Posted by Ray Pritchard on 6.13.09 in Devotional
It’s hard to believe, but we’re almost halfway through 2009. What will the rest of this year bring? Will the economy turn around? What will happen in the Middle East? And what will happen to us personally? No one knows but God. It happened not long after I returned from Belize in 1992. While rummaging through an accumulated mountain of …
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 6.11.09 in Devotional
Yesterday I put forth a modest collection of “self-evident truths.” Here are seven more:1. If it’s truly important, you will find time to do it. How many times have we made excuses for not doing something when in the end, we know we didn’t do it because it just wasn’t very important to us? Actions speak louder than wor…
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 6.10.09 in Devotional
I’ve been mentally compiling a list of self-evident truths that cannot be denied. You can ignore them but you can’t disprove them. Here is my list so far, with a few explanatory comments: 1. Life goes on. No matter what we do, life goes on. If we foul up, life goes on. If we hit the jackpot, life goes on. Whether we laugh or cry, shout …
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 6.9.09 in Devotional
Over lunch with a friend, he told me about something unusual that happened when he attended a conference where a noted Christian author was speaking. Suddenly and without warning, during the middle of her address, a man stood up and verbally attacked her. Although taken aback, she recovered and responded with kindness. My friend said…
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 6.8.09 in Devotional
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.” There is a world of truth in that simple sentence. So many of us go through life frustrated because we’re still working on Plan A. That’s the one where everything wo…
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 6.6.09 in Devotional
My friend David Steinhart, pastor of Forest Park (IL) Baptist Church, shared some insights on humility from a tape on leadership by Dallas Willard. Humility is a quality that is hard to define and even harder to develop. Very few people would admit to praying for humility even though the Bible instructs us to humble ourselves under the mighty hand …
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 6.5.09 in Devotional
Durng the Friday edition of “Christian Life Today” on American Family Radio, we talked about what it means to know and do God’s will. It’s been my experience that most Christians are sincere and truly want to do God’s will if only they could figure out what it is. And most people realize there is no easy answer to the …
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 6.4.09 in Current Events, Devotional
Here are four unrelated links. I thought I would pass them along because each one is useful in its own way. The Gospel and the Gosselins Pooped Pastors.com The Loudest Cheers in Heaven Chinese Calvinism Flourishes …
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 5.31.09 in Bible Study, Devotional
During Sunday School today our teacher made a telling comment about people who complain they aren’t “being fed” when they come to church. Probably there is no complaint more frequently heard from unhappy churchgoers. “I’m just not being fed.”That usually means they don’t like the sermons they’re heari…
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 5.24.09 in Congregational Singing, Devotional, Preaching
Here’s a great missionary hymn (one source called it one of the greatest ever written) by Isaac Watts (1674-1748). I should add that it is entirely new to me. Watts wrote many hymns, most notably “Joy to the World,” “Alas! And Did My Savior Bleed,” and “When I Survey the Wondrous Cross.” On this Lord’…
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