Crumbs from the Master's Table

"A Christian perhaps may think, because he does not see God's smiling face, God will not hear him. This is a mistake. 'I said i...

In 1519 Martin Luther wrote a "Personal Prayer Book" to help people know how to pray in the midst of so much confusion about what ...

The following is a pattern for praying that I've developed to help me and my wife to pray biblically and cover the ground that prayer s...

Vanhoozer: Prayer is also a way of active participation in the Son's fellowship with the Father. Praying "Our Father" with J...

How does “for you shall inherit all the nations!” function as a ground for God to arise and judge the earth in Ps. 82:8? The reasoning seems...

"It is remarkable that in all of his writings Paul's prayers for his friends contain no appeals for changes in their circumstances....

The following is the corporate prayer we prayed this morning at  New Covenant Church . And two great texts from Matthew's gospel shaped...

What follows is a recent prayer offered up at New Covenant Church  in Naperville, IL . On the morning we prayed this corporate prayer, we w...

The following is the corporate prayer we prayed at  New Covenant Church  this morning. It is shaped  by Jas. 1:13–25. The Prayers at NCC (...

The following is the corporate prayer prayed at New Covenant Church  this morning. It is shaped by Tit. 2:11–14. The Prayers at NCC (11/30...

Commenting on how the man Christ Jesus spent the entire night in prayer before calling his twelve disciples as apostles (Lk. 6:12-13), Calvi...

Chapter 7 of Andrew Murray's spiritual classic  With Christ in the School of Prayer  is delicious and delightful to the soul that longs ...

How may we know that our prayers pour forth from an internal fountain of grace, that is, from new life within imparted by the Spirit of God,...

Perhaps you've noticed that my posts of late have been more personal than usual. That's true, I think. Normally I don't care to ...

"Come, O Lord, and stir our hearts. Call us back to yourself. Kindle your fire in us and carry us away. Let us scent your fragrance and...

Luther: O heavenly Father, God and Father of my Lord Jesus Christ and God of all comfort, I thank you for revealing to me your dear Son, J...

"O Lord, come to me and use my bread, silver, and gold. How very well they are spent if I spend them in your service. Amen." —Ma...

Andrew Murray: When our repeated prayers remain unanswered, it is easy for our lazy flesh—maintaining the appearance of pious submission—t...

Here's the congregational prayer at  NCC  from this past Ascension Sunday and Mother's Day, shaped by Psalm 8: O YHWH, our Lord, h...

Shortly Em and I will start reading Augustin's  Confessions  together along with some friends. This book may well be my top all-time rea...