Posted by Ray Pritchard on 3.9.04 in Churches, Theology
9:51 PM Jeff Eaton weighs with a rebuttal of sorts to my essay on barbecue. He makes a strong case that the best barbecue in America comes from Kentucky. Here’s part of what he wrote: I was surfing your blog this morning, and was shocked to see a discussion about barbecue that did not pay homage to my hometown, Owensb…
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 3.7.04 in Churches, Congregational Singing, Theology
9:23 AM Finished my final bike ride before our trip. Marlene is packed already—naturally I’ve not really started yet. We leave for the airport in a little over an hour. We’re flying ATA to St. Petersburg where someone from Word of Life will pick us up and drive us to the conference center in Hudson—about an hour…
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 3.6.04 in Churches, Personal, Theology
11:31 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…
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 3.3.04 in Churches
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…
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 3.1.04 in Churches, Personal, Shout Outs, Travel
8:13 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…
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 2.26.04 in Churches, Current Events, Homosexuality, Theology
9:50 PM Okay, I’ve got my answer to the question Seth raised below. This just in from Pastor Bob Boerman in Costa Rica:Hey Ray, The guys and I are having a terrific time in Costa Rica. A great Band of Brothers time. Much laughter. Much prayer. Much growing with Christ and each other. It´s Thursday night and the work is don…
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 2.24.04 in Churches
3:46 PM Just received a note from Amy Baker in preparation for my “Ask the Pastor” time with the 20/20 group tonight. They usually have around 70 people for their meetings. They sit in a huge circle, I’ll sit in one of the chairs and field questions on any topic from the group. Lots of questions on the Bible, doctrinal …
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 1.26.04 in Churches
8:27 PM What is prayer all about? Ponder this answer from Imago Veritatis:Prayer is not primarily a means of getting things done. It should never be a pragmatic exercise. Prayer is our means of meeting God – of entering into deep intimacy with Him. The life of prayer is born out of an overwhelming hunger for God – a desire …
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 1.4.04 in Churches, Preaching
11:39 PM Hard for me to believe anyone still thinks Jason White is a better quarterback than Eli Manning. 11:36 PM For some reason, I thought I could go for a bike ride this afternoon—in the snowstorm. My new road bike thought this was a very bad idea and won the argument after exactly one block. I used to go riding i…
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 12.29.03 in Churches, Pastors, Preaching
11:20 PM Among the visitors Sunday morning, I met Jim and Sue Nicodem and their children Emily, Rachel and Andrew. Jim is the pastor of Christ Community Church in St. Charles, one of the most dynamic churches in the Midwest. Jim told me that he and Pastor Bob Boerman go back a long way together. 11:15 PM Quick Renovation Up…
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