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1625
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Saturday, December 31, 2011
A few minutes ago I finished my final bike ride of 2011.My total for the year comes to 1625 miles, pushing my all-time miles ridden to 28449. Today I rode my usual route on the county road from Bissell Baptist Church over to the Natchez Trace. For the last two years they’ve been working on the extension that will bring Highway 6 all the way i...
Day 5: Betsy’s Story
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Here’s the video from Day 5 in which you get a glimpse of our first session with the students and also we share a testimony from Betsy, a student from Taiwan....
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Friday Scattershooting
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Friday, January 7, 2011
News and notes from everywhere . . .*I have set out to use the new edition of Operation World in my prayer times this year. I highly recommend the book for anyone who wants the most up-to-the minute glimpse of what God is doing around the world.*"Snow Expected in Region This Weekend.” That’s the Friday headline in the Tupelo paper....
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The Great Don Wildmon
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Sunday, September 19, 2010
“We’re here tonight to honor the great Don Wildmon."That’s how emcee Gil Mertz introduced last night’s gala banquet at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, DC. If there’s one thing I know for certain, it’s that the guest of honor didn’t want anyone calling him great. It’s not his style.&n...
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Day 1 at the Values Voter Summit
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Friday, September 17, 2010
This morning we woke up at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, DC. This grand old hotel has welcomed kings and queens, presidents and potentates over its storied 80-year history. This weekend several thousand eager conservative activists have gathered for the Values Voter Summit. Given the rise of the Tea Party movement and the upcoming midterm ...
This and That
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Saturday, January 23, 2010
*I’m writing this note at 11:45 PM on Friday night. In just a few hours I’ll be on my way to the SIM Missionary Village in Sebring, Florida. It’s a lovely spot established for missionaries who have returned to the States after 30 or 40 or 50 years on the mission field. I’m the speaker for their Bible conference that starts o...
Friendship Gathering This Thursday Night
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Tuesday, January 19, 2010
If you live anywhere near Tupelo, MS, you are invited to our first-ever KBM Friendship Gathering this Thursday (January 21) from 7-9 PM at the home of Bert and Danna Duncan, 1876 Pecan Grove in Tupelo. This is a home version of the Friendship Banquet we had in Chicago in October. We’ll start with some refreshments, then we’re going to h...
My Elvis Presley T-Shirt
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Tuesday, September 29, 2009
When I arrived home from my trip to Canada, Marlene said, “I’ve got something for you.” It turned out to be a very nice birthday present that she gave me last night since I celebrated my birthday on Saturday. She found a birthday card with a picture of Indiana Jones on the front that read, “When they ask how old you are, tak...
Preaching at First Baptist, Tupelo
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Saturday, June 20, 2009
Tomorrow I am speaking at the First Baptist Church of Tupelo in both the morning and evening services. Service times are 8:30 and 11 AM and 6 PM. The church meets at 300 N. Church Street in downtown Tupelo. I spoke there a number of times in 2006 and 2007, and I’ve been speaking lately at the Wednesday prayer service. We have many friends at ...
On the Air—Almost Every Tuesday
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Saturday, January 10, 2009
Starting next Tuesday (January 13), I’m going to be on the air live on American Family Radio. For over a year I’ve been taking part in a monthly program on AFR called “Fire Away” where we discuss various hot topics and invite calls from listeners across America. AFR has just launched a brand-new format on 126 stations called…
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Traveling Light
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Friday, January 9, 2009
This week we’ve been doing some major housecleaning that started when we decided it was time to get things organized. In our particular situation, there is really no demarcation between our home and the ministry because, as I like to tell people, the “world headquarters” of Keep Believing Ministries is in my office at home and in ...
We Joined the Church Today
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Sunday, December 28, 2008
This morning Marlene and I joined Harrisburg Baptist Church in Tupelo. To say that we waited a long time would be true, given that we moved to Tupelo in October 2005 and started attending Harrisburg more or less on a regular basis sometime in 2006.In the last three years we have seen the other side of church life—the view from the pew, ...
Tracking Hurricane Gustav
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Sunday, August 31, 2008
For the last 36 hours, all eyes have been focused on the Gulf of Mexico as Hurricane Gustav slowly makes it way toward the northern gulf coast, probably making landfall just west of New Orleans sometime tomorrow. Three years ago Hurricane Katrina devastated southern Louisiana and the Mississippi coast. With rebuilding far from complete, another mas...
