THE KEYS TO THE CELL by Ray Pritchard The man hugged me and wouldn’t let go. “For the first time in a long time, I listened today and I heard what you said.” He told me that some friends came to see him and told him the truth. They were taking a big risk because they didn’t know how he would respond. It wasn’t goo…
Sermon Series: Ponder This - 20033:13 PM Speaking of “Lord of the Rings,” Vox Day shows how the third installment speaks to the current world crisis. 2:47 PM Last night Mark, Nick and Caleb Fields watched “Fellowship of the Rings” on DVD. They finished at 1 AM. At this moment they are watching “The Two Towers.” Right now they are watching the b…
9:47 PM Christmas Day is a good time for a bike ride because the streets are almost empty. My current total for the year is 3584 miles. I am often asked where I ride. The answer is, on the streets of Oak Park, River Forest, Forest Park, and sometimes Chicago. I suppose that 95% of the time I follow the same route—an 1…
11:56 PM Time to go to bed. Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night. 11:55 PM I just re-read the e-mail from Judith Roberts (see below) and liked it so much I thought I should share part of it: EN1 John “Chris” Lindsey’s ship set to sea this morning from Iraq for the last time. The official notification said he’…
3:32 PM The video presentation of Two From Galilee is now online and ready for viewing. 10:37 AM We received $44,000 in the Legacy Campaign Building Fund on Sunday. 10:35 AM More renovation news … It looks like they are nearly finished installing the glass in the portico archways. Roof almost completed. The gym has b…
10:33 PM The “Pastor’s Roundtable” turned out to be three-way discussion that included Roy Schwarcz of Middle East Ministries in Buffalo Grove and a Muslim cleric who teaches religion and Arabic at a college prep school in the Chicago suburbs. We had a frank and civil exchange of views. Most amazing revelation: The Musl…
7:08 AM When I got to my office, I found a bag on my desk with two of my books inside—The God You Can Trust and He’s God and We’re Not. There was a note attached from someone in the congregation asking if I would sign them for her nephew: “Jeff, my niece’s husband & my new nephew, will be going to Iraq in Jan. We ho…
MYSTERY & WONDER AT CHRISTMASTIME by Ray Pritchard Christmas has been slow in coming this year. Maybe that’s a statement about me personally, but I think it’s more than that. It’s almost as if the whole nation has been busy and distracted and we almost forgot that a special occasion is just around the corner. But now, at la…
Sermon Series: Ponder This - 20038:09 PM Meghan Keating writes from Ireland where she has recently gone to spend a year as a nanny with an Irish family. It wasn’t that many days ago that we prayed together before she left. She is off to a good start: Tonight I’m proud to report that I’ve successfully survived my first week in Ireland. Quite nicely in fact….
4:29 PM Later tonight I’ll give a report on the Golden Heirs banquet last night in Elmhurst. I’ve been to all of them, and I thought last night was the best one yet… . Also I’ll pass along some news about the renovation. 4:25 PM In a few minutes we’re leaving to go to the wedding of Justin Olson and Jamie Morris at t…