November 04, 2026
Dear Friends,
This week two men and one woman prayed with me according to the pattern of Luke 18:13 & Romans 10:9. Excitedly, all three of them attended today’s college Bible study class. One in person and two online.
The first is an engineer from Stockholm, Sweden. He had written:
Dear Dr. Tour, I am an engineer, and I have followed your YouTube channel for some time. Your scientific achievements are remarkable, and your faith is just as inspiring to me. I have believed in God all my life. Now I am moving toward Christ as a personal being, and trying to build a real relationship with Him. My mind is an engineer’s mind, shaped by growing up without faith in the Soviet Union, and it struggles to consciously accept the foundations of the Christian faith. In your videos you often speak about your own experience of coming to believe in the resurrection of Jesus. I would be grateful for the chance to meet and hear this from you directly. I hope your testimony, from someone of your scientific standing, could help me come closer to God. Thank you for considering this. I would be glad to arrange a call or meeting at your convenience. Warm regards,
This man was quite open and gladly received the teaching of the resurrection. He eagerly accepted the assignments of (a) reading daily in the scriptures, and (b) 13-week Bible study with a mentor. I was delighted to see him in the college Bible study class today via Zoom, and he even sent in a prayer request for his son via the Zoom chat.
The next was an international woman student. She is a graduate student at Rice University pursuing an MBA after working for about 10 years at both large companies and her own startup. Now she is part-time with a venture capitalist firm. She came to church two weeks ago and attended the college Bible study and the lunch. That is where I asked her whether she knew Jesus. She replied that she did not. I told her I could tell her about Christianity in an hour if she wanted to learn. That she should send me an email and we’d set up the meeting. She sent me the email:
Dear Professor Tour, This is _________, second-year full-time MBA student at Rice. It was such a pleasure to join you at your home for lunch yesterday. Thank you and your wife for your warm hospitality, and the food was absolutely delicious! I’m also grateful for the kindness, care, and support you both continue to give to students. It was wonderful to meet your students as well…I also appreciated our conversation about how I might begin learning about Christianity. I’m eager to learn more and would be grateful for your guidance on where to start, whether through reading, conversations, or a community you would recommend. Thank you again for such a meaningful day. Warm regards,
She followed through; we met by Zoom, and she was open to the Gospel. I knew she would be since she had already attended the church service, Bible study, and the college lunch. She received, prayed, and is in Bible study with Miss Louise McClarty.
She sent an email that evening:
Dear Dr. Tour, Thank you so very much for taking the time to meet with me today and guiding me through my first Bible lesson. Today meant more to me than I can express. As you said, I am already looking forward to seeing how I will change in the coming months and years. I truly believe what you said that I will experience a profound transformation, and I am so eager to become a far better and more contented person. I will follow your guidance earnestly, setting aside those precious first moments each morning to study and pray, asking God to help me understand and work through the questions and doubts I still have. I will honor the 13-week commitment, reflect carefully on each question, and seek Miss Lousie’s guidance along the way. I am deeply grateful that she is willing to be my mentor, and I look forward to meeting her soon….Thank you again for your kindness, encouragement, and faith in the person I can become. Good night, and warm regards,
She came again to church today and to the Bible study. We agreed to meet during lunch today, at which point I will have a copy of the Bible for her, since she does not own one.
The third is a man from the East Coast with six children and around 50 years old. He owns a web hosting business, and he has written apps for internet financial transactions. Based on what he had written, I was loaded for bear—very unlike the woman noted above.
Subject: Evidence Of Believing In Christ Resurrection
Dr, James, I just watched the video after talk of your debate on Piers Morgan, and came to discover you were Jewish! For some reason that strongly amazed me, and completely left me speechless. But, I will tell more about why was I so surprised and amazed. I’m reaching out concerning “If you do NOT believe in the physical resurrection of Jesus, email tour@drjamestour.org to setup a personal meeting with Dr. James Tour.” Please let me know your next availability. Thank you.
Asked about where he stood on the resurrection of Jesus, he replied,
So I do not believe the historians accounts of it. I do not believe that their mere determination makes it true. Many people do die for lies. Such as Muslim blowing themselves for lies. They might hold it true to themselves but it does not demonstrate that’s true. So no I don’t believe a shred of any historians report.
When we met by Zoom, he said, “You look tired.” I replied that I started a YouTube recording session in my office at 8 AM for two hours, then worked through the entire day in my office, and just came home to start meetings with those who desire to hear about the resurrection. And he was the second such person for the evening. So yes, I was tired but excited to begin with him. He replied that since I was tired, he’d “go easy on me.” For which I thanked him.
He did go easy on me—he listened without saying a word. He received the message and agreed to the reading and mentorship assignments. He sent me a follow-up email last night expressing more about himself. Not to contest, but to reaffirm his willingness to continue with the homework to which I assigned him.
It was a long day but eternally rewarding. I thank God that I can live this life in service to Jesus.
John 12:26:
“If anyone serves Me, he must follow Me; and where I am, there My servant will be also; if anyone serves Me, the Father will honor him.”
That is an amazing promise. Consider the God of the universe setting his sights upon honoring you.
Esther 6:6:
“What shall be done to the man whom the king delights to honor?”
God bless,
Dr. James Tour
