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For 26 years he has been a pastor, speaker and author of 27 books. Married to Marlene for 35 years, he enjoys being a dad to 3 sons, biking, world travel and playing with Dudley, beloved basset hound.
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Looking for Sermon Tapes from Northeast Bible Church, ca. 1983-1988

Posted by Ray Pritchard on Thursday, May 5, 2011

We’re looking for sermon tapes from Northeast Bible Church, Garland, Texas, from 1983-1988. Those were the years I served as pastor of that congregation.Back then cassette tapes were pretty exciting because no one had heard of the Internet, the iPhone, podcasting, YouTube, and all the other technological marvels that we take for granted. ...

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Radio interview with Jim Bob Duggar of “19 Kids and Counting”

Posted by Ray Pritchard on Monday, September 20, 2010

Last Friday John Riley and I interviewed Jim Bob Duggar of the TV show 19 Kids and Counting at the Values Voters Summit in Washington D.C. During the interview Jim Bob told us that during their visit to the Washington the kids were actually doing the camera work for the season-ending episode. At one point a large group of the Duggar children walked...

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Listen to our radio interview with Franklin Graham

Posted by Ray Pritchard on Saturday, May 22, 2010

On the Friday edition of “Today’s Issues,” Tim Wildmon and I interviewed Franklin Graham about his father’s new book Storm Warning, which discusses the Second Coming and current events. Franklin also gave us an update on his father’s health and also talked briefly about the three Samaritan’s Purse workers who w...

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New sermon audio – Can We Still Believe in Life After Death?

Posted by Ray Pritchard on Wednesday, April 7, 2010

We have a new podcast about a question posed by religious leaders who wanted to trick Christ. This topic that matters just as much today as it did 2,000 years ago when Christ was asked about it: Can we believe in life after death?

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Check Out Our New Podcasting Page

Posted by Ray Pritchard on Tuesday, April 6, 2010

Recently we redesigned our podcasting page to make it easier to use. When we started podcasting two years, we had only a few podcasts online. Today we have over 100 and the number grows every week as we add sermons, radio interviews, and special Christmas and Easter programming. Here are some of the new features you’ll notice:1. We now list t...

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Listen to Our Interview With the Author of “Son of Hamas”

Posted by Ray Pritchard on Monday, April 5, 2010

Here’s the radio interview we did with Mosab Hassan Yousef, author of Son of Hamas. He tells the amazing story of his life as of his life as a double agent for Israel and Hamas. You will also hear his similarly remarkable conversion story. What was it about Jesus’ message that first attracted him? His answer may surprise you. &nbs...

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How Are You Different From Anyone Else?

Posted by Ray Pritchard on Thursday, March 25, 2010

“If you are kind only to your friends, how are you different from anyone else?” (Matthew 5:47 NLT)You never know what will grab someone’s heart.Mosab Hassan Yousef grew up as a Muslim. From an early age, he studied the Koran, memorized its teachings, said the daily prayers, and followed the way of Islam as faithfully as he could....

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Samson Podcasts Start This Week

Posted by Ray Pritchard on Tuesday, February 23, 2010

This week we are starting a five-part podcast series called “Samson: A Man for the 21st-Century.” In January and February of 1990 I preached these messages at Calvary Memorial Church in Oak Park, Illinois.Probably no sermon series from my early years in Oak Park made such an impact. For years afterward people would say, “I re...

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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...

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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’...

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We Have Over 60 Podcasts

Posted by Ray Pritchard on Wednesday, February 4, 2009

In the year since we started podcasting, we have uploaded over 60 different podcasts. Most are sermons preached in various places, a few are radio interviews, and we also have a question and answer session that I did at Cannon Beach Conference Center. You can currently access those podcasts through the Audio section of our website and also through ...

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Pentagon Prayer Breakfast

Posted by Ray Pritchard on Wednesday, January 14, 2009

Last September I spoke at the Pentagon Prayer Breakfast in Washington, D.C. We have just posted the podcast of the message I delivered that morning to a group of around 100 military personnel—from enlisted men and women all the way up to a three-star general. When I announced that I was going to speak on “Why you need your enemies and y...

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Life on the Edge—New Podcast

Posted by Ray Pritchard on Thursday, January 8, 2009

We have just uploaded a new podcast called Life on the Edge. In it I argue that being saved doesn’t mean being safe in the world. Being truly saved means being so safe in God that you are willing to risk everything for the sake of the Kingdom. The message, which was originally given to college students, challenges all of us to stop playing it...

