THE STRATEGIC PRAYER INITIATIVE by Ray Pritchard Several years ago Mike Jebb came up with a revolutionary idea: What if Christians took prayer seriously? What if, instead of praying “when we feel like it,” Christians began to pray the way that soldiers go to war? What if our prayer room became a “war room…
Sermon Series: Ponder This - 2004The man called me on the phone and said, “Pastor Ray, could I come see you?” Then he told me […]
Sermon Series: Articles and Public Letters11:31 PM Just about ready to go to Florida. 11:29 PM Last Thursday I did several tapings for WMBI—five “Soul Food” devotionals that will run later this month, an endorsement for the crisis pregnancy centers of Chicago, and an interview about how the gay marriage issue impacts the church. The interview will air Mon…
8:31 PM Would you like to be on TV—or at least in a TV audience? The Total Living Network in Chicago is looking for 40 couples (but singles are also welcome) to attend the taping of a special marriage seminar called “For Better, For Worse, For Keeps,” taught by Dr. Bob Moeller. The taping will take place on Saturd…
1:21 PM Click here to see the latest pictures from the renovation project. The first page contains pictures from Groundbreaking Sunday under the big tent in late June. The second page has recent pictures of the construction… . Today the workers are installing a large screen in the gym so we can simulcast the sermon w…
10:42 PM Today’s edition of the Oak Leaves carried two stories about “The Passion of Christ.” The first is an interview with several local religious leaders (including me) about the movie. The second is my review of the movie—which is posted below in the entry for Friday, February 27. The Wednesday Journal also pr…
To me the most satisfying part of the movie has nothing to do with violence. It comes when Jesus, already […]
Sermon Series: Articles and Public Letters5:11 PM Bob Weller explains the personal impact of “The Passion of the Christ”: It is still and always will be truly amazing to me that our God would devise such a plan simply because He loves us and wants to return us to a place were we can commune with God and be showered by His Love. I would recommend everyone see th…
Here are some answers to questions raised by the movie: 1) Why is Satan portrayed as a woman? Because it […]
Sermon Series: Articles and Public Letters8:13 AM Later today I plan to post a few further thoughts about “The Passion of the Christ.” We filled the theater for the special Calvary showing on Saturday afternoon. Afterwards 175 people joined us for the fellowship/discussion time at the church. Between Saturday night and Sunday morning, we gave away 500 copies of…