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Sinner, Listen to This
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Sunday, May 20
Last night I happened to find a digital copy of an old book called The Gospel of Forgiveness, published in 1878 by Scottish theologian Robert Candlish. It is essentially a 19th-century “gospel book,” written to convince sinners to come to Christ. Within its cover the reader finds a great deal of warmhearted gospel appeal. One get the se...
“Stealth Attack” Now Available in Korean
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Tuesday, May 15
The Korean translation of Stealth Attack has just been released. Here is how the publisher describes the book:The war on terror is out of balance. Billions of dollars and cutting-edge weaponry pitted against faceless zealots. Cunning foes who fight dirty. Though inferior in strength, they remain surprisingly deadly. In spiritual terms, this conflic...
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“Fire and Rain”: Our Newest Free Ebook
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Thursday, April 12
I am pleased to announce the release of our newest free ebook. “Fire and Rain: The Wild-Hearted Faith of Elijah” is now available through the KBM Facebook page in Kindle, Nook, and PDF formats. The ebook is free to everyone who downloads it. If you have trouble accessing the Facebook page, you can also download it from the “Fire an...
December 1941
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Wednesday, December 21, 2011
This morning I finished reading a new book that in some ways was written 70 years ago. Reading December 1941: 31 Days That Changed America and Saved the World is like stepping into a time machine and entering a world that long ago disappeared.This is the story of Pearl Harbor and its aftermath as told through contemporary newspaper accounts. Author...
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J. C. Ryle’s “Matthew” Now Available in Audio Format
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Wednesday, December 7, 2011
I am pleased to announce that LibriVox has just released the first-ever audio version of J. C. Ryle’s Expository Thoughts on Matthew. LibriVox makes free recordings of books in the public domain. In this particular case, the Ryle recordings were made by KBM board member MaryAnn Spiegel. Readers of this blog know that I am big fan of J. C...
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“Pastor Ray, What Have You Been Reading Lately?”
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Thursday, October 13, 2011
When a friend asked me recently what I’ve been reading, I didn’t have a quick answer because I had to go home and check my iPad. Basically I don’t read anything these days that isn’t in ebook format.Before I give my list, here are three caveats. First, this isn’t a complete list. Basically these are the books that made...
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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&...
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...
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...
“The Help” Bears Witness to the Truth
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Thursday, August 25, 2011
I am not surprised that “The Help” has turned out to be a huge hit at the box office. As of August 23, the movie has earned $77 million, making it the sleeper hit of the summer.A friend called several days ago to ask how the movie is being received in Mississippi. I can tell you this much. When Marlene and I saw it last Friday nigh...
“Credo” Now Available in Spanish
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Friday, August 5, 2011
The Spanish translation of Credo: Believing in Something to Die For has just been released. Here is how the publisher describes the book:The Apostles’ Creed is the most widely accepted creed of the church. Brief but powerful, it is so clear and biblical that all branches of Christendom enthusiastically embrace it. When we stand up together an...
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Harry and Millie’s Incredible Journey
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Monday, August 1, 2011
Pictured above is a brand-new book that you can’t buy online.And you can’t order it in a bookstore.You can’t order it anywhere. Yet.You have to buy it in person at Word of Life when Harry Bollback speaks.With that said, I hope every person reading these words will find a way to buy a copy of Our Incredible Journey, the Harry and M...
John Stott Dies at 90
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Saturday, July 30, 2011
John Stott, the greatly-loved British pastor, author and evangelical leader, died earlier this week at the age of 90. In reading some of the tributes published about him, I was struck by the repeated references to his humility, a character trait that seems in short supply today. Through his more than 50 books and hundreds of sermons, and through hi...
Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Saturday, July 2, 2011
Several weeks ago I finished reading Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy by Eric Metaxas. My short review would be that this goes on the top shelf as the best book I’ve read this year. Two things struck me and stayed with me after I finished the book. First, Bonhoeffer saw much earlier than many others the evil that was in Adolph Hitler....
“Healing Power of Forgiveness” Now in Spanish
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Wednesday, June 29, 2011
The Spanish translation of The Healing Power of Forgiveness has just been released. Here is how the publisher describes the book:Few Christians realize nearly every problem in life stems from an unwillingness to forgive someone. When we hold grudges, seek retribution, and blame others, we end up hurting our relationships with God and people&mdas...
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A 19th-Century Response to Rob Bell and Love Wins
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Wednesday, May 25, 2011
There is nothing new under the sun. So said the writer of Ecclesiastes 3000 years ago. That fact is demonstrated by the recent release of the ebook version of The Doctrine of Endless Punishment, written by noted theologian W. G. T. Shedd in 1885. In what sense is this 126-year-old book an answer to Rob Bell? Put simply, Shedd deals with virtua...
Welcome AFR Listeners
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Thanks for listening to the interview on Today’s Issues. We would love for you to have a free copy of the ebook version of In the Shadow of the Cross. We make it available in Kindle, Nook, and PDF formats.You’ll need to go to the ebook download page. If for some reason you don’t see the image at the top of this blog entry, hit the…
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Anchor # 8 on Moody’s All-Time Bestseller List
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Friday, March 18, 2011
I just received a copy of a brand-new history of Moody Bible Institute written for their 125th anniversary called The MBI Story. On pages 203-204 author James Vincent mentions that four of the top eight all-time bestsellers from Moody Publishers have been released in the last 25 years. Coming in at number 8 is An Anchor for the Soul. I had no idea ...
Book Review: “Unbroken”
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Friday, February 18, 2011
On May 27, 1943 the plane carrying famed runner and former Olympian Louie Zamperini crashed while on a rescue mission over the Pacific Ocean. Of the 11 men on board, only three survive the crash. Clambering aboard a woefully inadequate life raft, they float aimlessly westward, drifting toward islands occupied by Japanese troops. One of the men eve...
We’re Sending Books to Support Our Troops in Afghanistan
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Thursday, December 23, 2010
A few weeks ago I received a nice email from Heather Duff who serves as the chaplain for the 298th CSSB, a combat support battalion soon to be deployed to Afghanistan. She heard through my brother Alan that we donate books to the military. Over the years we have sent thousands of copies of An Anchor for the Soul to members of the Armed Forces servi...
“John Mark” by J. D. Jones
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Saturday, August 21, 2010
Notes from Chapter 15 of Paul’s Certainties by J. D. Jones. This chapter contains the sermon “John Mark” based on 2 Timothy 4:11, “Get Mark and bring him with you, because he is helpful to me in my ministry.""Let fools scoff at enthusiasm and sneer at zeal. I only lament that there is so little of either."&l...
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“The Incomplete Biography” by J. D. Jones
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Friday, August 20, 2010
Notes from Chapter 14 of Paul’s Certainties by J. D. Jones. This chapter contains the sermon “The Incomplete Biography” based on John 21:25, “Jesus did many other things as well. If every one of them were written down, I suppose that even the whole world would not have room for the books that would be written.”...
“The Man With the Measuring Line” by J. D. Jones
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Thursday, August 19, 2010
Notes from Chapter 13 of Paul’s Certainties by J. D. Jones. This chapter contains the sermon “The Man With the Measuring Line” based on Zechariah 2:1, “Then I looked up—and there before me was a man with a measuring line in his hand!”“If I had to characterize this age in a sentence, I should characterize it…
“The Divine Judgment” by J. D. Jones
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Wednesday, August 18, 2010
Notes from Chapter 12 of Paul’s Certainties by J. D. Jones. This chapter contains the sermon “The Divine Judgment” based on Acts 1:25, “Which Judas left to go where he belongs.”“Scripture satisfies itself with this simple, solemn sentence: He fell, that he might go to his own place.’”“The worst …
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“The Elims of Life” by J. D. Jones
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Notes from Chapter 11 of Paul’s Certainties by J. D. Jones. This chapter contains the sermon “The Elims of Life” based on Exodus 15:27, “Then they came to Elim, where there were twelve springs and seventy palm trees, and they camped there near the water."God “has his Elims ready for tired and discouraged hearts. W...
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“Lengthening and Strengthening” by J. D. Jones
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Monday, August 16, 2010
Notes from Chapter 10 of Paul’s Certainties by J. D. Jones. This chapter contains the sermon “Lengthening and Strengthening” based on Isaiah 54:2, “Enlarge the place of your tent, stretch your tent curtains wide, do not hold back; lengthen your cords, strengthen your stakes.”“I can see no sign of decay about the …
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“Walking Without Fainting” by J. D. Jones
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Sunday, August 15, 2010
Notes from Chapter 9 of Paul’s Certainties by J. D. Jones. This chapter contains a sermon called “Walking Without Fainting” based on Isaiah 40:31, “Those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.”...
