Cyber-Evangelist to ``Harvest'' Souls On Internet TV.Entertainment Editors & High-Tech Writers PITTSBURGH--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--May 12, 2000 Harvest Time Noun 1. harvest time - the season for gathering crops harvest farming, husbandry, agriculture - the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock , a new weekly Internet TV (1) Watching TV programs on or from the Internet. There are countless video clips available on Web sites for streaming as well as subscription services that offer TV programs and movies for downloading. show, delivers Christianity to people hungry for more knowledge of the supernatural in the comfort of their own homes. The show, which tackles such controversial subjects as "fun through sex," premiers this week at http://www.fromUSAlive.com/harvest. "We present Harvest Time in a very contemporary, non-confrontational way," states Pastor "Buck" Schafer, an Oral Roberts Noun 1. Oral Roberts - United States evangelist (born 1918) Roberts University alumnus ALUMNUS, civil law. A child which one has nursed; a foster child. Dig. 40, 2, 14. who has 16 years of experience as the pastor of the World Harvest Bible Church. "We're not afraid We're not Afraid! is a website which was created just hours after the 7 July 2005 London bombings as a place for Internet users from around the world to state that they were not being intimidated by the actions of the terrorists. to tackle controversial issues, but we're not standing behind a pulpit and telling you how to live. Jesus teaches the truth, and the truth will set you free." Pastor Buck believes that the role of the church will be redefined with the global audience that the World Wide Web offers. "I think this program will change the way we look at religion because we've taken the sermon out of the church environment," he explains. "I've talked to self-conscious people who aren't willing to worship in public. They won't walk through those doors and go to church, but they are willing to visit an Internet site. People can click on Harvest Time and hear the good news of God by themselves, in their own home." "People will watch this show for the same reason they call up Dionne Warwick on 1-900-Dial-a-Demon," he affirms. "People are hungry for the supernatural. They have a spiritual void that we can fill." Pastor Buck is especially excited about the opportunity to reach people from all over the planet. "I've been to several nations of the world and I believe that people overseas are more hungry for the Word of God than the people in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. ." "When Jesus talked about the harvest, he meant the people: People hearing the truth of the word of God," he said. "I want people to feel free to open their hearts and their ears, and hear what the Lord is here to say." fromUSAlive.com is an Internet TV network that offers unique, episodic, on-demand programming using Microsoft (Nasdaq:MSFT MSFT Microsoft (stock symbol) MSFT Movimento Sociale Fiamma Tricolore (Italy) MSFT Multi-Stage Fitness Test MSFT Master of Science in Family Therapy MSFT Macalester Students for Fair Trade ) streaming media See streaming audio, streaming video and digital media hub. , providing advertisers with clearly defined audiences for each of its programs. A demonstration of fromUSAlive.com is available at http://www.fromUSAlive.com/trailer. For more information, email marcom@fromusalive.com or go to http://www.fromUSAlive.com. |
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