Posted by Ray Pritchard on 8.15.09 in Personal, Travel
By the time you read this, we will on the road for our last major conference of the summer. This time we’re heading west and north, all the way to the Pacific Coast of Oregon, to spend a week at Cannon Beach Conference Center. When I say we’re going to the coast, I mean it literally. You couldn’t be much closer to the Pacific Ocea…
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 8.14.09 in Personal, Word of Life
I opened my email yesterday and received this from my good friend Tom Davis, Academic Dean of Word of Life Bible Institute.He titled his email “Thinking of you!” which made me smile. Always glad when my friends see my name on a tombstone and think of me. Then there was that part about “Hope all is well!” Ah yes, all is well …
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 7.22.09 in Personal, Travel
As of this moment we’re 11 days into our 21 day ministry trip. That means we’ve just reached the halfway point of our longest trip of the year. So far I’ve preached 6 times in Florida8 times in Canada with4 more to go in Canada and14 more in New York.We continue to be very grateful for the prayers of our friends. Things have gone …
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 7.20.09 in Personal, Travel
I’m writing this note from the Snackery, a rustic general store and snack shop on the grounds of Elim Lodge, a Christian conference center nestled against the shore of Pigeon Lake somewhere north of Toronto, Ontario. That’s in Canada, eh?We’re here in the Snackery–and I’m writing fast because it closes in 16 minutes&nd…
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 7.18.09 in Personal, Travel
The Pritchard Traveling Caravan hits the road this morning. After a wonderful week in Florida, it’s time to head north. Yesterday we packed our bags for two flights today–first to Cincinnati, then to Toronto. And yes, this time we remembered to bring our passports. When we get to Toronto, we’re taking a bus to Elim Lodge, a C…
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 7.11.09 in Personal
All week long I’ve felt like I’ve been a day late and a dollar short, and this article conclusively proves it. They buried Vern Henriksen in Illinois yesterday and I’m only now getting around to remarking on his passing. That’s very much my fault and not at all his, but I rest content that he being in heaven (as I am certain…
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 6.21.09 in Devotional, Marriage and the Family, Personal
A man never knows when his job is done partly because he never really knows what his job is. He gets one message from watching TV, another message by hanging out with his friends, a third message from his job, he hears something else when he goes to church, and he tries to make it all work when he goes home. In my case I’ve tried to mak…
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 6.11.09 in Personal
In the middle of the night I received an instant message that somehow found us in our stateroom on a cruise ship sailing somewhere in the Caribbean Sea. It was Peter Faulkner telling me that his father had died at the age of 95. “We are at peace,” the message said. While thinking about Dr. Faulkner, my mind wandered back to my fir…
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 6.7.09 in Personal, Travel
By the time you read these words Marlene and I will be heading to Puerto Rico to board a ship for a seven-night Caribbean cruise. I’m not totally sure about all the places we’ll visit, but I know St. Thomas is on the list, along with Barbados and St. Maarten and a few other islands. This is not a ministry trip or a “working vacati…
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 5.9.09 in Devotional, Personal
This afternoon Marlene and I talked to Nancy Magnusson on the telephone. She and Kent have been dear friends since we met them soon after moving to Oak Park 20 years ago. Over the years we got to know them in many different ways. Kent served on the board of Oak Park Christian Academy, and he and Nancy spent untold hours helping the school go forwar…
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