Posted by Ray Pritchard on 8.20.06 in Churches, Internet/Blogging, Tupelo
I am writing this note about 4:20 PM on Sunday afternoon. In about an hour Marlene and I will be drive to Parkway Baptist Church in Tupelo for the final service of the Summer Harvest Revival. Last night and this morning Pastor Paul Brashier told the congregation that I am a “writer, speaker and blogger.” He said that when h …
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 8.14.06 in Churches, Personal, Preaching, Tupelo
On Saturday I got a call from the pastor of Parkway Baptist Church in Tupelo. Although I have never met him in person, Paul Brashier and I exchanged emails last spring when he invited me to speak for him. We never found a date that worked until now. It happened that Parkway had scheduled revival services on August 19-20 wit …
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 8.1.04 in Christmas, Churches, Internet/Blogging, Personal
4:01 PM I’m writing this update from the “docking station” in the lobby of the Administration Building at Mount Hermon Conference Center. Behind me I can hear families coming and going as they check-in for Dallas Week, which begins with supper tonight. This morning I preached on “You Can Stumble But You Won’t Fall” …
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 7.9.04 in Churches, Current Events, Homosexuality, Theology
7:42 PM Another nice note—this one from the Philippines:Dear Pastor Ray, Thank you very much for the availability of your free download sermons, I’m happy that this will help me easier when given a time to speak and share the word of God. I am Emmanuel B. Badulis, a civil engineering graduate and working as a college …
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 5.17.04 in Churches, Pastors
10:23 PM Tonight’s OPCA Spring Concert featured the students in their finest musical presentation ever. Nancy Kamm brought out the music that was in the heart and soul of those children. At the end Terri Benno, chair of the OPCA board, presented Marlene with two scrapbooks of letters and pictures from present and former stu…
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 4.4.04 in Churches
4:27 PM Sign of the times … When I mentioned the Scofield Reference Bible in the sermon this morning, a majority of the younger crowd didn’t seem to recognize the name. A generation ago almost everyone brought a Scofield Bible to church. Nowadays there are so many study Bibles and “speciality” Bibles and so many …
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 4.1.04 in Churches, Pastors, Theology
10:38 PM Kim Jahns sent an e-mail from missionaries in the Middle East with further insight into the impact of “The Passion of the Christ” in Muslim countries. In just a few short days, more Arab Muslims have been able to clearly hear (and see) the Gospel in their own language than we would be able to reach in a lifetim…
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 3.19.04 in Churches
12:21 PM I just sent the free book offer to 1667 people on the weekly sermon e-mail list. The responses are pouring in fast. If you want one of the 250 copies, you’d better respond now because I think they’ll all be gone by the end of the day. 12:18 PM I’m doing an interview at 5 PM on Prime Time America on the Moody Broadc…
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 3.11.04 in Churches, Current Events
10:15 PM If you live in the Chicago area, don’t forget that Open House Sunday is only three days away. We’ll be dedicating our renovations in all four services and we’re inviting the entire congregation to walk through the new portico, the new nursery, the renovated gym, plus the two stories of classrooms and…
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 3.10.04 in Churches
11:47 AM Another gorgeous Florida day—blue skies, clear air, not much wind, temps in the mid-60s. Great golfing, biking, hiking, walking, shopping weather. Marlene is currently taking the last option, I’m going to ride my bike this afternoon. 11:43 AM Lynette Hoy has written an excellent response to the “gay marriag…
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