There is this vile and insulting notion that prayer is a very easy thing, a common business that may be done anyhow, without care or effort. Some think that you just have to open a Book and read a ...

I wanted to know just how many of Jesus’ prayers did the writers of the Gospels record in their narratives of Jesus’ ministry. So, I turned to the computer which gave me a total of six prayers ...

This feature is only available to members. Join now for full online access. God’s command and promise is our sole motive for prayer. Nothing could be commanded more precisely than what is stated in ...

The Oxford Dictionary defines prayer as “spoken or unspoken words addressed to God, specifically to give thanks or ask for help.” It is a simple definition, almost disarmingly so. Words spoken. Words ...

Now you may remember, because I mentioned it a number of times, our Gospel lessons over the last 12-14 weeks, through the summer and into the fall now, have been Luke's account of the last journey of ...

Sacrifice did not begin as a divine instruction. It began as a human response to vulnerability. Faced with forces beyond control—weather, fertility, illness, loss—human beings reached for a way to ...

As we read throughout the Bible we run into common, ordinary people who pray. These people talked to God in response to him speaking to them or because of some need. Prayer seems to me to be the glue ...

St Augustine says through prayer, the Holy Spirit works in us to expand our minds, our hearts, our imagination and our horizons. Human nature is dynamic not static. We tend to be more innovative than ...