Posts with the category “what-is-prayer”
Two Ubiquitous Forms of Prayer and Which is Preferred
by Nathan Kleindl on November 9th, 2022
In the great monotheistic religions of Islam, Judaism, and Christianity, prayer is at the very heart of what it means to believe. Muslims are called to pray five times a day, while Jews have traditionally prayed three times a day. Each branch of the Christian church is saturated with various traditions of common prayer, private prayer, and pastoral prayer. Read More
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Prayer
by Reed Verde on October 7th, 2022
Variety is built into the mature Christian’s prayer life so that your prayer life doesn’t get reduced to the one type among the five, the one type of which we are all tempted; that is, petition or the “gimme-prayer.” If this is your only prayer expression it can paradoxically lead to nihilism, selfishness, depression, and anxiety because dysfunction results from disordered priorities; one focusing on our shifting and often contradictory wants/desires and two really highlighting what we haven’t yet received. Read More
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