10:04 PM Josh leaves for China tomorrow morning so we’ve spent the day together as a family. When I got up, the family presented me with my Father’s Day gifts. Nick went out early to buy me a special gift—three Moon Pies. He said he had to stop at several gas stations until he found them. Then we went to Bob Chinn’s C…
The Civil War Tour-Day 5 Our group started the day in Richmond and ended it in Hagerstown, Maryland. I started in Richmond and ended the day back home in Oak Park. More about that later. 7:59 AM Everyone is one the bus except Phyllis Zelek. She arrives a few minutes late, explaining that she’s been a bit “pokey” all her…
The Civil War Tour—Day 4 Yesterday we started before 8 AM and didn’t finish until after 11 PM. It would take too long to summarize so I will simply present a collage of impressions. 8:03 AM Where’s our guide? … Talking with Lloyd Johnson who served in the 8th Air Force in WWII. Flew 30 missions over Europe &hel…
7:06 AM The Civil War Tour—Day 3 I am writing these notes from my motel room in Camp Springs, Maryland, across the street from the main entrance to Edwards Air Force Base. Today we’re taking a Christian Heritage Tour of Washington, DC, tomorrow it’s on to Richmond, then Saturday we head back to Oak Park, God…
7;24 AM Civil War Tour—Day 2 First things first. Yesterday I commented that I doubted we would stay on schedule because we were off so badly on Monday. But I’ve got to hand it to Cliff Raad who handles our our details. Tuesday went off like clockwork. Despite lots of stops, and quite a bit of travel, we were ahea…
6:06 AM Civil War Tour Day 1: I am writing these words from the Holiday Inn in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Yesterday turned out to be a lot longer than anyone expected. Our group of 35 left Oak Park at 7 AM on Monday and we didn’t get to our rooms until a little after 1 AM–just five hours ago. We start our first fu…
5:10 PM Nick has been scrounging around trying to find a sleeping bag. I think we have one or two but at the moment, he can’t find any of them. He needs one because he is leaving for a weeklong trip to Camp Victory in Zumbro Falls, MN. That’s in southeastern Minnesota, 20 miles north of Rochester. He’s going there with John…
2:15 PM Today’s entry in the Crosswalk weblog is called Notes From the Funeral 2:12 PM The Faith and Freedom Concert starts in 4 hours, 48 minutes. 2:11 PM The following people are being baptized tomorrow:8:30 AM Millie Bensen 10:00 AM Amanda Byrne Anthony Trader Jacob Trader Evan Trader Scott Hall 11:30 AM Pam Bartlett Luk…
11:40 AM Oliver North pays tribute to Ronald Reagan. One of my most cherished possessions is a letter Ronald Reagan wrote that explains Harry Truman’s adage which sat behind his desk: “It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit.” He quoted Thomas Merton, “We must be content to live wi…