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Preaching at Two Churches in Tupelo This Sunday
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Saturday, June 7, 2008
Tomorrow I’m speaking three times at two different churches in Tupelo. I’m speaking at the Church at Trace Crossing at 10:30 AM and at Harrisburg Baptist Church at 5 & 6 PM.
Chicken Biscuits, Shiloh, and Slugburgers
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Monday, June 2, 2008
This morning we are going to visit Shiloh Military Battlefield, about an hour and a half north of Tupelo. We’re making the trip because Maria and Kevin (Vanessa’s mother and step-father) are visiting from California. They arrived last Tuesday after driving five days across the country. Maria came to Tupelo in Ma ...
Two Things Pastors Should Learn From Barack Obama
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Sunday, June 1, 2008
Yesterday Barack Obama bowed to inevitable reality and resigned his membership at Trinity United Church in Chicago. He did what he had to do given a) his desire to be president, and b) all the publicity swirling around the controversial statements of his former pastor, Dr. Jeremiah Wright, and last Sunday’s guest prea ...
Preaching in Tupelo the Next Two Sundays
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Thursday, May 29, 2008
I will be preaching in Tupelo the next two Sundays:June 1 Harrisburg Baptist Church, 6 PM (Awaken Service)June 8 Church at Trace Crossing, 10:30 AM Harrisburg Baptist Church, 6 PM (Awaken Service)If you are in the area, I hope you’ll join us for one of these services.
Come Before Winter
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Tuesday, May 27, 2008
We have just posted a new sermon called Come Before Winter. Here’s an excerpt:Procrastination destroys many good intentions. More marriages die because of slow neglect than from deliberate desertion. Things essential and basic are neglected every day. We mean to say a word of encouragement, but we never get around to ...
A Strange Week in Tupelo
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Saturday, May 10, 2008
It’s been a strange week here in Tupelo. On Thursday a tornado blew through the area, damaging homes and buildings and downing tree but with no serious injuries. I think it’s left us all a bit jumpy. Earlier today our neighbor called to say that we ought to check our attic. When they checked theirs, they saw lig ...
Forgiveness Messages to Air on Back to the Bible
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Friday, May 9, 2008
Last week we received word that Back to the Bible will be airing five messages I taped on “The Healing Power of Forgiveness.” The broadcasts will air May 19-23. I am excited about this because Back to the Bible is one of the oldest and best-known Bible-teaching programs. I first met Wood Kroll, the regular Bible teacher for ...
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Almost Home
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Wednesday, May 7, 2008
I’m writing this note from the Memphis airport. After traveling over 4500 miles today, we are now only 85 miles from home. We started 19 hours ago in Prague. It occurred to me as we checked in that they probably don’t get many travelers checking their bags from Prague to Tupelo. We flew from Prague to Amsterdam ...
Final Session from Czech Republic Now Online
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Monday, May 5, 2008
Monday Afternoon 1:57 PMIn the basement atMiss Sophie’s inPrague, Czech RepublicI am writing this note from Miss Sophie’s, a combination hostel/hotel in the heart of Prague. After we finished the Josiah Venture conference yesterday, Marlene and I rode the train (about 3 1/2 hours) from Ostrava to Prague. We got ...
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“He is not saved yet”
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Saturday, May 3, 2008
When we asked one of the Josiah Venture missionaries if she comes from a Christian family, she replied no, but her mother has accepted Christ. Then speaking of her brother, she said, “He is not saved yet."Not, “He is not saved."But, “He is not saved yet."Thus does faith work through hope. That little word “yet” makes all th ...
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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“Fire Away” Radio Interview This Morning
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Friday, March 7, 2008
From 10-11 AM today I am doing a nationwide radio interivew on “Fire Away,” a monthly discussion program on American Family Radio. This month’s topic will be, “The Bible and War.” To hear the broadcast, go to the American Family Radio site and click on “Listen Live” at the top of the page.
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Speaking to Tupelo Singles Meeting Tonight
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Tuesday, February 5, 2008
I’m speaking tonight to the Tupelo-area singles meeting at the First Baptist Church of Tupelo. We start with a meal at 6:30 PM followed by the meeting at 7 PM. If you are in the area, please join us this evening.