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“Hindrances” by J. D. Jones
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Friday, August 13, 2010
Notes from Chapter 7 of Paul’s Certainties by J. D. Jones. Chapter 7 contains the sermon “Hindrances” based on Galatians 5:7, “You were running a good race. Who cut in on you and kept you from obeying the truth?”“The difference between an excuse and a hindrance is the difference between a feigned and a real obsta…
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“Temptation” by J. D. Jones
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Thursday, August 12, 2010
Notes on Chapter 6 of Paul’s Certainties by J. D. Jones. This chapter contains a sermon called “Temptation” based on 1 Corinthians 10:13, “No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a...
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“Sin and Grace” by J. D. Jones
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Notes from Chapter 5 of Paul’s Certainties by J. D. Jones. This chapter contains the sermon “Sin and Grace” based on Romans 5:20, “Where sin increased, grace increased all the more.""The text suggests a battlefield; it tells of a conflict that has been proceeding since time began, which is proceeding now, which i...
“The Death of Christ” by J. D. Jones
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Notes taken from Paul’s Certainties by J. D. Jones. Chapter 4 contains a sermon called “The Death of Christ” that examines Paul’s statement in 1 Corinthians 15:3 that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures."The Cross was never meant to be a puzzle, a baffling, hopeless mystery.""And in so far ...
“The Son of Man” by J. D. Jones
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Monday, August 9, 2010
Notes taken from Paul’s Certainties by J. D. Jones. Chapter 3 contains the sermon called “The Son of Man” based on Jesus’ question in Matthew 16:13, “Who do men say the Son of Man is?” Dr. Jones explains what it means to call Jesus the “Son of man.” “We are perhaps more familiar with difficulties...
“The Unaccountable Man” by J. D. Jones
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Sunday, August 8, 2010
Notes taken from Chapter 2 of Paul’s Certainties by J. D. Jones. This chapter contains the sermon “The Unaccountable Man” The chapter title refers to that moment in Christ’s ministry when he returned to his hometown and the people began to wonder, “Where did this man get this wisdom and these miraculous powers?” ...
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“Paul’s Certainties” by J. D. Jones
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Saturday, August 7, 2010
Notes taken from Chapter 1 of Paul’s Certainties by J. D. Jones. The book takes its name from this sermon. I think I could summarize the message this way: “There many things we don’t know and some things we do know. The things we do know are so certain that they give us strength to bear those things we do know.” “The &r...
Let’s Meet J. D. Jones
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Friday, August 6, 2010
In 1898 a young man named J. D. Jones became the pastor of the Richmond Hill Congregational Church in Bournemouth, a popular English seaside resort. The church building is located near the Central Square so that whoever preached there could draw people from all directions. That’s what J. D. Jones did for 40 years. He was called “the man…
Clay Crosse
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Saturday, July 3, 2010
When we arrived at the Clarion Hotel near the Portland airport around 11 PM last night, Clay Crosse said, “We need to get a picture.” So while Janet Kerns checked us in, Lisa Beedy took our picture for Clay’s page of pictures with, as he said, “friends, famous, and the semi-famous.” He’s got pictures of himself w...
Elijah Book Featured in Masterwork Curriculum
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Friday, June 4, 2010
A few months ago I got a call from Broadman and Holman Publishers asking if they could use my book on Elijah as part of their Masterwork adult Sunday School curriculum. I told them it was fine with me, and that was the last I heard of it until a few days ago when I got an email from a pastor saying that his church was going to be going through the ...
Two “Radical” Books
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Monday, May 31, 2010
Recently two authors have written important books with the word “radical” in their titles. I was struck by this seeming coincidence as I read them more or less together. The first book is The Radical Disciple by John Stott. For many years he served as rector of All Souls Church in London. There under God he built a thriving church in th...
Foreign Language Translations Now Available
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Thursday, May 27, 2010
We have just added a new section of foreign language translations to our website. Derek Taylor, our KBM webmaster, has been working to add all the foreign language translations of my books that we can find. We started on this project by going through a box in my closet filled with translations sent to me by different publishers over the last 15 yea...
A Disciple’s Renewal
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Friday, May 21, 2010
Yesterday Ron Thweatt reprinted a prayer called “A Disciple’s Renewal,” taken from the fine book Valley of Vision, a collection of Puritan prayers. Almost 20 years ago Skip Olson gave me a copy of the book, and though it became dog-eared and worn and the binding began to fall apart, I taped it up and still have my original copy. I...
Battling the Black Dog
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Thursday, May 13, 2010
It’s a little-known and rarely discussed secret that pastors sometimes struggle with depression. There are many reasons why we prefer not to deal with this problem openly. Because we look to our pastors as spiritual leaders, it’s hard to think of them wrestling with fear, discouragement, doubt and depression. And pastors feel the pressu…
Guest Blog by MaryAnn Spiegel
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Have you ever heard of Librivox?It’s a net community where thousands of people around the world come together to create free audio books. To date, we have completed over 3000 projects. Most are books, but there is some poetry and drama mixed in for variety. We read only from public domain sources so that there are no restric...
Wednesday Scattershooting
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Odds and ends, a little of this and a little of that . . . *Just got off the phone with Ernie Schulz who said they just got a ton of new snow in Chicago. Ernie runs our Anchor Book Depot, which means that when we ship boxes of An Anchor for the Soul, Ernie is the one who actually makes the mailing labels, goes to the warehouse where we store the bo...
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Michael Card on the Radio This Morning
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Tuesday, February 9, 2010
I’m on the radio this morning from 10-11AM CDT on American Family Radio. We’ll be talking with award-winning musician and author Michael Card about his new book A Better Freedom: Finding Life as Slaves of Christ. The book provides a new look at what it really means to call Jesus “Master.” To listen online, go to the AFR m...
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Top Ten Books of the Last Decade
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Monday, February 8, 2010
Recently I was asked to submit a list of my top ten books of the last decade. I forget how the request was worded, but the upshot was that they wanted me to give them a list of ten influential Christian nonfiction books of the last decade. Well, you can go a lot of different ways with a list like that. Do you want the “best” books ...
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John Grisham’s Advice to Aspiring Writers
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Monday, November 16, 2009
Recently bestselling author John Grisham came through Tupelo to talk about his brand-new collection of short stories called Ford County. While here, he gave a brief interview offering advice for aspiring writers. Among other things, he says you shouldn’t be worried about getting published. Write the book first and worry about getting publishe...
Friday News and Notes
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Friday, November 6, 2009
*We’re on the road again, this time to New Jersey. Marlene and I are flying to Philadelphia where our good friend Pastor Paul Barreca will pick us up and drive us to Vineland. I first met Paul several years ago at Word of Life in New York. Then I spoke for him at Faith Bible Church in Vineland. This weekend we’re speaking at Faith for a...
Lord’s Prayer Book Now Online
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Thursday, October 15, 2009
A few years ago I wrote a book on the Lord’s Prayer called “And When You Pray.” When I finished writing it, I came away deeply impressed with how profound this little prayer is. If someone asks, “What does Christian prayer look like?” the answer is, “It looks like the Lord’s Prayer.” Everything that i...
Help Wanted for Anchor 10th Anniversary Edition
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Next year marks the tenth anniversary of the publication of An Anchor for the Soul. Well over 400,000 copies of that little “gospel book” written in “Wal-Mart English” are now in print. God has allowed us to give away hundreds of thousands of copies to prisoners across America and to soldiers serving in the Armed Forces. Plu...
Friday Night Musings
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Friday, September 18, 2009
**I’m writing this note from our hotel room in Birmingham, Alabama. We drove over from Tupelo this afternoon so we could have dinner with Nick and Elizabeth. Tomorrow we plan to visit the Alabama State Fair in nearby Pelham–if it ever stops raining. It seems like we’ve had rain for two weeks, and the current forecast calls for mor...
Dethroning Jesus
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Wednesday, June 3, 2009
On today’s edition of “The Christian Life Today” on American Family Radio, we discussed the whole question of doubt and the Christian faith. The topic seemed to touch a nerve with many people because we had many phone calls from listeners. One woman said she was glad to know that it was okay to talk about your doubts. I’ve a...
