10:06 PM This afternoon I stood behind Kevin McHale. I also walked by Patrick Ewing. I saw Larry Bird from a distance, and I was sitting down when B. J. Armstrong passed by. It happened at the NBA Pre-Draft Camp at Moody Bible Institute. Mark is working at the Solheim Center this summer, which means he is helping with secur…
9:53 PM Special thanks to Gene Heidt who is loaning me the Civil War videos for our tour next week. And thanks also to Greg Chadaranek for his offer of help. A week from tonight our tour group will be staying at Holiday Inn near Washington, D.C. 9:52 PM Today’s entry on the Crosswalk weblog is called The Touch. 11:03 AM We …
11:21 AM This is the best time of year for bike riding. As far as I’m concerned, the hotter, the better. Yesterday it was around 90 and I had a great time on my bike. 1404 miles YTD. 8:33 AM I need some help! Next week I’m leading a Civil War tour to the major battlefields of Virginia, Pennsylvania and Maryland. At this hou…
10:47 PM John Armstrong of Reformation and Revival Ministries in Carol Stream writes a weekly email newsletter that discusses current news and critical issues from a Christian perspective. Highly recommended. I look forward to reading it each week because John always helps me think more Christianly. It’s free, and you can s…
Last week Skip Olson sent me an e-mail wondering why professing Christians could not stand arm-in-arm over issues of great
moral importance. In many ways the disunity within Christendom opens the door for evil to flourish in our society. But perhaps
the critical nature of these times will…
5:56 AM Yesterday’s Bowlathon raised $9000 for Oak Park Christian Academy. First time I had bowled in about 10 years—and it showed. My high score was 102—and my other one wasn’t. Marlene and I both had a blast. More people showed up than they expected. Afterwards I went to the Brown Cow Ice Cream Parlor and had …
8:18 PM I spent several hours last night answering letters from prisoners who had read An Anchor for the Soul. This one came written on a postcard from a prisoner in New Jersey: Pastor Pritchard, My name is Kirk. I’m 43 years old and I’m now in jail. I’ve been abusing alcohol for over 30 years and it has cost me everything …
10:15 AM We had supper tonight with Tom and Carol Klobucher as an Italian restaurant in the Oak Brook Mall called Antico Posto, which means “Old House.” In years past I didn’t enjoy Italian restaurants very much, but now that I’m growing up a bit, I’ve gotten into it. This is a fine restaurant—very intimate and au…
8:48 AM Thursday shout-out to Dave Ruths, Kathy Brownfield, the 20/20 worship team (I enjoyed listening to you warm up on Tuesday night), B. J. Ellis, Joanna Morris in Kentucky, Vince Cook, Lori and Deb Wolery, Lura Bodwell, Daniel Puczek, and my longtime friend Bob Cosby. 8:39 AM Calling all bowlers! Oak Park Christian Aca…
6:34 PM Check out the website for the Allied Force Worship Team. Very cool. Click on the names and up comes a picture and a personal bio. Among other things, I discovered that Katie Suriano’s favorite candy is something called “Swedish Fish” and Robert Napolitano loves the song “Somewhere I Belong” by Linkin Park. L…