Hopefully everybody has their shopping done! Christmas will sooon be here!

Well, it has been awhile. We have been very busy here at the John Ankerberg Show. In the month of December we have four mailings that go out plus all of our other orders that come through. It all starts to snowball now.

I hope you went out and voted. We need to pray for our country and for our leaders. We especially need to pray for our next president. There are so many things facing our country now and we need to pay attention. I know that so many people in congress do not think we are in a war. They think it is a situation only. They need to look at the facts. We are at war and we are facing terroists that are all over the world and hate America. This election and what we are facing now shows that the return of our Lord is very near.

Last week I went to a conference here that was called Uniquely You. It was all about how to be a godly wife and mother and how to be organized and what your role as a wife and mother should be. It was so good. I learned so much and I wish that all my friends could have gone. There were women that came who were 45 and some who were 25. We had very long days but so much material I felt like I was in school.

In two weeks, TN has a crucial vote for the senate seat. It is between Bob Corker and Harold Ford. I don't know if many of you have seen tha ads that are out, but they are vicious and very political on both sides. This is an important election that leads to the presidential election. For those of us who live in TN we need to vote and we need to make our voice heard for this country. Just by the ads you can tell who is moral and who is not and who wants to make a difference in our country.

I thought I better write something because I am going to be gone this week to a conference for women.

Last weekend I went to see another movie that the christian community has put out. It is called"One Night with the King". It was a terrific movie that told the story of the life of Esther. The sets were unbelievable and the actors did a great job. What was interesting is that in the movie you have actors like Peter O'Toole who are starring in this moive that is christian. What a witness to him and others.I recommend you go and see it. How important it is that we as christian go and see these movies. Of course this was based off of a book but it goes along with the Bible also.

To switch hats we are getting ready for our busy season of Christmas. There is much to go out and we need your prayers and support. It is hard to believe that Christmas is right around the corner. All the stores you go into you see trees and decorations and hear the christmas music. They seem to rush right over Thanskgiving.

Well, that is it for now. I will be back in a few days.

Last Friday night I went to see the movie "Facing the Giants" with my family. If you have not seen this movie I recommend that you go. One of the executive producers, David Nixon, our family knows personally. He also is in the movie along with some of his kids. This was a low budget film but so far it has made close to 3 million. It's a story about a small christian high school football team and the struggles they faced and also the struggles that the coach and his family faced. Throughout the movie it presented the gospel so well and it was a film that just goes to show that everybody will face trials no matter what but the Lord will bring you through them if you are faithful to Him.

Most of the actors never acted before. They were from a church down in Georgia. They did an excellent job for being the first time they acted. Not only did this movie come out in 400 theatres but there are more to come like the Nativity Story and the story of Esther.

I hope that you will pass this info. on to your friends and family to see good wholesome christian films. We need to support more of these films.

Today my mom and dad are going to be featured on the Daystar network. Daystar is one of the networks that our program is seen on throughout the country. They are going to be talking about our program and the different outlets that we have such as radio, tv and the internet. You can watch this on the internet of if you get the Daystar network.

On another note I thought I would talk about some shows that are out that I really like. One is "Lost". I don't know if you have seen it but it is a very fascinating show. This year is season three. The background is about a plane that crashes and the stories of the people who survive. But, you add in stories of other people they come across and weird things happening on the island. I will not give much away, but last night three of the characters were taken at the end of last season and are in different cages trapped. At the beginning of the show it showed this compound where the "other people" are living. We don't know where our three main characters are really and what will happen to them. We also don't know how these other people know so much about our trapped characters. It is a different twist to this season and who knows where it will go. I will keep you updated but if you don't want to know you better not read my blogs.

I am sure that many of you saw where there was another shooting in an amish school in PA. It seems to be overwhelming the school shootings that have happened recently.

I remember when Columbine happened. I was in college and I remember seeing the students running out of the building with their hands behind their head. Out of that terrible tragedy came many wonderful testimonies and stories. One was of Cassie Burnell who when asked if she believed in God said yes and was shot instantly. The more I thought about that the more I wandered what I would do in that situation and without a doubt I would have said yes too. I wandered what went through her head at that moment. Was she scared? Did she know she would be killed? Did she know that in a few seconds she would be with her Lord? Did she think about her family and maybe what was said that morning? Questions I know I would have thought and more.

I never had to worry in school about someone coming in and shooting. It is such a different day that we are living in and where innocent lives are being taken. My heart goes out to the families and especially to the amish families that have lost children.

I received an interesting article yesterday that shows where technology is going. Radio was before tv and the main form of getting your news and entertainment. We as a tv program have radio programs that we do weekly. But, now radio programs are going out and being replaced with podcats and mp3 players. People can now download what they want to hear and so the need for radio is becoming less and less.