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New English-Chinese Podcast

Posted by Ray Pritchard on Tuesday, November 25, 2008

We have just posted our first podcast in two languages. Several weeks ago I spoke for the 100th Anniversary service of the Chinese Bible Church of Oak Park, IL. Just before I spoke, I was introduced by Pastor Timothy Fung, the pastor emeritus and a longtime personal friend. Pastor Fung serves on the Board of Reference for Keep Believing Ministries....

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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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Thursday Shout Out

Posted by Ray Pritchard on Thursday, February 9, 2006

12:09 PM While reading William F. Buckley’s literary autobiography Miles Gone By, I came across a wonderful quote that Buckley says he got during his days at Yale University. It comes from “a crusty academic believer” who was asked during the rise of Darwinism in the l800s, How can you still believe in God? He answere ...

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End of the Spear

Posted by Ray Pritchard on Wednesday, February 8, 2006

This afternoon Marlene and I went to see End of the Spear, the much-discussed movie based on the story of the five missionaries who were murdered by members of the Waodani tribe in 1956. If you are an evangelical, you already know the outline of the story, and you have probably read Through Gates of Splendor by Elisabeth El ...

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Two Quick Notes

Posted by Ray Pritchard on Sunday, February 5, 2006

1) Kudos to Dave Burchett for a stellar first week as the newest Crosswalk blogger. Dave is an accomplished author, an award winning sports TV director, and an extremely trenchant commentator on the issues of the day. Dave is an old friend, and I’ve always wanted to use the word “trenchant,” and now I’ve done it ...

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My Fundamentalist Education

Posted by Ray Pritchard on Saturday, February 4, 2006

Last Tuesday I mentioned to the students at Word of Life Bible Institute that on the flight to New York, I had finished reading My Fundamentalist Education by Christine Rosen. The book recounts Rosen’s years as a student at Keswick Christian School, a large evangelical Christian school in St. Petersburg, Florida. Unli ...

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Day 4 at WOLBI

Posted by Ray Pritchard on Friday, February 3, 2006

10:24 AM A friend just sent me an amazing Anchor for the Lord story:We have a friend, Richard, from our small group Bible study who is a bagger at Publix grocery store. He speaks to everyone he can about Christ and over a period of time became friendly with a 90+ yr. old sea captain from Norway with an atheist orientation. ...

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Day 3 at WOLBI

Posted by Ray Pritchard on Thursday, February 2, 2006

The week is just rushing along. This morning I lectured for three hours on Galatians 3-4. Every year I find the student body is a little bit different. A few years ago we had a really boisterous group that liked to talk and sing and banter with me. This year’s group seems very attentive and studious. They come in to t ...

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Day 2 at WOLBI

Posted by Ray Pritchard on Wednesday, February 1, 2006

6:48 AM Yesterday a student asked if I had lived in Oak Park. When I told him yes, he said, “Did you ever eat at Mickey’s?” I laughed and told him many times. Mickey’s is a locally-famous hamburger joint on Harlem Avenue in Oak Park. I didn’t tell him that the boys liked it better than I did. (I was partia ...

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Quick Notes from New York

Posted by Ray Pritchard on Tuesday, January 31, 2006

Quick notes from Day 1 at Word of Life Bible Institute. . . We’re off to a good start on a busy week. I’m teaching ten classes on Galatians to 325 first-year students. Then I’m speaking four other times, plus we have five other meetings. So there’s not a lot of down time. . . . It’s cold in ups ...

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Heading for New York

Posted by Ray Pritchard on Monday, January 30, 2006

7:45 AM Tom and Sharon Nutter recently adopted a baby (Danielle) from China. They’ve blogged about their adoption adventure.7:43 AM Pastors, be sure to check out Transforming Sermons, a weblog devoted to preaching sermons that change lives by the effective proclamation of the Word of God.7:29 AM Zion Church of Sheboy ...

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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 ...

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Anchor for China Update

Posted by Ray Pritchard on Saturday, January 28, 2006

A few years ago, at the request of a group of evangelical leaders, I wrote a book called An Anchor for the Soul. It’s a very simple presentation of the gospel, mainly for people without much Bible knowledge, written in “Wal-Mart English” so it is easy to understand. The book has had wide distribution at Ground Zero in ...

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“God Will Grab Them Forever”

Posted by Ray Pritchard on Friday, January 27, 2006

10:24 AM Here’s a testimony to the power of the gospel: 12 years ago I was a Communist and had no clue what God is all about. I was very good if not perfect in China. There is no concept of sin in Chinese culture. But I was not happy in China. 12 years later I am a sinner in America but I am all happy. My soul fi ...

