Pray in the Rain (2)

by | May 20, 2021 | Blog

Reminder of what we’re doing For a while, the blog posts will focus on one of the scriptures in the Pray Scripture Bank. I’ll set a focus and give a sample outline, or some signposts, to guide our pray in the rain experience (see Isaiah 55:10-11 for the Word-as-rain...

Pray in the Rain1

by | May 6, 2021 | Blog

In the previous post, Agreeing with God, I touched on the importance of allowing the Lord’s thoughts (his Word to us) to shape what we say to him. It builds agreement with the Speaker and engages mind and emotions with his thoughts relating to our prayer focus. I...

Agreeing with God

by | Apr 21, 2021 | Blog

An earlier blog gave 4 eternal values that make a difference to praying. The fourth value put importance on AGREEING with God. I wrote: Our eternal Home will be one of perfect union and accord with the Lord. Until then, agreement with him is something we must pursue...

Praying as an admirer of Christ

by | Apr 7, 2021 | Blog

Eternal values make a difference to prayer life. My last post put the spotlight on the Awareness of Presence value. This one highlights praying as an admirer of Christ. There’s a connecting channel between personal and corporate prayer. The tone of a prayer gathering...

Awareness of Presence

by | Mar 25, 2021 | Blog

In the previous post, I gave 4 eternal values that make a difference to prayer life. This post puts the spotlight on the first one: awareness of God’s presence. The desert travellers knew the routine. When God paused their journey, the tabernacle was set up1, the camp...