It's been a few weeks since we brought you a new episode of Faith All Over the Place — for various reasons. But we're back with a new episode to kick off a new month.
In our last episode, we talked about prayer, and we continued the conversation this week. We started out talking about balancing our prayer life. Which is better, the quality or the quantity of our prayers? (The answer is yes.)
We discussed whether praying for your own needs is self-indulgent, and we concluded that we need to be able to come to the Lord with our own requests, problems, and desires, as well as pray for others. It's about finding that balance between the focus on others and the concern for your own life.
We also talked about a couple of different prayer models. Kruiser mentioned the concept of praying the Psalms, which is a great way to pray straight from the scriptures. I brought up the ACTS model: Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving, and Supplication, although my prayers generally follow an ATCS pattern.
We mentioned some of the times we multitask during prayer. Both of us like to pray while we're walking, and some of my richest prayer times happen when I'm driving alone. We explored the difference between conversational prayers and those quick "popcorn" prayers. They all fit in with the biblical command to "pray without ceasing" (1 Thessalonians 5:17).
When we wandered off topic — and be honest, you love it when we do — we discussed Christian t-shirts (companies have upped their game in the last few years), pickles, and college baseball (of course). It was another insightful and fun episode, and I hope you enjoy listening to it as much as we did making it.
Previously on Faith All Over the Place, Episode 32: Divine Mercy and Praying in Tough Times
Check it out on the PJ Media podcast page or below; you can also find us on your favorite podcast app. Don’t forget to leave us a five-star rating and review if you really love what we do.
Faith All Over the Place is our one PJ Media podcast that’s always free — and that’s intentional. We want these conversations about faith, culture, and the Christian life to be accessible to everyone.
But this podcast exists because of our PJ Media VIP members. Their support helps make Faith All Over the Place possible — from production to distribution and everything in between.
If you enjoy the show and want to help keep it going, consider becoming a PJ Media VIP. You’ll get access to all of our VIP content across the site, and you’ll be directly supporting the work we do here — including this podcast.
Right now, you can join with 60% off using the promo code FIGHT.
That’s FIGHT for 60% off PJ Media VIP — and thank you for being part of this community.
Join the conversation as a VIP Member