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Over 700 Free Sermons

Posted by Ray Pritchard on Thursday, January 26, 2006

11:18 AM Dudley just made his (unintentional) radio debut. When the interview started at 10 AM, he was asleep on the couch. About ten minutes into the program, Dudley decided he wanted off the couch so he could outside and take care of business. But Marlene was gone to town and I was on the radio talking about forgiveness. ...

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Saturday, January 31, 2004

Posted by Ray Pritchard on Saturday, January 31, 2004

2:10 PM We ran into Dick and Ann Baer at Cliff's party. They are in town because of the birth of a new grandson. They have 19 grandchildren—17 boys, 2 girls. Dick said they are heading back to Florida tomorrow. 2:04 PM Marlene and I went to Cliff Raad's big 80th birthday party at the church this afternoon. It's a come...

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Friday, January 16, 2004

Posted by Ray Pritchard on Friday, January 16, 2004

6:56 AM Getting ready for my final message and the trip home. Looks like snow and sleet is arriving in Chicago about the time my plane lands. I hope we can slip in (literally) to Midway Airport without too much trouble. This has been a wonderful week in all respects. I wrote earlier about how these aging saints of God have ...

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Friday, November 14, 2003

Posted by Ray Pritchard on Friday, November 14, 2003

10:30 PM Props also to the Bradshaw Bruins of Florence, Alabama, who defeated perennial 6A powerhouse Hoover tonight in the first round of a season-opening tournament in Huntsville. Congrats to Megan Pritchard who scored six points before fouling out in the fourth quarter. I know all this because my brother Andy (Megan's fa...

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Friday, November 7, 2003

Posted by Ray Pritchard on Friday, November 7, 2003

9:49 PM I bought a new bike yesterday, but I don't have it yet. It's on order from the factory and should arrive by Thanksgiving if all goes well. So I won't say anything more about it, except that I couldn't have purchased it without a very nice and totally unexpected gift from some friends who specified that they wanted m...

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Thursday, October 23, 2003

Posted by Ray Pritchard on Thursday, October 23, 2003

9:13 PM This is the best collection of articles on Islam and the Christian faith that I have found. "Much has been said in recent days by politicians and media to the effect that Islam is a peaceful religion, that we all worship the same god (God), and that all religions are basically equal, and that religious beliefs ar...

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Sunday, October 19, 2003

Posted by Ray Pritchard on Sunday, October 19, 2003

7:49 PM This was my 8th year to do Billy Sunday—and it was the best one yet. Largest crowds by far. I talked with Corrine Hill and Skip Olson afterwards and we all lost count of how many times we did the presentation. The "Billy Sunday Singers" sang "Brighten the Corner" (that was Billy Sunday's theme song in ...

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Friday, October 17, 2003

Posted by Ray Pritchard on Friday, October 17, 2003

4:17 PM Josh has really gotten into digital photography this year. This week his "Sweet Home Chicago" photo taken at night from the Hancock Building won first place (out of 280 entries) in the Urban Landscapes competition on the DP Challenge website. To see the winning photo in a special poster version, click here. 10:5...

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Monday, October 13, 2003

Posted by Ray Pritchard on Monday, October 13, 2003

6:02 PM Received the following e-mail from a college student who has attended Calvary occasionally: "I am writing a paper for my theology class concerning the 6th commandment, "Thou shalt not commit adultery." I am interviewing pastors from several congregations concerning the subject of pre-marital sex to see what th...

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Saturday, October 11, 2003

Posted by Ray Pritchard on Saturday, October 11, 2003

9:01 AM Speaking of Erwin Lutzer, his message, Bypassed Opportunities, is the sermon of the day. 8:55 AM Erwin Lutzer says that the quote attributed to him by the Chicago Tribune (see yesterday's weblog for details) was correct but incomplete. The rest of his statement goes like this: "We should pray that win or lose the ...

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Thursday, October 9, 2003

Posted by Ray Pritchard on Thursday, October 9, 2003

8:26 PM Marlene's Mom arrived from Phoenix yesterday. This AM she went with Marlene to visit Oak Park Christian Academy. Tonight they went to the Lake Theater to see Secondhand Lions. Meanwhile, I went to Target to get a new screen for my electric razor. While I was checking out, I heard a voice say, "Hi, Pastor Ray." I...

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