Posted by Ray Pritchard on 9.18.08 in Devotional, Keep Believing Ministries
Most of us don’t know where Nagaland is. The official government website calls it “a vibrant hill state Located in the extreme North Eastern End of India, bounded by Myanmar in the East; Assam in the West; Arunachal Pradesh and a part of Assam in the North with Manipur in the south.”…
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 9.17.08 in Bible Study, Devotional
When was the time you wrote out a book of the Bible word for word? Here’s an idea from the Old Testament that might be good for your soul.
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 9.15.08 in Devotional
I made it to my motel late last night after spending all day flying from Spokane to Salt Lake City to Atlanta and then to Lynchburg where Benny Mathews met me at the airport. Benny is the leader of Alpha Ministries, the sponsoring organization for the AWE conference that runs Sunday-Wednesday at Temple Baptist Church in nearby Madison Heights. Yest…
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 9.14.08 in Devotional
Here are a few photos from the Moody Bible Institute Spokane Fall Retreat. Nearly 275 of us (students, faculty and family members) gathered at a beautiful conference center called Clearwater Lodge, about an hour north of Spokane. We all enjoyed the music of Elizabeth Hunnicutt who came from Minneapolis to lead worship. Because our group was so larg…
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 9.7.08 in Devotional, Theology
I ran across a quote from Robert Murray M’Cheyne that stuck in my mind because I have received several emails lately from people who feel that their sin somehow disqualifies them for forgiveness. Having felt that way many times myself, I can sympathize with them. But the truth is very nearly the opposite. If grace means anything, it must mean…
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 8.30.08 in Devotional
This is a glorious day in our house because football season has returned. People who have heard me preach know that I often say, “Football explains everything,” and it does. Last year, on this same Saturday, the opening day of college football, I wrote about what Ole Miss football means to our family. With us, as with many families, it&…
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 8.30.08 in Devotional, Theology
For 40 years Rev. Jacob E. Eppinga wrote a column called “Of Cabbages and Kings” for the Banner magazine published by the Christian Reformed Church. He wrote his final column, at the age of 90, earlier this year. He went to be with the Lord on March 1, 2008. Knowing that he was dying of cancer, he summed up his faith and his fears and h…
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 8.29.08 in Devotional, Theology
A friend who has gone through a hard time sent me a list of things he has learned about forgiveness. His list started me thinking about forgiveness. Most of what follows comes from my friend, but I have rephrased a few things and added a few items of my own. This is obviously not a comprehensive statement about forgiveness—just a place to beg…
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 8.28.08 in Devotional
This morning I found this deeply moving version of “Be Thou My Vision,” one of my all-time favorite hymns. Wonderful words set to a beautiful Irish melody. Listen and be blessed. If you know the words, sing along. Augustine said, “He who sings, prays twice.”
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 8.27.08 in Devotional
When I was preparing yesterday’s blog entry, I kept thinking about a famous sermon by 19th-century Scottish preacher Thomas Chalmers. When I say the sermon is famous, I mean that it is reprinted even today in the books of great sermons. The sermon is called The Expulsive Power of a New Affection (pdf). Even though the language and style is ou…
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