Q & A ABOUT THE BIANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING by Ray Pritchard Q Why should I come to the business meeting? A Because it’s one of two times during the year when you get the inside scoop on what’s going on at the church. Q What you mean by “inside scoop”
Sermon Series: Ponder This - 20041:27 PM Received this note from someone who read “Love One Another Deeply” because a friend sent it to her last night. She added her own interpretation of what I wrote:Love one another deeply – I liked your analogy of a football player – but being a mom of two natural children and two long term foster children, Go…
9:09 AM A big Thursday night shout-out to Dan Baughman. 11:20 AM Several months ago we donated 3000 copies of An Anchor for the Soul to Peter Odanga and the Word of Life ministry in Kenya. He writes with this update:My friend the container arrived in one piece. We as Word of Life family Mombasa are privlaged to distribute t…
9:49 PM Calling all men! First Watch begins at 5:55 AM tomorrow morning. Mari Burda says that breakfast will be eggs, sausage, biscuits, and making a second appearance on the menu—grits! 9:47 PM This week’s Christian Carnival is now online. It contains lots of posts from various Christian bloggers relating the electio…
3:22 PM Only two more days until First Watch, the weekly men’s breakfast and Bible study. We start serving at 5:55 AM. My topic will be “The Battle for Leadership,” which seems most appropriate for this particular week. 6:15 AM I just voted. Mark and I both got up about 5:30 AM and went to the polling place—Good S…
6:13 PM Talked to Josh about an hour ago. With the time change, there is now a 14 hour difference between Oak Park and Beijing. At this moment, it is now 8:13 AM in China. I called to wish Josh a happy birthday. He’s 25 today. He sounded great and I could hear the smile in his voice. 2:12 PM This email just arrived ……
REFORMATION SUNDAY 2004 by Ray Pritchard You could hardly imagine a less auspicious way to begin a revolution. A young monk named Martin Luther nailed a sheet of paper to the doors of the local church. Luther had no idea he was igniting a movement that would change the world. He merely intended his “95 Theses”
Sermon Series: Ponder This - 20044:33 PM The November issue of National Geographic contains a lengthy cover story called “Was Darwin Wrong?” The article contains a lengthy defense of evolution as the only credible explanation for the development of the universe. Answers in Genesis offers a preliminary comment on the article. Why would National Geograph…
7:39 AM Time to hit the road. Just said goodbye to Kathleen. She did well in her swim meet last night, and now she’s on her way to school. Andy and I talked politics for a few minutes, but his last words to me were about Ole Miss football. The Auburn Tigers come calling in Oxford on Saturday night and Andy and Betty will be…
3:54 PM Don’t forget the Concert of Prayer for the upcoming elections this Sunday night, 6 PM, in the Dining Room. Please spend an hour with us as we seek God’s face regarding the choices facing our nation next Tuesday. 3:40 PM Yesterday in Tupelo I spent the afternoon running errands with Alan. First to his office to get …