Can you believe it is the end of April already? In school I use to love this time of year because of graduation and most of the time it was beautiful! Our weather here is beautiful today but it has been rainy and windy some too. It will be interesting to see what the summer brings.

Our summer is going to be busy between family vacations and our trip to Alaska. In the mean time I am hoping to see some friends from college also.

If you have not seen the program lately, we are airing our series we did with Jimmy DeYoung on prophecy and in June we will be going to our series on relationships and issues that single people and married people deal with. It was a great series that was taped and I hope that you will be able to watch it.

I hope that you will continue to pray for my dad. He had hurnia surgery last week and is very sore but overall he is on the mend. Pray for strength for him and also as he is working on other programs and writing books. He just had his heart surgery in November but is not up to the task of doing a lot of things quite yet! That will come in time.

What a sad week this has been after the tragedy at Virginia Tech. We have some friends whose son teaches at VT in computers I believe. He was fine but we have not talked to him since everthing happened. Of course today is the anniversary of columbine's shooting. When I was in school I never worried about someone coming in and shooting. It is very scary how we send kids to college and even high school and instead of being concerned about learning they have to worry about security.

Personally, I believe that the school should have expelled the shooter after he set his dorm room on fire. Of course, he probably would have come back and killed people anyways. Anyways, it should have been a policy that they should have followed through with. If someone is trying to burn their room and dorm I think that is a serioues problem.

Anyways, I feel very bad for the parents and friends and siblings of these students. Life can go on but they will never be the same. The school that I went to (Bob Jones University) sent a banner which all the faculty and students signed. I hope that other schools will support and pray for VT and that we as a nation will too. They definitely need it!

This past weekend I went to Atlanta to see our family with my mom. We went to celebrate my cousin's birthday. We surprised her and we had a good time of shopping and eating! It was very cold here this weekend! I know that I can not complain because many of you live in the northeast and really are getting the snow and rain! Crazy weather for April but it is not due to global warming.

This week we have our taping on Thursday so we are getting ready for that! My dad finally finished his cardiac rehab and is now excercising on his own. Even though he had the surgery you still have to exercise and be careful what you eat so you don't have to go in again a second time. The one thing he learned is that he does not want to go through that again! He looks good and is getting more strength. I hope that you will continue to pray for his health.

I wanted to say a word about the trip to Alaska. That will be in July and there is limited space now. It is going to be a great trip and if you would like to go I hope that you will call us and let us know. I have been to Alaska and it is beautiful. It will be a great time in July because it will be cooler during the day and especially at night! We are going to visit some unique places and the cruise ship will be nice also. I hope that you will look at our borchure online and come with us. We always have a great time on our adventures and I hope that you will consider this.

Well, I can't believe that Easter is over. Our family had a nice Sunday. We went out to eat which was nice. The only thing was that it was the coldest morning on record for Easter. It was colder than Christmas morning. That is so hard to believe. Crazy weather that has been going on!

On another note, my dad finished up his rehab and he is continuing to get better. Next week he will be doing another taping so he is trying to get ready for that. I hope that you will pray for him and that he continues to have strength.

Right now we are airing a series that we did with Darrell Bock on The Lost Tomb of Jesus where they said they found the bones of Jesus. Darrell is the main man that is interviewed on all the major networks and specials when these things come out against Jesus. It was a great series of programs and I hope that you will watch them both on t.v. and also on the internet.

Well, that is it for now. I will let you know what the taping will be on and some other things going on. Continue to pray for our ministry and all that we are doing for the Lord.

Well, we have done two tapings in the past two weeks and my dad survived them. This past Friday we had Darrell Bock on about the Lost Tomb of Jesus that has come out. We will be airing this program on Easter Sunday! He is such an intelligent man who is the foreman when anything comes out about Jesus. He has been interviewed by Fox News, CNN, ABC, NBC just to name a few! I hope you will watch this program because it answers so many questions.

On another note, I am a fan of College basketball and really like the girls more than the guys. Last night the Tennessee Vols played North Carolina and it was a wild game. So many turnovers and fouls called. Tomorrow night they will play in the championship with Rutgers College. It should be a good game. I really do like Pat Summitt. She is a tough coach but one who loves her players and really teaches the game to them! I always appreciated hard teachers in college and even in high school. They were the ones that taught me the most and ones that I definitely never forgot.

