To Charlie Peacock - None
Re: Submission for Re:Think

RELATED BOOK
The Leadership Lessons of Jesus
Bob Briner and Ray Pritchard unearth
important leadership lessons from the life
of Christ, based on the book of Mark.
Applicable to anyone who wants
to become a better leader.
"Why did he die?" As I pastor, I have been asked that question many times, frankly, have asked it myself on more than one occasion. But this time the question came from my brother, a urologist, who just watched one of his patients die from kidney disease. He was only 20 years old.
I had no answer for my brother, at least no answer that would satisfy him, or me for that matter. I don't know why he died. Most of the answers I have heard over the years to questions like that satisfy only theoretically. They don't work very well in the nitty-gritty of life.
But this much I know. God is good and He knows exactly what He is doing. More and more I am convinced that "Is God good?" is the central question of life. If you doubt the goodness of God, you will either become a closet atheist or a very angry Christian. If you think about it, there really isn't much difference between those two categories.
I have chosen to believe in God's goodness. Sometimes I believe because of what I see, often in spite of what I see. But the choice is mine, and I have made it.
B. Biographical Data For Krista Barré
Dr. Ray Pritchard
Calvary Memorial Church
931 Lake Street
Oak Park, IL 60301
708/386-3900 and 708/848-6401
Fax: 708/ 386-4182
Email: rpritch@aol.com
Age: 43
Married to Marlene for 22 years.
Three Boys: Joshua (16), Mark (14), Nicholas (11)
Occupation: Pastor, Calvary Memorial Church
Author: The Road Best Traveled (Crossway Books, 1995)
Names of the Holy Spirit (Moody Press, 1995)
What I would like readers to know about me: That although I live in the North, I'm from the South and long for some good Chicken-Fried Steak (you can't buy it in Chicago even if you had a million dollars.) Also that while I believe that the Christian faith doesn't answer every question you can ask, it does answer the questions that really matter.
Organizations I recommend:
Probe Ministries, Richardson, TX
Promise Keepers, Boulder, CO
Focus on the Family, Colorado Springs, CO
Summit Ministries, Manitou Springs, CO
Circle Urban Ministries, Chicago, IL
I would allow readers to contact me personally. By phone, mail, fax or Email.
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