Scripture, from beginning to end, is woven with imagery to help us connect all its events and teachings to God’s ultimate purpose and plan: that of redeeming us to Himself. Here’s a great example. We read about Moses’ brother, Aaron, being appointed and anointed as the first high priest (Exodus 28:1). His job, as wellContinueContinue reading “Embrace Prayer: High Priestly Prayer”
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Embrace Prayer: Abandonment Prayer
There’s a marvel of twenty-first century technology that I’m thankful for everyday – the one that leaves us wondering how we ever found our way anywhere without it. I feel acute gratitude for my GPS as I navigate our new city and state because I know where nothing is. Even back in Texas, where we’dContinueContinue reading “Embrace Prayer: Abandonment Prayer”
Embrace Prayer: Forsakenness Prayer
Christ is risen!!He is risen indeed! We’ve spent the week immersing ourselves in the stories of Jesus’ final days on earth, and if we’ve read the words written in the Gospels with any sort of openness, emotions have run high – shock and surprise, anger and angst, grief upon grief. Our feelings might be sourcedContinueContinue reading “Embrace Prayer: Forsakenness Prayer”
Embrace Prayer: Forgiveness Prayer
Today marks the day that Jesus rode into Jerusalem on a borrowed donkey, hailed as the Savior of Israel. Coats lined the road. Palms waved overhead. Shouts of “hosanna” rose in the air. This ‘triumphal entry’ of Jesus was His intentional, public pronouncement of Kingship; He finally and fully claimed His Messianic title and role.1 ContinueContinue reading “Embrace Prayer: Forgiveness Prayer”
Embrace Prayer: Teach Us to Pray
Years ago I had the great honor of co-leading a class about worship and prayer alongside our Associate Pastor. As one who has had a mostly ongoing conversation with God for big chunks of my life, I admit my inability to answer the question we got the most frequently in that class: Why should weContinueContinue reading “Embrace Prayer: Teach Us to Pray”