by Bob | Jan 29, 2012 | Prayer, Puritan Prayer, Valley of Vision, Worship
A Puritan Prayer for Sunday Worship: Grace Active O God, may Thy Spirit speak in me that I may speak to Thee. Lord Jesus, great high priest, Thou hast opened a new and living way by which a fallen creature can approach Thee with acceptance. Help me to contemplate the...
by Bob | Dec 31, 2011 | New Year's Resolution, Prayer, Puritan Prayer, Valley of Vision
A Puritan Prayer for 2012 As we enter a new year, this prayer drawn from the collection of Puritan prayers in The Valley of Vision provides perspective. I Launch My Bark on the Unknown Waters of This Year “O Lord, I launch my bark on the unknown waters of this year:...
by Bob | Nov 23, 2011 | Prayer, Puritan Prayer, Puritans, Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving Prayer, Valley of Vision
A Thanksgiving Prayer This Thanksgiving, I wish you a thankful heart. Here’s a Puritan prayer from The Valley of Vision that speaks to our praise of and thankfulness to God. O My God, Thou fairest, greatest, first of all objects, my heart admires, adores, loves thee,...
by Bob | Sep 21, 2011 | Christian Living, Prayer, Soul Physicians
Six Prayers of Renewal Note: Read Part One, Six Prayers of Repentance. In chapter twenty-seven of Soul Physicians, I outline a biblical theology of putting on the new person we already are in Christ (compare Romans 6:1-14; Ephesians 4:20-24; Colossians 3:1-11). I...
by Bob | Sep 20, 2011 | Christian Living, Prayer, Repentance, Soul Physicians
Six Prayers of Repentance In chapter twenty-six of Soul Physicians, I outline a biblical theology of putting off the old manner of life (compare Ephesians 4:17-19). I embed within that theology a “Prayer of Repentance” related to each of six areas of our spiritual...
