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Preparation
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Friday, January 21, 2011
God never seems to be in a hurry in preparing an instrument. He submitted His Son to a thirty-year training, in obscurity, for a ministry of three years. He so ordered events that two-thirds of Moses’ life-span was spent in preparation. We are in a desperate hurry to get on with the job, and would like to eliminate some of the tra...
Unlovely Orthodoxy
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Friday, December 31, 2010
“I think unlovely orthodoxy, unbeautiful Christianity is a tragedy. We have pugilistic Christians; we have acrobatic Christians; we have athletic Christians; we have big-domed, learned Christians. We have all kinds of Christians, but where are the beautiful ones, those who shine with inner beauty? I am looking for them, and I pray that God wi...
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Tell Your Monsters
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Wednesday, May 20, 2009
“Don’t tell God how big your monsters are; tell your monsters how big your God is.”...
Three Quotes
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Monday, May 11, 2009
Yesterday I happened across these three quotes that stuck in my mind . . .“If God used only perfect people, nothing would ever get done.” Rick Warren“When the tide goes out you find out who has been swimming naked.” Warren Buffet“I am trying to be a super hero. Thank God He already sent us a Savior so that I can …
Mark Driscoll on the Cross
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Saturday, October 4, 2008
Mark Driscoll has a powerful word about the “curious paradox” of the cross:The curious paradox of the atoning death of a bloody Jesus rising above the plane of human history with a mocking crown of thorns is that he is offensive in an attractive way.It is the utter horror of the cross that cuts through the chatter, noise, and nonsense o…
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How Warren Wiersbe Defines Ministry
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Friday, September 19, 2008
During my trip to Virginia this week, Damaris Carbaugh shared with me Warren Wiersbe’s definition of ministry:Ministry takes place when divine resources meet human needs through loving channels to the glory of God. Memorize that—and then pray God makes it a reality in your life. …
Bump a Man and See What Spills Out
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Sunday, May 25, 2008
“You never really find out what is inside a man until he is bumped and you see what spills out.” Carl Lundquist
Camp Forest Springs
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Saturday, May 24, 2008
This is Day 1 of the Memorial Day Family Weekend at Camp Forest Springs. As you can tell, we are in northern Wisconsin, not that far from the U.P.–the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, and not that far from Lake Superior. This morning we ate breakfast with a couple from Merrill, a small town east of here. Mary is an Outdoor E ...
Sheep Stumble, Swine Wallow
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Friday, December 14, 2007
“Sheep stumble, but swine wallow. What we are may be difficult to discern when we are covered in mud. But our reaction to it, over a period of time, will tell us if we are part of God’s flock or the Devil’s herd.” John Ensor, The Great Work of the Gospel, p. 128.
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FM Radio Religion
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Thursday, December 13, 2007
So what’s happening in the “worship wars” these days? Terry Mattingly provides one answer in a column called FM Radio Reality in Church, which describes how one megachurch in California manages to put together three “radically different services” each week. Conventional wisdom suggests that nothing divides a church mo ...
Never Repeat What Someone Said Someone Said
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Thursday, October 11, 2007
I first heard this piece of advice about five years ago from a gifted Christian leader. He was speaking at a Bible conference and in the course of his message advised us to “never repeat what someone said someone said.” It only gets you in trouble.This is especially important advice when you are angry and in the midst of so ...
Brand-New Audio Version of Anchor for the Soul
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Wednesday, October 10, 2007
Yesterday we received our first copies of the audio version of An Anchor for the Soul. The two-disc set is available from Oasis Audio. The set contains an abridged version of the book on 2 CDs lasting approximately 2.5 hours. This would be an excellent gift for someone who likes to listen to books while they are driving or ...
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Corrie Ten Boom and Martin Luther
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Monday, June 25, 2007
Here are two follow-up quotes to my sermon Hold Lightly What You Value Greatly."I have learned to hold all things loosely, so God will not have to pry them out of my hands.” Corrie ten Boom (Thanks to Duane Follman)"I have held many things in my hands, and have lost them all; but whatever I have placed in God’s hands ...
A Prayer for Spiritual Warriors
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Monday, June 25, 2007
In preparing my first message on spiritual warfare, I ran across this prayer taken from The Valley of Vision: A Collection of Puritan Prayers and Devotions by Arthur Bennett.O Lord,I bless thee that the issue of the battle between thyself and Satan has never been uncertain, and will end in victory.Calvary broke th ...
Dr. Falwell’s Final Quote
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Wednesday, May 16, 2007
A few days ago Jerry Falwell penned his final “Falwell Confidential” column called Bible History, Prophecy, and World War III. The closing paragraph serves as a good summary of his life:With the world on the brink of pandemonium, it is our responsibility to point people -no matter their heritage, ethnicity or religion - to ...
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Thought for the Day
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Wednesday, May 16, 2007
“You can be right about everything all the time or you can have friends. But you can’t do both."That thought comes from this column by John Armstrong.
Jerry Falwell’s Legacy
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Tuesday, May 15, 2007
Jerry Falwell died today at the age of 73. He will be chiefly remembered for two enormous accomplishments:First, he led the fundamentalist movement out of the wilderness and won for it a seat at the table of public discourse. Looking back, it is hard to remember what things were like 35 years ago. Mainstream evangelicals ha ...
