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 …
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 6.20.06 in Uncategorized
Recently I’ve written quite a bit on this weblog about the loss of congregational singing in our churches. I am happy to report that singing is alive and well at the MEF conference this week. I don’t know how Jamall Badry, the Executive Director of MEF, does it, but each year he arranges for a stellar line-up of …
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 6.19.06 in Uncategorized
On Man 27, 2001 Martin and Gracia Burnham were celebrating their 18th wedding anniversary at a resort in the Philippines. They came to the island for a few days of R&R during a break in their schedule as missionaries with New Tribes Mission. Martin was a jungle pilot who delivered mail to other missionaries in remote lo …
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 6.16.06 in Uncategorized
At the KBM board retreat two weeks ago, we discussed the need for a logo that could be used on our website and on all of our printed material. Here is a quote taken verbatim from the minutes of the retreat: KBM LOGO: By general consensus, it was determined that Ray would issue a general appeal via the “blog” as …
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 6.15.06 in Uncategorized
Anthony Bollback has just posted the June edition of China Clippings. It is full of good news about the progress of the Christian movement. He quotes extensively from a recent Newsweek International Edition story by Susan Schafer called Onward Christian Soldiers. The subtitle reads, “Chinese missionaries are winning souls a …
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 6.14.06 in Uncategorized
Give Us Today Our Daily Bread
Be Thou My Vision
Breathe
Children of the Heavenly Father
Come, Ye Thankful People, Come
For the Beauty of the Earth
Forever
Give Thanks
God is Good All the Time
God is So Good
Good to Me
He is Able
God Will Make a Way
Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah
His Eye is on the Sparrow
It is No Secret
Let …
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 6.13.06 in Uncategorized
This morning I left the cabin about 6:30 AM and drove thirteen miles north on the Natchez Trace, parking my car at a scenic location called Browns Bottom. That’s a change for me because a) I usually ride my bike in the late afternoon, and b) I generally start at the Saltillo exit and ride north. But I had some extra t …
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