Sentences with phrase «about prayer changing»

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Actually Jesus you're wrong about what Atheism said, prayer changes things by not doing anything and allowing the natural (disastrous) course of events to transpire.

It misses the point, prayers are not about changing the world, they are about changing us.

Hmm — whose prayers change things, and why doesn't all prayer change things... a friend asked for a new house — got one; another friend asked to be cured from leukemia, God didn't answer her prayers — she died; another friend asked for wisdom on how to care for her elderly father, an alcoholic — still drinks, she still has no knowledge on what to do about it — never thought to maybe look up information about elder care.

You know what they say about prayer,» Prayer: Doing nothing and still think you're helping» I'll keep you posted on whether they are making any chprayer,» Prayer: Doing nothing and still think you're helping» I'll keep you posted on whether they are making any chPrayer: Doing nothing and still think you're helping» I'll keep you posted on whether they are making any changes.

And, when she describes that change, what she ends up describing is what already more - or-less exists, namely: mainline christianity, embracing the reformed and the catholic, the scientific and the traditional, which has been doing (never perfectly, to be sure) the sort of deep thinking, social justice, and disciplined prayer that she talks about continually while the evangelicals were breaking off to do their own thing (the thing she seems to want them to stop doing) throughout the twentieth century.

And because belief is an evolving, changing, living thing (or should be), you would have to poll the class at the beginning of ever single class to find out if the prayer you are about to offer is objectionable.

Ever since her story was featured in Christianity Today nearly a year ago, Butterfield has become something of a celebrity within the conservative evangelical world, and every time I'm in conversation with someone about the potential dangers of «conversion therapy» (which seeks to change a person's sexual orientation through counseling and prayer), her name invariably comes up.

What if I told you that your prayers could still change the outcome of dire situations for those you have never met and bring about results you may never hear about?

At The Lasting Supper, we talk a lot about how our ideas and attitudes around prayer have gone through major changes.

It seems to me that we are calling ourselves Christian when we pray the «sinner's prayer» and cry a lot, then go about our business like nothing has changed.

A charming story about his impact concerns the so - called Serenity Prayer in constant use by the half - million acknowledged alcoholics in Alcoholics Anonymous groups throughout the world: «O God, give us serenity to accept what can not be changed, courage to change what should be changed, and wisdom to distinguish the one from the other.»

The story is also about the power of faith and prayer in changing lives.

Johny Johny, yes Papa... Now dear Johny, Santa will be very pleased that you have learnt this nursery rhyme so well (Prayer really changes things) But since Christmas is far, how about learning something new as well?

In this context affirmative prayer, meditation, and so forth, may be viewed as the most effective actions to bring about positive social change.

We pray for our brothers and sisters around the world, dying and starving and losing some cosmic lottery that we didn't ask to win and, from far away it looks like we are all losing but there are stories of redemption there, too, and isn't prayer more about us being changed into God's character than actually about moving his hand in our direction?

Justin said he combed through multiple books and commentaries, struggling to discern what, if anything, the Bible said about people like him — people who did no wish or plan to be gay, people who couldn't change their same - sex attraction through prayer or counseling, people who wanted to faithfully follow Jesus no matter what.

Prayer changes nothing but how you feel about God's plan.

The preacher is right everyone should be who they are... but then again the Bible does state that it is an abomination to God... But get this... before God can judge you Jesus has to judge you... the BIble says NO MAN COME TO THE FATHER BUT BY ME... we have no room to judge others or talk about them because no sin is big or small they are all the same... the only big sin is not being saved and believing in God... if we are saved and if we believe we have nothing to worry about... but again we have no room to say who is right and who is wrong because it's not our place all that we can do is pray and prayer can change things...

I pretty much agreed with most of what you have said and i think that the sinners prayer has been misused as a get out of Jail free card.A couple of things that people miss is that God is in charge.As soon as you offer yourself to God and accept Jesus Chris the holy spirit has liberty to work on you.Because he loves us he will discipline us so that we do repent of our sins.The downside of living a walk like that you are a hypocrite until you admit your sinfulness the holy spirit can not help us because of our pride.The second part was you talking about disciplining the flesh personally you cant discipline that which is corrupt our hearts are deceitfully wicked we need new hearts no amount of effort on our part will transform our hearts that is the work of the holy spirit he changes our hearts so that we no longer desire to sin we would rather serve the Lord with all our hearts instead.brentnz

So much has changed in the world, so many older beliefs and ideas have been abandoned or if not abandoned then gravely doubted, so much of our modern way of living appears to make prayer unintelligible, that they are puzzled about the whole enterprise.

@Topher, Bob will probably stop cutting and pasting about the same time that «Atheism is not healthy for children and other living things» stops posting «prayer changes things».

To say that God cares about us and desires to help us is to say that God hears and answers prayer even when no change is visible in the external situation.

If prayer changes things, what about that couple who's daughter was sick and refused to get medical treatment and prayed for god to heal her and she died?

Our seminary was, however, featured in a 1965 story in San Francisco's The Monitor about changes granting seminarians more freedom, including dropping the rule of silence between night prayer and the end of breakfast, and allowing the use of electronic equipment — but not TVs!

A group of about 20 religious activists associated with Young Evangelicals for Climate Action traveled to the debate to hold prayer sessions asking that both candidates embrace the «moral» challenge of climate change.

Let me assume that you are not talking about prayer with this couple because you are unwilling to accept them as different, and you are not talking about prayer because you are trying to force them to change...... rather you are talking about prayer because ~ from your personal experience ~ it is one of many topics (communication skills, managing finances, dealing with family of origin issues, family planning, etc, etc) that couples need to learn / practice if they are going to be successful in the vocation of Christian marriage.

In a previous article I wrote about a parallel topic to this one, I mentioned The Serenity Prayer, a common name for an originally untitled prayer by the American theologian Reinhold Niebuhr, is universally apropos to any kind of change, and equally valid for the Canadian real estate industry: «Grant me the serenity to accept the things I can not change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.&Prayer, a common name for an originally untitled prayer by the American theologian Reinhold Niebuhr, is universally apropos to any kind of change, and equally valid for the Canadian real estate industry: «Grant me the serenity to accept the things I can not change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.&prayer by the American theologian Reinhold Niebuhr, is universally apropos to any kind of change, and equally valid for the Canadian real estate industry: «Grant me the serenity to accept the things I can not change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.»