Post by bullhornbob on Apr 23, 2009 1:41:05 GMT -5
I found this article by chance.
newsies.gainesville.com/default.asp?item=2354842
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Preaching on the Plaza
By Brianti Downing, Newsies Contributing Writer
'Do you have sex?' asks a male student in the crowd.
The question is directed at a man wearing a khaki hat, a tan and white checkered collar shirt and khaki pants.
The man holds a small black book with the words 'Holy Bible' painted on either side and a large, yellow banner that says, 'Repent or perish. You must be born again and sin no more.'
The man, encircled by about 200 University of Florida students, smiles and sticks out his left ring finger, showing the students his wedding band.
'Thaaaat's the beauty of marrrriage.' he says, drawing out his words. 'And you don't need a condom.'
'Do you have sex for procreation or for pleasure?' someone else asks.
'That's none of your bea-boody-bop-bop business' he replies, puckering his lips out like a fish with every word.
The man is known as Preacher JK. The 43-year-old minister stands in Turlington Plaza for three hours at a time, shouting his sermons. He is reminiscent of a bull dog, barking the Gospel at the students with strength and ferocity, while his wife, Evangelista, tapes the scene on her camcorder.
For security reasons, JK goes by his initials, while his wife uses her middle name.
The ferocity for Jesus that JK brings to the plaza hasn't always been with him.
His life has taken him from one extreme to the next.
During his teenage years and through must of his twenties JK says he was a living his life terribly.
He was on drugs and even though he had realized in his teen years that he was supposed to accept Jesus as his savior, he had chosen not to.
When he was 30, he decided to accept Jesus into his life and be as zealous a Christian as he was a sinner during his youth.
Until two years ago, JK and Evangelista resided in Miami, Fla.
JK worked as a Special Projects Coordinator in the field of Weathering Research and Development and was a minister at a local church.
His wife worked as an administrative assistant.
Their life changed when they received a call.
'-The Lord Jesus Christ called us out of our slumber and commanded us to 'sell all that you have, give to the poor and take up your cross and follow me,'' JK says.
That's just what they did.
They quit their jobs, sold their home and gave away or sold most of their possessions to create Bema Ministries.
Bema Ministries consists of Preacher JK and Evangelista traveling all over the country, living out of their truck and R.V., in an effort to spread the Gospel.
The minister's attempt to live biblically has caused him to become two men: Preacher JK and JK.
Preacher JK is loud and ferocious.
He seems powerful and strong.
His age could be anywhere from 35 to 47.
Preacher JK is always right, even when he is wrong.
He knows the scripture like the palm of his hand.
His beliefs are thought to be radical and he will tell you go home and look in your bible for an answer before explaining himself.
JK, on the other hand, is very soft-spoken.
He speaks in a low, soothing voice, like a grandfather would to his grandchildren when telling them a bedtime story.
The long lines on either side of his cheek along with his gray and white hair are more noticeable, giving a better perception of his age.
He smiles at everyone, including those who were unkind to him during his preaching.
JK's contrasting behavior is a result of how the people he is surrounded by act toward him.
When the students yell at him, he yells back.
When they speak to him calmly, he speaks back calmly.
No matter which person he is at the time, JK's beliefs do not change.
Whether he is yelling them in the plaza or explaining them softly to an inquiring student, he is the same fervent Christian at all times.
JK's unpopularity with the students comes from his lack of solid explanations when he is Preacher JK.
Preacher JK will tell the students to go home and look in their bibles or go off on a tangent about Barack Obama having sex with Michelle Obama, but JK will give an explanation for his beliefs more readily.
On Jan. 21, a photo of Preacher JK was featured in The Independent Florida Alligator.
It depicted two students, one holding a sign with an arrow pointing to Preacher JK that read 'Richard Simmons #1 Fan,' and another student sticking up his middle finger at the minister.
At the time, JK was holding a sign that read 'Homo Sex is a Threat to National Security.'
JK says the sign was made by a friend of his and it coincides with Genesis 19. In Genesis 19, burning sulfur kills everyone in Sodom and Gomorrah after the men in the city try to have sex with angels visiting the city who they mistake for regular men.
JK believes homosexuality is a threat to our national security because God could also strike down America for our homosexual tolerance.
On the subject, JK likes to reference Billy Graham, who said God owes Sodom and Gomorrah an apology if he does not judge America for its homosexuality.
'God will not have to apologize to anyone on judgment day,' JK says.
Even though two or three students will express their appreciation to JK for his preaching, he is aware that many of the students do not agree with what he saying, but he is not going to give up.
