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September 2011 blog entries
My Colon
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Friday, September 2, 2011
How’s that for a title? I just wanted to get your attention so I could comment on the colonoscopy I had today. If you know anything about the procedure, the preparation day is generally far worse than the procedure itself. So yesterday was worse than today. In fact, the only thing I remember about the procedure is that the nurse was talk...
When Facing a Big Decision
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Sunday, September 4, 2011
I received a note that read something like this: When I am facing a big decision, should I: A) Step out in faith,B) Wait for God to open the door,C) Use the wisdom God has given me to make a good decision?The answer of course is yes!Sometimes we must be like Abraham, who left Ur of the Chaldees not knowing where he was goin...
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Nick’s Story
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Monday, September 5, 2011
“I stole soap from Walgreen’s so I could wash myself at a fire hydrant.""I lived in my car near Humboldt Park until I was arrested.""I don’t remember much about my 20s because I was on drugs the whole time."When the police arrested him, he was put in jail for 30 days. Sometime during that period he fo...
Getting Ready to Teach James
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Thursday, September 8, 2011
For the last several weeks I’ve been immersed in the little book of James in preparation for teaching it next week at Word of Life Bible Institute in Florida. It’s been a new adventure for me since I last taught the book on Wednesday nights in the Pastor’s Class that met in the Dining Room at Calvary Memorial Church in Oak Pa...
Where Were You on 9/11?
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Sunday, September 11, 2011
Where were you when you heard the news ten years ago today? And what do you remember about that day?I was in my basement office at home, preparing for the staff meeting that would start at church at 9 AM. Around 8:30 AM Marlene called to say, “Turn on the TV. A plane has hit the World Trade Center.” I remember watching the unfolding sto...
My Sermon on the Sunday After 9/11
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Sunday, September 11, 2011
In the last 24 hours I have an opportunity to revist the sermon I preached on the Sunday after 9/11. At that point America was still struggling with the enormity of what happened just five days earlier. In that sermon, called Living by Faith in an Uncertain World, I wrapped up by giving Five Lessons to Ponder.I share them here because ten years lat...
New eBook Released Today
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Monday, September 12, 2011
I’m pleased to announce the release of our newest free ebook. You can download my book And When You Pray: The Deeper Meaning of the Lord’s Prayer in Kindle, Nook, and PDF formats. Click on the link to download your free ebook. Please note that the free version is only available at the KBM website. If you go to...
A Week With James at the BI
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Friday, September 16, 2011
Word of Life Florida Hudson, Florida I’m writing this note, hurriedly, with about 30 minutes left before it’s time to leave for the airport. In a few minutes Stu Page will pick me up and I’ll start my journey home.Earlier today I gave my final two lectures on James to the 170 students at Word of Life Bible Institute, Florida c...
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“She’s Still My Wife”
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Saturday, September 17, 2011
Recently Pat Robertson made news when he declared that divorcing a spouse with Alzheimer’s is justifiable because it is “a kind of death.” The simplest thing I can say is that he didn’t get that teaching from the Bible. The very concept of Christian marriage rests upon a vow to be faithful “in sickness and in health.&r...
On My Way to LA
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Monday, September 19, 2011
Today I’m flying to Los Angeles to take part in the Fall Church Institute at Mt Sinai Missionary Baptist Church. When I received this invitation a few months ago from Pastor George Hurtt, I was glad to accept because he asked me to speak on one of my favorite topics–expository preaching. I’ll be leading a workshop on preachin...
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J. C. Ryle’s “Expository Thoughts” Now Available in Ebook Format
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Tuesday, September 20, 2011
For many years I’ve turned to J. C. Ryle’s Expository Thoughts on the Gospels when I wanted to study a text from the gospels. Ryle, an evangelical Anglican who served in the late 1800s in Great Britain, had an uncanny ability to get to the heart of each passage. More than that, he knew how to find the “preachable truths&...
Faith vs. Clarity
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Wednesday, September 21, 2011
After the service last night several of us went out to eat. During the meal Pastor H. B. Charles, Jr. shared the story about a man named John Kavanaugh who went to India to spend some time serving in Calcutta with Mother Teresa. The trip came at a turning point in his life when he was seeking God’s direction for the future. It seems that when...
Three Days at Mt. Sinai
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Friday, September 23, 2011
A few years ago–about eight years ago, I suppose–I received an email out of the blue from a man named H. B. Charles, Jr. who wrote to ask me a question about something I had written about preaching. I didn’t know him or the church he pastored, Mt. Sinai Missionary Baptist Church in Los Angeles. Through an email correspondence we b...
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Non-Profound Thoughts on Turning 59
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Monday, September 26, 2011
It’s hard to know what to say about your 59th birthday. What exactly does it represent? Does it have a deep meaning? After pondering the matter I have drawn a few tentative conclusions:1. I can’t stay up as late I could 20 years ago.2. You’re definitely not young when you are 59.3. I was going to say I run slower now but that&rsqu...
Don’t Grab That Barking Dog
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Wednesday, September 28, 2011
“Like grabbing a dog by the ears, so is a bystander who gets involved in someone else’s quarrel” (Proverbs 26:17). Sometimes it’s better not to get involved.A while back someone wanted me to get involved in something (how’s that for a general statement?) that I just didn’t want to bother with. I did have some opi...
KBM Launches China Partnership
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Friday, September 30, 2011
“I think you should consider a partnership with Trans World Radio."That simple comment, made a year ago by someone we met at a Bible conference in Michigan, started a discussion that led to a major decision.Last Saturday the Keep Believing board voted to enter a strategic partnership with Trans World Radio (TWR) to do ministry in China....
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