Posted by Ray Pritchard on 7.1.06 in Uncategorized
In January 2007 Marlene and I will be hosting a ten-day tour to Israel. When I was with Wood Kroll at Back to the Bible last month, he told me that he has been to Israel at least once every year since 1964. When I asked what tour operator he recommended, he immediately replied, “Maranatha Tours in Phoenix.” After talking wi …
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 6.29.06 in Uncategorized
It took Mark a little over three days to make it home from China so by the time he arrived at the Birmingham Airport a few minutes before 9 AM, he was pretty tired. He had flown with his team from Beijing to Los Angeles where he and the others who are returning to China for a second year spent a day doing their initial orie …
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 6.28.06 in Uncategorized
Peter Faulkner tells me that the Waffle House has the best chili anywhere. I don’t doubt it, but we’re eating breakfast with Mark, not lunch. By the way, did you know that since 1955, the Waffle House restaurants have served . . ..495,264,367 Waffles
957,041,599 Cups of Coffee
11,527,602,959.24 Eggs
22,217,4 …
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 6.27.06 in Uncategorized
I am writing these words about 2 PM on Tuesday afternoon. That means it is 3 AM Wednesday in Beijing, China, which means that Mark is in the air, on the first leg of his long trip home. He and his teammates fly to Los Angeles where they will say goodbye after spending a year teaching English in China. At some point tomorrow …
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 6.26.06 in Uncategorized
Mark comes home from China in three days. What a happy day that will be.A few days ago I wrote an entry called Between Trapezes. Today I received an email from Gail Blanke who has a website and a book called Between Trapezes. She sums up her message up this way: The mission of my book is to enable people to know that the “i …
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 6.25.06 in Uncategorized
Here are the four messages I preached at the MEF Bible Conference in Colorado Springs last week:Monday seminar: Praying For Your Prodigal
Tuesday night: God’s Freedom
Thursday night: If I Believe, Why Do I Doubt?
Friday morning: How to Help a CavemanOn Thursday afternoon Marlene and I led a seminar on forgiveness. You …
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 6.24.06 in Uncategorized
We made it back home to Mississippi about 10:30 AM. A short night but a good flight and as we were driving back from the airport, I was savoring the blessings of the week just past. That’s unusual for me. Often when a conference is finished, I put it behind me and go on to the next thing on the calendar. But this week …
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 6.23.06 in Uncategorized
I just glanced at my clock and saw that it is 12:38 AM on Saturday morning. But this counts as my Friday entry because I haven’t gone to bed yet. At the moment Marlene is sound asleep. After the final service tonight, we got back to our room about 11:30 PM. We have to leave at 2 AM to drive our rental car to the Denve …
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 6.22.06 in Uncategorized
Tonight’s service at the MEF conference had a little bit of everything. Mac Brunson, the pastor of the First Baptist Church of Jacksonville, Florida, preached on “What do you when you sin?” from Psalm 51. He spoke with great passion about the importance of confession of sin in order to be right with God. As I listened …
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 6.21.06 in Uncategorized
What happens to a church after a pastor leaves? The answer varies, depending on the church and the pastor and the circumstances. Several months ago I was contacted by a writer for the Oak Park (IL) Wednesday Journal, asking if I would take part in an article about the transition following my departure from Calvary Memorial …
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