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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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Mr. Sam
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Sunday, December 23, 2007
This morning at church one of the pastors made a presentation to an elderly gentleman known affectionately to the entire congregation as “Mr. Sam.” The pastor began by noting the price of gas in 1952 (17 cents/gallon) and the price of a new home ($17,000) and the cost of a stamp (3 cents). He went on to say that Mr. Sam mad ...
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The Bible in 50 Words
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Saturday, December 22, 2007
It’s amazing how simple some things really are. Take the Bible, for instance. At first glance, it’s an intimidating book filled with strange names, places we’ve never heard of, books we can’t pronounce, and verses we don’t understand. Even people who have read the Bible for years still have tro ...
Tupelo Weather Report
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Tuesday, December 11, 2007
I’m writing this note to our many friends in Chicago and throughout the Midwest who are suffering through a very difficult weather situation. Stay safe, stay warm, and stay inside. What else can you do?Here in Tupelo the temperature right now is 72 with bright, sunny skies. I think we’re going to cancel school s ...
Interview on WMBI in Chicago on Wednesday Morning
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Tuesday, December 11, 2007
I’m on the air on WMBI-FM in Chicago tomorrow (Wednesday) from 9-10 AM. I’m on with Nancy Turner as part of their “World View Wednesday” emphasis. You can listen online by clicking on the station link. And I know we plan to take calls. So I hope some KBM weblog readers will call in and say hello and make a comme ...
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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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Christopher Hitchens Has a Point
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Tuesday, August 28, 2007
The current issue of Vanity Fair carries a report by Christopher Hitchens on his book tour to promote his mega-bestseller God Is Not Great. As always, Hitchens has many provocative things to say, and those who are enjoy his sometimes acerbic comments on various religious leaders will not be disappointed. I found it fascinat ...
Love Me Tender
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Thursday, August 16, 2007
It would be just plain wrong of me to let this day go by without noting that this is the 30th anniversary of the death of Elvis Presley. He was born in Tupelo, Mississippi, and lived here until he turned 13 when his family moved to Memphis. Most people who know Elvis think about Graceland, his home in Memphis, which by the ...
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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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Saturday Pictures
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Saturday, June 30, 2007
Here are a few pictures of our new home in Tupelo plus some pictures from a family get-together today. Andy and Betty and Megan and Kathleen came over from Florence, Alabama for lunch. Alan joined us later. The backyard view shows the house as we bought it. If you look at the picture of Dudley and Gary, you can see the shad ...
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 ...
Latest News from the KBM World Headquarters
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Tuesday, March 20, 2007
This Sunday I’m speaking at Pontiac (IL) Bible Church in both morning services. This is a treat for me on several levels. When we moved to Oak Park in 1989, Brian Bill was one of the pastors on staff at Calvary Memorial Church. I knew immediately that he was a gifted leader. I can remember telling him early on that pa ...
Skip and Dudley
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Saturday, March 17, 2007
Yesterday Skip Olson drove down from Chicago to spend the weekend with us. When I sent him email instructions, they included 41 specific steps, starting with “Take I-57 south until it hits I-55 in Missouri,” which covers six hours of driving, and then “Stop at Lambert’s Café (home of “throwed rolls”) in Si ...
Mid-Afternoon Ramblings
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Wednesday, March 14, 2007
It’s time to go for a bike ride. But first a few items on my desk . . . 1) Doug Bandow offers an up-to-date look on the struggle for religious liberty in China. Here is the money quote:Yet even as the PRC grows in international confidence, its Communist party remains paranoid, fearful of the very diversity encouraged ...
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When Christians Disagree
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Monday, March 12, 2007
We have just posted a new sermon on the website:When Christians DisagreeHere is an excerpt on three warning signs that you’ve let “your issue” impact your life negatively:Our danger is that not only will we disagree and separate, but that we’ll cross the line from justifiable disagreement to anger and bitterness ...
A Valentine’s Day Love Story
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Wednesday, February 14, 2007
The following story is written by David Langerfeld, associate pastor of Harrisburg Baptist Church in Tupelo, Mississippi. He wrote it in tribute to his wife Lynda. He graciously consented for me to put his story on the KBM weblog.Her family had come to America from Sweden. She had a typical Scandinavian look… Long bl ...
