Posted by Ray Pritchard on 6.1.10 in Devotional
I received a note from a friend who has just started a new business. Like all new ventures, it will require of my friend and his wife a large commitment of time, energy and personal resources. But at the same time, my friend feels called to serve his church by discipling others and doing some occasional preaching. Is there a conflict here? Does he …
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 5.29.10 in Devotional
I saw this church sign while riding my bike a few days ago. When I saw it a second time, it set me to thinking.I think it’s the word “fond” that grabbed me. Am I “fond” of my own will?Yeah, sure, absolutely.I have a few things on my mind as I type these words, including one thing regarding someone dear to me. I do inde…
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 5.21.10 in Books, Devotional, Prayer
Yesterday Ron Thweatt reprinted a prayer called “A Disciple’s Renewal,” taken from the fine book Valley of Vision, a collection of Puritan prayers. Almost 20 years ago Skip Olson gave me a copy of the book, and though it became dog-eared and worn and the binding began to fall apart, I taped it up and still have my original copy. I…
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 5.4.10 in Devotional
Now and then I like to alert you to things that I find personally compelling. The weblog called Wrestling With an Angel falls into that category. The subtitle tells you all you need to know: “Lessons in the life of a father learned through the struggles of his disabled son.” Greg Lucas is a police officer in a small town in West Virgini…
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 4.28.10 in Devotional, Prayer
A friend sent an email asking a question that many people have wondered about when facing big decisions. At the moment he is looking for a job, having been laid off as a result of the recession. After many years building a fine career in his chosen field, he now stands at a crossroads. Here is part of what he wrote, with some of the identifying det…
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 4.7.10 in Devotional, Keep Believing Ministries, Podcasts, Preaching, Questions, Sermons
We have a new podcast about a question posed by religious leaders who wanted to trick Christ. This topic that matters just as much today as it did 2,000 years ago when Christ was asked about it: Can we believe in life after death?
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 2.17.10 in Devotional, Lent
This is Day 1 of Lent, the forty days of preparation leading up to Easter. A quick check of the Wikipedia entry will give you some helpful background. Note that in the Western tradition, Lent starts today with Ash Wednesday and continues until Holy Saturday, the day before Easter. Sundays are not counted as part of the forty days because each …
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 2.12.10 in Devotional, Theology
If you would like some help in keeping on track with your daily devotions, you may want to check a website called Family Times devoted to helping families read the Bible together. Each day Lou Nicholes offers a short devotional based on a Bible passage. Today’s passage talks about Jesus healing the nobleman’s son in John 4:43-54. You ca…
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 2.4.10 in Devotional
My friend David Langerfeld sends out an email each day called the Daily Encourager that contains a brief thought, a quote, a story or a poem meant to impart strength and hope as we journey through life. Earlier this week he sent out a poem that he called “Thank You Father.” I am passing it along because strikes exactly the right note. I…
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 1.19.10 in Devotional, Theology
A friend alerted me to an article by R. T. Kendall called ’God Told Me’ . . . Really? that says something I’ve thought for a long time but have never been able to put into words. Kendall is talking about tendency of evangelicals in general (and charismatics in particular) to say “God told me” when they think they have …
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