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The Art of Raising Prayer Warriors: Part 1

The Art of Raising Prayer Warriors: Part 1

Proverbs 22:6 Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it.

I have to admit, I hated praying. For years as a professed Christian, I spent no more than five minutes each night. Every once in a while I might do ten to fifteen minutes, but seriously, looking back at it now I realize how pitiful that was. I was far from fulfilling I Thessalonians 5:17 where…

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Masking the Liturgy by Dr. Joshua Gutoff

Masking the Liturgy by Rabbi Dr. Joshua Gutoff

Bird's Head Haggadah (ca. 1300, Ashkenaz) What those of us who teach prayer tend to forget is that the prayer book is not a “book”, not in the normal sense. When I read almost any passage in almost any text, I am being addressed by an external voice. “Yes,” you will say, “but, well, duh.” In fact, though, it is worth saying, because the knowledge that I’m being addressed, and my understanding of who…

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