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    Broken but Thriving

    August 5, 2021 / No Comments

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    Psalm 1

    March 14, 2021 / No Comments

    I like to start my days by reading and praying with the psalms and Psalm 1 is a favorite starting point for me. The book of Psalms, which was the prayer book of the Israelites and the prayer book Jesus prayed, doesn’t start with praise or prayer. It starts in Psalm 1 with preparation and posture…the posture of our heart. Here is how Eugene Peterson said it, “Psalm 1 is not a prayer, exactly, but the preface to a prayer. We do not begin by praying but by coming to attention. Psalm 1 is the biblical preparation for a life of prayer. Step by step it detaches us from activities…

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Books on Prayer I’ve Found Helpful

The Book of Common Prayer
Prayer (Philip Yancy)
A Praying Life (Paul E. Miller)
What’s Your God Language? (Dr. Myra Perrine)
Praying the Scriptures (Evan B. Howard)
A Long Obedience in the Same Direction (Eugene Peterson)
Answering God (Eugene Peterson)
Seven Guides to Effective Prayer (Colin Whittaker)
Prayer (Richard Foster)
Hearing God (Dallas Willard)
With Christ in the School of Prayer (Andrew Murray)

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