About this episode

The episode discusses the struggles and misconceptions surrounding prayer.

Send Us A Message Matt, Derek, and Alastair discuss the struggles and misconceptions surrounding prayer: how prayer becomes burdensome, prayer has experiencing God in a veiled way, and what petitions in prayer should we not ask for? Mere Fidelity is a podcast from Mere Orthodoxy and is listener-supported. If you would like to support this work, become a Mere Orthodoxy Member today at http://mereorthodoxy.com/membership. Get 30% off the Baker Book of the Month by going to: http://bakerbookho...

People in this episode

Hosts: Matt, Derek, Alastair

Topics covered

• prayer
• struggles of prayer
• misconceptions about prayer
• experiencing God
• petitions in prayer

Sponsors

Mere Orthodoxy, Baker Book of the Month

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Organizations: Mere Orthodoxy

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