11:28 PM Kevin McCullough offers a moving tribute to Bob Murfin, beloved longtime host of “Morning Clock” on WMBI who died yesterday at the age of 82. 2:28 PM Time to go shopping again—I didn’t get much done yesterday. Kathy and Mia wanted to know why I was starting so early this year—a week before Christmas…
3:37 PM The Washington Times says that pro-lifers are winning the war on abortion. 3:36 PM Al Mohler issues a call for courage on biblical manhood and womanhood. 8:26 AM New bike riding total: 3504 miles this year. 7:43 AM Our Children’s Choirs presented an incredible program on Sunday night. Over 150 children took part in …
11:22 PM Didn’t get around to doing my shopping after all. Got tied up in church affairs almost all day. Maybe tomorrow. 11:21 PM Dennis Byrne exposes the absurdity of the bestselling Da Vinci Code. 10:26 AM Monday greetings to Vita Loredo, Wayne Benfield in Jacksonville, Florida, Bernie Schuck in Indiana, to Paul and Becky…
CUT IT DOWN AND FORGET ABOUT IT by Ray Pritchard Here are two stories to ponder. One comes from the Civil War, the other from the Vietnam War. In Charles Bracelen Flood’s book Lee: The Last Years, he tells of a time after the Civil War when Robert E. Lee visited a woman who took him to the remains of a grand old tree in fro…
Sermon Series: Ponder This - 200310:50 AM In case, we’ve forgotten it, the message of Christianity is about redemption and reconciliation with God. Check out this fine explanation from “DogfightAtBankstown.” (That’s the name of a weblog published in Australia.) 10:43 AM Yesterday Howard Duncan gave the pastors the 2004 Personal Prayer Diary and Planner…
10:05 PM Big renovation news I forgot to mention earlier: The permanent surface for the gym was delivered today. Right now it’s stacked in boxes right on the subfloor. The workers should begin installing it next week. 9:39 PM Fun time with the junior highers tonight. The girls were all dressed up and the guys were wearing s…
9:01 PM Andy McQuitty of Irving Bible Church quoted this Celtic Christmas Prayer in his sermon last Sunday. Here is the first stanza: Jesus, we kneel before you in silent amazement. Thank you that, because of your birth, we know that our Father is with us. May we welcome you, not in a cold manger of a heart, But in a heart …
2:48 PM Had lunch with Rick Ezell, pastor of Naperville Baptist Church. Rick has authored several books, including the just-released Seven Habits of Highly Defective People, a book about the “Seven Deadly Sins” and how to overcome them. I enjoyed getting to know Rick and I’m happy to recommend his new book. Buy a copy a…
7:21 PM David Limbaugh documents the increasing hostility to Christianity in our society. He ends with a question worthy of discussion:It’s one thing for Christians to argue that they should rejoice in their persecution – that’s even biblical. But it’s an entirely different matter for us to stand by idly as our cultur…
8:21 PM Well, it was incredible. I’m not an expert on such things, but I am told that “Two From Galilee” was several levels of difficulty beyond anything our music ministry has attempted before. On one level, it felt as if you were watching a professional stage production. On a completely different level, it felt not li…