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Saturday, August 20, 2005
by Ray Pritchard

4:28 PM Here are the latest entries on the Crosswalk weblog: Worship: The Oil of the Spiritual Life Better Keep Quiet If You Doubt Evolution That’s Crazy! Al Mohler Is Right 2:46 PM Congratulations to the Happy Husband on his two-year blogiversary. Check out his 100 Reasons I Love My Wife. 2:30 PM The Farmers Market was cro…

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Friday, August 19, 2005
by Ray Pritchard

9:50 PM Allen Yuan, beloved Chinese house church pastor, died earlier this week at the age of 94. He spent 21 years in prison for refusing to join the state-sponsored church. 9:38 PM Surfer evangelists. Cool, dude! 8:10 PM Cool pix of a 1950s Hopalong Cassidy bicycle and a 1950s Huffy (Hat tip to Wayne Johnson). 5:46 AM Men…

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Thursday, August 18, 2005
by Ray Pritchard

7:21 AM 1555 miles. 7:13 AM A big Thursday shout-out to Mike Dixon, Jessica Yu, Gladys Mutai, Zelma Locke, Betty Mull, Dawn Marie, Sean and Laura Mansell, Charlotte McPherson, Chuck Valestin, a big “Welcome back from Africa” to Elizabeth Morris, Jennifer Spencer in Forest City, Iowa, Joyce Bardin, Rob and Mary Gaskill, …

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Wednesday, August 17, 2005
by Ray Pritchard

12:49 PM This week’s Christian Carnival is now online, featuring articles from many parts of the Christian blogosphere, including one by yours truly. 9:49 AM Congratulations to Caleb Fields and the Prairie Gravel team for winning the National Baseball Congress World Series in Wichita, Kansas. 9:00 AM News and notes from our…

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Tuesday, August 16, 2005
by Ray Pritchard

6:13 PM 1527 miles. 10:36 AM More trouble for Chinese house churches. 8:50 AM “The Gospel is Good News only if it arrives in time.” John Haggai…

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Monday, August 15, 2005
by Ray Pritchard

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…

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Sunday, August 14, 2005
by Ray Pritchard

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…

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Saturday, August 13, 2005
by Ray Pritchard

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…

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Friday, April 12, 2005
by Ray Pritchard

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…

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Thursday, August 11, 2005
by Ray Pritchard

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…

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