Scott Hamilton
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Thursday, May 28, 2009
This morning we interviewed Scott Hamilton, the gold medal winning skater, for almost an hour. Recently he’s written a fine new book called The Great Eight, subtitled “How to Be Happy (even when you have every reason to be miserable).” We talked at length about how he got into figure skating, his two battles with cancer, and his r...
Five Podcasts on Forgiveness
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Starting this week we are posting a brand-new podcast series called “The Healing Power of Forgiveness.” These messages became the basis for my book by the same title. I preached this series at Word of Life Campground in New York in July 2003. This week’s podcast is called Healing the Hurt We Never Deserved.In later weeks we’...
Blackberry Bend
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Tuesday, April 21, 2009
I’m holding in my hands a lovely new book called “Blackberry Bend” by Debbie Hodson. It’s the story of two children who visit their Appalachian grandparents, along the way learning about the value of being rooted in a particular place. The book is beautifully illustrated with watercolor illustrations by Miriam Moyer. If you ...
Korean Translation of “Leadership Lessons of Jesus”
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Friday, March 13, 2009
Last year Broadman and Holman published an updated edition of Leadership Lessons of Jesus that I co-wrote with Bob Briner. The publisher took the two smaller volumes that appeared in 1997 and 1998 and reissued them in a slightly revised fashion last year. I am happy to report that the Korean translation of “Leadership Lessons” has just ...
Same Kind of Different as Me
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Monday, February 16, 2009
This is the best book I’ve read in quite a while. I finished it during our trip to Mount Hermon, in fact I stayed up late on Friday night to get to the end. It touches on so many issues that it’s hard to list them all. At its heart the book is about three people—a rich white couple who meet and befriend a homeless black man who gr...
Do What You Do
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Friday, November 28, 2008
During a few free moments on Thanksgiving Day, I read most of Quiet Strength by Tony Dungy, head coach of the Indianapolis Colts. If you are a football fan, you will certainly enjoy this book. And since Christmas is not far away, you might want to buy this for the sports fan in your family. There is much to commend about Tony Dungy’s approach...
How to Pray for Your Grandchildren
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Saturday, October 11, 2008
I received a nice note from some new friends we met at Cannon Beach this week. After I gave a message based on Philippians 1:9-11 on how to pray for your grandchildren, I challenged the hearers (it was a retirees conference) to pray this prayer for their children and grandchildren. My friends from Bellingham, Washington decided to take that to hear...
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Prepping for the Pentagon
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Monday, September 22, 2008
This week’s travel schedule takes us in an entirely new direction. Tomorrow morning Marlene and I are flying to Washington DC where I will be speaking at the Pentagon Prayer Breakfast on Wednesday morning. This is such an unusual invitation that it deserves a bit of explanation.In May 2007 Moody Publishers released my book on spiritual warfar...
What I’m Reading at the Moment
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Friday, September 19, 2008
Here is my current reading list. I finished the first one while I was in Spokane over the weekend. The other three arrived while I was gone.Men of Fire: Grant, Forrest, and the Campaign That Decided the Civil War.Doctrine That Dances by Robert Smith Jr. Nudge by Richard H. Thaler and Cass R. Sunstein.Sway by Ori Brafman and Rom Brafman.Don’t …
New Podcast—Asymmetric Spiritual Warfare
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Thursday, September 11, 2008
Earlier today we posted a brand-new podcast called Asymmetric Spiritual Warfare. It seems appropriate that this podcast should come on 9/11 because the treacherous attack that occurred seven years ago is the classic modern example of asymmetric warfare. Although the War on Terror didn’t start that day, our understanding of it changed forever ...
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Eric Liddell Book Released in Chinese
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Monday, August 4, 2008
Just in time for the Beijing Olympics, Evangelical Press has released a new book on the life of Eric Liddell whose amazing story was told in the movie Chariots of Fire....
For Whom the Bell Tolls
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Tuesday, July 29, 2008
While browsing through a bookstore at the Portland airport on Saturday, I picked up a copy of “For Whom the Bell Tolls” by Ernest Hemingway that was on sale for $7. Despite living in Oak Park (Hemingway’s birthplace) for 16 years, I never actually read one of his books until now. I finished the 470 page novel just before noon toda...
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The Shack—Eat the Meat, Throw Away the Bones
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Thursday, July 17, 2008
I never paid any attention to “The Shack” until a friend mentioned it to me not long ago. The book came up in the context of a prison ministry that he and his wife lead each Sunday. He said that the prisoners love the “The Shack” because almost all of them can relate to the concept of a “Great Sadness” on the ins...
The Shack—Lemme Know How That Works Out
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Monday, July 14, 2008
The Scene: Dr. Phil is interviewer an aspiring author who tell him he has a sensational idea for a new book.Dr. Phil: So what’s the book about?Author: It’s about a man who meets God one weekend at a shack in the wilderness.Dr. Phil: Uh-huh.Author: And here’s the cool part. God turns out to be the Trinity.Dr. Phil: This guy meets t...
Two of My Books Wordled
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Friday, June 20, 2008
Today I discovered a website called Wordle that takes any text (long or short) and creates a “word cloud” that gives greater prominence to the most frequently used words in the text. Here is the Wordle for An Anchor for the Soul:...
Tuesday News and Notes
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Tuesday, June 10, 2008
*Yesterday my new laptop computer arrived. It’s a Micro Express IFL 9025 that got a good review on the PC World website. It’s amazing how far the technology has come since I bought my last laptop 20 months ago. *One thing you forget is how long it takes to set up a new computer. I’ve spent hours last night and today transferr...
Chinese Translation of “The Healing Power of Forgiveness”
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Tuesday, May 20, 2008
The Chinese translation of The Healing Power of Forgiveness has just been released. You can order copies fromElim Christian BookstoreB1F, No. 210, Sec. 4Chung-Hsiao E. Rd.Taipei 106Taiwan R.O.C.
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Be Still and Know
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Tuesday, May 20, 2008
We have posted a new sermon called Be Still and Know. The sermon came in response to a question from a friend in China who wondered why God sent the terrible earthquake that took so many lives in the Sichuan province last week. As I considered his question, my mind was drawn to Psalm 46:10, “Be still and know that I am God. ...
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Back to the Bible—Next Week!
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Saturday, May 17, 2008
Next week (May 19-23)Back to the Bible will broadcast five messages I gave on the topic of “The Healing Power of Forgiveness."Here is their bio and announcement of the programs next week.Click here to find out where the program is broadcast in your area.I first met Wood Kroll, senior Bible teacher at Back to the Bible, whe ...
Stealth Attack Study Guide Now Online
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Friday, May 16, 2008
We have just posted the Stealth Attack study guide online for free downloading. You can use it as a companion to the book or as a standalone Bible study on spiritual warfare.
Korean Version of “Why Did This Happen to Me?”
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Friday, May 16, 2008
The Korean translation of Why Did This Happen to Me? has just been released. Copies are available from:Timothy Publishing HouseKwan-AKP.O. Box 16Seoul, KoreaIf you wonder whether we know in advance about foreign language translations, the answer almost always is no. I had no idea that this Korean language edition was comi ...
“Praying For Your Prodigal” Podcast
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Thursday, May 15, 2008
We have just uploaded a new podcast featuring a message called Praying for Your Prodigal. You can download the file from the KBM website, listen to it online, or listen to it on iTunes. If you have a loved one who is a prodigal, listen to this message. God may use it to give you hope to keep believing, to keep on praying, a ...
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New Edition of Leadership Lessons of Jesus
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Saturday, April 19, 2008
Broadman & Holman has just released a brand-new edition of Leadership Lessons of Jesus, a book I co-authored with Bob Briner. The new edition takes selected chapters from the two original volumes, “Leadership Lessons of Jesus” and “More Leadership Lessons of Jesus.” The result is a “best-of” that contains over 70 short ...
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Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Friday, April 18, 2008
Ben Stein’s new movie called Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed opens today in theaters across America. Because the movie dares to challenges the prevailing Darwinian orthodoxy that has a stranglehold on American education, it has already generated a great deal of discussion in the blogosphere. Predictably, the major ...
News from China and Canada
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Monday, April 7, 2008
1) This morning I received a note from ZDL Books in Beijing. They publish the Chinese translation of The ABCs of Wisdom. Here was the unexpected good news:"You will be glad to know that your book ’The ABC’s of Wisdom’ is now our best selling title! We have sold nearly 30,000 copies now and it is still go ...