The Romans Challenge
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Tuesday, February 13, 2007
Years ago—about 15, to be exact—I decided to preach through Romans. At that point I was 14 years out of seminary and thought it was time I tackled Paul’s greatest epistle. Before then, I had taught through it in a Sunday School class on a chapter-by-chapter basis. I thought my congregation would benefit from a detai ...
Church Chicks
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Friday, February 2, 2007
I’m back home in Tupelo after a whirlwind trip to Toronto for an appearance on “100 Huntley Street” this morning. Special Thanks to Doug Campbell of Canadian Christian Tours for picking me up. Ironically I think Toronto was warmer than Tupelo, partly because we have “moist” cold here compared with “dry” cold in Canada ...
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Dear Sarah
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Thursday, December 14, 2006
A few days ago I received a letter that took over a month to finally reach me. It came from someone I have never met. Because of the unusual nature of the letter, I began to think about the question, “What does forgiveness mean at Christmastime?” This week’s message is actually the letter I wrote to her. To protect he ...
Shirley Banta RIP
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Monday, December 4, 2006
I received word from a friend that Shirley Banta died late Saturday night. A year after Shirley’s husband, a Southern Baptist preacher, died in 1968, she moved to Oak Park to become church secretary at Calvary Memorial Church under the leadership of Pastor Bob Gray. Shirley served through the remainder of Pastor Gray& ...
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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What Is Saving Faith?
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Wednesday, September 6, 2006
We have just posted a new sermon on the website:What is Saving Faith?
Not So Quiet on the Southern Front
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Monday, September 4, 2006
When I went outside this morning, I heard several loud blasts from a shotgun. That can only mean one thing—dove hunting season has started in Mississippi. From now until sometime in January, you can hear guns blasting early in the morning, especially on the weekends. Dove season starts in September, but it is only the warm ...
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Marty Haggard
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Sunday, September 3, 2006
When I sent out my weekly sermon email a few days ago, I commented that Pastor Wes Sherman had told me that the highlight of the week would be a concert by Marty Haggard, son of country music legend Merle Haggard. Turns out he was right. This morning we had at least 125 people, which meant there were chairs in the aisles to ...
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Sinners in the Hands of a Merciful God
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Friday, August 25, 2006
We have just posted the latest sermon in the series “Understanding God’s Plan (Romans 9-11)":Sinners in the Hands of a Merciful God
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Looking for Dudley
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Monday, August 21, 2006
This is the story of my day . . . 1) Got up and put Dudley outside so he could do his business and play with Jake. For those who don’t know, Dudley is our nine-month-old basset hound and Jake is Alan’s chocolate lab. We’re keeping Jake this week while Alan is on a medical missions trip to Ecuador. 2) Jake ...
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Blogger is Not a Bad Word
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Sunday, August 20, 2006
I am writing this note about 4:20 PM on Sunday afternoon. In about an hour Marlene and I will be drive to Parkway Baptist Church in Tupelo for the final service of the Summer Harvest Revival. Last night and this morning Pastor Paul Brashier told the congregation that I am a “writer, speaker and blogger.” He said that when h ...
Revival Time
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Saturday, August 19, 2006
The following ad appeared in the Tupelo newspaper today:We start in a few hours with a hamburger supper followed by the “Pack-a-Pew” Saturday night service with a special emphasis on youth. I’ll be speaking on the topic, “Who Really Killed Jesus?"I think it’s been 25 years, at least, since I spoke at a revival m ...
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The King is Dead, or Is He?
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Friday, August 18, 2006
Have you seen Elvis lately? Filmaker Adam Muskiewicz is offering $3 million to anyone who finds Elvis Presley alive. He and a partner have launched the Elvis Wanted website that contains, among other things, a page called “Elvis Sightings and Leads.” When I heard about this, I remembered a story that I used as a sermon illu ...
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Hot News
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Thursday, August 17, 2006
Here are some odds and ends on a hot and muggy afternoon (the only kind we have in Mississippi in August):1) We have just posted the newest sermon in the “Understanding God’s Plan (Romans 9-11)” series:God Unchanging2) Speaking of sermons, here are two that bear on the current situation in the Middle East:Seven Signs ...
