8:37 AM Thursday shout-out to Viola Wilkes, Wesley King, Valerie Eaton, Veronica Chapman, Chuck Csakai, Neil Bremer, Lenon Goldsby, Dennis Baker, Joe Wemhoff, Kemi Adeodu, Doug Watson in Glasgow, Scotland, Howard and Morel Harvey in Nashville, and to Lisa Edwards in Waco, Texas….
10:34 PM Today’s entry in the Crosswalk weblog is called The Best Defense for a Bad Memory. 11:45 AM Anchor for the Soul update: We are donating 2000 copies of Anchor to the Library of Hope prison ministry. We are also providing 500 copies to Pacific Garden Mission at a very low cost. 11:45 AM Attendance report from last Su…
11:29 AM Sunday was my birthday, but we were too busy to celebrate so tonight Marlene and Mark are taking me to a restaurant in Chicago. Special thanks to the Bowman children for singing “Happy Birthday” on our answering machine. That put a smile on my face. Thanks to those gave the fudge, the apple pie, and the chocola…
9:32 PM The thought occurred to me late this afternoon that more people have heard about Calvary in the last 24 hours than at any other time in our 90 year history. I can’t prove that scientifically, but I think that’s probably true, and if so, it’s an amazing result of an amazing day. Last night there were s…
THE FIRST RULE OF HOLES by Ray Pritchard A friend was talking with his son about the importance of sound financial principles. But what do you do when you are already in debt? The answer is not hard to find: Get out of debt as quickly as possible. My friend shared a pithy aphorism that he called the First Rule of Holes, whi…
Sermon Series: Ponder This - 20045:41 AM Meanwhile Hurrican Jeanne closes in on Florida. This will be the fourth hurricane to hit the state in the last week. I don’t know if that’s a record or not, but people here will be glad when hurricane season finally comes to an end. Not much action at the moment on the west side of the state, but that will quickly c…
3:07 PM Just received this nice note of encouragement from a friend: “Just remember, when the devil comes around, God’s angels show up too!” 2:58 PM Happy birthday, Nick! He celebrates his 20th birthday today. 2:54 PM I spoke twice this morning to a very attentive group. After the second service, I signed a few books, t…
5:05 PM First Watch was a huge success this morning. Almost 150 men filled the Dining Room and the Parlor. It’s awesome for men to gather early in the morning to fellowship. Mari Burda told me she cooked 450 eggs—and still ran out. These men love to eat! There is still room for other men to join us. We will start serv…
10:17 AM Both the Wednesday Journal and the Oak Leaves carried articles about this Sunday’s worship service and the “silent protest” planned by the Oak Park Lesbian and Gay Association. The Wednesday Journal is not online, but you can read the Oak Leaves story here. 10:16 AM Check out this week’s Christian Carnival, a c…
1:11 PM Today’s entry in the Crosswalk weblog is called Abortion and the Catholic Vote in November. 8:14 AM First Watch for men begins in 2 days. Our theme for the first 11 weeks will be The Battles Men Face. Here are the topics we will cover: Week 1: Men, We Are at War! Week 2: The Battle for Manhood Week 3: The Battle for…