It’s been hot in Mississippi the last few days. Yesterday the temperature on my bike odometer hit 88 degrees. This afternoon it cooled down to 85. And the humidity has been up in the 70-80% range. And of course it’s not really hot yet. Summers in the South are notoriously humid, so much so that you are covered w …
Davis Duggins sent me this note several weeks ago:This past weekend I finished re-reading your book on the Lord’s Prayer. I came across a line that made me smile (p. 103). You were talking about trusting God even when he doesn’t answer our prayers. As examples, you mentioned not getting a new dress or “perhaps i …
Cedric Stratton is an atheist. He is also a regular attender at St. Luke’s Lutheran Church in Savannah, Georgia. In the eleven years he has attended the church, he has become a beloved part of the congregation. According to this article, Stratton attends nearly every worship service and church event. He volunteers for …
The following message has just been added to the website:Lessons Learned Along the Way.
9:27 AM A friend emailed this thought: “I am trying to do more listening and less talking during my time with God, to make sure I don’t miss a thing he want to say to me.” That reminds me that this is Day 12 of the 21-Day Prayer Challenge. The prayer goes like this: “Heavenly Father, you are in charge of everyth …
I received more feedback from last week’s entry called Resignation Fever than anything I’ve written since starting this weblog. Evidently I touched a nerve by raising a topic we all acknowledge but rarely talk about. Here are few sample responses (with all identifying details removed):I continue to be extremely …
A few days ago I blogged about Robert Jensen, the professor from the University of Texas who calls himself a “sort of” Christian even though he doesn’t believe in God or that Jesus was the son of God or that he rose from the dead. Even so, he recently joined St. Andrews Presbyterian Church in Austin, Texas. I wondered …
Here is a picture of Mark and his team in China. Scroll down to see a picture of Mark by himself.
The following sermon has just been added to the website:Cataclysmic Times: Spiritual Warfare in the Last Days
I am writing this note a few minutes after 10 PM. By now the college group from Calvary should be back in Chicago. So I begin with a shout out to Josh and Leah, and to Stephanie (who called me Papa Pritchard and Marlene Mama Pritchard, which made us both smile), and to Jennifer, Denise, Christina, Jimmy and Joel. They were …