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February 2012 blog entries
A Visit to the Taj
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Thursday, February 2
If you ever have a chance, you should visit the Taj Mahal.It fully deserves its reputation as one of the wonders of the world. Built as a mausoleum by grief-stricken Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in honor of his third wife, the Taj took 20,000 men 22 years to build. Except for the Shah’s tomb, which was added later, everything in the Taj is perfe...
“My Wife Secretly Prayed for Me”
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Saturday, February 4
“My wife secretly prayed for me."I heard the man say it as he shared his testimony of how he came to Christ from a Hindu background. His wife (who was also Hindu) came to Christ when someone shared the gospel with her. He was not happy about it, but he loved his wife and since she didn’t interfere with his idol worship, he made pe...
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Sunday at All Saints
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Sunday, February 5
When you travel, things don’t always work out as you had planned.I’m writing this note from my hotel room in India at the very moment when I had planned to be finishing my sermon at the pastor’s conference. But our plans were waylaid when we discovered that this is a Muslim holiday of some sort, and they have planned a huge rally ...
Will You Be One of the 1000?
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Friday, February 10
45 days and counting.That’s how many days until the first Keep Believing China broadcast beams into mainland China. On Monday, March 26 we’ll begin a thrice-weekly broadcast (MWF) into China with a potential listening audience of 878 million people.We’re asking God for 1000 people to join us in prayer as the first broadcast airs...
The Next Step
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Monday, February 13
“When they came to the border of Mysia, they tried to enter Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus would not allow them to” (Acts 16:7).Acts 16:6 10 contains several mysteries and much useful information concerning God’s will. The mysteries revolve around two divine refusals experienced by the apostle Paul and his company. At two defin...
Weekend Update
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Friday, February 17
On Saturday morning we leave for a week of ministry at Word of Life Florida. This marks the 19th year that I’ve spoken at the conference center. When we first went there, the center was at the end of a gravel road in the middle of nowhere. I remember speaking to 19 people one morning that first year. Now hundreds come for each session. The pr...
“I Been Married to My Biker Chick”
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Saturday, February 18
Received a handwritten note recently from a self-professed outlaw biker who somehow got a copy of An Anchor for the Soul and read it. I read your book An Anchor for the Soul. It’s a real good beginner’s book.I became a follower of Jesus 8-9-77. I was a full member of a outlaw motorcycle gang with a full set of colors. Of course I spent ...
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Nazareth: The Great Journey Begins
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Wednesday, February 22
“In the sixth month, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee, to a virgin pledged to be married to a man named Joseph, a descendant of David. The virgin’s name was Mary” (Luke 1:26-27).These two verses set the historical framework for the birth of Jesus. They let us know that what is about to happen really h...
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Bethlehem: Birthplace of a King
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Thursday, February 23
“But you, Bethlehem . . . though you are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come for me one who will be ruler over Israel” (Micah 5:2). If it wasn’t the least likely place, it was close.Bethlehem was an “on the way” place. You passed through Bethlehem because you were on the way to or from Jerusalem. Two t...
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The East: Home of the Wise Men
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Saturday, February 25
“After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east came to Jerusalem and asked, ‘Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews?’” (Matthew 2:1-2)The story of the visit of the Magi is found only in Matthew’s gospel. All that we know about them we find in chapter 2. Th...
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The Fields: Where the Shepherds Worked
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Friday, February 24
“And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night” (Luke 2:8). Shepherds generally came from the base elements of society. In that day, they were so little trusted that a shepherd’s testimony would not be accepted in a courtroom. Most shepherds were considered on a par with Gypsi...
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Egypt: Jesus’ Temporary Home
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Sunday, February 26
“And so was fulfilled what the Lord had said through the prophet, ‘Out of Egypt I called my son’” (Matthew 2:15).When Charles Spurgeon preached on this verse, he began his sermon this way: Egypt occupies a very singular position towards Israel. It was often the shelter of the seed of Abraham. Abraham himself went there when...
At the Temple: Born Under the Law
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Monday, February 27
“When the time of their purification according to the Law of Moses had been completed, Joseph and Mary took him to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord” (Luke 2:22). Jesus was born “under the law” (Galatians 4:4).We would say today that he was raised in an Orthodox Jewish household. We know this because Joseph and Mary took J...
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In the Temple Courts: Simeon’s Song
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Tuesday, February 28
“Moved by the Spirit, he went into the temple courts. When the parents brought in the child Jesus to do for him what the custom of the Law required, Simeon took him in his arms and praised God” (Luke 2:27-28). Forty days have passed since the birth of Jesus. Here come Mary and Joseph into the temple precincts, ready to present th...
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Nazareth: Growing Up a Carpenter’s Son
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Wednesday, February 29
“He went and lived in a town called Nazareth. So was fulfilled what was said through the prophets: ’He will be called a Nazarene’” (Matthew 2:23). This is the second time Nazareth has been highlighted in our “Journeys with Jesus” series.There are a handful of places repeatedly mentioned in connection with Jesus&r...
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Journeys with Jesus
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Tuesday, February 21
On Wednesday Christians around the world begin the observance of Lent, the traditional time of spiritual reflection that leads us to Good Friday and Easter Sunday. A quick check of the Wikipedia entry will give you some helpful background. Note that in the Western tradition, Lent starts with Ash Wednesday and continues until Holy Saturday, t...
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