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Episode: Jerry and the Wickedness of Wokeness
On this episode of Street Fishing Podcast... 33 years ago Tony might have taken Jerry behind his county jail barracks and put him in a rear armlock, torquing his arm not so far as to dislocate his shoulder, but to place him in considerable pain. Then, To
Episode: Augustana College--Moments of Calm Amidst Chaos
On this edition of Street Fishing Podcast... Allen emailed me asking for a short list of books that have influenced me. After the Bible, these are the books that have most impacted my life: Holiness, by J.C. Ryle The Gospel According to Jesus, by John Mac
Episode: A Muslim's Crisis of Faith
In this episode, Tony chalk-talks a conversation he had in the summer of 2018. Tony was crosswalking at the corner of Locust/Marquette, in Davenport, IA, when he was approached by a man named Hassan (28). Hassan grew up in the Shiite Muslim religion. He h
Episode: Cancer and Pride Were Killing Stuart
In this episode of Street Fishing Podcast, Tony travels back in time five years to a memorable conversation with Stuart, in Barking, England. Tony was in England, in the summer of 2015, with a small team of evangelists, preaching the gospel on the streets
Episode: Tele Wanted to Help People Forgive Themselves
On this episode of Street Fishing Podcast, Brackston is, once again, on the campus of Illinois State University. Brackston came across Tele, a freshman psychology major and professing Christian. Tony spends 40 minutes on the phone with Tele discussing th
Episode: Montana Stopped to Talk
Matthew Lincoln and Tony were engaged in crosswalking and sign evangelism in downtown Davenport, IA, when Montana, seeing the cross, stopped to talk. Although "churched" most of her life and presently alternating attendance between three churches, Montana
Episode: Did the Lord Save Thomas?
The Lord may have saved Thomas! Brackston Combs went street fishing at a small lake in his community. There he met Thomas (45) who was fishing at the lake. Thomas believed himself to be a Christian, but during his conversation with Tony it became clear T
Episode: Ava Thought Everyone Went to Heaven
In this edition of the Street Fishing Podcast, Brackston is street fishing on the campus of Illinois State University. There, he found Ava, a 3rd-year Mass Media major who was shooting some B-roll for the campus TV station. As a younger girl, Ava went to
Episode: Destiny Had Been Killing People in Her Mind
While cross walking at an area in Davenport, IA called "Five Points, two young women, Destiny and Samantha, approached Tony. Destiny's first words: "I have problems. I've been killing people in my head." That was the start of a 45-minute conversation duri
Episode: Ethan Wanted His Friends to Hear the Gospel
The fish weren't biting very well, but it only takes one to make your day at the lake a story worth telling.Brackston landed Ethan, a 14-year-old professing Christian.Ethan wanted to wait until his friends arrived before getting on the phone. When the