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Wednesday, December 31, 2003
by Ray Pritchard

11:37 PM Cotton Bowl countdown: 37 hours, 23 minutes. 11:35 PM The house is empty again. Nick and John Mark and Caleb are at a party in Elmhurst. Josh and Mark and Dave McKee went bowling and then downtown. So it’s Marlene and me. We had some some sparkling cranberry juice that curled my hair. She went to bed and I’m going …

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Tuesday, December 30, 2003
by Ray Pritchard

1:02 PM Really big renovation news: The permanent surface in the gym is being installed as I type these words. A few minutes ago Marlene and I walked into the gym and tested out the surface. It’s a permanent finish called “Mondo” that has a soft, rubbery feel that will be excellent for basketball and volleyball. It’s al…

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Monday, December 29, 2003
by Ray Pritchard

11:20 PM Among the visitors Sunday morning, I met Jim and Sue Nicodem and their children Emily, Rachel and Andrew. Jim is the pastor of Christ Community Church in St. Charles, one of the most dynamic churches in the Midwest. Jim told me that he and Pastor Bob Boerman go back a long way together. 11:15 PM Quick Renovation Up…

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The Keys to the Cell
by Ray Pritchard

THE KEYS TO THE CELL by Ray Pritchard The man hugged me and wouldn’t let go. “For the first time in a long time, I listened today and I heard what you said.” He told me that some friends came to see him and told him the truth. They were taking a big risk because they didn’t know how he would respond. It wasn’t goo…

Sermon Series: Ponder This - 2003
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Saturday, December 27, 2003
by Ray Pritchard

3:13 PM Speaking of “Lord of the Rings,” Vox Day shows how the third installment speaks to the current world crisis. 2:47 PM Last night Mark, Nick and Caleb Fields watched “Fellowship of the Rings” on DVD. They finished at 1 AM. At this moment they are watching “The Two Towers.” Right now they are watching the b…

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Thursday, December 25, 2003
by Ray Pritchard

9:47 PM Christmas Day is a good time for a bike ride because the streets are almost empty. My current total for the year is 3584 miles. I am often asked where I ride. The answer is, on the streets of Oak Park, River Forest, Forest Park, and sometimes Chicago. I suppose that 95% of the time I follow the same route—an 1…

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Wednesday, December 24, 2003
by Ray Pritchard

11:56 PM Time to go to bed. Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night. 11:55 PM I just re-read the e-mail from Judith Roberts (see below) and liked it so much I thought I should share part of it: EN1 John “Chris” Lindsey’s ship set to sea this morning from Iraq for the last time. The official notification said he’…

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Tuesday, December 23, 2003
by Ray Pritchard

3:32 PM The video presentation of Two From Galilee is now online and ready for viewing. 10:37 AM We received $44,000 in the Legacy Campaign Building Fund on Sunday. 10:35 AM More renovation news … It looks like they are nearly finished installing the glass in the portico archways. Roof almost completed. The gym has b…

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Monday, December 22, 2003
by Ray Pritchard

10:33 PM The “Pastor’s Roundtable” turned out to be three-way discussion that included Roy Schwarcz of Middle East Ministries in Buffalo Grove and a Muslim cleric who teaches religion and Arabic at a college prep school in the Chicago suburbs. We had a frank and civil exchange of views. Most amazing revelation: The Musl…

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Sunday, December 21, 2003
by Ray Pritchard

7:08 AM When I got to my office, I found a bag on my desk with two of my books inside—The God You Can Trust and He’s God and We’re Not. There was a note attached from someone in the congregation asking if I would sign them for her nephew: “Jeff, my niece’s husband & my new nephew, will be going to Iraq in Jan. We ho…

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