**We just sent out the final sermon in the three-part series from Psalm 103. Although it went out to over 5200 people, we have no idea how many will actually receive it because we continue to have problems getting it to the Inbox of all those people. AOL has been blocking the sermons for the last month. We are cautiously hopeful that we have a work…
Occasionally I’m in a meeting where someone will ask, “Are you closer to the Lord today than you were a year ago?” I never know how to answer that question in a satisfactory manner. I certainly hope that I am closer to the Lord today than I was a year ago, but my judgment is necessarily flawed because I don’t see myself clea…
For those who are interested, I have just posted our 2009 Travel Schedule. There is one major overseas trip that has not yet been confirmed. Other than that, the schedule is complete as of today….
On Sunday I encountered a most unusual evangelical church. From the outside CrossPoint Church of Trussville, Alabama has all the marks of a growing, dynamic, contemporary church. The spirit of the church is infectious and comes in large part from its pastor, Ryan Whitley. I could make a long list of the things I like about CrossPoint, but let me fo…
Today I gave an introduction to the book of Exodus to a group of a Baptist pastors in Birmingham. As a followup to that meeting, here are links to various messages on the Keep Believing website related to the book of Exodus. Plus I have added a link to a sermon series on the Ten Commandments.I had a wonderful time with the pastors. It’s fun b…
Yesterday Brian Bill had a short blog entry called Our Words. I liked it so much that I’m going to reproduce it here.I came across something today that serves as a helpful corrective when we’re tempted to say something we shouldn’t. Using the word HALT, we need to be careful in our conversations when we’re… Hun…
A few days ago I received the sad news of the impending divorce of some friends we have known for many years. Because we haven’t seen them in a long time, we didn’t have a hint of any trouble in their marriage. The crisis seemed to come out of nowhere. Understandably, family members are struggling with the news and trying to help any way…
From 10-11 AM (Central Time) Friday I am doing a nationwide radio interview on “Fire Away,” a monthly discussion program on American Family Radio. This month’s topic will be “Does Prayer Make a Difference?” To hear the broadcast, go to the American Family Radio site and click on “Listen Live” at the top of t…
We received this email yesterday. I have removed all personal information for obvious reasons:Dear Rev. Ray,I am blessed by the messages given by you.I am living in Saudi Arabia, where it’s illegal to practice any other religion than Islam. Many good Christian websites are blocked from accessing. Your messages are like streams in this desert …
A few midweek items of interest . . .*If you are an AOL subscriber to the sermon list, you haven’t received the last two sermons because AOL has decided to block the sermons using their antispam software. This sort of thing happens routinely and those of us who don’t send out spam work hard to prevent it. We’re working on a soluti…