8:48 AM Thursday shout-out to Dave Ruths, Kathy Brownfield, the 20/20 worship team (I enjoyed listening to you warm up on Tuesday night), B. J. Ellis, Joanna Morris in Kentucky, Vince Cook, Lori and Deb Wolery, Lura Bodwell, Daniel Puczek, and my longtime friend Bob Cosby. 8:39 AM Calling all bowlers! Oak Park Christian Aca…
6:34 PM Check out the website for the Allied Force Worship Team. Very cool. Click on the names and up comes a picture and a personal bio. Among other things, I discovered that Katie Suriano’s favorite candy is something called “Swedish Fish” and Robert Napolitano loves the song “Somewhere I Belong” by Linkin Park. L…
7:42 AM The Civil War tour begins a week from Monday. Thirty-eight people will join us for a tour of the major battlefields of Pennsylvania, Maryland and Virginia. Two weeks from today we’ll visit Gettysburg. In a related story, the oldest Civil War widow died yesterday in Enterprise, Alabama. In 1927, when she was 21, she …
5:52 PM Time to go to the Brown Cow in Forest Park and have some ice cream. 5:42 PM Scattershooting … During my bike ride along the Prairie Path this AM, I dodged the rain until I was almost in Elmhurst. The heavens opened just as I was passing under I-294. Several other bikers and walkers joined me under the overpas…
7:01 AM A Prayer for Sunday Morning Here are excerpts of a prayer by Alexander MacLaren (1826-1910), one of Great Britain’s most famous preachers. A contemporary of Charles Spurgeon, MacLaren pastored Union Chapel in Manchester for many years. His multi-volume Bible expositions are still in print almost a century after his …
ARE WE ON THE BRINK OF REVIVAL? by Dr. Ray Pritchard Is America poised for a great spiritual awakening? Many factors argue against it. Several years ago Chuck Colson issued a solemn warning about the decline of our culture. He spotlighted three ominous trends: partial-birth abortion, euthanasia, and the movement to legalize…
Sermon Series: Ponder This - 20047:37 PM Counting down … 8 days until the Family Fun Fest—June 6, 12:30-2:30 PM 14 days until the Faith and Freedom Concert—June 12, 7 PM 7:31 PM A Letter From “Moe” This is one of the more unusual prison letters we have received. I usually write back to all the prisoners who write to me. Along w…
5:35 PM I think I should go see this movie. 11:04 AM Counting down … 9 days until the Family Fun Fest—June 6, 12:30-2:30 PM 15 days until the Faith and Freedom Concert—June 12, 7 PM 11:01 AM Marvin Olasky was among a small group of journalists who met with President Bush on Wednesday. This is his report. …
7:20 PM Just posted an entry called Baggage Claim on the Crosswalk weblog. 10:52 AM I’m on the radio twice today: 1:20-2 PM With Kevin McCullough on WMCA in New York City. 4-5 PM With Adam McManus on KSLR in San Antonio, TX. (Later: This interview never happened. I was ready but they never called. That sometimes happens. We…
10:57 PM Okay, fine, I’m happy for everyone, but I’m still a John Stevens fan. 8:30 AM I’m doing two radio interviews today: 11:05 AM KBJS, Jacksonville, TX. 1:15-2 PM Janet Parshall’s America, a national broadcast originating in Washington, DC. Both these interviews are for Beyond All You Could Ask or Think. 7:41 AM The cu…