Posted by Ray Pritchard on 1.4.09 in Personal
After a quick weekend in Dallas, we are back in Chicago very briefly. Last Monday night John Sergey passed away at the age of 91. During our years in Oak Park he became more than a friend. He was a mentor, a fellow elder, and he was a personal hero to me. Twice we traveled to Russia together–once on a 17-day trip that took us from Leningrad (…
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 12.31.08 in Internet/Blogging, Personal
For my last big purchase of 2008 I splurged and bought an iPhone, a picture of which I managed to take while holding the iPhone in my right hand and my camera in my left hand. I owe most of the credit to my friend Greg Kuehn, senior pastor of Sierra Bible Church in Reno, Nevada. When we were there for a Bible conference in October 2007, Greg had ju…
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 12.28.08 in Churches, Personal, Tupelo
This morning Marlene and I joined Harrisburg Baptist Church in Tupelo. To say that we waited a long time would be true, given that we moved to Tupelo in October 2005 and started attending Harrisburg more or less on a regular basis sometime in 2006. In the last three years we have seen the other side of church life—the view from the pew, …
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 11.29.08 in Christmas, Personal
Like most American families, our Thanksgiving started on Thursday and continued through today. Thursday turned out to be only the third or fourth day our whole family has been together this year. Nick came over from Birmingham for the day, and we were joined by my brother Alan and my older brother Andy and his wife Betty. Nick had to go back to Bir…
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 11.23.08 in Personal, Travel
I am writing these words late at night in Columbus, Ohio. In just a few hours I will go to the airport to fly to Birmingham where Marlene will pick me up and then we will drive back to Tupelo. God willing, I should be home around 2 PM. That means in 15 hours my final long trip of the year will be over.I am tired but grateful as I contemplate going …
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 11.22.08 in Personal, Travel
Not that this will win me any sympathy, but it’s really cold in Columbus, Ohio this morning. I know because I’m freezing already and I just got out of bed. Maybe my blood has thinned out since we moved south. People say that happens, but I don’t know if it’s true. Or maybe I’m cold because we just spent a week in Flori…
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 11.19.08 in Personal, Travel, Word of Life
This week I’m teaching the book of Daniel at the Florida campus of Word of Life Bible Institute. For the last six or seven years I’ve taught Galatians at the New York campus, but this is my first time to teach Daniel in a classroom setting. So far I think things have gone pretty well. I planned to use some PowerPoint, but that never wor…
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 11.17.08 in China, Pastors, Personal, Preaching, Travel
We are now halfway through our final big trip of the year. When we left on Thursday, we had four major events in front of us:KBM Open House — SaturdayChinese Bible Church of Oak Park— SundayWord of Life Bible Institute — Monday-FridayVisiting friends in Columbus, OH — Saturday-MondayIn terms of days we’re not yet at th…
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 11.10.08 in Dudley, Keep Believing Ministries, Personal
This morning Derek and Deneen along with Elijah and Joelle left for Chicago. Just before they left, we took a group picture using a new tripod that we bought over the weekend. Derek and I spent quite a bit of time working on video projects for the ministry. We now have a camcorder, a tripod, and some fancy editing software. We spent hours working o…
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 11.8.08 in Personal
We are blessed this weekend to have very special visitors. Yesterday Derek and Deneen Taylor and their children Elijah and Joelle drove down from Chicago for their first-ever visit to Tupelo. We soon discovered that Joelle is a real “dog girl.” She made fast friends with Dudley and Gary, our beloved basset hounds. …
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