Posted by Ray Pritchard on 1.6.11 in Devotional
(Over the years I have posted this article several times because its message is timeless. I’m posting it today as a good word for the first week of a new year.) Some time ago I heard the following statement on the radio and thought it was worth passing along: “The key to success in life is how well you adapt to Plan B.” Th…
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 1.2.11 in Devotional
“The best time to plant a tree is twenty years ago. The second best time is today."Lots of people make resolutions at the start of a new year. Unfortunately the best intentions in the world easily get laid aside once we have to go back to work tomorrow. Life has a way of intruding on our desire to make a new start. We want to be better …
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 1.1.11 in Devotional
On Christmas Day 1939, King George VI of England gave a brief radio address to his troubled nation. England was already at war with Germany. Soon all of Europe would be plunged into the horror of brutal, unrestrained warfare. Hoping to calm the troubled hearts of his countrymen, the king offered words of encouragement as the storm clouds gathered o…
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 12.27.10 in Devotional
In the last several years I’ve thought a lot about how Christians should respond to the pressures we face every day. We know that in this world we will have many trials. Jesus said as much in John 16:33, “In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.” What do we need to stay strong in 2011? …
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 11.29.10 in Devotional
I don’t know why but I’ve run into a bunch of skunks lately. Maybe it’s the season of the year or maybe I’m just unlucky, but it seems like I’ve been riding my bike past dead skunks in the road once or twice a week. Not long ago a very much alive skunk invaded our neighborhood and left his noxious calling card.One nigh…
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 11.26.10 in Devotional
“The LORD will fulfill his purpose for me; your love, O LORD, endures forever–do not abandon the works of your hands” (Psalm 138:8). “Your love endures forever.” This little phrase forms the foundation for the doctrine of eternal security. It is often said that those who are saved are saved forever. How do we kno…
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 11.25.10 in Devotional
The name Matthew Henry may not mean anything to many who read these words. In the New International Dictionary of the Christian Church his life is summed up on two words: Biblical Expositor.He was born in 1662, the son of a Church of England minister. During his life he pastored several churches and also wrote a number of important works. His six-v…
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 11.23.10 in Devotional, Marriage and the Family
The call came from an old friend, someone I have known for over 40 years. His marriage was in serious trouble, and more importantly, he saw clearly that unless he changed from the inside out, what happened to his marriage wouldn’t really matter. His wife wasn’t the problem, although she has her issues to deal with, and his rocky marriag…
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 11.22.10 in Devotional
It has been said that God’s omniscience is a comfort to believers and a terror to unbelievers. The comfort is easy to see. If he truly knows all things and if he ordains all things, then everything that happens to me or to those I love must happen as part of his plan. F. B Meyer has written, “It is in proportion as we see God’s wi…
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 10.1.10 in Devotional, Radio
Yesterday on the radio we asked callers to tell us who Jesus is to them. Not just what they believe in a technical sense but how they had experienced the Lord personally. The very first caller offered a beautiful testimony of what the Lord Jesus had done in his life. After mentioning how messed up he had been, he summed it all up with this one sent…
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