8:50 PM Here is a report from our Greater Love ministry that matches needs with people who can meet those needs. Check the bulletin board in the hallway from the portico to the west wing to see the latest needs—and the answers God has given:To date, we have been able to meet 16 needs here at Calvary. These needs have …
1:22 PM This morning Shirley Banta, longtime church secretary at Calvary, moved from West Suburban Hospital, where she had been recovering from a fractured hip, to a nursing home in Quincy. She made the move in order to be closer to her family. Shirley’s husband, a Southern Baptist preacher, died in 1968. The next year she …
2:59 PM Attention Calvary men of all ages! Circle Thursday, September 23 on your calendar. That’s when “First Watch” begins. We’re starting a weekly breakfast, fellowship and Bible study from 6-7 AM. That’s right—we’re starting at 6 AM, and we promise to be done at exactly 7 AM every week. Each week we’ll serve a …
10:45 PM Today’s entry in the Crosswalk weblog is called Should Paul Hamm Keep His Gold Medal? 6:04 PM Lots of visitors in church yesterday, including a new family from Darlington, South Carolina. Darlington is famous for its racetrack that hosts a huge NASCAR event every year. 6:00 PM Yesterday after church we slipped away…
2:00 PM This will be my only weblog entry until late tomorrow afternoon because Marlene and I are leaving for an overnight celebration of our 30th anniversary. We’re taking our bikes with us, and Marlene is taking her knitting. She offered to leave it here, but I think it’s cute to see her sitting on the couch, wearing her …
8:11 PM A big Monday shout-out to Bruce and Anna Thorn, Jeff and Linda McAllister, Joey and Kendra Newton, Sharon Dodgson who leaves for South Africa and Liberia to serve with the Mercy Ships later this week, Barb Platt, Paul and Kathy Brush, Katie Lucchesi, James Chen, Rich Lin, Sam Chacko, Sunny Winthrop in Boston, Brad M…
10:51 PM Today’s entry in the Crosswalk weblog is called Late Saturday Notes, in which I recommend a book about heaven, discuss grits and the delicious mysteries of the Moon Pie, and what song Marlene and I listened to thirty years ago tonight. 7:35 PM Spent several hours watching the Olympics with Marlene today. My favorit…
12:53 PM Today’s entry in the Crosswalk weblog is called Friday Random Thoughts. 8:53 AM Whitney Hopler wrote an article called Pray Like the Apostle Paul based on my book “Beyond All You Could Ask or Think” on the Crosswalk.com website. 7:05 AM Friday shout-out to Rob and Kim Skinner and their three boys in Colorado Sp…
7:29 PM Today’s entry in the Crosswalk weblog is called Paul Hamm and the Improbable Providence of God. 6:42 PM Two people asked me today if I was doing my century bike ride. The answer is no because that second big project is still only partly. It’s a writing project for Crossway Books that is, ahem, slightly overdue so I …
4:29 PM Today’s entry in the Crosswalk weblog is called What We Saw in Chuck Colson’s Office. 2:52 PM Answers in Genesis has a delightful article (with pictures) on how chameleons change colors called A Coat of Many Colours. 2:05 PM Another new book just arrived: The American Prophecies by Michael Evans. Subtitled “Ancien…