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Shine, Tebow, Shine
by Ray Pritchard

He’s faster than a speeding bullet.He’s more powerful than a locomotive.He can leap tall buildings in a single bound.But can he beat the New England Patriots?The experts say no, unanimously, loudly, repeatedly. And one supposes that they are right. The experts make their money being right most of the time. That’s why they are call…

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Let’s Take an Alaskan Cruise
by Ray Pritchard

This summer I’m going to be the speaker for an Alaskan cruise sponsored by Camp Forest Springs in Westboro, Wisconsin. We’ll depart from Seattle on Friday, June 29 and return to Seattle on Friday, July 6.We’ll visit Juneau, Skagway, the Tracy Arm Fjord, and Victoria, British Columbia. We’ll enjoy luxurious accommodations …

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Daily Bible Listening
by Ray Pritchard

Lately Marlene and I have started a new adventure in daily Bible listening. That’s right. Daily Bible listening.For a long time if you wanted to listen to the Bible, you had to buy a big set of CDs or DVDs. With the advent of smartphone apps, you can now listen to the whole Bible, read alone or read dramatically with music in the background.&…

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Take Up Your Cross
by Ray Pritchard

“If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow me” (Matthew 16:24).Every man has a “cross” to bear. It is always “his cross,” a unique and very personal set of circumstances.Carrying that cross requires a personal decision, an initiative, an act of the will.What sort of man …

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1625
by Ray Pritchard

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…

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A Year-End Appeal from Keep Believing Ministries
by Ray Pritchard

As we come to the end of 2011, we are glad you are part of the Keep Believing family. It has been our pleasure to provide you with sermons, podcasts, videos, and other free biblical resources on the Keep Believing website.To put it simply, if we provide it ourselves, we give it away for free. That’s been our policy from the beginnin…

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Is This Really Christmas Eve?
by Ray Pritchard

Today is December 24. This is Christmas Eve, the day before Christmas. But is this really the day before Jesus was born in Bethlehem? Each year the question comes up and each year the answer is the same: We can’t be sure. The Bible does not clearly answer this question. Evidently the first Christians didn’t make a point of celebrating t…

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Christmas With Knox and Eli
by Ray Pritchard

Here we are with Knox and Eli in their matching pajamas. It only took about ten tries to get this shot. Knox is 16 months old, Eli is 5 months old….

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Baked Oatmeal
by Ray Pritchard

Marlene made this for breakfast this morning. It’s an ideal Christmas treat for the whole family. Tasty, filling, and very healthy.Mix these dry ingredients in a bowl:3 cups oats2 teaspoons baking powder2 teaspoons cinnamon1 cup brown sugar1 teaspoon saltAdd these to the dry ingredients:2 slightly beaten eggs1 cup milk2 teaspoons vanilla2 cup…

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December 1941
by Ray Pritchard

This morning I finished reading a new book that in some ways was written 70 years ago. Reading December 1941: 31 Days That Changed America and Saved the World is like stepping into a time machine and entering a world that long ago disappeared.This is the story of Pearl Harbor and its aftermath as told through contemporary newspaper accounts. Author…

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