10 years ago I never imagined that this is where we would be going. I have an ipod and primarily listen to music on mine. This shows how much technology is changing many ministries like ours.

Our Islam program has been going well. It has definitely fit in with what is happening in the world.

I can tell that it is getting to be fall because it has become cooler here and I love this time of year. TN is really pretty in the fall.

This past week we started our new series on Islam and it is so relevant to today. We hear about Islam every day. I have been doing some commercials also to try to get people like you to join our tape of the month club which is really the backbone of our ministry.

This past week I received an e-mail where it talks about how the terroists want to do something worse that 9/11. They are saying that all the muslims that live here should get out. They also said that they are going to disguise themselves as regular people with regular names and also as christian or toher religions. This made me realize that they hate the US and no matter what they are going to try to destroy what we have.

We nee to continue to pray for our country and our leaders. There is such a threat right now and it is more of a threat now than ever before.

This week I have been thinking on the fact of 9/11. It is so hard for me to watch even after 5 years since that tragic day. Even when I watch the news they just don't get what we are facing now and in the future. I can remember going to school and we were in a cold war but we never heard about the terroists every day and we never worried about being attacked. That was so far from our minds. I do feel bad for the people who were killed. It is very hard to believe that the twin towers are no longer standing. We were in New York the week before and I never imagined they would be gone. Our family went up one night to the top of the Empire State building and it was so clear and the twin towers were so beautiful.

This weekend we start a new series on Islam and what it means for us and for the nations. What people do not understand is that we are facing an enemy that does not care what we think and wants to kill for the sake of Allah. We can not and will never negotiate with terroists. With everything that is happening we know the Lord's return is soon.

We need to pray for our president and in my opinion he is the right man for the job. The Lord put him in office at the right time. I would not want to be in his shoes. The decisions he makes he needs wisdom and it is our responsibility to pray for him.

I don't know if you saw the documentary on ABC leading up to 9/11. They did a good job of interpreting what I think really went on. We did miss on things and we should have seen the warning signs. I think also the Lord allowed 9/11 and he can allow another one to get our attention and to show us who he really is and we need to be more fervent and reverent to a God that will allow things to happen when a nation turns from Him and turns to things that are not of Him.

Well, it has been awhile. I can't believe that Labor day has come and gone. We are already looking towards Christmas and what we are going to do this year.

Many of you probably heard about Steve Irwin's death (formally known as the Crocodile man). When I heard about it I could not believe that he had died. I was not a fan of his but I thought he was funny at times and somewhat stupid too. Yet, he loved animals and tried to help them as much as he could. He also loved his family more than we will know. I would definitely not go after crocodiles or handle snakes like he did. I really do not like reptiles but the Lord put them here for a reason. Why? I am not sure. What I see as sad is now he has small children that have lost their dad and someone who was not afraid of anything and put his life on the line.

This is an example to me of how as christians we need to put our life on the line because of who we serve. I think back to columbine high school and how the one girl was asked if she belived in God and she said yes and was killed for her belief. She put her life on the line for God. No matter what would happen.

Well here it is another week has gone by. It is hard to believe how fast the weeks go. When I write these blogs I like to comment on what is happening in the world and news flashes going on. The one thing that caught my eye this week was on the Ramsey case. First of all I feel very sorry for the little girl. It has been ten years and they finally caught the person they think did it. I personally think that Mrs. Ramsey knew some things and they are just coming out about this now after she died. I think whatever happened, that Jon-Benet got in the middle of something and her death happened by accident. It is just very strange all the things comin out now on this case.

On another note, our prophecy series has been doing well and we are continuing it for a couple of more weeks. Even though the fighting has stopped does not mean it's over. I believe they will engage in fighting again. This past week has been hard especially with terroists still trying to take down airplanes. I had a friend fly out yesterday and he had some food that he took with him and he had a backpackwith his clothes and shoes. Well, the food got through fine, but he glued his shoes together before he left and because of that they stopped him going through because of his shoes. After some more people came over to check his shoes he was able to go through. You just never know whatthey will stop you for. My advice is to take as little as possible so that you do not slow down the process.

Well, I just got back from being on vacation. I went on a cruise that went to Nassau and a private island called Coco Cay. It was on Royal Caribbean. Everything was great except the food was not that good which was a surprise because I have been on other cruises and the food was always good. Other than that, it was a great time.

On a note here, we started airing our prophecy program last Sunday. It is going very well and it is so good. I hope that many of you will get the series. With everything going on right now it is very useful information.

After this series we are going to go to Islam and that was recently taped with the Caner brothers. It is amazing to me the times we are living in. When I was little we did not worry about terroists and blowing up planes. How that has changed and how it is all around the world. with that going on and Israel in a mess and North Korea and Iran in the background, we know the Lord will be coming soon. It is very comforting to know that we are just passing through and this world is not our home.

