8:20 PM For two nights we’ve feasted on Christmas dinners sent by my brothers. Last night we enjoyed lobster-filled filets from Alan. Tonight we ate the ribs from the world-famous Rendezvous Restaurant in Memphis. They were sent by Andy and Betty. The ribs came with spicy yellow slaw, dry rub, Rendezvous sauce, and a big he…
8:31 AM I’ve put it off as long as I can. It’s time to go Christmas shopping. I’ve got my list, I’ve put on an extra layer of clothes to stay warm, I’m ready to go out and brave the crowds. Shopping is a major ordeal but I’m feeling pretty good this morning. We’ll see how I feel in about eight hours. 8:30 AM We leave for Ch…
10:37 PM 3341 miles. 10:20 PM Tuesday shout-out to Marisa Zoller, Amadi Chinedum, Rich and Andrea Nordstrom, Don Shaw, Steve and Amy Tanner, John and Linda Sanduski, Tom Tom Thompson, George and Gloria Jepsen, and to Noe, Erika and Emma Brambila. 10:13 PM Just received this note from a friend in Florida:I have been a member…
12:16 PM Jeff Jacoby explains why a Jew says “Merry Christmas”. 11:08 AM During my sermon yesterday, I mentioned the biblical allusions in several Chinese words, especially “righteousness,” which is composed of the symbol for “lamb” over the symbol for “me.” Thus, “lamb over me.” Here are two books that …
6:32 AM Services for Catherine Faires will be on Monday at the church. Visitation 12 noon-2 PM, funeral service at 2 PM. 6:31 AM Marlene just made me a bowl of oatmeal. Nice and thick. Should help insulate me against the cold. Years ago this sort of weather didn’t bother me much, but now I understand why the snow birds fly …
It’s Okay to Say “Merry Christmas”
Sermon Series: Ponder This - 20045:48 PM We leave for China in 26 days. 5:48 PM 3310 miles. 10:40 AM Today’s entry in the Crosswalk weblog is called Leadership Lessons from “The Apprentice”. 9:26 AM Steve Boisse was right about Primo Taglio. 9:24 AM Al Mohler says that evolution has become an intellectual pacifier for liberals….
10:49 AM God bless Wal-Mart. 10:35 AM The headline says it all: Christmas trees could be used for pain relief. 10:29 AM Charles Krauthammer has written a must-read column called Goodbye Christmas?. 8:42 AM We leave for China in 27 days. 8:38 AM I’ve been up for over four hours because Mark and Nick and John Mark Edwards arr…
5:45 PM 3299 miles. 1:58 PM Click here to view the Internet broadcast of “One Incredible Moment” by the Calvary Music Ministry. 1:55 PM Just finished an interview with Kevin McCullough on WMCA in New York City. Kevin’s radio audience (and his weblog audience) reaches all parts of New York City and into Boston and via th…
5:17 PM We leave for China in 29 days. Our visas arrived yesterday. Last night I called my brother Alan (who is traveling with us) and we talked about his flight plans from Memphis to Chicago. This morning we called Josh around 7:30 AM. Since there is a 14-hour time difference, it was 9:30 PM in Beijing. He sounded great, r…