Category: Prayer

Guest writer Nick Stead: theprayerplace.net Who or what is your source of strength? This last year has brought unforeseen changes to the course of many people’s lives. What has pulled you through? Or are you still searching for a rock to cling to during these uncertain times? Two years ago, I was at a festival… Continue reading Spiritual Passion

Guest writer: Nick Stead, theprayerplace.net I was out for a lockdown walk one afternoon this week, and the bitter wind was making me quicken my pace as I headed home. Ahead of me the January sun had dropped from its midday height and was slowly making its way towards the horizon, yet its watery rays… Continue reading Hope in Uncertain Times

The purpose of prayer is not to obtain a swift solution for a spiritual ‘wish list’. There is an acronym ‘ACTS’ which is useful to help us consider how and what we pray for. ACTS stands for ‘adoration, confession, thanksgiving, supplication’. This format need not be followed on every single occasion that we pray, since… Continue reading What to Pray…

'How' we are to pray is determined by who we are praying to. Since the God of the Bible is omnipresent (everywhere-present), we can pray anywhere at any time. Though we do not have to limit our prayers to a designated place, there is a blessing in being with others praying cooperatively, seeking God’s will… Continue reading How to Pray…

Praying is a fascinating practice observed throughout the world, but why do people pray? Prayer is in its simplest terms is a means of attempting to communicate with God, yet it is also far more than that. In the same way that across the globe, individuals have a desire to worship something, someone or even… Continue reading Why Pray?