Posted by Ray Pritchard on 7.20.03 in Civil War, Personal, Travel
8:38 AM Brian Bill preaches in all four services at Calvary today. When I am on the road, I like to follow the four services in my mind and pray for the services as the morning rolls along… Don’t forget to pray for the Allied Force team in Costa Rica today … Also, Greg and Carolyn Kirschner and their four chil…
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 7.12.03 in Current Events, Homosexuality, Personal, Word of Life
8:45 PM Greetings from Word of Life Inn in beautiful Schroon Lake, high in the Adirondack Mountains of northern New York (about 50 miles south of Lake Placid where the Winter Olympics were held in 1980). We had an excellent flight from Chicago to Albany on an American Eagle jet, then rented a car for the 80 mile trip up Int…
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 7.10.03 in Churches, Personal, Sermons
3:24 PM Bob Boerman just came in and told me to be at the church tonight at 7 PM for a special taping for Summer Breakaway. Since Marlene and I won’t there this year (our first time to miss in ten years), I’m taping a special message for those who will be there. The theme this year has something to do with knights and kings and castles …
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 7.9.03 in Biking, Chicago, Personal
11:53 PM Earlier this evening Marlene and I went to Cucina Paradiso, a very fine Italian restaurant at 814 North Blvd. in Oak Park. It’s a friendly, bright and airy restaurant, and although this was our first visit, I’m sure it won’t be the last. Recommended: the fried green tomatoes for an appetizer, the bread pudding (a massive …
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 7.8.03 in Churches, Personal
8:45 PM I’m scheduled to be on WYLL with Kevin McCullough tomorrow from 3:15-4 PM. On the homefront tonight, Josh and Nick had a boxing match in the front yard. The boxing thing started several weeks ago when Nick and John Mark Edwards bought some boxing gloves and headgear and started knocking each other around (all in goo…
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 7.7.03 in Churches, Personal
2:20 PM Here’s the Legacy Campaign prayer request for today: “Pray for the buildings and grounds staff and their extra workload during construction.” 1:28 PM This is “Get ready to travel” week in our household. On Saturday Marlene and I leave for a two-week trip to the Northeast. We fly to Albany, New York, where we…
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 7.6.03 in Personal
6:57 AM It’s hot and getting hotter. Right now the humidity is 82%, which makes the air feel very heavy. It looks like a rainstorm will hit Oak Park in the next couple of hours. Here’s the Legacy Campaign prayer request for today: “Pray for John Sredl as he interacts with the contractors and subcontractors.”…
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 7.5.03 in Personal
7:49 PM Quick note at the end of a good day. Much cooler today, which was most welcomed after the sweltering heat of the last few days. Marlene and I took a bike ride this AM, I rode again by myself this afternoon… . My postings at home are less frequent because our DSL service is out because the portable phone fell …
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 7.4.03 in Churches, Personal
12:37 PM Marlene and I marched in our first 4th of July parade this AM. We were part of the Oak Park Christian Academy crew that marched about a half-mile or so up Ridgeland Avenue. OPCA was # 49 out of about 80 local entries. We had a big banner and waved American flags at the crowds gathered on the sidewalks. Ronbo and Ja…
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 7.3.03 in An Anchor for the Soul, Personal
6:11 PM Two exciting reports regarding An Anchor for the Soul. The first comes from Seth Grotelueschen who is passing along an e-mail he received from a friend: Just wanted to give you a praise report! My dear 60-year old JEWISH cousin read “An Anchor for the Soul” and told me that she wants to give her life to Christ!!…
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