Things to do Before Going to Chicago
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Monday, April 7, 2008
Early Thursday morning—around 5 AM—we leave for Chicago. We are eating dinner that night with friends in Chicago, on Friday we have a home meeting in Oak Park, on Saturday we have a board meeting and a meeting for volunteers who are helping us “optimize” the sermons on the Keep believing website, on Sunday I’m preac ...
Portuguese Version of “Discovering God’s Will for Your Life”
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Saturday, March 8, 2008
The Portuguese translation of Discovering God’s Will for Your Life has just been released. Copies are available from:Casa Publicadora das Assembleias de DeusCaixa Postal 33120001-970, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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Snow in Tupelo
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Saturday, March 8, 2008
When we woke up this morning, we saw something we hardly ever see in Tupelo—snow!Gary and Dudley cavorting in the backyard.The view from our front yard.As far as news items go, a couple of inches of snow in Tupelo doesn’t rate very high. But it’s a big deal in northeast Mississippi, notwithstanding the fact tha ...
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The Ten Books Club
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Sunday, March 2, 2008
I was thinking recently about some goals for my life, and one of them was that I wanted to do some intentional reading in 2008. I read a lot, all the time really, but not very much of it is what you might call intentional or planned or with a purpose. I’ve always been a “jump reader,” meaning that I jump from one book ...
KBM Website Update
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Saturday, March 1, 2008
For over a year we have been working on a major overhaul of the Keep Believing website. We started talking about it in February 2007, discussed it in detail last July and again in September, and in November we hired Derek Taylor of Taylor Design Studios to rebuild the KBM website from the ground up. I am glad to report th ...
Three Good China Books—And One More
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Wednesday, February 27, 2008
For those wishing to know more about the church in China, these three books are a good place to begin.Jesus in Beijing by David Aikman Before writing this book David Aikman served as the Beijing bureau chief for Time magazine. If you want the most up-to-date treatment of the Christian movement in China, start with this book ...
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William F. Buckley
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Wednesday, February 27, 2008
I can’t remember exactly when I first heard of William F. Buckley or when I first saw an issue of National Review, but I know it must have been in 1966 or thereabouts. I was a teenager at the time and far disconnected from life outside the small town in Alabama where I grew up. This is what I do remember. David Neal a ...
Four Books Worth Reading
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Monday, February 4, 2008
This weekend Skip Olson came to Tupelo for the Keep Believing board retreat. During our time together he asked me to recommend four biographies that I thought he might enjoy reading in 2008. I decided to pass along my recommendations for the benefit of those looking for some good reading during these winter months.Reg Grant ...
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Interview on WDCX Today at 2:15 CST
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Monday, February 4, 2008
I am doing an interview with Neil Boron on WDCX radio in Buffalo, New York this afternoon from 2:15-3 PM CST. We’ll be talking about discovering God’s will for your life. Click here to listen live. I am sure Neil will be glad for you to call in with questions and comments.I am very happy about this interview sin ...
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Portuguese Edition of “The Healing Power of Forgiveness”
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Monday, December 3, 2007
The Portuguese edition of The Healing Power of Forgiveness has just just been released. You can obtain copies from the following address:Editora Mundo ChristaoRua Antonio Carlos Tacconi 7904810-020 Sao Paulo SPBrasil
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Christmas IQ Quiz
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Sunday, December 2, 2007
This morning in Sunday School David Langerfeld gave us a Christmas IQ quiz. Later I found this online version. It’s virtually identical to the quiz we took today with one or two slight changes. There are several very tricky questions, and one or two that we can’t be totally sure about. Try taking it first withou ...
Afrikaans Edition of “The Healing Power of Forgiveness” Now Available
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Tuesday, November 20, 2007
The Afrikaans edition of The Healing Power of Forgiveness has just been released. It is available fromChristian Art20 Smuts Ave.PO Box 1599Vereeniging 1930South Africa
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My Favorite Civil War Sites
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Monday, November 19, 2007
For the last few weeks I’ve been devising in my mind my top ten favorite Civil War sites. The only governing rule was that they had to be sites that I’ve actually visited, which rules out many famous places. And they don’t have to be battlefields, just notable places connected to the Civil War. So here is ...
Recommended Resources
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Thursday, November 15, 2007
We just wrapped our final major trip of the year. This one took us from Tupelo to Chicago to Westboro, WI to Chicago to Montreal to Chicago and back to Tupelo. Here are some key resources we came across on our trip.On our last day in Montreal we met Pastor Joseph Hovsepian, pastor of Temple Baptist Church. He has written fi ...
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On Our Way Home
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Tuesday, November 13, 2007
Tuesday 7:24 AMAt the moment we are on I-57 in southern Illinois, somewhere south of Effingham and north of Mt. Vernon. When we landed in Chicago last night, we intended to drive all the way to Tupelo, but after about four hours on the road, we realized that we needed a few hours of sleep. So we checked into a motel at 1 AM ...
Love and Respect
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Saturday, October 20, 2007
When Marlene spoke to the women tonight, she recommended Love and Respect by Emerson Eggerichs. Turns out that several of the women at the conference have read it also. We started reading it the other day, and I can offer my opinion very simply.It’s the best book on marriage I’ve ever read. Period. No exceptions ...
The Newlywed Game
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Friday, October 19, 2007
I am writing this note from our room at Word of Life Inn in Schroon Lake, New York. Marlene and I arrived this afternoon after two bumpy flights from Tupelo to Atlanta to Albany. On the drive to the Inn we noted the spectacular fall colors—brown, burnt orange, rust, red, maroon, yellow, cinnamon—covering the trees on both ...
The Christian and the Pharisee
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Sunday, October 14, 2007
I think it is a bit of divine serendipity that I just discovered this interview between R.T. Kendall and Rabbi David Rosen. Kendall served for 25 years as pastor of Westminster Chapel in London, and Rosen is the former chief rabbi of Ireland. Rosen calls himself a Pharisee in the sense of being a righteous Jew who seeks to ...
Ann Coulter Got It Mostly Right
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Sunday, October 14, 2007
A few days ago Ann Coulter had a dust-up with Donny Deutsch on his CNBC program “The Big Idea.” Ostensibly she was being interviewed about her new book “If Democrats Had Any Brains, They’d Be Republicans.” But the interview turned into a discussion about how the Jews need to accept Christ in order to be “perfected,” a ...
French Edition of “The Healing Power of Forgiveness
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Wednesday, September 12, 2007
The French edition of The Healing Power of Forgiveness has just been released. It is available fromEditions VidaChemin du Moulin VedelR.N. 113Mas des Rosiers30900 NIMESFrance
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Where Were You on 9/11?
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Tuesday, September 11, 2007
Where were you when you heard the news six 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 ...
What’s in My Library?
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Monday, September 10, 2007
During the Keep Believing board retreat this weekend, I was asked what books I have been reading lately. That led to a discussion of books in general. When I graduated from seminary in 1978, I had already amassed a nice-sized library of basic reference books—lots of Greek and Hebrew commentaries, heavy tomes on theology a ...
Anchor Updates
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Sunday, September 9, 2007
Here are two quick updates:1) An Anchor for the Soul has just been published in French by a publisher in Montreal. We received our copy a few days ago. Originally the book was published to coincide with a conference where I’m speaking in Montreal in November but now the book has been released for the general public.2) ...
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Is It Hard to Keep Believing?
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Saturday, September 8, 2007
I’m writing this note at the end of a very exciting day at the Keep Believing board retreat in McHenry, Illinois. This morning Peter Faulkner led us in a brain-stretching exercise that started with a discussion of intentionality and ended up with the walls covered with erasable sheets of thin while plastic filled with ...
Teen People of the Bible
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Friday, August 31, 2007
Yesterday I received my copy of Teen People of the Bible by Daniel Darling. Subtitled “Celebrity Profiles of Real Faith and Tragic Failure,” this book examines some of the better-known “teen people” of the Bible, starting with Cain and Abel, Isaac and Rebekah, Jacob and Esau, Joseph, Moses, Rahab, Samson, David, Jonathan, S ...
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Why We Pray
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Thursday, August 30, 2007
We have just posted a new sermon called Why We Pray. Here’s an excerpt:In the last two years God has led us in a new direction. After almost 27 years as a pastor, I now lead Keep Believing Ministries. And after spending all our time in large cities (Los Angeles, Dallas, Chicago), we now live in Tupelo, Mississippi. As ...
