I talked with a young man whose life has radically changed in the last year. His story goes something like this. He was raised in a Christian home where he was taught the Bible from an early age. When he was a teenager, he attended Sunday School and youth group every week. He memorized Bible verses and attended a Christian camp where he was challen…
My mind has repeatedly gone back to a song I heard during our week at the youth camp in Florida. One night just before I spoke a young woman sang a song that had been written by one of the worship leaders. I don’t remember much about it except that she had a good voice, she sang in a bluesy style, and the last line of each verse ended with an…
Yesterday I ate supper with a man who has spent the last 50 years in the banking business. During that time he has made thousands of loans to various people for various reasons. He has also started numerous banks, bought others, and sold some. Suffice it to say that he is well connected in the banking world, to the point that he knows some of the k…
Here are a few pictures from Word of Life in Schroon Lake, NY, taken with my iPhone: …
This morning I spoke to 200+ high school and college students at Word of Life Island. The high schoolers are part of the STC program in which they spend the summer serving at one of Word of Life’s campgrounds–Island, Inn, Family Campground, Ranch. Most of the college students are students at Word of Life Bible Institute. Each Sunday mor…
Do you know where you will be three months from today, on October 23? You could be in Jerusalem as part of the Keep Believing Holy Land Tour. On this particular day we will visit Mount Zion, the Upper Room, the Jewish Quarter of the Old City, the Wohl Archaeological Museum, and the Shrine of the Book where we will see the Dead Sea Scrolls. We…
As of this moment we’re 11 days into our 21 day ministry trip. That means we’ve just reached the halfway point of our longest trip of the year. So far I’ve preached 6 times in Florida8 times in Canada with4 more to go in Canada and14 more in New York.We continue to be very grateful for the prayers of our friends. Things have gone …
I’m writing this note from the Snackery, a rustic general store and snack shop on the grounds of Elim Lodge, a Christian conference center nestled against the shore of Pigeon Lake somewhere north of Toronto, Ontario. That’s in Canada, eh?We’re here in the Snackery–and I’m writing fast because it closes in 16 minutes&nd…
The Pritchard Traveling Caravan hits the road this morning. After a wonderful week in Florida, it’s time to head north. Yesterday we packed our bags for two flights today–first to Cincinnati, then to Toronto. And yes, this time we remembered to bring our passports. When we get to Toronto, we’re taking a bus to Elim Lodge, a C…
I received a note from a friend in a distant state saying that he wanted to use some material from one of the sermons he found on the Keep Believing website. He wondered if he had permission to use our material, and if so, what he should say to the congregation. Since that question comes up from time to time, let me state our policy:1. All the mate…