Choosing Between the Sinner’s Prayer and the Lord’s Prayer

I was listening to a podcast of N.T. Wright. He was talking about Evangelism. In it he spoke somewhat negatively about "The Sinner's Prayer." He suggested that when a person decides to follow Christ, that saying the Lord's Prayer may be a better choice than the Sinner's Prayer. We probably need to step backwards and …

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Lord’s Prayer Reflections

The Lord's Prayer (“Our Father”) is a model prayer. Perhaps it should not be thought of as something to repeat word for word. On the other hand, repeating the Lord's Prayer as a group does remind us that we are a part of a community of faith. But when we repeat it, it is worth …

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