Praying With ScripturePresents three questions related to the Gospel, Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit that are worthy of reflection.America
What do we mean when we say to “pray Scripture”? Evan Howard in his book Praying the Scriptures writes, “To pray the Scriptures is to order one’s time of prayer around a particular text in the Bible.” This can mean either praying the prayers of the Bible word-for-word as your...
putting it in His hands. You're releasing it to God. TheseScripture Prayersare very easy to read, and if you'll read them every day, even within a week, you will have memorized Scripture and won't even realize it until a situation arises, or until someone asks you to pray for them...
It was Valentine’s Day. He lay slumped on her lap like a great heavy mail sack stuffed with the cards and letters of creation’s lovelorn. They spilled from him with the blood. “Save me. Heal me. Help me. Love me. Save me. Heal me. Help me. Love me.” Over and over the me...
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Using Luther’s four strands is a simple way of praying with the Bible and just one of many methods for learning how to pray Scripture. Don’t get caught up in making sure you check all the boxes or feel like a failure if your prayer life isn’t transformed overnight. Prayer is a ...
I didn’t always focus on prayer and scripture. I pray you’ll find my journey encouraging in where you are with any pain or challenges you’re experiencing in your life without your best friend, lover, confident, partner in crime.
The dogs met for the first time a week ago with the hearty delight of Adam, when God introduced to him the woman he had made of Adam’s rib. “Ah, at last a fit companion! Bone of my bones, flesh of my flesh,” Adam exults. Though not recorded in the scripture, I figure Adam...
then tells Gabriel okay, whatever you say. I am God’s servant. Pondering the angel’s words, she holds her tongue, and departs to speak with her old cousin, Elizabeth. Joseph is left to get the news on his own through a dream. Mary remains with her cousin for three months in the ...
You need to dedicate yourself to be knocking on the Lord’s door continually for the sake of your kids. ~Bekki Sayler Not with a laundry list of “I wish my kid would, or wouldn’t do this,” but bathe them in scripture filled prayer. ...