To end, this is Easter week! What a special week this is to remember all that God has done for us. I pray that we will all take time to sit down and write our testimony out of how we were saved and what the Lord has done in our life since we got saved. This I think will help us to remember this Easter season a little bit better.

I can't believe that next week will be the last week of March. This week has been busy because we are getting ready for our taping on Prophecy tomorrow. It is going to be with Jimmy DeYoung. I am not sure what the name of it will be because that is yet to be determined. I hope that you will pray for the taping and that the right words will be said.

On another subject I have some tv programs that I don't miss because they are so good. One of which is 24 and the other is Lost. My dad is going to do a book based on Lost coming soon. This is the first season that I have watched 24 and I am hooked. I have missed the other seasons and hope to catch up. It is scary how relevant the story is to what could happen and is trying to take place in our country. Now grant it, it is funny how Jack can be someplace overseas in the morning and go to about five different places in one day. Also, in downtown LA you can not get anywhere fast and in the story they can get places in 5 minutes. Anyways, I love the writing and the quick pace the story takes. It is well done and if you have not watched it I don't want to give things away.

Next time I will update you on the taping and some other things that are coming!

How many of you have been watching American Idol?

Now I know that some of you are not interested and some are. I personally never really get into it until you get down to the final 12. This year will be interesting to see what happens. The ones I liked and actually had good voices got kicked off. This is a singing contest not one where we see how cute a person is or his personality.

It is amazing to see how many millions of people watch each week. It is also intersting to note that when Idol started they went to many of the networks to get on and they all refused Idol. Who else but Fox picked up and look how well they have done.

What a great opportunity to get a record deal and try to make something of the talent you have. I think if the christian community would step up in this type of atmosphere what we could do to change the world. It would not have to neccessarily be singing but even someone like a Larry King who would have a christian viewpoint!

Time is running out and we need to step up to the plate and do things to change our world!

We have some new programs coming up. Next week we will be taping a new series on prophecy and what is happening with such countries as Iraq, Iran and Israel to name a few. Again we will have the experts in prophecy Dr. Jimmy DeYoung and Dr. Renald Showers on the program. I hope that you will pray for this series and that people will be opened to this information.

Well, here it is March already! Time is flying by. This month my dad will be taping for the first time again. He is going to be doing another prophecy series with Jimmy DeYoung and Renald Showers. It is going to be more of an updated program. There are so many things happening right now with Iran and even with the war in Iraq.

Then, next month we will be taping another new series. In the mean time, my dad is working on some other books. We have a new one that will be coming out in June called "What's the Big Deal About Jesus?". I think this will be a hit and one that all christians and non christians should get and read. Continue to pray for my dad's strength in the mean time.

I am sure that some of you have heard about the documentary that James Cameron has done on the Lost Tombs of Jesus. It aired this past Sunday night on discovery and we have put up articles by some of the well known evangelical scholars about this program. Of course, this is false information about the life of Jesus. We also know that Jesus is not buried in the grave, HE IS ALIVE! I am not going to go into much detail because we have put up articles on this that you can read for yourself and examine for yourself.

We put out programs to help you in your christian walk but you need to examine and discover truth for yourself. This is something recently that I have begun to discover for myself. It is like when you go to church and the pastor puts the words from the Bible on the screen. You need to take your Bible and read what he is reading. Don't take what someone else is reading. You need to see it for yourself. That is what I hope that you do with this series that has come out showing false evidence on Jesus.

Well, this is my first day back in the office. We just got back from the National Religious Broadcasters Convention that was in Orlando. It was a great convention but very very cold while we were attending. I thought I was going to Florida to warm up but that was not the case. Lots of good contacts were made while we were there.

Today was an exciting day here in Chattanooga. The President came to town to talk about healthcare at one of out largest hospitals. My mom and I saw the motorcade and we also saw the plane take off when they left. What a beautiful and large plane. It was very special to have him in town today.

Our series is still continuing on creation. It is doing very well and there is some great material that is discussed. We have many things coming up that I will tell you about later that is happening in the ministry.

