Posted by Ray Pritchard on 1.24.07 in Uncategorized
Grand Court Hotel, JerusalemWe spent the entire day in the walled city of Old Jerusalem. Abed had us on the bus at 7:30 AM so we could be at the Rabbi’s Tunnel by 8 AM. You have to make reservations six months in advance to make sure of having a place so he didn’t want to be late. We all noticed the high securit …
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 1.18.07 in Israel, Uncategorized
Dan Panorama Hotel, Tel Aviv, IsraelAt this moment we have been up for thirty hours straight. That’s approximately how long it took to get from Tupelo, Mississippi to Tel Aviv, Israel. We made the trip with only two glitches. When we boarded the Turkish Airline flight in Chicago, Rose Sullivan lost her passport. After …
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 1.17.07 in Israel, Uncategorized
I’m writing this note at 12:46 AM. We leave for the Holy Land in six hours so I’m going to have to go to bed soon. But before I do, I simply reflect on how this trip came about. In the long view of things, it started forty-five years ago, when my childhood pastor, J.O. Colley, took a trip to the Holy Land. When …
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 1.15.07 in Uncategorized
Check out the Bible Map—a remarkable new tool that uses modern technology to bridge the gap between the ancient world and the 21st century. Here’s how it works. You enter a Bible chapter that contains a geographic reference or the name of a region or a people group. When you click on the highlighted words in the text …
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 1.14.07 in Churches, Uncategorized
Today I preached in the morning and evening services at the First Baptist Church of Tupelo. When I arrived, I learned that they were voting on calling a new pastor in both morning services. As we waited for the 8:30 AM service to start, there seemed to be a noticeable spirit of anticipation that was somewhat different from …
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 1.13.07 in Uncategorized
This week I’ve been reading a fine new book by J. I. Packer and Carolyn Nystrom called Praying: Finding Your Way From Duty to Delight, and along the way I’ve been thinking about the challenge of writing about prayer. Or preaching about prayer. It’s easy to fall into one of two traps. Either you make the re …
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 1.11.07 in Sermons, Uncategorized
We have just posted a new sermon on the website:Do Not Neglect Your Spiritual Gift
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 1.10.07 in Sermons, Uncategorized
At the Passion 07 conference in Atlanta last week, John Piper preached a remarkable message with a remarkable title: How to Deal With the Guilt of Sexual Failure for the Glory of Christ and His Global Cause. The title brings together several themes that at first glance seem unrelated—guilt, sexual sin, the glory of Christ …
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 12.25.06 in Uncategorized
At the moment things are peaceful in my corner of the world. I am sitting at one end of a large wooden dinner table and Marlene, Linda and Martha (Linda’s mother) are working on a jigsaw puzzle I picked up in Lancaster, PA, in Amish country, during our visit to Lancaster Bible College in October. Each year I give Mar …
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 12.5.06 in Uncategorized
I am writing this note from Word of Life Inn in Schroon Lake, New York. Marlene and I have been here since Friday night for the Local Church Ministries Annual Staff Conference. I’ve spoken twice, Marlene spoke to the ladies, and we did a Q&A together. Later today I speak to the men. After I give my final message t …
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