Why the World Hates “Christers”

September 14, 2003

WHY THE WORLD HATES “CHRISTERS” by Ray Pritchard William F. Buckley has just published a column with the provocative title, “Bush is Evil.” It begins this way: “In a private forum the question arose, Why do they hate Bush so? And what will they do with that hatred? How far can they carry it? How…

Sermon Series: Ponder This - 2003

Saturday, September 13, 2003

September 13, 2003

7:09 AM We arrived in Lafayette about 4:30 PM yesterday, checked into our motel, and then went to the church to set up a book table. Faith Baptist Church is a large complex built on 15-20 acres. They have a large Christian school with attached ball fields and lots of on-site parking. Sort of the opposite of Calvary. It&#146…

September 12, 2003, 2003

September 12, 2003

1:37 PM Leaving for the Word of Life conference at Faith Baptist Church of Lafayette, Indiana. 11:30 AM Just spoke with Leif Jonasen who is in Northwestern Hospital where he had a stem cell transplant a week ago. He is feeling fine and everything looks good so far. We thank God and will continue to pray for him. 11:04 AM On…

Thursday, September 11, 2003

September 11, 2003

1:23 PM The speech President Bush delivered at the National Cathedral on September 14, 2001 deserves to be remembered. Here’s a link to the text. An excerpt:God’s signs are not always the ones we look for. We learn in tragedy that his purposes are not always our own, yet the prayers of private suffering, whether in our home…

Wednesday, September 10, 2003

September 10, 2003

3:00 PM Phil Newton, pastor of South Woods Baptist Church in Memphis, Tennessee, has just launched a new website called The Way of Faith devoted to God-centered evangelism. It’s loaded with useful material both for seekers and for those who want to share the gospel with the lost. Highly recommended. 10:16 AM Lynette Hoy sen…

Tuesday, September 9, 2003

September 9, 2003

11:07 AM Evidently WMBI is definitely running my taped devotionals this week because I just received this e-mail: This morning…very, very early, I turned on my radio out of habit on my ride to work. Do you know how sometimes you do things out of habit and you don’t notice you did them? Well, that happened to me. All…

Monday, September 8, 2003

September 8, 2003

9:40 PM Coming tomorrow: Steve Boisse disputes my assertions about Parky’s Hot Dogs and issues a bold gastronomic challenge. 9:38 PM Kevin McCullough’s column, “He’s God and We’re Not,” has now been published in the Illinois Leader and the Federal Observer. 9:30 PM Had a great visit with Greg Thornton of Moody Publisher…

When We Stop Playing Games

September 7, 2003

WHEN WE STOP PLAYING GAMES by Ray Pritchard The call came from an old friend, someone I have known for over 40 years. His marriage was in serious trouble, and more importantly, he saw clearly that unless he changed from the inside out, what happened to his marriage wouldn’t really matter. His wife wasn’t the probl…

Sermon Series: Ponder This - 2003

Saturday, September 6, 2003

September 6, 2003

10:45 AM Nick and John Mark Edwards are in Memphis with my brother Alan where at this moment they are at the Liberty Bowl stadium to watch the Ole Miss-Memphis football game. Nick and John Mark drove from Birmingham to Tupleo yesterday, then on to Memphis with Alan last night. They stayed at the famous Peabody Hotel, visite…

Friday, September 5, 2003

September 5, 2003

7:48 PM The two-volume biography of Martyn Lloyd-Jones by Iain Murray arrived today. I decided to buy it after listening to a lecture by Aleister Begg on “The Preaching of Martyn Lloyd-Jones.” Murray’s massive work (over 1000 pages) details the amazing life of a medical doctor-turned-pastor who followed G. Campbell Morg…