“Man Ought Always To Pray” Luke 18:1
Why? One might ask. Because it is plain and simple: Jesus says so. We must pray about everything (Philippians 4:8). Jesus tells us through His inspired written word, “Be careful for nothing; but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God” [...]
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Man ought always to pray – from Liz Latta
Posted in Prayer on November 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Personalizing Psalm 23 – by Rachel Pannell
Posted in Bible, Prayer on October 3, 2008 | 1 Comment »
One of the great ways to approach the Psalms is to personalize them, to take the text and make it real for your own life. Make the promises, warnings, descriptions, theology into statements you prayerfully speak back to God. Rachel Pannell has recently done just that with Psalm 23, and has graciously allowed us to [...]
Prayer and Study – From Sam Storms
Posted in Books, Prayer on July 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
“The person who only thinks and does not pray is as bad and dangerous and unbalanced as the person who only prays and never thinks.”
–Sam Storms, Convergence
“By Jove, I think we’ve got it…” Not quite. (Charles Hodge on Prayer – Part 3)
Posted in Prayer on March 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
When Sherlock Holmes wants to thank someone for solving a mystery he offers a token prayer to “Jove” (i.e., the Roman version of the Greek Zeus). Whether he is actually offering a prayer of thanksgiving, I can’t say, but this does remind us that to whom we pray is an important matter that we [...]
Charles Hodge on Prayer – Part 2 – Prayer and Providence
Posted in Prayer, Sanctification, Sovereignty on March 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Charles Hodge is a thorough scholar, his Systematic Theology numbering over two thousand pages. Thus, we are not surprised when we find that before he gets to practical matters of prayer, he wants us to understand the “assumptions” we make whenever we pray. Giving voice to these is helpful for it both encourages [...]
Charles Hodge on Prayer – Part 1
Posted in Prayer on March 3, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Preparing for a church history class I’m teaching I read Charles Hodge’s Systematic Theology on “Prayer” (Vol 3, Part 3, Chp 20, Section 20). His thoughts were so edifying and helpful that it seemed like a worthy exploration on the blog. I will quote his opening paragraph in full because it is so [...]