'We are believing for mass conviction, repentance and genuine conversions, but are not dismayed when it does not come to fruition,' he said. 'A day that the Gospel is preached and sinners are convicted, well, that is a good day.'
newsies.gainesville.com/default.asp?item=2354842
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Preaching on the Plaza
By Brianti Downing, Newsies Contributing Writer
'Do you have sex?' asks a male student in the crowd.
The question is directed at a man wearing a khaki hat, a tan and white checkered collar shirt and khaki pants.
The man holds a small black book with the words 'Holy Bible' painted on either side and a large, yellow banner that says, 'Repent or perish. You must be born again and sin no more.'
The man, encircled by about 200 University of Florida students, smiles and sticks out his left ring finger, showing the students his wedding band.
'Thaaaat's the beauty of marrrriage.' he says, drawing out his words. 'And you don't need a condom.'
'Do you have sex for procreation or for pleasure?' someone else asks.
'That's none of your bea-boody-bop-bop business' he replies, puckering his lips out like a fish with every word.
The man is known as Preacher JK. The 43-year-old minister stands in Turlington Plaza for three hours at a time, shouting his sermons. He is reminiscent of a bull dog, barking the Gospel at the students with strength and ferocity, while his wife, Evangelista, tapes the scene on her camcorder.
For security reasons, JK goes by his initials, while his wife uses her middle name.
The ferocity for Jesus that JK brings to the plaza hasn't always been with him.
His life has taken him from one extreme to the next.
During his teenage years and through must of his twenties JK says he was a living his life terribly.
He was on drugs and even though he had realized in his teen years that he was supposed to accept Jesus as his savior, he had chosen not to.
When he was 30, he decided to accept Jesus into his life and be as zealous a Christian as he was a sinner during his youth.
Until two years ago, JK and Evangelista resided in Miami, Fla.
JK worked as a Special Projects Coordinator in the field of Weathering Research and Development and was a minister at a local church.
His wife worked as an administrative assistant.
Their life changed when they received a call.
'-The Lord Jesus Christ called us out of our slumber and commanded us to 'sell all that you have, give to the poor and take up your cross and follow me,'' JK says.
That's just what they did.
They quit their jobs, sold their home and gave away or sold most of their possessions to create Bema Ministries.
Bema Ministries consists of Preacher JK and Evangelista traveling all over the country, living out of their truck and R.V., in an effort to spread the Gospel.
The minister's attempt to live biblically has caused him to become two men: Preacher JK and JK.
Preacher JK is loud and ferocious.
He seems powerful and strong.
His age could be anywhere from 35 to 47.
Preacher JK is always right, even when he is wrong.
He knows the scripture like the palm of his hand.
His beliefs are thought to be radical and he will tell you go home and look in your bible for an answer before explaining himself.
JK, on the other hand, is very soft-spoken.
He speaks in a low, soothing voice, like a grandfather would to his grandchildren when telling them a bedtime story.
The long lines on either side of his cheek along with his gray and white hair are more noticeable, giving a better perception of his age.
He smiles at everyone, including those who were unkind to him during his preaching.
JK's contrasting behavior is a result of how the people he is surrounded by act toward him.
When the students yell at him, he yells back.
When they speak to him calmly, he speaks back calmly.
No matter which person he is at the time, JK's beliefs do not change.
Whether he is yelling them in the plaza or explaining them softly to an inquiring student, he is the same fervent Christian at all times.
JK's unpopularity with the students comes from his lack of solid explanations when he is Preacher JK.
Preacher JK will tell the students to go home and look in their bibles or go off on a tangent about Barack Obama having sex with Michelle Obama, but JK will give an explanation for his beliefs more readily.
On Jan. 21, a photo of Preacher JK was featured in The Independent Florida Alligator.
It depicted two students, one holding a sign with an arrow pointing to Preacher JK that read 'Richard Simmons #1 Fan,' and another student sticking up his middle finger at the minister.
At the time, JK was holding a sign that read 'Homo Sex is a Threat to National Security.'
JK says the sign was made by a friend of his and it coincides with Genesis 19. In Genesis 19, burning sulfur kills everyone in Sodom and Gomorrah after the men in the city try to have sex with angels visiting the city who they mistake for regular men.
JK believes homosexuality is a threat to our national security because God could also strike down America for our homosexual tolerance.
On the subject, JK likes to reference Billy Graham, who said God owes Sodom and Gomorrah an apology if he does not judge America for its homosexuality.
'God will not have to apologize to anyone on judgment day,' JK says.
Even though two or three students will express their appreciation to JK for his preaching, he is aware that many of the students do not agree with what he saying, but he is not going to give up.
'We are believing for mass conviction, repentance and genuine conversions, but are not dismayed when it does not come to fruition,' he said. 'A day that the Gospel is preached and sinners are convicted, well, that is a good day.'