10:49 PM Here are two new entries on the Crosswalk weblog: It’s Time to Go to China Why Pastors Should Blog 3:24 PM Alan just arrived from Mississippi. The China team is now assembled. We leave for the airport in 17 hours and 21 minutes. 8:56 AM Special thanks to everyone who contributed to the fund for Tsunami Disaster Rel…
9:18 AM Here are three new entries on the Crosswalk weblog: “It Would Be a Joy” The Church in China Six Books I’m Currently Reading Men! Don’t forget that First Watch starts again this Thursday morning. Hot breakfast in the Dining Room … 5:55 AM … fellowship … laughter … Bible teaching &helli…
8:56 PM In my sermon yesterday I mentioned the explosive growth of the church in China in since 1949 (when the Communists came to power). Here are a few articles that discuss how the church grew despite persecution and repression: Jesus in Beijing China’s Christians on a Global Mission God TV and China Religion in China Tod…
9:47 PM Got an email this afternoon with some additional information about salt and its properties as it dissolves:I am just a common biochemist and housewife. I will leave the theological ramifications of salt in solution to you. Table salt is one type of salt called sodium chloride (NaCl). When it is in solid crystal form…
OAK PARK & THE FUTURE OF OUR CHURCH by Ray Pritchard The Village of Oak Park published an article discussing the results of a recent community survey that polled residents on a wide variety of issues. Three factors struck me immediately: Over 50% of the respondents have lived here less than 10 years. Over 33% of the respond…
Sermon Series: Ponder This - 20057:26 PM David Aikman offers a fascinating update on the state of the church in China. (Hat tip to Ken Aycock) 7:25 PM 34 miles. I missed five days of biking because of the snow. Last night I went out after dark, slipping and sliding for 11 miles. Just got back an hour ago from another ride. The roads were better but still s…
10:54 AM Click here to view some amazing before and after satellite photos of the Tsunami disaster. When Dave Hoy sent me this link, he added this sentence: “The cataclysmic events of Scripture suddenly become all the more credible.” 8:55 AM Friday shout-out to Tom Hopkins, Phil Newton, Ed and Chris Keuer, Anne Pettus, …
9:42 PM Here are two new entries in the Crosswalk weblog: Earthquakes and the Second Coming Not Our Kind of God 8:19 PM We leave for China in seven days. This time next Thursday night, we’ll be on the plane somewhere over the Pacific Ocean. 8:16 PM The coldness is made a bit worse because we’ve all been sick this week with …
9:39 PM The first Christian Carnival of 2005 is now online. It contains a variety of entries by Christian writers from across the blogosphere, including something I wrote yesterday. Several entries offer helpful discussions of the tsunami disaster and the “Where was God?” question. 9:21 PM We leave for China in 8 days. …
6:28 PM Here are three new entries on the Crosswalk weblog: Oak Park and the Future of Our Church Get Off Your “But” It’s Not About Me 11:02 AM Kudos to Darrel Babuk who designed our new church sign. Last week the workers installed the stones around the base and sides of the sign. A concrete cap will be added in a few d…