A New Eye Chart in Ecuador
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Wednesday, August 29, 2007
Last week a team from Harrisburg Baptist Church in Tupelo, Mississippi traveled to the mountains of Ecuador for a medical missions trip. They stayed at a hotel located at 7000 feet above sea level, and during they day they ran a free clinic for a village at 10,500 feet. Several area doctors and nurses went on the trip along ...
Mark and Vanessa—and Parker!
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Wednesday, August 29, 2007
Last night we had dinner with Mark and Vanessa and Parker, their nine-month-old Maltese they brought with them from California. After the meal Mark pointed out that this was their one-month anniversary. Since getting married on July 28, they have been to Puerto Vallarta for their honeymoon, back to California for a few days ...
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J.C. Ryle’s Expository Thoughts on the Gospels
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Wednesday, August 15, 2007
In 1856 J. C. Ryle published the first volume of his Expository Thoughts on the Gospels. When he finally finished the series in 1873, he had produced one of the finest devotional studies of the four gospels ever written. Baker Book House recently reprinted the entire series in four volumes. I mention it here because, as a g ...
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Cover Art for French Version of An Anchor for the Soul
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Tuesday, August 14, 2007
This morning we received a copy of the cover art for the French version of An Anchor for the Soul. The book will be released on August 27. It didn’t work to literally translate the title from English so the French version comes out as “A Refuge for the Soul.” The graphic artist totally changed the cover to give it a v ...
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BevReview.com
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Monday, August 13, 2007
Since 2001 Steve and Amy Tanner have been reviewing soft drinks on their personal weblog. Recently their decided to take all those reviews and create a spin-off website called BevReview.com. Here you can find candid comments about such drinks as . . .Boylan Bottleworks Root BeerJones Naturals Berry WhiteCoke ZeroPepsi Twist ...
An Atheist Finds Christ in New Zealand
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Tuesday, July 31, 2007
Robin Brooks, a missionary serving in New Zealand, sent me the following story:Tracey is a university student in New Zealand. She claimed to be an atheist, but had some very unusual life goals. One of them was to attend a church sometime in her life. In February, a week before university started, Tracey advertised for a &ld ...
All You Need is Love
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Monday, July 30, 2007
Things are winding down in California. Most of the people who flew in for the wedding have left already. We’re hitting the road ourselves in another hour or two. Late last night as I crawled into bed, dead tired, I thought about how impossibly crammed the last four days have been. Our wedding trip has been an unqualif ...
Stealth Attack Study Guide
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Wednesday, July 25, 2007
In late April Moody Publishers released Stealth Attack, my new book on spiritual warfare in an age of terror. Soon after the book came out, we decided to add a study guide to make the book more useful for personal study, small groups and for Sunday School classes. Brian Bill wrote most of the questions. Steve Pederson added ...
Happy 90th Birthday to John Sergey
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Wednesday, July 25, 2007
Today is John Sergey’s 90th birthday. Just a few minutes ago I called to wish him happy birthday. I first met John and Helen in 1989 when we moved to Oak Park. Back then he was 72 years old, and he and Helen were still traveling to Russia at least once and sometimes twice a year. In the 1930s God called him to ministe ...
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Jim and Casper Go to Church
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Thursday, July 19, 2007
What would happen if a pastor and an atheist decided to visit some of America’s largest churches together? That simple question led to a book called Jim and Casper Go to Church. Over a period of several months in 2006, Jim Henderson (the pastor) and Matt Casper (the atheist) dropped in unannounced on Willowcreek, Sadd ...
Did you go to an “ecclesial community” last Sunday?
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Wednesday, July 18, 2007
A few days ago the Vatican issued a document that has stirred up a bit of theological controversy about an argument that has been around for 2000 years—Which church is the “real” church? Admittedly, in these days of ecumenical give-and-take, this is not a Politically Correct question. We aren’t supposed to think like ...
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French Translation of Anchor to be Released in August
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Friday, June 29, 2007
A year ago I was invited to speak at a conference in Montreal this November. As part of the preparation for the conference, we received permission from Moody Publishers to produce a special French translation of An Anchor for the Soul. Originally we planned to print only enough copies for those attending the conference. Yes ...
Winston and Franklin
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Friday, June 29, 2007
During my free moments this week, I’ve been reading Winston and Franklin, the gripping story of the wartime friendship between Winston Churchill and Franklin Roosevelt. The book reinforces the thought that politics is the art of leadership applied to human relationships. These two very different men forged a close fri ...
Find Your Spot
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Friday, June 29, 2007
Are you thinking about moving and wondering where you should go? Check out FindYourSpot.com. After taking an online quiz that asks whether you prefer a large city, a medium-sized community or a small town, along with many additional questions, you are given a list of locations that fit your preferences. Apparently it works ...
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Anchor Books Delivered to Chicago
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Wednesday, June 27, 2007
Earlier today 50,000 copies of An Anchor for the Soul were delivered to our storage facility in Chicago. This means the Anchor Book Depot has officially been reopened. You can read more about it here. We plan to donate the books for the following four purposes:Prison MinistryMilitary MinistryDisaster ReliefMissionary Outrea ...
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Mission to Amish People
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Tuesday, June 26, 2007
Tonight I ate dinner with John Bouquet who is also teaching here at Word of Life this week. Because his church is located in an area with many Amish people, they support a ministry called Mission to Amish People. John said there are 60-70 former Amish who have come to Christ and now attend the church he pastors. Joe Keim wh ...
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Prison Poetry
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Tuesday, May 29, 2007
Last week I mentioned that we are reprinting An Anchor for the Soul and reestablishing the Book Depot. We plan to donate the books to prison ministries, military ministries, disaster relief, and for direct missionary outreach. Yesterday I answered a big stack of prisoner letters that had accumulated over the last several mo ...
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Alaska!
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Monday, May 28, 2007
Although it took us 19 hours of travel, we finally made it to our hotel room in Fairbanks, Alaska about 10:30 PM last night. We immediately noticed that the sun had not yet gone down. In fact, sunset was listed at 11:50 PM and sunrise was set for 3:18 AM. That’s less that four hours of darkness, which is a misnomer be ...
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Anchor Book Depot Update
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Wednesday, May 23, 2007
When we started Keep Believing Ministries a year ago, our first goal was to restart the Book Depot that allowed us to distribute over 300,000 of copies of An Anchor for the Soul for use in prison ministry, military ministry, disaster relief ministry, and for general missionary outreach. It has taken most of this first year ...
On the Road to Birmingham
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Wednesday, May 23, 2007
This morning we are packing for the start of another long trip. In a few hours we’re leaving for Birmingham for Nick’s graduation this Saturday from Samford University. We’re going early because I’m speaking tonight at 6:30 PM at CrossPoint Church in Trussville, a suburb on the NE side of Birmingham. ...
DTS Online Rare Books Collection
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Tuesday, May 22, 2007
Today I discovered the online rare books collection from Dallas Seminary. Here you can read the text of several hundred books dating as far back as the 1500s. These are actual photo-reproductions of the original text joined with a unique page-turning technology that makes it feel as if you were holding a copy of the book in ...
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Jordin!
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Tuesday, May 22, 2007
Tonight I broke down and did something I haven’t done in six years of watching American Idol. I picked up the phone and voted for Jordin Sparks. I hope she wins. After tonight’s performance, she certainly deserves it.
A Pastor’s Prayer of Forgiveness
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Monday, May 21, 2007
This afternoon I did a one-hour radio interview with Kerby Anderson and Carmen Pate on a program called Point of View. Near the end we took a call from a man who said that he struggles with resentment toward others. He asked a very crucial question. “Is there a prayer I could pray that will help me forgive, and if so, how o ...
Online Interviews for Stealth Attack
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Tuesday, May 15, 2007
In the last several weeks I’ve done a number of radio interviews relating to Stealth Attack, my new book on spiritual warfare. Here are three that you can hear online:Open Line with Chris FabryThe Don Kroah ShowToday’s Issues on American Family Radio
Cleaning House or Redecorating?
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Monday, May 14, 2007
Recently I met someone who is a bit discouraged because his church has gone through several staff changes. Pastors who had been in that church for years have announced that they will soon be moving to other ministries. The person said, “I think God is cleaning house."To which I replied, “Perhaps he’s just redecorating ...
