Posted by Ray Pritchard on 3.14.07 in China, Dudley, Internet/Blogging, Tupelo
It’s time to go for a bike ride. But first a few items on my desk . . . 1) Doug Bandow offers an up-to-date look on the struggle for religious liberty in China. Here is the money quote:Yet even as the PRC grows in international confidence, its Communist party remains paranoid, fearful of the very diversity encouraged …
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 2.14.07 in Marriage and the Family, Tupelo
The following story is written by David Langerfeld, associate pastor of Harrisburg Baptist Church in Tupelo, Mississippi. He wrote it in tribute to his wife Lynda. He graciously consented for me to put his story on the KBM weblog.Her family had come to America from Sweden. She had a typical Scandinavian look… Long bl …
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 9.7.06 in Books, Dudley, Keep Believing Ministries, Personal, Travel, Tupelo, Word of Life
Tomorrow morning starts a very busy period for us. I’m flying to Indianapolis and then driving to Kokomo for a two-day Word of Life leadership conference. I speak once tomorrow night and three times on Saturday. Then on Sunday morning I fly from Indianapolis to Columbus, OH by way of Chicago. At the same time Marlene …
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 9.4.06 in Personal, Tupelo
When I went outside this morning, I heard several loud blasts from a shotgun. That can only mean one thing—dove hunting season has started in Mississippi. From now until sometime in January, you can hear guns blasting early in the morning, especially on the weekends. Dove season starts in September, but it is only the warm …
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 8.21.06 in Churches, Dudley, Personal, Tupelo
This is the story of my day . . . 1) Got up and put Dudley outside so he could do his business and play with Jake. For those who don’t know, Dudley is our nine-month-old basset hound and Jake is Alan’s chocolate lab. We’re keeping Jake this week while Alan is on a medical missions trip to Ecuador. 2) Jake …
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 8.20.06 in Churches, Internet/Blogging, Tupelo
I am writing this note about 4:20 PM on Sunday afternoon. In about an hour Marlene and I will be drive to Parkway Baptist Church in Tupelo for the final service of the Summer Harvest Revival. Last night and this morning Pastor Paul Brashier told the congregation that I am a “writer, speaker and blogger.” He said that when h …
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 8.18.06 in Tupelo
Have you seen Elvis lately? Filmaker Adam Muskiewicz is offering $3 million to anyone who finds Elvis Presley alive. He and a partner have launched the Elvis Wanted website that contains, among other things, a page called “Elvis Sightings and Leads.” When I heard about this, I remembered a story that I used as a sermon illu …
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 8.14.06 in Churches, Personal, Preaching, Tupelo
On Saturday I got a call from the pastor of Parkway Baptist Church in Tupelo. Although I have never met him in person, Paul Brashier and I exchanged emails last spring when he invited me to speak for him. We never found a date that worked until now. It happened that Parkway had scheduled revival services on August 19-20 wit …
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 8.9.06 in Baseball, Personal, Travel, Tupelo
1) When are you going to start blogging again?Today! 2) What did you do on your summer vacation?Preached for a week in Oregon, then for most of a week in New York, then Josh and Leah got married in Vermont, then we traveled back to Tupelo where we spent a few days with Mark before he flew back to China. I preached at Harris …
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 1.10.04 in Personal, Tupelo
4:33 PM Speaking of Bob Weller, he offered the following inducement at the end of his e-mail: Speaking of coming to Kansas, you know there are over 150 paved miles of bike trails in Johnson County, a bike in our garage, and we have a nice quiet place for you and yours to work/write/relax not to mention all the great BBQ pla…
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