What’s a Shout Out?
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Saturday, December 9, 2006
Last night Duane Follman asked me to explain a “shout out.” It’s means to shout out “hello” to a friend. It’s like when you’re walking down a crowded street and see a friend on the other side so you raise your voice and shout out, “Hello!” to him. A shout out is a heartfelt Hello! to friends across the dis ...
Just Do It
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Sunday, December 3, 2006
“Nothing would be done at all if a man waited until he could do it so well that no one could find fault with it.” Cardinal John Henry Newman
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Unexpected Fruit
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Saturday, December 2, 2006
Last night I encountered a bit of divine serendipity. After the opening session of the conference at Word of Life, a young man came up to me and thanked for a sermon I preached a few years ago on John 9, the story of Jesus and the man born blind. When he heard the sermon, he said to himself, “That’s my story.” In the ...
The Sin Underneath All Our Sins
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Sunday, November 26, 2006
“The sin underneath all our sins is the lie of the serpent that we cannot trust the love and grace of Christ and that we must take matters into our own hands.” Martin Luther
Don’t You Believe in Miracles?
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Friday, November 24, 2006
Here is the sermon I preached last Sunday at Calvary Church in Grand Rapids, Michigan:Don’t You Believe in Miracles?
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Thanksgiving Morning
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Thursday, November 23, 2006
I’m sitting at my desk looking out the window at the lake next to our cabin. The rising sun fills the tops of the trees, chasing away the darkness. The sky is clear-blue with not a cloud in sight. And there is no wind to speak of. A clear, calm, cool morning in northeast Mississippi. A little while ago I drove down t ...
China Clippings—November Edition
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Wednesday, November 22, 2006
Just in time for Thanksgiving Anthony Bollback has posted the November edition of China Clippings, focusing this month on the burgeoning Back to Jerusalem movement. Thousands of Chinese Christians have dedicated themselves to carrying the gospel outside China, through the Muslim countries to the west, all the way back to Je ...
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Chinese Churches Challenge the Rules
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Friday, October 6, 2006
I found a good article in the Washington Post about how some churches in China are challenging the rules of the Communist government. A sidebar to the article contains a video of authorities recently demolishing an illegal house church. The article discusses the new boldness of Christians in the Wenzhou and Zhejiang provinc ...
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The Best Time to Plant a Tree
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Tuesday, August 15, 2006
“The best time to plant a tree is twenty years ago. The second best time is today.” Chinese proverb
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Outside In—a Blog About China
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Tuesday, August 15, 2006
A friend tipped me off to a China blog called Outside In. It gives you a good sense of what’s it’s like for an American to live in China today.
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Peter’s Pictures
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Monday, June 5, 2006
Here are a few more pictures Peter Faulkner took as he drifted in a canoe on the lake:Mist on the LakeA Closer View of the CabinA View from the Porch at the Conference CenterA Peaceful Monday Morning
Welcome KPRZ Listeners
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Wednesday, May 3, 2006
We welcome everyone who listened to my interview with Dr. Keith Olson on KPRZ in San Diego on Tuesday night. Dr. Olson founded Family Consultation Services in 1971 to provide counseling based on a biblical worldview. During our hour together, we delved into the issue of forgiveness and why it is so important if we want to b ...
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Straight Talk About Predestination
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Tuesday, May 2, 2006
The latest sermon from the series “Understanding God’s Plan” is now online:Straight Talk About Predestination
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Sunday, May 16, 2004
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Sunday, May 16, 2004
6:49 AM Sunday shout-out to Ken Dawson, Randy Wilson, George Cominos, Jim Boult, Norma Britt, Marilyn Garapolo, Helen Schultz, Tom Perrault, and to all the brand-new graduates of Moody Bible Institute. We welcome friends and family members of those graduates who worship with us this morning. 6:44 AM Big news from the sports...
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Monday, May 3, 2004
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Monday, May 3, 2004
10:24 AM Robert P. George & Gerard V. Bradley explain why the Catholic Church is justified in withholding communion from Catholic politicians who advocate abortion. By the way, in referencing articles about the Catholic position on communion, I don't mean to gloss over the profound differences between the Catholic doctrine ...
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Friday, April 30, 2004
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Friday, April 30, 2004
10:38 PM Notes from the Faithful Men Conference, Word of Life Inn, opening service … 300 men gathered from all over New England for the conference … Lots of laughter and chatter before the service … My favorite moment: When Mike Bush asked who had come the farthest, one man pointed a man on his left and...
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Monday, December 1, 2003
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Monday, December 1, 2003
7:00 PM Marlene and I just got back from buying a Christmas tree. We couldn't find anything we liked at one store so we were on our way to another store when we saw Christmas trees for sale behind the Portillo's at the corner of Des Plaines and Roosevelt Road in Forest Park. So on impulse we pulled in to the Christmas tree ...
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Thursday, June 26, 2003
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Thursday, June 26, 2003
Only 3 more days till Groundbreaking Sunday! 9:45 PM And to end the day on a happy note, this quote from Winston Churchill: “When I look back on all these worries, I remember the story of the old man who said on his deathbed that he had had a lot of trouble in his life, most of which had never happened.” 5:14 PM George ...
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