5:52 PM Time to go to the Brown Cow in Forest Park and have some ice cream. 5:42 PM Scattershooting … During my bike ride along the Prairie Path this AM, I dodged the rain until I was almost in Elmhurst. The heavens opened just as I was passing under I-294. Several other bikers and walkers joined me under the overpas…
7:01 AM A Prayer for Sunday Morning Here are excerpts of a prayer by Alexander MacLaren (1826-1910), one of Great Britain’s most famous preachers. A contemporary of Charles Spurgeon, MacLaren pastored Union Chapel in Manchester for many years. His multi-volume Bible expositions are still in print almost a century after his …
ARE WE ON THE BRINK OF REVIVAL? by Dr. Ray Pritchard Is America poised for a great spiritual awakening? Many factors argue against it. Several years ago Chuck Colson issued a solemn warning about the decline of our culture. He spotlighted three ominous trends: partial-birth abortion, euthanasia, and the movement to legalize…
Sermon Series: Ponder This - 20047:37 PM Counting down … 8 days until the Family Fun Fest—June 6, 12:30-2:30 PM 14 days until the Faith and Freedom Concert—June 12, 7 PM 7:31 PM A Letter From “Moe” This is one of the more unusual prison letters we have received. I usually write back to all the prisoners who write to me. Along w…
5:35 PM I think I should go see this movie. 11:04 AM Counting down … 9 days until the Family Fun Fest—June 6, 12:30-2:30 PM 15 days until the Faith and Freedom Concert—June 12, 7 PM 11:01 AM Marvin Olasky was among a small group of journalists who met with President Bush on Wednesday. This is his report. …
7:20 PM Just posted an entry called Baggage Claim on the Crosswalk weblog. 10:52 AM I’m on the radio twice today: 1:20-2 PM With Kevin McCullough on WMCA in New York City. 4-5 PM With Adam McManus on KSLR in San Antonio, TX. (Later: This interview never happened. I was ready but they never called. That sometimes happens. We…
10:57 PM Okay, fine, I’m happy for everyone, but I’m still a John Stevens fan. 8:30 AM I’m doing two radio interviews today: 11:05 AM KBJS, Jacksonville, TX. 1:15-2 PM Janet Parshall’s America, a national broadcast originating in Washington, DC. Both these interviews are for Beyond All You Could Ask or Think. 7:41 AM The cu…
12:28 PM Cardinal Francis George has sent a letter to priests in the Chicago area instructing them not to serve communion to Catholics who wear a rainbow sash to church this Sunday. The sash is a symbol of a group of gay Catholics who challenge the traditional Catholic teaching regarding homosexual behavior. In his memo to …
7:49 AM Last night Mark came over and we watched episodes 3 & 4 of “Band of Brothers.” Has there ever been a better TV miniseries? “Band of Brothers” gets my vote as the best—it’s easily the best-ever on World War II. 7:48 AM Sarah Alexander explains why gay marriage hurts children. 7:43 AM My Monday entry on …
11:02 PM Special thanks to Kevin McCullough for his kind words about my new book, Beyond All You Could Ask or Think … Props to Mark Elfstrand, host of Mornings on WMBI. Last week the station played five devotionals by me at 5:12 AM each weekday as part of their “Breakfast for the Soul.” Between the worship servic…