I’ve become very familiar with Psalm 18 over the past few years. Though David in Psalm 18 was praying against human enemies (who were, of course, aiding the dark side…
Psalm 18 … a WOW Prayer!
Category: prayer
Prayer—Two Extremes
Could there be any more widely separated extremes than what we’re seeing in reactions to public prayer? Back in 2015 (though I only just learned of it early in 2023),…
How to Escape Prayer Meeting with Only Minor Injuries
You can’t decide whether or not to attend the prayer group tonight. That’s because you already know they’re going to do contemplative prayer (mantra meditation)… or that they plan to…
“In Ragweed’s Name I Pray”
In September 2019, there was a report of people at Union Theological Seminary praying to plants. They acknowledged (and confessed to) the plants as “the beings who sustain us but…
Can Christians Do “Good” Contemplative Prayer?
The people who claim that contemplative prayer is not of Eastern/occult association and those who gladly affirm its occult roots reference and recommend the same list of experts. The top…