The story of The Holy Observer goes all the way back to the summer of 2002 when founder Marcus Crosby was jogging near his Plymouth, Michigan apartment. Stopping to rest under a large oak tree, Crosby saw a vision of a silver laptop appear on the ground beside him. Crosby picked it up and there on the screen was The Holy Observer Web site.
"I was really confused," Crosby recalls. "So I just put it down and started to jog away."
But as he began to run away, he tripped over a walkman. Crosby picked it up and listened to it. The tape contained detailed instructions from God on exactly what he should do to start The Holy Observer.
"I'm really glad that walkman showed up," Crosby said. "I don't know what was up with that laptop."
The tape told Crosby to launch the first ever hard-hitting Christian news Web site. Although the tape clearly called for Crosby to launch the Web site on Christmas Day, 2002, he didn’t get around to it until May 15, 2003.
"I got busy," he said. "There was a lot going on right around Christmas."
Despite the late start, The Holy Observer remains committed to reporting on issues vital to contemporary Christian life, never forgetting the message of Hezekiah 13:7, "Ye that dwelleth in His name, observe the news of the Lord."