Do we really have some kind of control over circumstances by our prayers? Exactly how do our prayers “influence” God to act if he is a God who never changes (Malachi 3:6)? This post offers some reflections on how our prayers intersect with God’s meticulous sovereignty. To set the stage,Read More
Continuing with Steven D. Boyer’s and Christopher A. Hall’s The Mystery of God their chapter titled “Mystery and the Life of Prayer” is both refreshing and challenging. In asking the question “Why pray?” they outline two stumbling blocks that any thoughtful person might encounter during their experience of prayer. OneRead More
I wrote this post a few years back but recent events have reminded me of these important truths again. No finer array of prayers can be found than The Valley of Vision: A Collection of Puritan Prayers & Devotions. Every page is filled with words from the heart and forRead More
Mk 1:35, “Very early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the house and went off to a solitary place, where he prayed.” Lk 5:16, “But Jesus often withdrew to lonely places and prayed.” Lk 6:12, “Jesus went out to a mountainside to pray, andRead More
It’s frustrating and just plain hard when our prayers are not answered. We pray for God’s will to be done and in Jesus’s name with the assumption that our prayers align with how God intends. Sometimes, however, it’s true that our prayer requests are not answered. Consider these three examplesRead More
“Prayer in its most basic form is the surging of the human spirit in its weakness, grasping at the Spirit of God in His strength.” Ravi Zacharias When I pray, I must remember… Prayer, fundamentally, is an expression of my dependence upon God. My purpose in prayer is to glorifyRead More
Do we really have some kind of control over circumstances by our prayers? Exactly how do our prayers “influence” God to act if he is a God who never changes (Malachi 3:6)? The first post sharpened our focus by drawing some boundaries around how we think about prayer. Part 2Read More
Do we really have some kind of control over circumstances by our prayers? Exactly how do our prayers “influence” God to act if he is a God who never changes (Malachi 3:6)? Part 1 drew some boundaries around prayer. Today’s post offers reflections on divine sovereignty as it pertains toRead More
Do we really have some kind of control over circumstances by our prayers? Exactly how do our prayers “influence” God to act if he is a God who never changes (Malachi 3:6)? This post begins a three-part series on how our prayers align with God’s meticulous sovereignty. To set theRead More
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