2:18 PM We have just posted the latest sermon in the “Understanding God’s Plan” series:God Simple Plan of Salvation1:52 PM China update: President Bush meets with Chinese house church leaders. But government crackdown continues. On the bright side, Steven Curtis Chapman performed before a full house at a charity conc …
We arrived home last night after a three-day whirlwind trip to Lincoln, Nebraska, home of one of the most famous Christian radio ministries, Back to the Bible. Since its inception in 1939, Back to the Bible has had only three Bible teachers—Theodore Epp, Warren Wiersbe, and since 1990, Woodrow Kroll. For 67 years this mini …
Kevin McCullough wonders about Taylor Hicks and me (scoll down to the third entry). At the moment, I’m in Lincoln, Nebraska—or am I? If you see me in Hollywood tonight, Kevin will have the scoop of the century.
On one hand, no subject generates a quicker debate than the music we use in our churches. Should it be contemporary, traditional, Gen-X, cutting edge, emergent, liturgical, classical, or some other variation? And how do we define those terms? On the other hand, I argue that the deeper issues are cultural and theological. We …
Since this is Sunday, let me pose a question that has been rattling around in my head for the past few months. Whatever happened to congregational singing? In my travels to different churches, I have noticed that hearty congregational singing seems to be going out of style. I am choosing my words carefully here. By “hearty …
7:29 PM Here’s something exciting. One of my biggest burdens (definitely connected to the start of Keep Believing Ministries) has been to see An Anchor for the Soul published in Spanish. Over the years we have had many, many requests for a Spanish version, and for various reasons it has not happened. Meanwhile we dist …
I am in the middle of two weeks of intensive travel. Monday-Wednesday I was in Madison, WI to speak at a Pastors’ Summit. Today I flew to Miami for my first-ever visit to Expolit, the annual Hispanic Christian booksellers convention. I am told that upwards of 30,000 people will attend one of the Expolit events this we …
Yesterday I did an interview with Kevin McCullough on WMCA in New York. We were supposed to discuss a chapter from my book Credo: Believing in Something to Die For. But we got sidetracked because Kevin started talking about American Idol and who would be voted off last night. He pointed out that Taylor Hicks and I are both …
After talking about American Idol, we never got around to Credo because Kevin decided to ask me to frame a biblical response to the immigration debate. He told me between breaks that no other issue has so polarized his audience. So he decided on the spur of the moment to ask me to offer some biblical principles that can gui …
I have returned, sort of. The Wednesday Journal in Oak Park, IL included an item this week titled The Return of Ray Pritchard. They based it on a press release relating to my appearance at a pastors’ meeting in Aurora (a Chicago suburb) last week. I appreciate the plug for Keep Believing Ministries, and I enjoyed the …