Dr. Ray Pritchard
Dr. Ray Pritchard is the president of Keep Believing Ministries, in Internet-based ministry serving Christians in 225 countries. He is the author of 31 books, including Stealth Attack, Fire and Rain, Credo, The ABCs of Christmas, The Healing Power of Forgiveness, An Anchor for the Soul and Why Did This Happen to Me? Ray and Marlene, his wife of 47 years, have three sons-Josh, Mark and Nick, three daughters-in-law--Leah, Vanessa, and Sarah, and ten grandchildren. His hobbies include biking, surfing the Internet, and anything related to the Civil War.
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It's the Faith, Brother
We have just posted a new sermon on the Keep Believing website called It's the Faith, Brother. Here's how the sermon begins:
Thursday, June 19, 2008
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I'm Visiting Your Church This Sunday
This Sunday I’m going to be visiting your church for the first time. I’ve heard good things about it, and I’m coming to see for myself. Here are a few things that you might like to know about me.
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
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Logos Bible Software
If I have seemed partly distracted for the last week, I blame it mostly on a new program on my laptop computer, the Logos Bible Software Scholar’s Library.
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
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My Father, My Sons
Thinking about my father and my sons two days before Father's Day.
Friday, June 13, 2008
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No Is A Complete Sentence
A good friend shared with me some of the wisdom he has learned about life lately. He mentioned one thing that stuck in my mind. "No is a complete sentence."
Saturday, June 7, 2008
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Put Marriage in Your Church Constitution
As the gay marriage debate gains momentum across the country, what should evangelical churches do? Here's one answer. Put a statement about marriage in your church constitution.
Wednesday, June 4, 2008
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Two Things Pastors Should Learn from Barack Obama
Yesterday Barack Obama bowed to inevitable reality and resigned his membership at Trinity United Church in Chicago. His resignation calls to mind a small lesson and a larger lesson for pastors. In...
Sunday, June 1, 2008
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When Striving Is Bad
Here are 10 signs that you are "striving" in a bad way in the Lord's work.
Saturday, May 31, 2008
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The Holy Spirit and Gospel Evangelism
A friend from overseas sent the following email several days ago: "What is the relevancy of the Holy Spirit in the gospel message in our times?" How would you answer that question?
Friday, May 30, 2008
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Come Before Winter
We have just posted a new sermon on the Keep Believing website called Come Before Winter. Here’s an excerpt:
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
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Be Still and Know
We have posted a new sermon on the Keep Believing website called Be Still and Know. The sermon came in response to a question from a friend in China who wondered why God sent the terrible...
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
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First Tell Them What You Are For
Here's a lesson from last week's congressional special election in Mississippi. People want to know what you are for more than what you are against. Where you start makes all the difference.
Monday, May 19, 2008
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Back to the Bible--Next Week!
Next week (May 19-23)Back to the Bible will broadcast five messages I gave on the topic of “The Healing Power of Forgiveness.”
Saturday, May 17, 2008
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The Gospel in Two Words
A friend asked her pastor how to share the gospel with aging loved ones who will die soon. “There is a one-word answer and a two-word answer,” he replied.
Saturday, May 17, 2008
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What You Seek, You Find
We have just added a new sermon to the Keep Believing website called What You Seek, You Find. Here's an excerpt:
Thursday, May 15, 2008
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Should An Openly Homosexual Person be Baptized?
This week’s Monday Morning Insight contained an article with the intriguing title Should An Openly Homosexual Person be Baptized? Here is my answer to that question.
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
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"He is not saved yet"
When we asked one of the Josiah Venture missionaries if she comes from a Christian family, she replied no, but her mother has accepted Christ. Then speaking of her brother, she said, “He is not...
Monday, May 5, 2008
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What You Seek, You Find
We have just added a new sermon to the Keep Believing website called What You Seek, You Find. Here's an excerpt:
Wednesday, April 30, 2008