12:37 PM Marlene and I marched in our first 4th of July parade this AM. We were part of the Oak Park Christian Academy crew that marched about a half-mile or so up Ridgeland Avenue. OPCA was # 49 out of about 80 local entries. We had a big banner and waved American flags at the crowds gathered on the sidewalks. Ronbo and Ja…
6:11 PM Two exciting reports regarding An Anchor for the Soul. The first comes from Seth Grotelueschen who is passing along an e-mail he received from a friend: Just wanted to give you a praise report! My dear 60-year old JEWISH cousin read “An Anchor for the Soul” and told me that she wants to give her life to Christ!!…
2:36 PM I think we’ve walked at least four miles so far today. Early this AM we walked from the hotel to Navy Pier where we took a historical Chicago boat cruise. It was a perfect morning—clear, not much breeze, moderate temperature, and the view of the Chicago skyline from Lake Michigan was spectacular. We were amaze…
7:25 PM Writing this from the Itunes Store on Michigan Avenue in Chicago. Marlene and I are here on a two-day vacation. We’re staying at one of the hotels downtown as part of a package we won at the OPCA auction in November. Ate supper at Heaven on Seven and then walked the “Magnificent Mile.” Tomorrow we take a boat cr…
1:27 PM Had lunch today with Roy Patterson and Bruce Everhart of WMBI. They came to Oak Park and we had a fine time walking down Lake Street and talking together about Frank Lloyd Wright and Ernest Hemingway and how Calvary has made the commitment not to relocate but to stay in the village where we have had a ministry presence for 88 years. 1:22 PM…
Groundbreaking Sunday has arrived! 4:22 PM The service is over, the picnic is done, and we are back home again. A great day in every respect. I was told that the attendance was almost 1500, our largest-ever summer attendance. We used every chair we had and the big tent was packed to overflowing. Baptism was a great success …
REACHING, TEACHING, CARING, WORSHIPING by Ray Pritchard At the Biannual Business Meeting in March, I announced to the membership that we are reorganizing the staff and all the ministries of the church around four great biblical priorities–reaching, teaching, caring, and worshiping. The idea came to me as I read Rick Warre…
Sermon Series: Ponder This - 2003“One generation shall praise Your works to another, and shall declare your mighty acts” (Psalm 145:4). The story must be […]
Text: Psalm 145:4Only 1 more day till Groundbreaking Sunday! 10:03 PM Just back from a visit to the big tent. Lots of our people were in and out tonight checking on things: Mari Burda and Mary Mattucci were setting up for the picnic in Austin Gardens. Mary Brooks, Donnie, Tom and Gail Tornow were watching the tent until 9 PM. Dwight and Betty Nelson came by, also P…
Only 2 more days till Groundbreaking Sunday! 10:26 AM At pastoral staff meeting this AM we went over the final details for Groundbreaking Sunday. We received the permit from the village to put up the big tent, which will be erected in the west parking lot starting at 7 AM Saturday … Pan’s Food Center on Oak Park Aven…