From The Works of God: D.A. Carson, on God and prayer in the midst of suffering: The degree of our peace of mind is tied to our prayer life (Phil. 4:6-7). This is not because prayer is psychologically soothing, but because we address a prayer-answering God, a personal God, a responding God, a sovereign God [...]
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Lack Peace of Mind? Pray!
Posted in God, Peace, Prayer on March 28, 2011 | 1 Comment »
A Quick Primer on Prayer (Salat) in Islam
Posted in Islam, Prayer on March 27, 2011 | 1 Comment »
The CNN Belief Blog recently had a helpful primer on prayer in Islam. If you don’t know much about how and why Muslims pray each day, I would encourage you to read it.
Strengthen Me, O Lord
Posted in Bible, Prayer on March 2, 2011 | 2 Comments »
I’ve been praying this a lot lately for myself and my family: May you be strengthened with all power, according to his glorious might, for all endurance and patience with joy. – Colossians 1:11 Strengthened with how much power? All power. According to whose might? God’s might. What kind of might? Glorious might. For how [...]
The Prophet Noah
Posted in Bible, God, Knowing God, Prayer on September 30, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Because we named our new son after the prophet Noah, I have spent some time reading the story of Noah and thinking about ways I can be praying for our son from the things I see in his life. As I have read the prophet Noah’s story (in the Bible it is found in Genesis [...]
A Very Biblical Hadith
Posted in Bible, Prayer on June 10, 2010 | 2 Comments »
The hadith come from the traditions and sayings of the Prophet Mohammad. I read the following hadith on the blog Mind, Body, Soul and was struck at how thoroughly biblical it is. I am pasting it below from his blog with the addition of biblical references. Hadith Qudsi: “I accept the prayer…” Allah, ever exalted [...]
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