Posted by Ray Pritchard on 8.15.04 in Current Events, Movies, Travel
12:15 AM I’m supposed to be in bed by now, but I’m not, so I think I’ll do my weblog entry right now. This is a big day for our family. Fifteen years ago today I became the pastor of Calvary Memorial Church. August 15, 1989, was a Tuesday morning. I remember walking into my office—the largest pastor’s office I had eve…
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 8.14.04 in Current Events
8:23 PM Late this afternoon I hopped on my bike, intending to do my usual 11.1 mile loop. On a whim, I decided to ride Augusta Avenue into Chicago. As I pedaled through the Austin neighborhood, I saw lots of block parties. Eventually I had to turn off Augusta because a gospel choir had set up risers in the middle of the str…
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 7.26.04 in Current Events, Internet/Blogging
2:12 PM Mark and his friend Dave McKee have been visiting my brother Alan in Tupelo, Mississippi. When we talked to him several hours ago, they were just leving Tupelo on their way home to Oak Park. Mark said they will not arrive until late tonight because they are stopping for dinner at Lambert’s Restaurant in Sikeston, Mi…
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 6.17.04 in Current Events
7:06 AM The Civil War Tour—Day 3 I am writing these notes from my motel room in Camp Springs, Maryland, across the street from the main entrance to Edwards Air Force Base. Today we’re taking a Christian Heritage Tour of Washington, DC, tomorrow it’s on to Richmond, then Saturday we head back to Oak Park, God…
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 4.26.04 in Current Events, Theology
10:53 AM Just about ready to leave for the airport to fly to New York. I fly to Albany where someone from Word of Life picks me up. The Bible Institute is located in Pottersville, a tiny town about 75 miles north of Albany, on the southern edge of Schroon Lake, in the Adirondack Mountains. Usually I’m there in January or Fe…
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 4.10.04 in Current Events, Theology
8:41 PM Rabbi Daniel Lapin explains why so many Jewish groups passionately hate Mel Gibson. Instead of following the Torah (which we call the Old Testament), they are infected by “secular fundamentalism.” The entire article is well worth reading. Here is his conclusion: Once Mel Gibson revealed himself to be, like the p…
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 4.5.04 in Current Events, Theology
8:29 PM An e-mail arrived with a question many people have wondered about: “If you believe that Jesus is your Lord and you kill yourself, will you still go to heaven?” Here is my answer: We are saved by what Jesus did for us in his life, death and resurrection. He paid the full price and opened the door to heaven to all…
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 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…
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