October 21, 2026
Dear Friends,
This week, two men and one woman prayed with me according to the pattern of Luke 18:13 & Romans 10:9.
A Psychiatric Therapist/Life Coach in his 30s from Norway wrote:
Subject: I do not believe but want to
Hi Dr. James, Would you be open to helping someone who is exploring Christianity and having a discussion? I am not opposed to the physical resurrection being true so it may not be a confrontational debate. Though I am filled with questions. I used to feel like I knew God, even though I don’t subscribe to a religion. That was confusing but I really lived in it and didn’t care to resist it. Then my life was torn apart during a contentious custody case and it’s been a struggle since. I am unsure if apologetics is my way in or way to surrending to God (the intellectualisation of this feels inferior to the lived experience). Perhaps if what I experienced before the struggle can be explained and that is was actually God, Christ – then I could live in full faith and surrender. Best regards,
He asked me, how can something intellectual lead to salvation. I assured him by the end of the call, he’d be safely in the arms of Jesus. And he was. He listened carefully and only interjected with one or two questions along the way. But when it came time to pray, he was quite open. During the prayer, he said something hit him. Something that was not intellectual, but emotion, overcame him while we prayed. He readily agreed to the daily Bible reading and the mentorship with Burt Brink. More than most, he appreciated the chance for mentorship, since, as a life coach, he knows its value.
The next is a woman from Texas. She is a musician. She wrote:
Hi Dr. Tour, My name is…. I am emailing because I’ve always struggled to believe in Jesus, even though I really want to. I have always been agnostic and in the world of “maybe” when it comes to believing. My husband is a Christian from birth and has such strong faith. I’d love to learn what you have to say about it. I found a social media video where you advertised this email and an opportunity to speak with you.
As it sits right now, I would say I do not believe in the resurrection. I think anything other than a “yes” is a no… hopefully this helps clarify things.
Barbara Lloyd and I met with her, and she readily received the word. Halfway through, I assured her that she would be in the hands of Jesus by the end of the call. I could see in her that she was receptive to the word. With joy, she received. I committed her to Barbara after prayer, then I quickly proceeded to the next call, which came directly on the heels of this call.
This is an unbelieving physician in his 30s who has attended church for years in order to accompany his believing wife. He wrote:
Dear Dr. Tour, I attended [online] your talk on faith and AI on August 10th and wanted to reach out.
I’m a physician…, and the talk stayed with me — particularly hearing about your own journey to faith. A bit of context on where I’m coming from: I was raised in a Hindu background, would describe myself as more deist today, and I’m married to someone raised in a devout Christian family. I’ve had a lot of questions about Christianity specifically, and your story of how you came to believe struck a chord. Would you be open to meeting sometime, even briefly, to talk about how you arrived at your faith? I’d be glad to work around your schedule… Thank you for considering it, and for the talk — it gave me a lot to think about.
Best,
I hardly recall giving a gospel call in that AI talk. But I suppose I must have given a short one. We met directly following my Zoom call with the lady above. Like with the woman above, halfway through I saw that he had the faith to be saved, and I told him that he would be saved by the end of the hour. And he was. Again, with obvious joy. He agreed to the daily Bible reading and the mentorship. He is assigned to Chuck Lloyd.
Acts 16:14
“A certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, one who worshiped God, heard us; whose heart the Lord opened to listen to the things which were spoken by Paul.”
The Lord opens the heart at the preaching of the gospel message. I rejoice whenever I see a person respond to Jesus. These are treasures!
God bless,
Dr. James Tour
