Prayer Archives | Faith and Facts https://www.faithandfacts.com/tag/prayer/ Exploring the intersection between personal faith and public life. Sun, 04 Dec 2016 01:19:42 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.4 A Closed Mouth and Silent Heart https://www.faithandfacts.com/a-closed-mouth-and-silent-heart/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-closed-mouth-and-silent-heart Wed, 09 Feb 2011 17:18:23 +0000 http://www.faithandfacts.com/?p=2411 My heart was hot within me; while I was musing, the fire burned. Then I spoke with my tongue.— Psalm 39:3 Prayer among evangelical Christians is always in danger of degenerating into a glorified gold rush. Almost every book on prayer deals with the “get” element mainly. How to get things we want from God […]

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]]> The Presidential Prayer Team https://www.faithandfacts.com/the-presidential-prayer-team/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-presidential-prayer-team https://www.faithandfacts.com/the-presidential-prayer-team/#comments Thu, 06 Nov 2008 22:44:58 +0000 http://www.faithandfacts.com/?p=1393 My daughter wrote a wonderful note to her friends. She pointed out that after the last election, bumper stickers began to appear proclaiming, “Bush is not my President.”  As Christians, she said, we have a responsibility to support and encourage our leaders. This seems especially true when we did not vote for them. While I […]

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]]> https://www.faithandfacts.com/the-presidential-prayer-team/feed/ 2 Cry Out To Jesus https://www.faithandfacts.com/cry-out-to-jesus/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cry-out-to-jesus Wed, 22 Oct 2008 04:01:21 +0000 http://www.faithandfacts.com/?p=1207 Whatever your concern, burden, hurt, obstacle, weight – Cry Out To Jesus httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqhEWpGVJSs

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]]> The Language Of Prayer https://www.faithandfacts.com/the-language-of-prayer/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-language-of-prayer https://www.faithandfacts.com/the-language-of-prayer/#comments Tue, 14 Oct 2008 03:51:42 +0000 http://www.faithandfacts.com/2008/10/13/the-language-of-prayer/ My friend David has been writing some wonderful stuff lately. He may be a Boomer in the Pew, but he captures a deep truth about the helplessness of prayer. Many recognize that there are times of great stress and strain when speech fails us as we seek God’s counsel. Our vocabulary is impotent to frame […]

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]]> https://www.faithandfacts.com/the-language-of-prayer/feed/ 1 ABC Misquotes Palin on Prayer https://www.faithandfacts.com/abc-misquotes-palin-on-prayer/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=abc-misquotes-palin-on-prayer https://www.faithandfacts.com/abc-misquotes-palin-on-prayer/#comments Fri, 12 Sep 2008 10:35:04 +0000 http://www.faithandfacts.com/?p=241 Once again the elite media is looking down its hooked nose at simple Sarah. They just cannot seem to resist the inner urge to think that those outside their own little circle are stupid bumpkins. Not content with simple condescencion, Charles Gibson had to distort Sarah Palin ‘s statements about prayer, God’s will and war. […]

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]]> https://www.faithandfacts.com/abc-misquotes-palin-on-prayer/feed/ 2 St. Peter Claver https://www.faithandfacts.com/st-peter-claver/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=st-peter-claver Tue, 09 Sep 2008 13:57:51 +0000 http://www.faithandfacts.com/2008/09/09/st-peter-claver/ To love God as He ought to be loved, we must be detached from all temporal love. We must love nothing but Him, or if we love anything else, we must love it only for His sake. St. Peter Claver café theology.

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]]> St. John of the Cross https://www.faithandfacts.com/st-john-of-the-cross/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=st-john-of-the-cross Tue, 26 Aug 2008 19:56:48 +0000 http://www.faithandfacts.com/2008/08/26/st-john-of-the-cross/ The soul of one who serves God always swims in joy, always keeps holiday, and is always in the mood for singing. – St John of the Cross café theology.

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