Peter Adam explains that the mandatory isolation of COVID enabled growth in his prayer life in a time-honoured fashion familiar to many Christians.
"The expression ‘practising the presence of God’ comes from a book by Brother Laurence. For me it means putting into practice, whenever possible, a conscious thankful awareness of God’s presence, meditation on God’s word, praise and thanks or lament and grief expressed to God, and intercession."
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Prayer is a life giving connection with God and yet it can sometimes be difficult to stay engaged. Gavin Ortlund provides a few practices to help focus on being with God while we pray. Distraction can be a huge hindrance in our prayer life, but I’m also discovering it provides an opportunity for growth. Here […]
When life is hard or sorrowful, a mountain of different thoughts and feelings can come as we approach prayer. Hear a first hand account of deep sorrow that lead to seeking God and how to Lament. "I was heartbroken—but that was okay, wasn’t it? Honestly, I was no longer sure. Perhaps my pain was meant […]
Undeceptions John Dickson starts season 2 of his Undeceptions podcast beginning with the topic of Ambition with Miroslav Volf. Dickson givesthe warning: "making this episode almost changed my life."It's so helpful for Christians saturated in the Wests culture of performance and productivity. High performers – athletes, business professionals, artists, and the like – inspire and […]