The Man from Zimbabwe
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Tuesday, May 8, 2007
Just received this note from a missionary serving in South Africa: I just want to let you know that I gave An Anchor for the Soul to a waiter I met at a restaurant. He is from Zimbabwe but working here in South Africa. That is a tough county to be from right now needless to say. Almost 2000% interest from what a pastor fro ...
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Interview Marathon
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Monday, May 7, 2007
This is Day 5 of our seven-day trip to Chicago. We arrived last Thursday night and have been going pretty much nonstop since then. Friday was taken up with plans for the Skype shower for Mark and Vanessa, Saturday with putting together the Keep Believing mailing, Sunday with preaching at Arlington Heights Free Church and lu ...
Should Christian Leaders Receive Public Immunity?
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Friday, May 4, 2007
Last week I wrote an entry called Bill O’Reilly Doesn’t Quite Get It. My post drew quite a bit of comment and even stirred up a bit of debate about the existence of God. But the most fascinating response had nothing to do with what I wrote but with the fact that I wrote it at all. Someone sent an email objecting ...
Chinese Translation of “The Incredible Journey of Faith”
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Tuesday, April 17, 2007
The Chinese version of The Incredible Journey of Faith has just been released. For other Chinese translations, click here and here.
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Woodward Avenue Baptist Church
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Monday, April 16, 2007
Yesterday Marlene and I had a wonderful time at Woodward Avenue Baptist Church in Muscle Shoals, Alabama. I grew up in that area so it was a sort of homecoming for me even though I didn’t know most of the people in the congregation. Pastor Ron Ethridge is a personal friend so we felt enormously welcomed from the momen ...
Korean Version of “Discovering God’s Will for Your Life”
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Saturday, April 7, 2007
The Korean version of Discovering God’s Will for Your Life has just been released.
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Where Is Jesus When We Need Him?
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Saturday, April 7, 2007
We have just posted a new Easter sermon:Where Is Jesus When We Need Him?Here is an excerpt:We all live somewhere between Good Friday and Easter Sunday. We are on the long Emmaus Road journey together. There are times when we feel alone and overwhelmed and doubts creep in and our heart gives way and we feel like we can&rsquo ...
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Scattershooting
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Thursday, March 29, 2007
Scattershooting on a beautiful day in northeast Mississippi . . .1) Josh, Mark and Nick have started a three-brothers blog called A Thousand Words. Mark is the prophet, Nick is the humorist, and Josh is the philosopher.2) You can listen online to my sermon called “Ballistic Christianity” preached last Sunday at Pontiac Bibl ...
Would You Like a Free Copy of Stealth Attack?
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Monday, March 26, 2007
Would you like a free copy of my newest book, Stealth Attack: Protecting Yourself Against Satan’s Plan to Destroy Your Life?I would like to give you a free copy if you will help us get the word out. Before I explain how you can get a copy, let me tell you about the book.Stealth Attack contains clear teaching about spi ...
Korean Version of “The Incredible Journey of Faith”
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Sunday, March 11, 2007
The Korean version of The Incredible Journey of Faith has just been released.
A Journey, Not a Destination
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Friday, March 9, 2007
Recently I reflected on the events of the last seventeen months and what God has been teaching us since we moved from Chicago to a cabin in the woods north of Tupelo, Mississippi. One thing is for sure. I’m no prophet. Before we moved, I told our friends that we would be moving to Mississippi for “four or five months, ...
Trouble With the Weekly Email Sermons?
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Monday, March 5, 2007
If you have signed up for the weekly sermon emails, this note is for you. If you signed up but aren’t receiving the sermons:In early January we switched to a new system for sending out the sermons. Even though visually the weekly sermons look the same, we are using a new company and a different program to send them ou ...
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Podcast on “He Descended Into Hell”
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Thursday, February 15, 2007
On Tuesday I did an interview with Kevin McCullough on WMCA in New York. Each month we take a chapter of my book Credo and discuss it on the air. Since the book is based on the Apostles’ Creed, this is an amazing opportunity to discuss the Christian faith on the number one Christian station in America’s largest ...
Things Found While Surfing the Internet
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Thursday, February 15, 2007
Here are some noteworthy articles and links that I’ve found while surfing the Internet recently:Mark Roberts helps us pray through the gospels.Paul Barreca, pastor of Faith Bible Church in Vineland, NJ, has a son serving in Iraq. Each week he writes an email message to our soldiers. Here are two that he wrote when he ...
Men’s Luncheon at Harrisburg Baptist Church
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Monday, February 12, 2007
Today I spoke at the monthly men’s luncheon at Harrisburg Baptist Church in Tupelo. I was pleasantly surprised to see 60-70 men gather for the meal and brief message. Most of the retired men came at 11:30 AM for the meal while quite a few of the younger men came in right at 12 noon. I had a good chat with Pastor Forr ...
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Do Pastors Exaggerate Attendance Figures?
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Monday, February 12, 2007
A recent survey on One News Now asks, “Do Evangelical Pastors exaggerate attendance and conversion numbers?” According to 63% of those who responded to the online survey, the answer is yes, pastors do sometimes exaggerate attendance figures. The non-scientific survey was occasioned by an article called Body-Count Evangelism ...
Father Mychal’s Prayer
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Thursday, February 1, 2007
This morning President Bush spoke at the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington. You can read the text of his remarks here. During his brief comments, the president mentioned Father Mychal Judge, a chaplain with the New York Fire Department who lost his life when the World Trade Center collapsed on 9/11. Father Mychal had ...
100 Huntley Street
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Thursday, February 1, 2007
This morning I’m flying to Toronto where tomorrow morning I’m doing an interview on 100 Huntley Street, Canada’s premier daily Christian television program. We’ll be talking about my book The Healing Power of Forgiveness. The program is broadcast across Canada and can be viewed online and by satellit ...
Super Bowl XLl—It’s All About the Food
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Wednesday, January 31, 2007
Last night I went to bed thinking about the Super Bowl, which is something that hasn’t happened in a long time. In the last few years, I’ve watched the game but not with a lot of interest. This year is different, however, and I am in fact torn between the Bears and the Colts. Mostly, maybe entirely, I’m fo ...
Preparing Expository Sermons
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Monday, December 18, 2006
Yesterday I read Preparing Expository Sermons by Ramesh Richard, a professor at Dallas Seminary and the leader of Ramesh Richard Evangelism and Church Helps (RREACH). This book has many virtues, foremost among them brevity and a crystal-clear structure. Dr. Richard proposes a seven-step method he calls Sermon Sculpture. The ...
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New Testament Hyper-Concordance
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Sunday, December 17, 2006
From reading Brian Bill’s blog, I learned about a new Bible study tool called the New Testament Hyper-Concordance. It’s an online concordance to every important word in the New Testament. You click on a word like “obey” or “Egypt” or “road” or “heaven” and the program immediately displays every mention of that p ...
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“My Childhood Pastor”
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Sunday, November 19, 2006
This has been one of the satisfying days of my pastoral ministry. It all started twenty-three years ago when I became the pastor of Northeast Bible Church in Garland, Texas. The church was a year old when Marlene and I moved from Downey, California to Garland where I became the first pastor of the new church. For the few we ...
Marriage Seminar at First Baptist Church, Tupelo
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Sunday, November 12, 2006
This afternoon I spoke for a marriage seminar at the First Baptist Church of Tupelo. A very attentive crowd of mostly younger couples gathered in the Fellowship Hall for the two-hour seminar. I saw quite a few folks I first met when I preached at FBC back last March. Incidentally, starting this week I will be teaching the W ...
Don’t You Believe in Miracles?
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Tuesday, November 7, 2006
In the current issue of Dallas Connection, the alumni publication from Dallas Seminary, Greg Hatteberg reflects on his wife Lisa’s struggle with Multiple Sclerosis. I first met Greg and Lisa when I spoke at the DTS conference at Mt. Hermon several years ago. Before each service Greg would wheel Lisa to a place in the ...
Urgent Prayer Request
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Thursday, October 12, 2006
12:17 PM CDT I just received the following request for prayer:Please pray for a brother on an Asian island who is facing eternity in the next few hours for his faith. For security reasons, I cannot give more details but there is no doubt that this is true. When I asked my contact how we should pray, this was the answer I wa ...
