Posted by Ray Pritchard on 2.13.13 in Devotional, Lent
As we start this Lenten journey that will lead us all the way to Easter Sunday, we should ask ourselves the same question: “What am I looking for?”
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 2.7.13 in Ebooks, Lent
We hope you will join us on this Lenten journey.
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 3.5.11 in Ebooks, Keep Believing Ministries, Lent
I have some big news. We are releasing our first-ever ebook. My book “In the Shadow of the Cross: The Deeper Meaning of Calvary” is now available as an ebook. It is now available in both Kindle and Nook formats. We have also added a PDF version.Here’s the back story. About ten years Broadman & Holman published “In the Sh…
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 2.17.10 in Lent, Missions, Prayer
My friend Rich Bonham told me about an exciting prayer initiative timed to coincide with the 40 days of Lent. The Pray Europe movement challenges Christians to . . . 40 days of prayer for40 counties in Europe for 40 seconds a day.Now that’s an idea we can all get our hands around. Once you go to the website, you find links for all the countri…
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 4.12.09 in Devotional, Lent
Many years ago I was asked to perform a graveside service for a man I barely knew. I was young and inexperienced and wanted to say a few words of comfort. I fumbled my way through the ceremony and came to the closing prayer. When I got to the part about the resurrection of the dead, the words stuck in my throat. I could barely finish my prayer. I …
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 4.11.09 in Devotional, Lent
The four gospels do not tell us much about what happened on the Saturday between Good Friday and Easter Sunday. We know that after Jesus died, the disciples stayed behind locked doors for fear of the Jewish leaders (John 20:19). Their fear was well-founded because on that Saturday, the chief priests and the Pharisees met with Pilate and asked him t…
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 4.10.09 in Devotional, Lent
“Jesus called out with a loud voice, ’Father, into your hands I commit my spirit.’ When he had said this, he breathed his last” (Luke 23:46).Luke is the only writer to record the last words of the Son of God. Every word tells us something important:Father—This was Jesus’ favorite title for God. It spoke of the in…
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 4.9.09 in Devotional, Lent
“When he had received the drink, Jesus said, ’It is finished’” (John 19:30). All of us have unfinished things cluttering up the highway of life.
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 4.8.09 in Devotional, Lent
“Later, knowing that all was now completed and so that the Scripture would be fulfilled, Jesus said, ’I am thirsty’” (John 19:28).It is one of the ultimate ironies of the biblical story that Jesus cried out “I thirst.” He who is the water of life now dies of thirst. Jesus has not complained at all about his physi…
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