This week we started our new series on Creation which is an excellent series. I hope that you will watch the series on t.v. or watch it online. Our guests were Dr. Hugh Ross, Dr. Fuz Rana and Dr. Ken Samples. We are also offering a dvd called Journey Toward Creation that Dr. Ross did and it goes back to the beginning of time showing what happened and how God made everything come together. It is very fascinating to me.

This week is a short week because the National Religious Broadcasters Convention is this week in Orlando. We are going and taking some of our staff. This is the main convention where all the broadcasters in radio and tv come together. Pray for our safety as we go.

My dad is improving and the doctor says he is coming along well. That is why he can travel this week. He is not up to speaking for things yet, but going places is fine. Continue to pray for his health and healing.

Can you believe that it is the first week of February? Hard to believe. I really do like the month of February not just because of Valentine's Day but because it is national heart month. This month gives new meaning to our family because of what my dad has gone through! Speaking of which he is doing well and progressing more and more. We are planning to do a taping in March which will be the first he has done in awhile.

Many of you have heard that my dad is suppossed to speak at Founder's Week which starts this week. Well, he will not be speaking because the doctor did not give him permission to do that yet! So, maybe next year!

While I am thinking about it I wanted to do a commercial for Precept Ministries that is run by Kay Arthur. Their ministry is here in Chattanooga too and I went to a conference in October of last year called "Youniquely Woman". Precept is doing it again this year in April. I encourage anyone who is single or married and is from age 25 - 45 to attend. It covers all issues from marriage to children to keeping a goldy household. The speakers are Kay Arthur, Emilie Barnes and Donna Otto. It is almost a week conference and packed from morning to night! It is so worthwhile. I hope that the women who are reading this will think about going.

Well, first of all I would like to say that our family likes football and we especially like the Chicago Bears being from Illinois and we also like the Indianaoplis Colts because my mom grew up in Indiana and Peyton Manning use to play for the Vols. So, the Super Bowl will be a good game I believe. Both games yesterday were nail biters but they were played really well over all.

Speaking of football, I went to see We are Marshall. What a great movie. A very sad beginning but a story of how they overcame having no team and rebuilding. Of course, this happened before my time, but this is something to see especially for those of you who may have been at Marshall or lived near by or just heard about it.

My dad continues to do well. I know that many of you have heard that he is speaking at Founders Week for Moody. He is not going to be able to go because he is not up to speaking yet. So, maybe next year he will be able to go. Continue to pray for him. He is making good progress but we don't need any set backs.

Well, here it is another week. It is hard to believe that we are about halfway through January. My dad continues to improve. Still doing his cardiac rehab. Each week they give him a little more to do as far as machines are concerned. Our family is very impressed with the people that work at the rehab place. He is in a class where he has to listen to tapes and after that they work on the machines.

We are starting to change our diet and exercise even more. Now that I have two people in my family with heart disease and a line of it in my family, I am watching what I eat. I have been exercising and I have also had a trainer.

I hope and pray that you will continue to pray for my dad as he continues to heal and improve each week.

I hope to have some pictures to put up from Christmas so that you can see our whole family.

Happy New Year! I wanted to give an update on my dad and the ministry of what is going on right now. My dad continues to recover very well. He is in rehab three times a week. He has not come back to work yet because his strength is not where it should be which is understandable. We as a family are starting to learn what to eat and what not to eat. He is on a pretty rigorous diet but it is good for our whole fam.

We had our whole family here for Christmas. It was very nice until christmas night my aunt and cousin came down with the stomach flu and they were stuck in our house. Not good when dad is recovering. Thankfully, with a lot of prayer, we have all avoided the flu so far.

For New Year's Eve we took our staff up to Whitestone Inn near Kingston TN. What a beautiful place. It is a bed and breakfast that is right on a lake. The rooms are beautiful and spacious. The food is wornderful. The bset I have ever had. Anyways, we had a fun weekend.

At our office, we made it through December. What a month of letters and orders going out! Right now we are airing again our Islam series because it is so relevant with what is going on in the middle east and with Iraq. I hope that you will watch and continue to support our ministry as my dad is out and recouperating.

We have many new things planned for this year! I hope that you will continue to pray for us as we go throughout this year!

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.