Mark Driscoll Explains the Mainline
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Saturday, October 7, 2006
Mark Driscoll explains why the mainline denominations are in such a mess. He then offers these ten steps to destroying a denomination:1) Have a low view of Scripture and, consequently, the deity of Jesus. 2) Deny that we were made male and female by God, equal but with distinct roles in the home and church. 3) Ordain libera ...
Authors, Editors and Book Publishing
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Thursday, September 28, 2006
This afternoon I sent a book manuscript by overnight mail to Moody Publishers in Chicago. This particular book started as a sermon I wrote in early February on Asymmetric Spiritual Warfare. When it is published sometime in the first half of 2007, it will be called Stealth Attack. Turning in a book manuscript always comes as ...
Un Ancla Para El Alma
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Wednesday, September 27, 2006
Ever since the publication of An Anchor for the Soul in 2000, our number one request, received many times from many people, has been for a Spanish version of this simple presentation of the gospel. I am delighted to announce that after years of waiting and praying, the Spanish version has just been released. Here is a pictu ...
America’s Wake-Up Call
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Wednesday, September 27, 2006
I’m doing an interview on America’s Wake-Up Call, a nationally syndicated radio talk show, from from 2-3 PM CDT today. You can join the program by calling 800-600-4588 with your comments and questions.
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Ajith Fernando on Sermon Preparation
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Monday, September 18, 2006
Ajith Fernando has some penetrating words for preachers on the importance of taking sermon preparation seriously in his article called Passionate for God? Or addicted to mediocrity? This quote will give you a flavor of his message:If we are going to preach then we must fashion our schedule in order to give us time to prepar ...
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Forward-Leaning Defense
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Saturday, September 16, 2006
We have just posted a new sermon on the website:Forward-Leaning Defense
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123 Days, 2 Hours, 50 Minutes, 5 Seconds
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Saturday, September 16, 2006
Mark has a MySpace China blog. His counter says that there are 123 days, 2 hours, 50 minutes, 5 seconds until the Holy Land tour, January 17-26, 2007. By the way, we now have 15 people signed up for the tour. We expect to have a group of 25-30 people. If you are thinking about going with us, now is the time to sign up.
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Korean Version of “Beyond All You Could Ask or Think”
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Tuesday, September 12, 2006
Several years ago I wrote a book based on the prayers of Paul called Beyond All you Could Ask or Think. The Korean version has just been released by DMI Press in Seoul, Korea.
Manhood in Action
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Monday, September 11, 2006
It’s been a whirlwind day that really started last night in Columbus when Bill and Mary Jo Price hosted a get-together to introduce some of their friends to Keep Believing Ministries. Duke Heller went out of his way to invite people so we had around 45 people who came for food and fellowship and stayed to learn about ...
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Sidlow Baxter’s Secret
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Friday, September 8, 2006
I have greatly enjoyed reading E. A. Johnston’s biography of J. Sidlow Baxter, the much-loved British Bible teacher who had a world-wide ministry and who gave us many books, including the majestic (and massive) Explore the Book. Near the end of the biography, Johnston comments on the “secret” of Baxter’s vibrant ...
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Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Thursday, September 7, 2006
Tomorrow morning starts a very busy period for us. I’m flying to Indianapolis and then driving to Kokomo for a two-day Word of Life leadership conference. I speak once tomorrow night and three times on Saturday. Then on Sunday morning I fly from Indianapolis to Columbus, OH by way of Chicago. At the same time Marlene ...
More Good News From China
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Thursday, September 7, 2006
Anthony Bollback has just posted the September edition of China Clippings. As always, the news from the Middle Kingdom is a mixed bag. Along with open doors, repression seems to be on the increase. (See Behind China’s Big Chill for details.) But here’s some good news about reaching Chinese students who have come ...
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The War for China’s Soul
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Thursday, August 24, 2006
A friend who plans to travel to China in October asked which books he should read in preparation for his visit. I recommended these three:Safely Home by Randy Alcorn. A beautifully written, eye-opening novel about an American businessman in China whose life is changed by his encounter with Christians from the underground ch ...
One-Sentence Prayers
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Wednesday, August 23, 2006
Recently I have been thinking about the prayers I pray, especially the one-sentence prayers that come so often to mind. These are “arrow prayers” that shoot from earth to heaven and reach the heart of God. If it seems odd to pray one-sentence prayers, I remind you that the Lord’s Prayer is essentially six short petiti ...
Interview with Kevin McCullough on WMCA Today
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Tuesday, August 15, 2006
I am being interviewed by Kevin McCullough on WMCA in New York City today from 1:20-2 PM CDT. We’ll be talking about Credo plus I’m sure we’ll discuss Israel and the crisis in the Middle East.
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Last-Minute Revival
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Monday, August 14, 2006
On Saturday I got a call from the pastor of Parkway Baptist Church in Tupelo. Although I have never met him in person, Paul Brashier and I exchanged emails last spring when he invited me to speak for him. We never found a date that worked until now. It happened that Parkway had scheduled revival services on August 19-20 wit ...
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Thousands Are Asking
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Wednesday, August 9, 2006
1) When are you going to start blogging again?Today! 2) What did you do on your summer vacation?Preached for a week in Oregon, then for most of a week in New York, then Josh and Leah got married in Vermont, then we traveled back to Tupelo where we spent a few days with Mark before he flew back to China. I preached at Harris ...
KBM Logo Appeal
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Monday, July 17, 2006
(Guest blog by Peter R. Faulkner, the Director of North American Ministries for The Mailbox Club, Valdosta, GA. Peter is a long-time friend of Ray and Marlene and serves on the Board of Keep Believing Ministries.)Good Morning! I trust you had grand weekend and that you were able to spend time in God’s house on yester ...
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Waffle House
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Tuesday, June 27, 2006
I am writing these words about 2 PM on Tuesday afternoon. That means it is 3 AM Wednesday in Beijing, China, which means that Mark is in the air, on the first leg of his long trip home. He and his teammates fly to Los Angeles where they will say goodbye after spending a year teaching English in China. At some point tomorrow ...
A Brief Story for Those Who Would Rather Not Take Any Chances
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Saturday, June 10, 2006
A friend gave me a good piece of wisdom about the importance of making decisions. He said we sometimes put things off because the stakes are high and we fear making a mistake. But the longer we put off a decision, the bigger it looms in our mind until finally it becomes so big that we are scared to do anything. Our desire n ...
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A Chinese Dissident’s Faith
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Friday, June 9, 2006
Jim Hoagland, a writer for the Washington Post, recently interviewed Yu Jie, a Chinese writer who says that Christianity will play a decisive role in bringing democracy to China. Along with several house church leaders, Yu Lie met with President Bush at the White House in early May. Here is the heart of Jim Hoagland’s ...
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“You Must Not Fear Them”
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Wednesday, June 7, 2006
I taught three sessions at the GPA today. In the first hour, we covered the importance of the Apostles’ Creed and the fact that Christianity is a doctrinal faith. G. A. Studdert Kennedy put the matter in perspective: All men act upon their real creed. It may not be the creed that they profess, because they may be liar ...
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Keep Believing Ministries
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Monday, May 15, 2006
A few days ago I announced the formation of Keep Believing Ministries (KBM). Over the weekend we obtained a mailing address and opened a bank account.The new address is:Keep Believing Ministries P.O. Box 257 Elmhurst, IL 60126The effect of this is that KBM is now immediately in a position to receive tax deductible donation ...
Green and Greener
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Thursday, May 11, 2006
We drove all the way back from Chicago to our cabin in the woods in exactly 12 hours. Leaving Oak Park at 6:30 AM, we zipped down I-57, stopping for lunch at Lambert’s Cafe in Sikeston, MO, home of “throwed rolls”. Several years ago the Food Network voted Lambert’s one of the top ten home cooking restaurants in ...
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Present at the Creation
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Tuesday, May 9, 2006
Tonight Marlene and I attended the inaugural meeting of Keep Believing Ministries (KBM). Eight years ago I began to write in my journal a dream for starting this ministry. Many times since then I thought about it and prayed about it and once or twice almost got it started. Several months ago we concluded that the time had f ...
A Short Week
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Monday, May 1, 2006
This is a short week for us. We arrived home last night from the Love INC conference in Minneapolis. On Thursday we leave for Chicago. Next Sunday I’m speaking in all three morning services (8, 9:30, 11 AM) at Arlington Heights Evangelical Free Church. Then next Monday night (May 8) Colin Smith and I will be appearing ...
