5:52 PM A note from a friend reminded that today is my 16th anniversary as senior pastor of Calvary Memorial Church. August 15, 1989, was a Tuesday morning. I remember walking into my office—the largest pastor’s office I had ever seen—and wondering, “What do I do now?” I must have figured something out becau…
10:04 PM Today’s entry in the Crosswalk weblog is called 31 Ways to Pray for Personal Change. 9:30 AM Something happened this morning that has never happened before in the 26 years I’ve been a pastor. At the end of the 10 AM service, we had a ministry time where we invited people in the congregation to come forward for pray…
11:28 AM We went to the Farmers Market this morning and bought some donuts, blueberries, corn, red tomatoes, green tomatoes, green peppers, fresh mozzarella and garlic and dill cheddar cheese curds, fresh-cut flowers, and the sweetest cantaloupe I’ve had in years. Nick and Josh bought some apples. Special note to Ken: I had…
9:20 PM Why most doctors believe in God. 9:06 PM Have you been to the Brown Cow lately? 5:39 PM 1492 miles. 10:06 AM When I got to my office yesterday, I found a note in front of my computer that read, “I’ll see your 20 and raise you 20!” John Sredl left the note because I’ve been bugging him to “give me 20” miles o…
8:55 PM Bob Boerman says don’t worry about rain this Saturday. First of all, it’s not going to rain on our church picnic at Pottawatomie Park along the Fox River in St. Charles. But if it does, we’ve rented one of their buildings that can take care of all 400 people attending the picnic. But it’s not going to rain so you do…
10:23 PM Back home after a very profitable four days of ministry at Word of Life. After preaching twice this morning, Phil and Blossom Woodrow drove me to the Albany airport where I caught a plane for Chicago. I arrived home just in time to unpack and go with the family to Tim and Elsa McKee’s home. Tomorrow morning Dave Mc…
9:11 AM Good morning from Word of Life in beautiful Schroon Lake, New York where the weather is sunny and clear. It’s a gorgeous day in the Adirondack Mountains. I’m speaking this morning at the Inn and the Campground and again at the Inn tonight….
9:28 PM Calvary softball update … The playoffs started today … We lost to the team from the Rock Church but since it’s double elimination, we will play again next Sunday afternoon. 4:20 PM Someone asked me if I was going to do some bike riding this week. I would like to but I’m too busy this week to do any rid…
10:44 PM I’m writing this note from my room at Word of Life Inn in Schroon Lake, New York. We’re about an hour and a half north of Albany and about 50-60 miles south of Lake Placid. This is vacation territory—skiing in the winter and hiking, boating and camping in the summer. This week hundreds of people will be atten…
3:56 PM Campus Crusade has put together the best assortment of online apologetic resources that I have found on the Internet. You can read (or download) free, full-text versions of … Know Why You Believe by Paul Little Handbook of Today’s Religions by Josh McDowell and Don Stewart Answers for Atheists Reasons Skeptic…