6:58 AM I am reprinting today’s Crosswalk weblog entry here for reasons that will be obvious: Saint Mike (I wrote this column in 1993 when Mike Ditka was fired as coach of the Chicago Bears. It seems appropriate to reprint it since Da Coach is thinking about running for the senate. There is even a website called Draft Ditka…
11:05 PM Wrapping up a good day at Maranatha … I rode my bike 20 miles today—a total of 50 in two days … We continue to meet people with various Calvary connections, including two couples who attended back in the 80s … One sign of a good conference: You lose track of the days. I kept thinking toda…
10:26 PM Today’s entry in the Crosswalk weblog is called The Passion Movie—What Difference Did It Make?. 9:58 PM I’m writing this note at the end of a very good day at Maranatha Bible and Missionary Conference in Muskegon, Michigan. Some quick impressions: 1) I thought last night’s concert by Selah was perhaps the bes…
7:05 PM God bless President Bush for making a strong statement of support for the Federal Marriage Amendment in his weekly radio address today. 7:04 PM We made it to Maranatha about two hours ago after a ride through some beautiful countryside in southwestern Michigan. I’m glad to report that we have a phone in our room wit…
7:42 PM Another nice note—this one from the Philippines:Dear Pastor Ray, Thank you very much for the availability of your free download sermons, I’m happy that this will help me easier when given a time to speak and share the word of God. I am Emmanuel B. Badulis, a civil engineering graduate and working as a college …
4:43 PM Today’s entry in the Crosswalk weblog is called Not Perfection, But Progress. 10:22 AM Senator Orrin Hatch persuasively explains why we need the Federal Marriage Amendment. 9:45 AM Speaking of Alabama, I received an email this morning from Debbie Bolton King with the news that her mother died on July 5. Dolores Bolt…
10:49 PM Today’s entry in the Crosswalk weblog is called Ten Reasons Why John Kerry Should Not Receive Communion….
8:17 PM Today’s entry in the Crosswalk weblog is called A Letter From Prison. 9:18 AM Dawn Eden explains how coming to faith in Christ changed her views on abortion. Her story illustrates a profound biblical truth: Until the heart is changed, we will never see things from God’s point of view. This doesn’t mean that working …
11:45 AM Monday morning shout-out to Greg and Carolyn and Christine and Katie and Stephanie and Jonathan Kirscher. Great to see them in church yesterday after returning from a term of missionary service in Jos, Nigeria. A big “Go Navy!” shout-out Rick Todd who was in uniform and in church yesterday. He sure looked great…
5:08 PM Today’s entry in the Crosswalk weblog is called Four Questions Students Should Ask Their Teachers. 8:13 AM News and notes … The Allied Force high school team returns from their weeklong trip to Tennessee later today … Special news for those attending the Upper Room Service tomorrow. Yesterday workers i…