Tag Archives: The Lord’s Prayer
Thoughts about The Lord and His Prayer
British professor N. T. Wright has written a book, The Lord and His Prayer (published in 1997 by Wm. B. Eerdmans), about the model prayer that Jesus used to teach his disciples to pray. The prayer, recorded in Matthew 6:9-13 … Continue reading
Praying with Self Awareness
Prayers are rare in the book of Proverbs. Several pithy statements about prayer appear, but developed conversation with God appears only in Poverbs chapter 30, among the sayings of Agur, a king unidentified elsewhere in the Bible. I’m going to … Continue reading
Prayer Combat Inspection
When I was in the Army, I struggled at times with PCI, Pre-Combat Inspection. PCI meant that I would review a packing list with the training or the deployment to discern whether I had the required equipment. I would also … Continue reading
Learning to Pray in 2015
Now 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.’ And he said to them, ‘When you pray, say: Father, hallowed … Continue reading
A Lesson on Prayer from the Example of Jesus
The prayers of Jesus reveal his relationship with God; they remind us that prayer requires courage. Jesus, like other dynamic leaders, faced choices as to how he would spend his time. He set priorities. Prayer kept him focused. When distracted … Continue reading
Call for Fire Seminar 