“Dad – what do you think of it?” “Er…” “Did you like it?” “…it was, um, interesting.” “Oh right…is that a good thing…?” What do you expect from your child? From your one year old? From your five, 10, 15 or even 30+ year old? Expectations of achievement or performance are one thing, but moral, … More Expectations
“And when he prayed to him, the Lord was moved by his entreaty and listened to his plea; so he brought him back to Jerusalem and to his kingdom. Then Manasseh knew that the Lord is God.” (2 Chronicles 33:12-13) Manasseh was no ordinary King of Judah and no God-orientated man even generally concerned to … More Why Pray? 3: God is moved by real prayer
10 days in bed with a badly sprained lower back does a bunch of things and one of them is preventing you from doing anything on a computer. Hence the crashing silence after the supposedly weekly ‘Reasons for Prayer’ started three weeks ago. It wasn’t just the back pain either. After three days I had … More Why Pray? 2: Health issues
“Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus, by a new and living way opened for us through the curtain, that is, his body, and since we have a great priest over the house of God, let us draw near to God with a sincere heart … More Why Pray? 1: Because we can
Paul T Reynolds 