11:27 AM Eric Swanson has written a very insightful article that applies to churches in metropolitan areas. The needs are so vast, how will we ever make a difference? He says we need to make ten paradigm shifts, including “from building walls to building bridges,” “from measuring attendance to measuring impact,” “…
6:20 PM One other purely personal note. Got a call from the doctor an hour ago with the results of two recent tests. My PSA is in the normal range again (it had been elevated after my illness in March). And my cholesterol is 181, which he says is good. Should I have a Chicago deep-dish pizza to celebrate? Why not? After all…
6:23 PM Thanks to Tom Gibbons for the news that the new film about Dietrich Bonhoeffer will be shown at the Gene Siskel Film Center, 164 North State Street, Chicago, Illinois 60601, (312) 846-2600, September 12-25. “If your opponent has a conscience, then follow Gandhi and nonviolence. But if your enemy has no conscience …
6:43 AM Here’s the Legacy Campaign prayer request for today: “Praise God that one day He will wipe away every tear from our eyes (Revelation 21:4). Even so, come, Lord Jesus (Revelation 22:20).”…
7:16 PM Congratulations to the Oak Park-River Forest football team. This afternoon the Huskies defeated Elgin Larkin 27-7. 8:49 AM Confirmed this week that I will be portraying the famous evangelist Billy Sunday on Sunday, October 19 as part of the “Tale of the Tombstones” sponsored by the Historical Society of Oak Park…
9:37 PM I actually agree with the point Pat Buchanan makes about the usurpation of our liberties by the court system in America. 8:09 PM Looking ahead to Sunday, there will be special music in the traditional service by Amy Schuler (clarinet) and Jean Boerman (solo), and in the contemporary services a duet by Andrew Irvin a…
8:32 PM Marlene, Josh and I are watching the White Sox-Yankees game right now. But we’re also watching little bits of the Bears preseason game and also the Cubs-Cards game. A sports feast. After supper Josh asked if we had any more cookies like we had the other day. When Marlene said we didn’t have any more, I said, “Your…
9:31 PM Another excellent column by David Limbaugh on why Judge Roy Moore is both right and wrong. In my opinion, he correctly frames the issue when he asks, “Is the hill you want to die on?” For me, at the present time, the answer is no. He’s also quite correct when he says the problem is not an activist judiciary but …
5:52 PM Last week during our stay in Alabama, we heard a great deal about Judge Roy Moore and his refusal to remove a Ten Commandments monument from the rotunda of the Judicial Building in Montgomery. I hadn’t paid much attention to the controversy, but it’s the number-one story in Alabama—and now is getting considera…
8:41 PM No news on Dixie. Yesterday and today I rode my bike and found myself looking down every alley. Marlene said this AM, “I didn’t think I would miss her as much as I do.” Tomorrow we’re going to check with Animal Control in Oak Park. 8:32 PM Four wonderful services this AM. We baptized 12 people, Proclaim rocked t…