Thursday, March 24, 2005

March 24, 2005

10:45 AM Darin Weil reports that the Calvary 500 total now stands at 215:Power Connection and Allied Forces will be trained in April which will give us about another 100. Homebuilders is scheduling training, 20/20 will be doing training in April, Potters Wheel is scheduling their training, and we still have the Seniors, the…

Wednesday, March 23, 2005

March 23, 2005

10:49 PM The latest entry in the Crosswalk weblog is called A Little Child Shall Lead Them. 3:09 PM Wednesday shout-out to Pastor Abraham Lincoln Washington, Charlie Brainer, Dave Starks, Jon Payne, Natalie Belisle, David Weiser, Scott Thomas, Kathy Jacobs, Joey Newton, Kristen Kamm, John and Karen Grassmick, Becky Jones, A…

Tuesday, March 22, 2005

March 22, 2005

11:30 AM Last week I reported that the pastors had filled out brackets for March Madness (no money involved). When I asked this morning at staff meeting how we were all doing in the contest, Craig Hammond said he didn’t know. Howard Duncan sent this email a few minutes ago:Since Ray asked about the NCAA tournament, and sinc…

Monday, March 21, 2005

March 21, 2005

3:39 PM James Q. Wilson has written the …

Sunday, March 20, 2005

March 20, 2005

6:40 PM Rabbi Schmuley Boteach offers a conservative Jewish perspective on the tragic starvation of Terri Schiavo by her husband.What comes to mind in the story of Terri Schiavo is the famous quotation of Pastor Martin Niemöller concerning moral failure in the face of the Nazis: “First they came for the Communists, but I…

You Can’t Rush the River

You Can’t Rush the River by Ray Pritchard Several friends are about to make job changes and major career moves. In more than one case it means leaving this area for another part of the country; sometimes it means leaving a job with no certainty about a future paycheck. Since I’ve been in both situations myself, I know …

Sermon Series: Ponder This - 2005

Saturday, March 19, 2005

March 19, 2005

10:07 AM Today’s entry in the Crosswalk weblog is called Peanuts, RC Cola, Cheese Straws and Nanner Puddin’. 8:33 AM Would you like an example of successful Multi-Site churches? Here is a note just received from Tiffani Boerio in Nairobi, Kenya:It was so interesting to read your note today (with the sermon) about Calvary be…

Friday, March 18, 2005

March 18, 2005

8:04 AM Here are two new entries in the Crosswalk weblog: Do You Put Peanuts in Your RC Cola? Should You Read the Da Vinci Code?…

Thursday, March 17, 2005

March 17, 2005

5:36 PM Kevin McCullough interviewed me for 40 minutes this afternoon on WMCA in New York. We talked about the Terri Schiavo case, the biblical grounds for civil disobedience, and Rick Warren’s book, The Purpose-Driven Life. It was a fascinating, fast-paced discussion. Click here for information on how you can hear the inte…

Wednesday, March 16, 2005

March 16, 2005

4:13 PM The two Power Point presentations on the Multi-Site church that Pastor Bob Boerman and I presented last Sunday night are online. You must have PowerPoint software installed on your computer to view them. 4:11 PM This week’s Christian Carnival is now online. It includes timely articles from all parts of the Christian…