Posted by Ray Pritchard on 9.27.08 in Travel
Before we left Washington, I asked Skip Olson to jot down some of his impressions. This is what he wrote:For the past several days I have been thinking about and categorizing thoughts and feelings about our two day visit to the Pentagon. The following are five reflections on my trip to the Pentagon (five seemed like the appropriate n…
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 9.24.08 in Travel
At 7 AM today I spoke to group of 100 people gathered in a conference room at the Pentagon. I would rank the experience as one of the best moments of my ministry, not because of anything I said but because of the privilege of speaking to the men and women serve in the Pentagon. When Marlene and I arrived at the Pentagon, we were met by Col. William…
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 9.23.08 in Travel
Just a quick note to say that after a delay in Memphis that caused us to miss our flight in Atlanta, we arrived in Washington, DC about 4 PM. It was awe-inspiring to see the Capitol Building and the Washington Monument rise up from the horizon as we landed at Ronald Reagan National Airport. At the moment we are in our hotel right across the street …
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 9.22.08 in Books, Travel
This week’s travel schedule takes us in an entirely new direction. Tomorrow morning Marlene and I are flying to Washington DC where I will be speaking at the Pentagon Prayer Breakfast on Wednesday morning. This is such an unusual invitation that it deserves a bit of explanation.In May 2007 Moody Publishers released my book on spiritual warfar…
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 9.14.08 in Travel
Today I am making a cross-country trek that starts in Spokane, Washington and ends in Lynchburg, Virginia….
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 9.12.08 in Travel
When you travel as much as I do, you learn certain lessons early, one of the most obvious ones being that if you start in Tupelo, MS, it’s going to take you a while to get almost anywhere. That’s definitely true today because while you read these words, I’m in the air on my way to Spokane, Washington. There is no simple way to mak…
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 8.5.08 in Personal, Travel
Here is how we’ve spent the last five days . . . Friday—Spent all day flying home from Pinebrook in northeast Pennsylvania.Saturday—Helped Josh and Leah and Mark and Vanessa load their moving truck.Sunday—Drove to Dallas.Monday—Unloaded the truck.Tuesday—Drove back to Tupelo.On Saturday Joe and Becky spent time h…
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 8.3.08 in Personal, Travel
I am writing this note at 4:08 AM. That’s a lot earlier than I planned to get up this morning, but I’m sitting by myself at the table in the kitchen because our caravan for Dallas leaves at 5:30 AM. We’re getting an early start to try to beat the heat as much as we can. These are exciting days for our family. Josh starts Dall…
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 8.1.08 in Travel
11:14 AM Atlanta airportWe are almost but not quite home. Right now we are sitting at Gate D27 waiting for the flight to Columbus, MS where we will pick up our car and drive to Tupelo. The flight has been delayed but not by much so if all goes well, we should be home by mid-afternoon. That brings to an end my longest ministry trip of the year. I st…
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 7.23.08 in Personal, Travel
The number 1 question I get is, “Why Tupelo?” Answer: Because my brother Alan owns a cabin in the woods (on property that used to be a church camp) that was vacant. He was glad for us to stay there. The Number 2 question is, “Do you miss the pastorate?” Answer: We miss the long-term relationships with peopl…
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