Learning to Pray His Way: #1

by Chris on 29. Dec, 2009 in Blog, Training & Spiritual Disciplines

This entry is part 1 of 10 in the series Learning to Pray His Way

For about ten years, my family has gathered at the same house with (mostly) the same couples for New Year’s Eve.  We eat finger-foods, play board games, and bring in the New Year with some non-alcoholic champagne, sparklers, and small fireworks.  It’s become a tradition—a meaningful way to mark a significant event.  In fact, it’s [...]

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Learning to Pray His Way #2

by Chris on 30. Dec, 2009 in Blog, Training & Spiritual Disciplines

This entry is part 2 of 10 in the series Learning to Pray His Way

In Luke 11 we find Jesus’ followers intrigued by Jesus’ prayer life: 1Now Jesus was praying in a certain place, and when he finished, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray, as John taught his disciples.”(Lk. 11:1 ESV).   Joachim Jeremias (“The Prayers of Jesus”) writes that in the Judaism of Jesus’ [...]

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Learning to Pray His Way #3: Top Ten Prayers of Jesus

by Chris on 01. Jan, 2010 in Blog, Training & Spiritual Disciplines

This entry is part 3 of 10 in the series Learning to Pray His Way

Most publications have released their “top ten” lists reflecting on the past decade.  Here’s my “top ten” list of the prayers of Jesus (OK, there’s only ten prayers of Jesus recorded in the Gospels, but I thought I’d use the number “ten” for all it’s worth). Read through the prayers.  In what way might they [...]

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