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The Possibility of Prayer (Alan with John Starke)
Unhurried Living
English - October 19, 2020 07:10 - 38 minutes - 35.2 MB - ★★★★★ - 115 ratingsSpirituality Religion & Spirituality Christianity unhurried living leadership spiritual formation influence spiritual direction hurry margin spiritual practices alan fadling gem fadling Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
There are so many reasons we might feel that cultivating a deep life of prayer is just impossible. We feel too busy. We feel we don’t deserve such a life. We imagine that kind of prayer is for someone more spiritual than me. But today, John Starke, author of The Possibility of Prayer, will remind us that prayer is always possible because prayer is a gift we receive more than a life we achieve.
A mentor of mine, Chuck Miller, often reminded us that prayer isn’t so much something I do as it is Someone I’m with. Prayer is more about a Person than it is about a practice. We listen. We pour out whatever it is that fills our hearts and minds. And God listens. We are cultivating a conversational relationship with God. But it’s a gift and not an achievement. These are just a few of the themes John and I touched in our conversation about his book The Possibility of Prayer.
Let me take a moment to tell you a little more about John Starke.
He grew up in the Midwest but has lived in Arizona, South Carolina, Kentucky, and now lives in New York City with his wife Jena and their four children. He pastors Apostles Church Uptown in Manhattan. In addition to The Possibility of Prayer, John has written for for Christianity Today, Books & Culture, Comment Magazine, and others.
Connect with John on social media:
Facebook @jbstarke
Instagram @john_starke
Twitter @john_starke