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The ministry of public prayer – An endangered species?
Whatever happened to the ministry of public prayer? Whether we are referring to it as a corporate venture or pastorally led, it appears conspicuous by its absence in many church gatherings or when present so ailing [...]
We preach, God opens eyes
In evangelism we are called upon to present spiritual truths to men and women who are incapable of understanding these truths because the god of this age has blinded their minds. Written right across the situation [...]
A Method for Prayer
Freedom in the face of God When I was about to enter the Christian ministry, one vitally important aspect of it was brought to my attention by men who had been engaged in the work for [...]
The Hidden Life of Prayer
This book was first published in 1891 and this is its third reprinting. The author was born at the dawn of the Great Awakening in 1859 and his prose has a quality of ‘otherness’ which may [...]
A Praying Life
Connecting with God in a Distracting World If you’re looking for a book to read on prayer, look no further. Actually, if you’re looking for a book to read, look no further. Robert Murray M’Cheyne famously [...]
A prayerless orthodoxy
Jesus taught us that ‘men always ought to pray and not lose heart’ (Luke 18:1). The first sign of life is the baby’s cry; the first sign of spiritual life is ‘behold he is praying’ (Acts [...]
National prayer: Spurgeon’s sermon to the nation
Sunday 26 May 1940 was, at the request of His Majesty King George VI, observed as a National Day of Prayer for deliverance at a time when Britain was staring military disaster in the face. The [...]
Confidence in prayer
Prayer is our greatest privilege as Christians and yet it’s also one of our chief struggles. There are no doubt many reasons for this, but the one I want to concentrate on here is that we [...]
A prayer for today
The following article was written while the writer was on holiday in New England. Spiritually the place is far different from the 1740-50s when Edwards and others knew such remarkable evidences of the mercy of God [...]
An encouragement to pray
Prayer. That is the theme in this issue of the magazine. The word ‘prayer’ has many personal associations for each of us, but I would like to share with you some of the associations that I [...]
Reaching rural Wales
Great to read this. I've been doing a similar thing, going around rura
A little known quarryman in Wales
Thank you for your wonderful article. I happened onto the movie, "Bey
So you have no children?
Thank you so much for writing this article. It is very comforting. It'
The great harvest
I live and worship in Yeadon, in a church born out of the revival. It
Feminine Threads
I was interested in the above review of Diana Severance's book. Althou