11:13 AM A few weeks ago we shipped 1200 copies of “An Anchor for the Soul” to Heartbound Ministries in Atlanta, GA. On Good Friday they distributed the books (along with a care package) to each inmate at the Georgia State Prison. A few days ago we received a letter from a prisoner named “Robert” at that prison. Thi…
9:16 AM Eric Rubio (one of our high school students) sends the following report on the Christian response (“Day of Purity”) to yesterday’s pro-homosexual “Day of Silence” observed by some of the students at Oak Park-River Forest High School: I would guess that at least forty percent of the student body was participa…
9:59 AM I’m doing a radio interview with Kevin McCullough on WMCA in New York City from 1:20-2 PM today. By the way, Brian Bill and I had a great time doing “TLN Live” on Monday night. We received a steady stream of calls relating to our topic, “Dealing with Doubt.” PAX TV will rebroadcast the show but I don’t know …
3:45 PM Two notes relating to An Anchor for the Soul: From Andrea Shelton of Heartbound Ministries in Ringgold, GA: Thank you for your donation of 1200 books for Heartbound Ministries’ Easter outreach program at Georgia State Prison in Reidsville, GA. Thank you also for the 50 books you sent for our prison chaplains to plac…
10:45 AM I got up early and took a two-hour through Whittier (where Rick and Joanne Hale live). I made it all the way to Whittier Boulevard, then turned back and headed for home. When I got to Colima Blvd., it started sprinkling. By the time I got to Broadway the rain was falling steadily. I was soaking wet when I got back …
3:20 PM We arrived in Los Angeles about two hours ago. Typical Southern California weather—bright and sunny. Joanne Hale picked us up, and from the moment she and Marlene saw each other, they started talking—and they haven’t stopped yet. Her husband Rick was the chairman of the board when I was the pastor of Red…
10:58 PM Mark called with some good news about the Dryer 2 Bachelor Auction at Moody tonight. For the last few years the guys on the second floor of Dryer dormitory at Moody have sponsored a Bachelor Auction to raise money for the “Youth With a Vision” orphanage in Juarez, Mexico. Each year the guys offer themselves to …
7:57 AM Got a call yesterday from Ronbo Feley. He and Jackie and their children and several of the Gaskill kids were at Lambert’s Restaurant in Foley, Alabama. Recently the Food Network named Lambert’s number one on its “Top Ten Places to Pig Out.” Lambert’s is famous as the home of “throwed rolls.” Having been to t…
7:20 PM A few new items have been added to the Miscellaneous category on the Sermons page. There are some WMBI commentaries, “The Power of a Book,” “Little Steps to a Big Fall,” “Time for a Checkup,” Marriage Conference notes, and “What Children Can Teach Us at Thanksgiving.” 1:13 PM Do you know someone who …
9:50 PM This question arrived via e-mail from someone who hear my sermon yesterday—on the phrase from the Apostles’ Creed: “On the third day he rose again from the dead.” There is one thing I’m still not clear on, and this is the use of the word “again” in the phrase we looked at yesterday, “he rose again fr…