Posted by Ray Pritchard on 2.5.09 in Devotional, Theology
Any list of the famous ministers of the 1800s must include the Scottish churchman and poet Horatius Bonar. A highly popular author in his day, Bonar edited two magazines, wrote many tracts and many books and penned over 600 hymns, including I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say. In 1874 he wrote a brief book on Hebrews called The Rent Veil. In the Preface…
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 1.31.09 in Devotional
Saturday NightBangor, MaineI am writing this note from my hotel room in Bangor, Maine. We finished the final session of the Men For God Rally in New Brunswick around 4:30 PM and then drove two hours to Bangor. First things first. I want to say thank you to Barry Beebe, president of New Brunswick Bible Institute, for inviting me to speak at the rall…
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 1.29.09 in Devotional, Theology
There is one final thing necessary in preparing for the ministry. You might state it in a dozen different ways because it has to do with what happens inside your heart. Here’s how it comes out for me.Get to know the character of God.Nothing is more important than that. As I look back over my own pilgrimage, I am sure that I did not appreciate…
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 1.25.09 in Devotional, Word of Life
Several weeks ago Paul Bubar asked if I would speak last Wednesday night at a church about an hour north of Word of Life. During the drive to the church, Paul and I talked about his fifty years of service with Word of Life. At one point he mentioned that in the early 70s, he had invited Dr. Lee Roberson, noted pastor and founder of Tennessee Temple…
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 1.23.09 in Devotional
Check out Comfort Cafe, “an ezine and resource center offering women facing difficult life challenges hope, help and healing.” This month’s theme is “coping with divorce.” Ruth Wood, the editor, told me they are featuring three of my messages. …
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 1.12.09 in Devotional
Most Christians struggle with doubt at one time or another. Doubt is not sinful but it can be dangerous. It can also be a spur to enormous spiritual growth. It’s what you do with your doubt that matters. Here are seven simple suggestions about how to handle your doubt.1. Admit your doubts and ask for help.Tell the Lord about your struggles. G…
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 1.5.09 in Devotional, Prayer
This morning’s funeral service for John Sergey lasted an hour-and-a-half, longer than usual, but that was to be expected for a man who lived so long (91 years) and accomplished so much. But in listening to family and friends, one fact stood out above everything else. John Sergey was a man of prayer. I think Sergei Nikolaev, pastor of the Temp…
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 1.4.09 in Devotional
I wasn’t planning on blogging about this until I read Joe McKeever’s fine article called When to Retire and What to Do Then in which he quotes George MacDonald who said, “The first thing in all progress is to leave something behind."And all God’s people said, “Hmmmmm." What are you going leave behind in o…
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 1.3.09 in Bible Study, Devotional
Since this is January and the time for new beginnings is upon us, many people have resolved to read through the Bible in 2009. Some of you made the same resolution last year and ended up capsized somewhere in Leviticus. Others made it to First Chronicles, some made it all the way to Daniel, others to Acts, and a few made it all the way from Genesis…
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 1.2.09 in Devotional
It happens that I am writing this note from Dallas, TX where we are spending the weekend with Josh and Leah and Mark and Vanessa. On my morning walk I started thinking about how we should live in 2009. And I started thinking about adverbs.Adverbs. Haven’t intentionally thought about adverbs since I took English from Mrs. Graves in the ni…
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