Weekly Blog
Nov 03, 2021
Christians are not Gnostics – those who degraded the place of the body in humans and who sealed off the realm of the spirit from the realm of the body. We know that the spirit and body are intimately connected. Thus, it should not surprise us to learn that our bodies can encourage or discourage prayer.
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Oct 27, 2021
This week I want to encourage reflection on bodily practices related to prayer.
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Oct 20, 2021
This week I want to recommend the practice of specifically giving thanks in our prayers.
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Oct 13, 2021
This week I want to recommend the use of prayer books to help us in our prayer life. By prayer books, I am referring to books containing actual prayers for a person to pray alone or with others.
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Oct 06, 2021
If you are looking for a way to expand or focus your prayers, perhaps using a prayer guide will be helpful to you.
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Sep 29, 2021
Praying for our spouse should not be relegated to special days or unusual circumstances. It should be our regular practice.
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Sep 22, 2021
This week I want to go to an "opposing" practice of prayer – prayers prompted by unexpected circumstances. Rather than being a prayer we "expected" to pray, these are prayers driven by a sudden unexpected
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Sep 15, 2021
Today I want to mention a practice that is almost the complete opposite – brief, spontaneous prayers that occur throughout the day.
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Sep 08, 2021
As a young believer, I was invited to spend an entire morning in an extended period of reflection and prayer. We spent several hours alone in prayer and meditation.
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Sep 01, 2021
In Scripture, we are commanded to pray for our nation and its leaders. Like the people of Israel in Babylon, we are called to pray for the land of our exile (Jeremiah 29:7).
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