7:49 PM This was my 8th year to do Billy Sunday—and it was the best one yet. Largest crowds by far. I talked with Corrine Hill and Skip Olson afterwards and we all lost count of how many times we did the presentation. The “Billy Sunday Singers” sang “Brighten the Corner” (that was Billy Sunday’s theme song in …
THE SON OF SO MANY TEARS by Ray Pritchard One of my favorite stories about the power of prayer to win the lost is over 1,600 years old. It begins with a woman named Monica who was raised by Christian parents in North Africa. When she was old enough, her parents arranged a marriage to a pagan man. Evidently the marriage was …
Sermon Series: Ponder This - 20035:17 PM A friend who heard me preach at Gull Lake saw Josh’s Chicago pictures that I mentioned yesterday. She writes with a good question: Was just viewing Josh’s photos. They are great, but where’s one of Dixie? I believe she was the most prayed over little dog over her lost weekend. On that Sunday nite I woke up during a …
4:17 PM Josh has really gotten into digital photography this year. This week his “Sweet Home Chicago” photo taken at night from the Hancock Building won first place (out of 280 entries) in the Urban Landscapes competition on the DP Challenge website. To see the winning photo in a special poster version, click here. 10:5…
4:59 PM Okay, now I’ve seen everything. The Christianity Today website has an interview with eminent theologian J.I. Packer discussing Are the Cubs Really Cursed?. Packer manages to take a swipe at Kerry Wood (who didn’t pitch that great last night). The brief Q&A is actually helpful on the difference between biblical curse…
11:13 PM Not that it matters, but I still believed the Cubs would come back in the 8th inning and somehow win it in the 9th. It didn’t happen, but the playoff run was fun while it lasted. Thanks to all who sent in comments and predictions. So it will be at least 96 years between World Series victories for the Cubs. And good…
5:14 PM Sunday Schedule: Worship at 8, 9:15, 10:30, 11:45 AM … Billy Sunday presentation at Forest Home Cemetery in Forest Park, 1-4 PM … Game 2 of the World Series—Chicago Cubs at Boston Red Sox, 7 PM. 5:11 PM Andrew Irvin reports that we have 10 people scheduled to be baptized this Sunday AM. There is …
6:02 PM Received the following e-mail from a college student who has attended Calvary occasionally: “I am writing a paper for my theology class concerning the 6th commandment, “Thou shalt not commit adultery.” I am interviewing pastors from several congregations concerning the subject of pre-marital sex to see what th…
9:12 PM Every week I meet lots of visitors, but today was special because a man walked up and said he was a visitor from Cardiff, Wales. He is the first Welshman I’ve met during my fourteen years at Calvary. I was happy to meet a fellow countryman because most of the Pritchards came to America from Wales 250 years ago. One …
MARRIAGE PROTECTION WEEK by Ray Pritchard You may not have heard the news until now, but I am happy to report that President Bush has designated October 12-18 as “Marriage Protection Week” in America. The official proclamation begins with these words: “Marriage is a sacred institution, and its protection is essent…
Sermon Series: Ponder This - 2003