November 2005

Steve Ray’s “hawking products”: Letter from the Philippines

by Steve Ray on November 30, 2005

Copy of an unsolicited letter I received today. Dear Editor of First Things: I would like to react to the article (God on the Internet) of Mr. Jonathan Last about his cheap shot to the integrity of Mr. Stephen Ray.  Mr. Ray is a friend and an honorary member of the Defensores Fidei Foundation in [...]

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Update on First Things

by Steve Ray on November 30, 2005

As of this morning, Joseph Bottum, new editor at First Things,  has ignored my basic question — will there be an apology to me and the good folks maligned by his magazine? I have asked at least three times — and though we have corresponded back and forth a good number of times — he [...]

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When Magazines Make Mistakes

by Steve Ray on November 29, 2005

A friend alerted me to an article in First Things magazine entitled God and the Internet written by an on-line editor for the Weekly Standard named Jonathan Last. I have never heard of him, but that is beside the point. He took a cheap shot at my website. Here is what he said in his [...]

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Were Evangelical Protestants Present at the Early Church Councils?

by Steve Ray on November 27, 2005

Council of Nicea, August 24, A.D. 325, 7:41 PM– “That was powerful preaching, Brother Athanasius. Powerful! Amen! I want to invite any of you folks in the back to approach the altar here and receive the Lord into your hearts. Just come on up. We've got brothers and sisters up here who can lead you [...]

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Tombs, Bones & Time

by Steve Ray on November 25, 2005

Tombs, Bones & Time Reports are that each day 20,000 people file past the Tomb of Pope John Paul the Great. We were fortunate to visit when the crowds were small so we had time to spend 10 minutes at his tomb remembering his legacy and to pray. We came into the Catholic Church on May [...]

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Whew! We’re home!

by Steve Ray on November 25, 2005

After being away for almost three weeks, we are finally home for ten days and ready to catch up. On December 4, our 29th wedding anniversary, Janet and I leave for Phoenix to work in the Skyline Productions's studio putting our David/Solomon video together — called “post production.”  In Rome I was priveleged to speak to about [...]

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Flags, Fire, and Terrorists

by Steve Ray on November 25, 2005

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Sorry for Delay; Filming David-Solomon

by Steve Ray on November 21, 2005

I am so sorry! I have not updated the blog as I had hoped—but you must be merciful.  We have been working from well before sun up to well after sun down and when we finally finish shooting at each location and return to the hotel, we all drop into bed as though we were [...]

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Leaving to Film David & Solomon

by Steve Ray on November 4, 2005

So many people have asked, “When will the next video/DVD ready?” We have good news — we leave in 4 hours to film David & Solomon: Expanding the Kingdom.”  We plan to have it ready for shipment before Easter. Please keep us in your prayers. We will be filming in many unusual places in Israel [...]

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Religions in USA by County

by Steve Ray on November 3, 2005

Religions in the USA by County

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Paul Wins Another Award!

by Steve Ray on November 3, 2005

  “Paul, Contending for the Faith" has placed Platinum(First) in the MarCom Creative Awards competition in the category of Video/Film-Religious. We are very proud of this achievement and another award for our efforts. The MarCom Creative Awards is an international awards competition that recognizes outstanding achievement by marketing and communication practitioners. Entries are judged by industry professionals [...]

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