Posted by Ray Pritchard on 3.23.07 in Personal
Yesterday the world learned that Elizabeth Edwards’ cancer has returned. What started in late 2004 as breast cancer and then went into remission, has come back, this time as cancer in the ribcage. The condition is treatable but not curable. Put simply, this means that, barring a miracle or some unforeseen accident or …
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 3.9.07 in Personal
Recently I reflected on the events of the last seventeen months and what God has been teaching us since we moved from Chicago to a cabin in the woods north of Tupelo, Mississippi. One thing is for sure. I’m no prophet. Before we moved, I told our friends that we would be moving to Mississippi for “four or five months, …
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 2.25.07 in Marriage and the Family, Personal, Travel, Word of Life
It’s 5:54 PM and I’ve been sitting in the San Jose airport for almost four hours. Marlene left on a flight for Phoenix and then on to Memphis three hours ago. Mark and Vanessa at this moment are somewhere over the Pacific Ocean on their way back to China. In about an hour I fly to Los Angeles, then have almost f …
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 2.23.07 in Personal, Travel
Two people have written me asking where we are at the moment. One friend said, “All I know at this point is that you are somewhere in the United States.” That’s very true. Yesterday morning I woke up at Cloudland Canyon State Park in north Georgia, near the Tennessee state line. This morning we’re at a motel in …
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 1.16.07 in China, Personal
Shortly after midnight on Sunday night, the phone rang, jarring us awake. We had been expecting the call but it came as a surprise anyway because we were already asleep. On the other end of the phone, I heard Mark’s voice, “Mom and Dad, we’re engaged.” He was using a cell phone to call us from the Great Wall of …
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 1.4.07 in Personal
When word came that Sandy Spisiak died last night, succumbing finally to the cancer that had dogged her steps for the last seven years, I was sad but not surprised. Nor, I suppose, was anyone surprised who knew her during the long years when she fought as hard as anyone could ever fight to stay alive. She was around 40 when …
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 1.2.07 in Personal
. . . I finished the year riding my bike exactly 1800 miles. In order to hit that number, I rode 140 miles during our trip to Gulf Shores, including 24 miles on December 31. It’s been about eight years since I started riding my bike again. At the end of 2005, I had ridden 20,000 miles. When you add 1800, the grand tot …
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 12.23.06 in Christmas, Churches, Internet/Blogging, Personal
I am writing this note from a condo a few yards from the beach in Gulf Shores, AL. This particular area, a region that starts here and goes east into Florida—to Pensacola, Fort Walton Beach, Destin and then on to Panama City, is affectionately known at the Redneck Riviera. The beaches here are sparkling white, and outside …
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 12.11.06 in Personal, Theology, Word of Life
Tonight I got a call from a man whose voice I did not recognize. The Caller ID said he was calling from somewhere in Ohio, but I didn’t recognize the number or the location. “Is this Saint Ray?” I hesitated for a moment and then said yes. “Do you know who this is?” Having no idea, I suggested that it was President Bus …
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 12.9.06 in Keep Believing Ministries, Personal, Shout Outs
Last night Duane Follman asked me to explain a “shout out.” It’s means to shout out “hello” to a friend. It’s like when you’re walking down a crowded street and see a friend on the other side so you raise your voice and shout out, “Hello!” to him. A shout out is a heartfelt Hello! to friends across the dis …
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