We just taped our program on Prophecy and it will air this weekend on most of our stations. It was so good and Dr. DeYoung and Dr. Showers really explained what is going on in the Middle East and how it pertains to the Bible. I hope that you will order this series to help you and your family and friends.

Here is something I want to share. This past weekend I went to a women's conference which was excellent and I came away really knowing how to study my Bible. If we don't read our Bible and come to the Lord constantly in prayer we will never hear from Him. He is a loving God who is always there for us but sometimes we don't give Him our time. The story of when God got in the boat with some of his disciples and the storm came up is an amazing story. When the storm came up they were afraid they would die. Isn't it amazing how God caused that storm and He was the one they needed to be in the boat to help them. Yet, they were very afraid. How awesome to think the God of the universe who is sovereign and has everything under control really cares about each of us and our needs.

I am going to be gone for a week on vacation but I will write when I get back.

This has been a busy time of the month. Please pray for the taping on prophecy next week that we will do. Pray for the guests as they come in and as they proclaim the truth of what is happening right now as it relates to the Bible.

It is a great time to be living and to see what is going to take place with Israel.

We thank you for your support of the ministry and hope you will continue to pray for us as we procaim God and His word.

This week I am reminded of how close we are to the end times and that we are probably living in the end times for sure. I feel for the people who are caught in the middle of the war between Israel and Lebanon. Between that happening, the was on terror in Iraq and other countries and the crisis with North Korea, you wander how long God will allow this to go on.

Next month we have invited Jimmy DeYoung and Dr. Renald Showers back to do an updated program on Prophecy and share their thoughts with what is happening and what the Bible says concerning these events.

I have started to read the last of the "Left Behind" books. If you have not read these books you need too. They are page turners and give you a glimpse of what happens when the rapture will occur. We know the authors very well. They are wonderful writers and really show the days after the rapture through different people left on earth. The last book is called "The Rapture". I started reading it and the first couple of pages talk about Israel being involved in a war like they are today. There is no better time to read these books. I will share more thoughts later on this.

Here it is another week. Pray for mom and dad this week. They are at a convention and working on other projects. So, there are very few of us left and we are holding down the fort at the John Ankerberg Show.

Last week I told you that I went to see Superman. Now if you did not see it I would suggest not reading this. Overall, I thought the movie was good. The movie did make Superman to be the hero and to be the Saviour of the world. There were times when they praised him and made him look like he could control everything. At one point, they are trying to get a rocket to launch off of a plane. That fails and so when the rocket takes off so does the plane and of course Superman comes to the rescue. As the planes is plummeting to the ground he catches it and puts it down in the middle of a baseball game. That of course could never happen but with the powers that Superman has he takes control and comes to the rescue. The movie made him look like a Saviour because when everything is in turmoil he comes to the rescue.

It definitely showed the struggle between good and evil and it reminded me how that struggle goes on everyday. It is wonderful to know that there is a Saviour who has control of the world and unlike Superman who can become weak at times our Lord will never fail us and is in control all the time. Like I said, it was a good movie but there are references to him being the one who helps and saves everybody. As my dad has said in his sermons there is only one guy with an S on his sweatshirt and that is the Saviour Jesus Christ.

My how time flies. I can't believe that the fourth is over for another year! I hope everybody had a good day. Not much happens at the Ankerberg household. We did go to some fireworks nearby on Monday night. Other than that it was low key this year which sometimes that is nice to have.

This past weekend our family went to see Superman. Later this week I will let you know what I thought about the movie and what it was trying to portray.

Hopefully soon we are going to do another prophecy program. With all that is happening in Israel and now that North Korea is testing their missles, many things are taking shape like the Bible says. It is a great time to be living because ultimately the Lord has everything under control and none of this is taking Him by surprise. I will keep you informed when we do the program.

One other thing, I was watching a rerun of Oprah which I don't watch very much. She was celebrating 20 years of running her show. I was thinking as popular as she is it is a shame that she is not a christian because she could have a great platform to get the gospel out. That is what we need is a christian Oprah or Larry King and think of what a difference they would make in this world.

Happy Fourth of July
I can't believe how fast this summer is going! Especially since next Tuesday is the Fourth. Each day I am reminded how lucky I am to live in America. What a great country it is. It is important as christians to pray for our president and his cabinet and the people in congress. They are our leaders and no matter if we agree with them or not we need to pray for them because they are making the decisions for our country.

Our country is in a different state right now. I remember when I was in high school and there was not a threat like today of terroists. We are definitely getting down to the end times. All around us it is getting worse every day. But, how we can rejoice because the Bible talks about these things to come about. That is my thought for today since we are coming up on the Fourth of July.