Pastor Ray’s Circumcision Talk

Posted by on 2.2.10 in Theology, Word of Life

Today I gave my first three lectures on the book of Galatians to 350 very attentive students at Word of Life Bible Institute in Pottersville, New York. Even though Galatians is amazingly contemporary, I face a huge challenge in making it seem relevant today because the major issue in the book deals with something we hardly ever talk about in church…

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Quickie Quiz on Galatians

Posted by on 2.1.10 in Theology, Word of Life

This morning I am on the road again. Last week I was in sunny southern Florida, enjoying the weather and the warm fellowship of the retired missionaries at the SIM Missionary Village in Sebring. Today I’m going in the opposite direction, first to Atlanta, then to Albany, New York, and then 75 miles north, to Word of Life Bible Institute, high…

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Terrific Time in Florida

Posted by on 11.19.09 in Bible Study Resources, Travel, Word of Life

I hope you’ll take a good look at this photo because these are your Christian leaders of tomorrow. I know because I’ve spent this week with them at Word of Life Bible Institute in Hudson, Florida. For ten hours this week I’ve been teaching them the Book of Daniel. And I must say they are a studious bunch. We meet each day in the G…

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Fall Foliage Weekend

Posted by on 10.12.09 in Travel, Word of Life

We had a fantastic weekend at the Fall Foliage Conference at Word of Life in Schroon Lake, New York. The weather could not have been more perfect, and the fall colors were at their peak.Yesterday I happened to meet Drs. Gabriel and Bose Toma, physicians from Jos, Nigeria. When I mentioned that we had visited the ECWA Hospital in Jos and that we kne…

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Flashpoint Canada

Posted by on 9.28.09 in Travel, Word of Life

This weekend I flew to Ontario, Canada to speak at a “Flashpoint” conference sponsored by Word of Life. On Saturday local church leaders from across the province met at the First Baptist Church of Waterloo for the conference. After speaking three times and leading a question-and-answer session, I came away impressed with the dedication…

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We’re Excited About Equipping the Next Generation

Posted by on 9.1.09 in Keep Believing Ministries, Word of Life

Here’s the sixth important fact you need to know about KBM . . . 6. We’re excited about equipping the next generation.That means we want to do whatever we can to help train the next generation of rising Christian leaders in America and around the world. The future always belongs to the young. Once you reach the ripe old age of 56 (…

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I Was Feeling Well Until . . .

Posted by on 8.14.09 in Personal, Word of Life

I opened my email yesterday and received this from my good friend Tom Davis, Academic Dean of Word of Life Bible Institute.He titled his email “Thinking of you!” which made me smile. Always glad when my friends see my name on a tombstone and think of me. Then there was that part about “Hope all is well!” Ah yes, all is well …

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Word of Life Pictures

Posted by on 7.27.09 in Travel, Word of Life

Here are a few pictures from Word of Life in Schroon Lake, NY, taken with my iPhone: …

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Nimbleness

Posted by on 7.26.09 in Preaching, Word of Life

This morning I spoke to 200+ high school and college students at Word of Life Island. The high schoolers are part of the STC program in which they spend the summer serving at one of Word of Life’s campgrounds–Island, Inn, Family Campground, Ranch. Most of the college students are students at Word of Life Bible Institute. Each Sunday mor…

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Pictures from Florida

Posted by on 7.13.09 in Travel, Word of Life

Here are a few pictures I took at Word of Life Florida today with my iPhone….

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