Posted by Ray Pritchard on 10.11.11 in Current Events, Theology
Dallas pastor Robert Jeffress says that Mormonism is a cult.Richard Mouw, president of Fuller Seminary, says Mormonism is not a cult. To confuse matters further, William McGurn denounces the “cult” of Anti-Mormonism.Who’s right?The answer is, it all depends on definition and context. Some years ago Walter Martin offered the follow…
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 9.17.11 in Current Events, Devotional, Marriage and the Family, Personal
Recently Pat Robertson made news when he declared that divorcing a spouse with Alzheimer’s is justifiable because it is “a kind of death.” The simplest thing I can say is that he didn’t get that teaching from the Bible. The very concept of Christian marriage rests upon a vow to be faithful “in sickness and in health.&r…
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 8.26.11 in Current Events, Internet/Blogging
In the beginning I was not a believer. At first I thought Facebook for was the kids, meaning the college-age crowd, which is in fact where it started out. Somewhat reluctantly I joined the Facebook revolution not quite two years ago. As of this moment, I have 4037 friends. That’s impressive, I suppose, until I look at the list and r…
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 8.25.11 in Books, Current Events, Movies
I am not surprised that “The Help” has turned out to be a huge hit at the box office. As of August 23, the movie has earned $77 million, making it the sleeper hit of the summer.A friend called several days ago to ask how the movie is being received in Mississippi. I can tell you this much. When Marlene and I saw it last Friday nigh…
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 8.16.11 in Apologetics, Current Events, Evangelism, Men's Ministry, Questions, Sports
Gregg Doyel thinks so.You don’t have to take my word for it. Doyel, national columnist for CBSSports.com, says so in his column called Unbelievable–Tebow Believes Faith Equates to Starting in the NFL. This is Doyel’s conclusion:Tebow has been a great billboard for Christianity – just as Muhammad Ali has been a great bil…
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 6.25.11 in Current Events, Second Coming
“In the last days scoffers will come, scoffing and following their own evil desires. They will say, “Where is this ’coming’ he promised?” (2 Peter 3:3-4).Scoffers have always been with us.The easiest argument against a miracle is always, “Nothing like that has ever happened before, therefore nothing like that can …
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 12.29.10 in Current Events, Evangelism
I’ve been thinking recently about some do’s and don’ts for Christians who want to make their voices heard in the public square. Here’s my preliminary list of ideas:1. Start with a local focus. It’s always more effective for a resident of Asheville to speak out on Asheville issues than for someone from Savannah to offer…
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 12.23.10 in Books, Current Events
A few weeks ago I received a nice email from Heather Duff who serves as the chaplain for the 298th CSSB, a combat support battalion soon to be deployed to Afghanistan. She heard through my brother Alan that we donate books to the military. Over the years we have sent thousands of copies of An Anchor for the Soul to members of the Armed Forces servi…
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 9.17.10 in Current Events, Travel, Tupelo
This morning we woke up at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, DC. This grand old hotel has welcomed kings and queens, presidents and potentates over its storied 80-year history. This weekend several thousand eager conservative activists have gathered for the Values Voter Summit. Given the rise of the Tea Party movement and the upcoming midterm …
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 9.7.10 in Current Events
A friend asked about my opinion of the pastor in Florida who plans to publicly burn the Quran this Saturday, September 11, the ninth anniversary of the terrorist attacks that killed 3000 people. You want my opinion? Okay, here it is this. This pastor is a fool, and the idea of burning the Quran is offensive on every possible level. It needless…
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