Category Archives: Prayer

The Time to Pray…

Posted on July 13, 2016 by jamesbradfordpate

At church last Sunday, an associate pastor was preaching about II Chronicles 7, in which King Solomon of Israel is dedicating the Temple.  Solomon says that, when people sin, they can come to the Temple and pray.  The preacher said: … Continue reading →

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Scattered Ramblings on Contentment and Hope

Posted on June 28, 2016 by jamesbradfordpate

A few weeks ago, I watched the 1955 movie, A Man Called Peter, which was about Peter Marshall, a preacher and Senate chaplain.  I did not know much about Peter Marshall himself, but I enjoyed his wife Catherine’s book, Christy, … Continue reading →

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Giving Thanks, Without Being Perfunctory

Posted on November 26, 2015 by jamesbradfordpate

During my prayer time last night, the subject of thanksgiving entered my mind because, well, it is Thanksgiving!  Philippians 4:6 came to my mind: “Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your … Continue reading →

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Triablogue: Steve Hays on Answered and Unanswered Prayer, and the Question of Whether Jesus Could Sin

Posted on September 16, 2015 by jamesbradfordpate

Answered and Unanswered Prayer:  http://triablogue.blogspot.com/2015/09/when-cats-away-mice-will-play.html “Could Jesus Sin?”: http://triablogue.blogspot.com/2015/09/could-jesus-sin.html

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Scattered Ramblings on Prayer

Posted on February 8, 2015 by jamesbradfordpate

The theme at church this morning was prayer.  In response to that, I will respond to three quotes that I read recently about this subject. 1.  Yesterday, I was reading a post by unkleE (Eric Hatfield) about his experiences in … Continue reading →

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Book Write-Up: The Life You Always Wanted

Posted on September 15, 2014 by jamesbradfordpate

John Ortberg.  The Life You Always Wanted: Spiritual Disciplines for Ordinary People.  Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1997, 2002. Someone recommended this book to me years ago.  He said that the title was a bit cheesy, but that it is a really … Continue reading →

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Praying about Current Events, “God’s Not Dead” Bible Study, Getting Out of the Way

Posted on August 24, 2014 by jamesbradfordpate

I have three items for my write-up on this morning’s church service. 1. During the children’s part of the service, the pastor and his puppet, Jake, were addressing what Christians can do in response to the problems in the world. … Continue reading →

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My Church Is Praying

Posted on July 6, 2014 by jamesbradfordpate

At church this morning, a lady was telling the pastor that people outside of our church are asking to be put on our church’s prayer list.  We started a prayer list recently.  Last month, the church’s Bible study group was … Continue reading →

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“Obedience in Prayer”

Posted on June 6, 2014 by jamesbradfordpate

My church had its Bible study last night.  We’re going through Jim Cymbala’s When God’s People Pray.  In last night’s lesson, “Obedience in Prayer,” the message I was hearing was that God will not bless us if we are holding … Continue reading →

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“The Amazing Power of Prayer”

Posted on May 30, 2014 by jamesbradfordpate

For its Bible study, my church is going through When God’s People Pray, by Jim Cymbala.  Yesterday, we did Session 2, “The Amazing Power of Prayer.” Here are some thoughts: 1.  Recently, in the blogosphere, there have been mainline Protestants … Continue reading →

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