Category: Prayer

  • Why is prayer necessary for Christians?

    I haven’t forgotten about my little series on prayer. I want to start with what the Heidelberg Catechism teaches us. Why is prayer necessary for Christians? Because it is the chief part of thankfulness which God requires of us, Psa. 50:14-15Offer to God a sacrifice of thanksgiving, and perform your vows to the Most High,and…

  • Lift Your Voice

    Should We Really Call it a “Quiet” Time? encouraged me today to lift my voice and actually talk to “the God who is there, who is not silent, who listens, and who acts, [and begin] to deal with him person-to-person.” Ads

  • A Simple Way to Pray

    I use Tabletalk Magazine from Ligonier Ministries as one of my devotional tools. Today’s reading is entitled, “How to Pray.” In it, the author explains that though we know the great price Christ paid so that we could commune with God in prayer, and we know that it is our Father’s desire that we pray…

  • Intro to a Series on Prayer

    One interesting aspect of posting book reviews on Amazon is that I receive some negative feedback. As I’ve only posted 10 reviews, the negative comments are not all that numerous, but I welcome critics for several reasons. First, the questions and criticism challenge me to think seriously about what I believe. For the most part,…