12:20 PM The latest entry in the Crosswalk weblog is called Where Do I Go to Drop Off My Sin? 11:14 AM Here’s a fascinating article that probes the connection between the John Roberts nomination to the Supreme Court and the Scopes Trial 80 years ago. 10:32 AM A big Monday shout-out Fred and Judy (Hester) Bodie and their chi…
10:02 PM Playing a doubleheader in sweltering heat this afternoon, the Calvary softball won their first game, defeating St. Giles 2-0. In the second game, they ran into a buzzsaw as New Life (the # 1 team) cruised to a victory that was “something like” 14-1 or maybe it was 14-2. No one was sure. But we definitely won th…
6:38 PM Just ran across a fine new weblog called Girl Talk, written by Carolyn Mahaney and her three daughters. 4:21 PM Here are the latest entries in the Crosswalk weblog: Terrell Owens and Jesus Books I’m Slowly Reading Songs for the Cross-Centered Life…
12:33 PM Did you know Calvary has a softball team? Two weeks ago the Vineyard Church called and asked if we would take their place in the local church league. We said yes, and so far we’re 0-3. But my inside source (Mark) said we played “really well” in losing a doubleheader to the top two teams last Sunday afternoon. I…
6:49 PM Fascinating (and encouraging) results from a recent Harris survey regarding what Americans believe about creation and evolution. 6:42 PM Was Adam a caveman? 6:25 PM Focus on the Family is featuring this article by Brian Bill on their “Be a Voice for Life” website. 6:17 PM Here’s another article on Oak Park being…
3:39 PM Congrats to the Vineyard Church of Oak Park for a creative way of serving others. 3:26 PM Is Oak Park sexy? Today “The View,” a popular women’s TV program hosted by Barbara Walters, named Oak Park one of America’s sexiest suburbs. Is this true? Is it a good thing? The clip on “The View” featured scenes from …
12:22 PM USA Today reports that cohabitation is replacing dating for many young people. The friend who sent me this article said he and his wife just celebrated their fourth wedding anniversary. He notes that “marriage is truly a precious gift from God. I feel sad for the majority of people in our society who don’t unders…
5:48 AM Last night I started reading China Travail, the story of William and Lena Englund, pioneer missionaries to China in the first half of the 20th centur4y. Many parts of their story remind me of the book of Acts. Time and again they faced hostility as they brought the Good News of Jesus to Chinese towns that had never …
6:35 AM Ted and Lois Griffin from Calvary are here this week on vacation. I saw them playing scrabble with some friends in the dining room last night. 6:33 AM Today’s entry in the Crosswalk weblog is called Gull Lake—Day 1. 5:55 AM I am writing this note from my room at Gull Lake Bible Conference in Hickory Corners, M…
10:35 AM A big Saturday shout-out to everyone I met at the Oak Park Farmers Market this morning. On my way to buy fresh donuts and fresh blueberries and raspberries, I ran into Kent Magnusson, Tami Magnusson, Marge Utigard, Bob and Barb Berry, Barbara Lange, Nellie Schultz and Al Elliott. I talked to all of them except Al w…