Posted by Ray Pritchard on 12.17.07 in Church Trends, Theology
Last Thursday night at the men’s Bible study, we had a lively discussion about the meaning of “the husband of one wife” in 1 Timothy 3:2. At one point, I was asked to explain my views regarding divorced men serving as elders and/or deacons in the local church. My answer was simply that I don’t think this phrase …
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 11.20.07 in Sermons, Theology
We have just posted a new sermon on the website called Will We See Our Loved Ones Again? Here’s an excerpt:Many of us have had the sad experience of going to a funeral and paying our final respects to someone we knew and loved in this life. Perhaps you laid to rest a dear husband or a sweet wife. Or perhaps you had th …
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 10.31.07 in Theology
On October 31, 1517 an obscure monk named Martin Luther, desiring to spark theological discussion over the medieval practice of selling indulgences, nailed his 95 Theses on the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg, Germany. That happened exactly 490 years ago. The spark he set off ignited a flame that spread across Europ …
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 10.21.07 in Devotional, Theology
“There is more mercy in Christ than sin in us.” Richard Sibbes (1577-1635), Puritan preacher and author.
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 10.16.07 in Theology
Tonight after the final service at Sierra Bible Church in Reno, a woman came by the book table. While she was writing a check, she said, “If you’re going to die by hanging, you’ll never drown.” I looked up and said, “What was that?” She smiled and said that that was a favorite saying of her father. She hated whe …
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 10.14.07 in Books, Evangelism, Theology
I think it is a bit of divine serendipity that I just discovered this interview between R.T. Kendall and Rabbi David Rosen. Kendall served for 25 years as pastor of Westminster Chapel in London, and Rosen is the former chief rabbi of Ireland. Rosen calls himself a Pharisee in the sense of being a righteous Jew who seeks to …
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 10.14.07 in Current Events, Theology
A few days ago Ann Coulter had a dust-up with Donny Deutsch on his CNBC program “The Big Idea.” Ostensibly she was being interviewed about her new book “If Democrats Had Any Brains, They’d Be Republicans.” But the interview turned into a discussion about how the Jews need to accept Christ in order to be “perfected,” a …
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 8.31.07 in Current Events, Theology
All week long we’ve heard the sad, sordid story of the senator from Idaho who has been accused of hypocrisy because he was allegedly soliciting gay sex even though he voted against gay marriage. Chief among the complaints is that the senator practiced in private what he condemned in public, and that complaint is stret …
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 8.28.07 in Church Trends, Preaching, Theology
The current issue of Vanity Fair carries a report by Christopher Hitchens on his book tour to promote his mega-bestseller God Is Not Great. As always, Hitchens has many provocative things to say, and those who are enjoy his sometimes acerbic comments on various religious leaders will not be disappointed. I found it fascinat …
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 7.18.07 in Theology
A few days ago the Vatican issued a document that has stirred up a bit of theological controversy about an argument that has been around for 2000 years—Which church is the “real” church? Admittedly, in these days of ecumenical give-and-take, this is not a Politically Correct question. We aren’t supposed to think like …
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