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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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Prime Time America Interview Today at 4:15 PM CDT
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Monday, August 14, 2006
I am being interviewed today on Prime Time America on the Moody Broadcasting Network at 4:15 PM CDT regarding the situation in the Middle East from a biblical perspective. We’ll be discussing my message Does Israel Have a Future?, which has just been added to the Pastor Resource Page on the Crosswalk website.
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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 ...
The Fool on the Hill
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Wednesday, July 26, 2006
We have just posted a new sermon from the series on the Deeper Meaning of the Cross:The Fool on the Hill: What the Cross Means to the World
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Has God Lost the Battle?
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Sunday, June 11, 2006
The latest sermon in the “Understanding God’s Plan” series has just been posted:Has God Lost the Battle?This sermon is longer than usual, but I wanted to tell my own story at the end of the sermon for some personal reasons that you will understand when you read it. I hope you find this sermon encouraging. It certainly ...
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Corinth, Jacinto, Shiloh
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Friday, March 10, 2006
10:53 AM On Tuesday we received this note from ZDL Books in Beijing: “The first print run (of the Chinese version of An Anchor for the Soul) started today.” This is wonderful news, and the printing would not have been possible without the generous giving of many people in many places. Thanks again to everyone who supported ...
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“Pastor Ray, Isn’t That a Little Harsh?”
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Thursday, March 9, 2006
This afternoon I taped a one-hour interview for “Christian Radio Magazine” that will air nationwide on Good Friday. We were discussing my new book, Credo: Believing in Something to Die For. Here was the final question of the interview:You write “If you truly do not believe in the resurrection of Jesus, you have place ...
A First Look at The Da Vinci Code
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Monday, February 13, 2006
After being urged to do so by many friends, I finally got around to reading The Da Vinci Code, the mega-bestseller by Dan Brown. The book has sold an astonishing 30 million copies since its release in 2003. Later this spring the movie version starring Tom Hanks seems likely to become the biggest film of the year, spurring m ...
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Saturday, January 10, 2004
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Saturday, January 10, 2004
4:33 PM Speaking of Bob Weller, he offered the following inducement at the end of his e-mail: Speaking of coming to Kansas, you know there are over 150 paved miles of bike trails in Johnson County, a bike in our garage, and we have a nice quiet place for you and yours to work/write/relax not to mention all the great BBQ pla...
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Monday, December 15, 2003
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Monday, December 15, 2003
11:22 PM Didn’t get around to doing my shopping after all. Got tied up in church affairs almost all day. Maybe tomorrow. 11:21 PM Dennis Byrne exposes the absurdity of the bestselling Da Vinci Code. 10:26 AM Monday greetings to Vita Loredo, Wayne Benfield in Jacksonville, Florida, Bernie Schuck in Indiana, to Paul and Becky...
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Friday, December 12, 2003
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Friday, December 12, 2003
10:05 PM Big renovation news I forgot to mention earlier: The permanent surface for the gym was delivered today. Right now it's stacked in boxes right on the subfloor. The workers should begin installing it next week. 9:39 PM Fun time with the junior highers tonight. The girls were all dressed up and the guys were wearing s...
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Friday, December 5, 2003
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Friday, December 5, 2003
10:44 PM Several months ago beloved Calvary missionary Miss Eva Lodgaard, who has served the Lord in southeastern Kentucky since 1945, had a fall and has been in poor health. She has been staying at a guest cabin at Camp Nathanael in Emmalena, Kentucky. She sent me the following e-mail: Dear Pastor Ray, It seems like foreve...
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Monday, November 24, 2003
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Monday, November 24, 2003
10:44 PM More good news: A few minutes ago I came home from a meeting at church and Marlene told me that Nick and John Mark Edwards decided to drive home from Samford tonight instead of tomorrow afternoon. They left Birmingham about 9 PM so they should arrive in Oak Park by 7 AM. That put a smile on my face. When I called N...
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Wednesday, November 12, 2003
Posted by Ray Pritchard on Wednesday, November 12, 2003
7:08 PM YWAM offers some wise advice on sharing Christ with Muslims. One fascinating excerpt:We must pray for Muslims to have dreams and visions. Many individuals and some whole villages in certain Islamic countries are receiving supernatural visions or dreams of Jesus that have led to their conversion.I have heard other Ch...
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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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