God’s Freedom
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Wednesday, April 26, 2006
We have just posted the latest sermon from the series “Understanding God’s Plan” (Romans 9-11):God’s FreedomA dear friend sent along this prayer that touched my heart: “Lord, please do things we are not used to, and when you do, please cause us to respond the way your Son Jesus did, with 100 percent faith and 0 ...
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A Few More Questions, A Few More Answers
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Wednesday, April 5, 2006
Q: You said you had a few more things on your mind. What are they? A: I’m excited about the fact that Keep Believing Ministries (KBM) has just this week officially come into existence. We have a board in place, we are incorporated, and soon we will begin seeking approval as a 501c3 tax-exempt organization from the IRS ...
Keith Yates, Tenth-Degree Black Belt
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Friday, March 24, 2006
*The current issue of Kindred Spirit, published by Dallas Theological Seminary, has a fine article on tenth-degree black belt Keith Yates. Keith writes for various martial-arts magazines and is a leader in Chuck Norris’s Kick-Start Foundation. Keith has written over 400 articles and ten books. When I met him, he was p ...
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Resignation Fever
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Wednesday, March 22, 2006
Earlier today I received word regarding a friend who serves on the staff of a local church. After only a few months on the job, he resigned yesterday. While there were various factors involved, it came down to the fact that he and the senior pastor did not see eye to eye on some important issues. He plans to stay on the job ...
God’s Mountain Man
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Tuesday, March 7, 2006
3:20 PM Just added the next four sermons from the Elijah series:Dry Brook University Elijah and the Ravens Empty Barrel Graduate School Resurrection Hospital11:05 AM I’m delighted to announce that we’ve just started adding new messages to the sermons page of the KB website. These are the first new messages since ...
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Three Slightly Related Items
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Thursday, February 16, 2006
1) Twice lately friends have encouraged me to read The World is Flat by Thomas Friedman. I bought the book last summer, brought it with me when we moved in October, put it on the shelf, and finally started reading it this week. Friedman demonstrates in a thousand stunning ways that the world of the past is gone forever. Th ...
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Clinging to God Through Our Tears
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Saturday, February 11, 2006
Last weekend a young man died in a car accident, leaving his friends heartbroken and confused. I was asked to write to one of those friends to offer whatever encouragement I could. I was glad to do it, and as I did so I thought about how often I have done that. Years ago I struggled with what to say in a situation of sudden ...
Eggville Free Will Baptist Church
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Sunday, January 29, 2006
This morning I attended the Eggville Free Will Baptist Church. Let me say right up front that this is a true country church. You can only get there by traveling on several winding country roads. The well-kept buildings testify to the pride and sense of ownership of those who worship there. I arrived just before the service ...
Tuesday, June 29, 2004
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Tuesday, June 29, 2004
More from the CBA convention in Atlanta … 1) Late yesterday afternoon I boarded the bus for the ride back to my hotel. As I found a seat, a woman came down the aisle handing out postcards. "I'm the author and the PR person," she said. Turns out she was telling the truth. Her name is Marsha Marks and she was adver...
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Thursday, January 15, 2004
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Thursday, January 15, 2004
11:44 AM Just finished my AM message on “What the World Doesn’t Know” from 1 Corinthians 2:6-9. We’re on the downhill side of the conference–I preach tonight and tomorrow AM, then it’s back to Oak Park. Another beautiful day here. John Ockers dropped off some grapefruit the other night–&...
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Tuesday, December 30, 2003
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Tuesday, December 30, 2003
1:02 PM Really big renovation news: The permanent surface in the gym is being installed as I type these words. A few minutes ago Marlene and I walked into the gym and tested out the surface. It's a permanent finish called "Mondo" that has a soft, rubbery feel that will be excellent for basketball and volleyball. It's al...
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Wednesday, November 26, 2003
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Wednesday, November 26, 2003
7:53 AM A really bad idea for turkey stuffing. But some people probably think this is a gourmet dish. 7:25 AM Only 1 more day till the Pastor's Stroll. The weather right now looks iffy, but unless it is pouring rain, the pastor's stroll will go on. Don't forget the continental breakfast at 7:30 AM and the Prayer and Praise ...
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Friday, October 31, 2003
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Friday, October 31, 2003
12:41 PM This comes from the Heidelburg Catecism of 1563. Luther didn't write it (he was in heaven by then), but it truly reflects his sentiments.What is your only comfort in life and death? That I am not my own, but belong with body and soul, both in life and in death, to my faithful Saviour Jesus Christ. He has fully paid...
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Monday, October 20, 2003
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Monday, October 20, 2003
8:54 PM Bruce Thorn called tonight and we talked for 25 minutes. Our friendship goes back almost forty years, to the days when we grew up together in Russellville, Alabama. He and Anna and Elliot live in Sheffield, Alabama. Every time Bruce calls, he shares insights about the Lord that I don't get anywhere else. We talked a...
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Tuesday, August 26, 2003
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Tuesday, August 26, 2003
9:31 PM Another excellent column by David Limbaugh on why Judge Roy Moore is both right and wrong. In my opinion, he correctly frames the issue when he asks, “Is the hill you want to die on?” For me, at the present time, the answer is no. He’s also quite correct when he says the problem is not an activist judiciary but ...
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Friday, August 22, 2003
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Friday, August 22, 2003
6:58 AM Congratulations to Kevin and Aimee McCullough who were married last weekend in California. And special thanks to Kevin for posting these kind words about He’s God and We’re Not on his weblog:One very important thing I beg you to consider. Buy Pastor Ray Pritchard’s brand new book - “He’s God and We’re Not”. It i...
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Saturday, August 9, 2003
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Saturday, August 9, 2003
11:37 PM Pat Buchanan speaks the truth in his column Yes, Virginia, There is a Culture War, based on the election of an openly-homosexual bishop in the Episcopal Church. Buchanan’s conclusion is worth quoting: America is again a house divided. The “don’t ask, don’t tell” moral community in which we grew up has dissolved...
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Thursday, August 7, 2003
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Thursday, August 7, 2003
7:23 AM A little fog this AM but it is already burning off. Last night after the service I met Dr. David Stern who gave me a copy of the “Millennium Three Edition” of the classic (over one million sold) book None of These Diseases. Years ago I had a copy of the first edition by S.I. McMillen. The book argues that the pr...
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Saturday, August 2, 2003
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Saturday, August 2, 2003
11:15 PM Writing this from my room at Gull Lake Bible Conference in Hickory Corners, Michigan—about halfway between Kalamazoo and Battle Creek (home of Kellogg’s cereal). Got stuck on the Skyway for over an hour. Otherwise a nice and easy trip. The confernece is nestled on the eastern edge of the lake—a truly be...
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Friday, August 1, 2003
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Friday, August 1, 2003
3:08 PM Just received copies of my newest book from Broadman & Holman Publishers. He’s God and You’re Not: The Seven Laws of the Spiritual Life has just been released, which means you can order it but it’s probably not in the bookstores just yet. This is the most important book I’ve written, or at least it’s the one that ma...
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Friday, July 11, 2003
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Friday, July 11, 2003
1:44 PM Just got back from the bookstore where I picked up a copy of Hallowed Ground: A Walk at Gettysburg by James M. McPherson in preparation for our Civil War tour next June. And I also bought a map of Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine plus a New England tour guide for our trip next week. 1:29 PM Several weeks ago I menti...
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Monday, June 23, 2003
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Monday, June 23, 2003
Only 6 more days till Groundbreaking Sunday! I am writing this update from a motel in Joliet, Illinois, about 35 miles south of Chicago. This is Day 1 of a four-day writing retreat. I’m here working on a book project for Moody Publishers. To be more precise, they have asked me to turn the “Prayers of Paul” series into a small boo…
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Wednesday, June 18, 2003
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Wednesday, June 18, 2003
Only 11 more days till Groundbreaking Sunday! Late this afternoon I fly to Toronto for a TV interview in connection with The God You Can Trust. I’ll be on “100 Huntley Street", the most widely-viewed Christian program in Canada. God willing, I’ll be back home tomorrow afternoon.…
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Monday, June 16, 2003
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Monday, June 16, 2003
Only 13 more days until Groundbreaking Sunday! Here’s the Reader’s Digest version of that day: one service ... 10:30 AM, under a big tent in the west parking lot... All money given that day goes to the building fund ... Our goal: 100% participation ... Service includes outdoor baptism, music by VBS choir...
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