Posted by Ray Pritchard on 10.7.08 in Devotional
Here’s a slideshow from the first full day of the Retirees Conference at Cannon Beach Conference Center on Oregon’s Pacific Coast. We have folks here from all across the Pacific Northwest plus California. The Beene Family, a Southern Gospel group, came all the way from Tennessee. Mila Polevia leads the worship with humor, grace, a…
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 10.4.08 in Devotional
Overnight I received the following message:Thank you so much for your online material. I was just speaking with a friend about having trouble forgiving a family member. That exact family member ended up coming to work at my location. I knew when I saw them God was speaking to me to deal with my own heart and let go of the hurt, anger and …
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 10.2.08 in Devotional
Are you in the center of God’s will for your life? The answer is no because there is no such thing as the “center” of God’s will.The Bible never talks about the “center” of God’s will. That’s an expression we’ve made up to describe a perfectionistic view of life that no one this side of heaven c…
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 10.1.08 in Devotional, Video
Check out this video by Andrew Peterson. You’ll never read the story of Abraham offering his son Isaac in the same way again. (HT Brian Bill)…
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 9.30.08 in Devotional
In response to my entry about how to deal with a sinning believer, someone asked a very good follow-up question: What do you do when your sinning friend asks why you have changed your behavior toward them? Why won’t you hang out like you used to?Why won’t you go to the ballgame with them like you used to?Why won’t you IM jokes bac…
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 9.30.08 in Devotional
Near the end his second letter to the Thessalonians, Paul includes this striking exhortation regarding disobedient Christians:Take note of those who refuse to obey what we say in this letter. Stay away from them so they will be ashamed. Don’t think of them as enemies, but warn them as you would a brother or sister (2 Thessalonians 3:14-15 NLT…
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 9.26.08 in Devotional, Personal
Here’s a good verse from Psalm 56 on my 56th birthday: In God I trust; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me? …
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 9.25.08 in Devotional
I asked Marlene to share her thoughts about our two-day visit to the Pentagon. Here’s what she wrote:So, you ask, what was your impression of the Keep Believing Ministries trip to the Pentagon? In a word — awesome! None of us slept well on Tuesday night anticipating the meeting on Wednesday morning. We had instructions to arrive at the …
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 9.19.08 in Books, Devotional
Here is my current reading list. I finished the first one while I was in Spokane over the weekend. The other three arrived while I was gone.Men of Fire: Grant, Forrest, and the Campaign That Decided the Civil War.Doctrine That Dances by Robert Smith Jr. Nudge by Richard H. Thaler and Cass R. Sunstein.Sway by Ori Brafman and Rom Brafman.Don’t …
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 9.19.08 in Devotional, Quotes
During my trip to Virginia this week, Damaris Carbaugh shared with me Warren Wiersbe’s definition of ministry:Ministry takes place when divine resources meet human needs through loving channels to the glory of God. Memorize that—and then pray God makes it a reality in your life. …
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