Slugburgers

Posted by on 3.11.06 in Uncategorized

This morning I drove an hour north of Tupelo to the town of Corinth where I met my older brother Andy for a self-guided Civil War tour. To begin with, I am a Civil War buff and Andy had been on several tours of the Corinth-Iuka-Shiloh battlefields so when I climbed into his SUV, I wasn’t surprised to see that he had s …

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Corinth, Jacinto, Shiloh

Posted by on 3.10.06 in Uncategorized

10:53 AM On Tuesday we received this note from ZDL Books in Beijing: “The first print run (of the Chinese version of An Anchor for the Soul) started today.” This is wonderful news, and the printing would not have been possible without the generous giving of many people in many places. Thanks again to everyone who supported …

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“Pastor Ray, Isn’t That a Little Harsh?”

Posted by on 3.9.06 in Uncategorized

This afternoon I taped a one-hour interview for “Christian Radio Magazine” that will air nationwide on Good Friday. We were discussing my new book, Credo: Believing in Something to Die For. Here was the final question of the interview:You write “If you truly do not believe in the resurrection of Jesus, you have place …

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Anchor in Afghanistan

Posted by on 3.8.06 in Uncategorized

10:06 AM A year ago we donated several thousand copies of An Anchor for the Soul to be used in a Quiet Time Pack that Word of Life was sending to soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan. We just received the following report from Chaplain Gerry Benard stationed at Bagram Air Field in Afghanistan: I am on the ground here. We receiv …

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God’s Mountain Man

Posted by on 3.7.06 in Uncategorized

3:20 PM Just added the next four sermons from the Elijah series:Dry Brook University
Elijah and the Ravens
Empty Barrel Graduate School
Resurrection Hospital11:05 AM I’m delighted to announce that we’ve just started adding new messages to the sermons page of the KB website. These are the first new messages since …

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Josh and Leah

Posted by on 3.6.06 in Uncategorized

Josh called us at 7:18 AM on Saturday morning with some good news. On Friday night he asked Leah Thayer to marry him, and she said yes. For the last few weeks, Josh had been talking to us about his plans. First we talked about his trip to Vermont to meet Leah’s parents. Later we talked about buying rings. A week or so …

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Sunday at First Baptist

Posted by on 3.5.06 in Uncategorized

Today I filled the pulpit at the First Baptist Church of Tupelo. The church is currently without a pastor, and I was asked to preach today and also next Sunday morning. In the two morning services I spoke on “If I Believe, Why Do I Doubt?” and in the evening service I spoke on “God’s Providence” from the life of Josep …

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The Clampetts Move to Town

Posted by on 3.4.06 in Uncategorized

The first order of business this morning was washing our clothes from the nine-day trip we finished last night. Thankfully, the electricity still works in the kitchen where the washer and dryer are located. Upon further review, we could see that it would be impossible to stay in the cabin once the work begins in earnest nex …

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Why We Didn’t Unpack Tonight

Posted by on 3.3.06 in Uncategorized

When we arrived back at the cabin about 10:30 PM after twelve hours on the road, we found all the furniture piled in the middle of the living room. A large plate glass window had been replaced with plywood, and most of the electrical outlets had been taken out of the walls. This wasn’t a surprise to us because we live …

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A Good Week in Florida

Posted by on 3.2.06 in Uncategorized

Our week at Word of Life Florida is quickly drawing to a close. Today our dear friends Billy and Paula Speer gave a concert during the second hour this morning. I first met Billy and Paula when we ministered together in a Schroon Lake in 2000. Later we ministered together twice at Living Waters Bible Camp in Maine. Billy is …

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