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One Glorious Hour in Maximum Security, Pt. 3
Part 1 of my tale of preaching chapel at Waupun Correctional Institution is here, and part 2 is here. I would guess the Walls chapel has a capacity of 200, but for crowd control, only 80 “offenders” – as their nametags declare them to be – are allowed in. Chaplain Francis brought me a jug… Continue reading
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One Glorious Hour in Maximum Security, Pt. 2
My story of preaching at Waupun Correctional Institution Chapel this past Saturday begins here. Chapel at the prison is electrifying. That’s the word for it. Reminds me of Johnny Cash’s classic live album, “At Folsom Prison,” except with Jesus. There’s a saying that goes, “You may never know that Jesus is all you need, until Jesus… Continue reading
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One Glorious Hour in Maximum Security, Pt 1
I went to prison on Saturday, but thankfully, only for an hour or so. Waupun, population ~12,000, is home to not one, not two, but three prisons – two maximum security and one minimum. I’ve been leading a Bible Study at the maximum security Waupun Correctional Institution for about 7 years. It’s an architecturally beautiful… Continue reading
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Shower Power
Want to add power to your shower? We did something at Edgewood about 5 or 6 years ago that we’re going to reprise this coming weekend: we’ll be passing out (laminated) Shower Power prayer cards. It’s all in conjunction with our Year of Prayer emphasis in 2012. The idea is simple. Most of us shower… Continue reading
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Walking with Chuck Colson
When I first read the other day that Chuck Colson was on his deathbed, I started to tear up. He was a man of God…and to me, maybe even a father in the faith. Colson died April 21st surrounded by his family. After I became a Christian in 1982, Born Again (Colson’s autobiography) was one of my first reads as a… Continue reading
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The Field, the Barn, and the New Farmhand…
It was the summer of 1985, and I was at a four week Navigator summer camp experience at a beautiful place called Camp Forest Springs. I had just heard a message by the state director of the Navigators, a man named Bill Tell. Bill said that while Jesus calls us to labor with Him in… Continue reading
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I Love to Tell the Story
Monday evening and I’m still glowing from Sunday morning. An Easter Lilly sits before me in our living room; the pungent aroma has become a part of my post Easter high. What a glorious Resurrection weekend it was. I absolutely love Easter. Love it. Christmas too. For all the obvious reasons…and maybe a couple more. Christmas… Continue reading
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My Son in College? Say it isn’t so.
I need to pack tonight for a visit to Chicagoland tomorrow with Josh and Diane. We’re headed to Trinity International University in Deerfield for Josh’s first visit of a potential college. How time flies…Yesterday morning I walked into the bathroom and found him shaving. He’s a high school junior and has been doing that for a… Continue reading
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Team 500
I’m sitting at the Madison airport on Sunday afternoon waiting for Flight # 4390, American Eagle to Chicago, O’Hare. The kids dropped me off. Under Josh’s capable direction, they’re going to paint the town red (go to the mall) before heading home this evening. From Chicago, I head to Charlotte, North Carolina where until Wednesday this… Continue reading
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Preparing For The Hunger Games
Our tickets are purchased for next Friday morning at 12 midnight – the adventures of Katniss and Peeta in The Hunger Games. Everyone in the Knowlton clan except our youngest has read the book, and we’re fired up to silently salute Rue with two fingers on the lips. It should be quite a night. If… Continue reading
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