Tag Archives: prayer

The Providence of God (Paul Helm)

Posted on November 26, 2018 by J. B. Aitken

Helm, Paul.  The Providence of God.  Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsityPress, 1993. Thesis: “In summary, the essential elements of divine providence are these.  God preserves his creation and all that it sustains” (Helm 22). Helm adopts the “no-risk” view of providence.  God’s … Continue reading →

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Review: Prayer Book of Early Christians

Posted on February 28, 2018 by J. B. Aitken

The value in this text is its setting forth most of the key prayers of the early church.  McGuckin gives some commentary, such as noting that the lighting of candles symbolized the Spirit’s praying in and through us.  Most of … Continue reading →

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Bringing the nous into the heart

Posted on February 11, 2018 by J. B. Aitken

This is from John Mcguckin’s The Path of Christianity: The First Thousand Years, pp. 862-869.  It is very difficult for many people to approach the ancient fathers on prayer.  For some, it looks too much like Buddhism.  And for many activists … Continue reading →

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The Lord and His Prayer (Wright)

Posted on July 24, 2016 by J. B. Aitken

This book *is* NT Wright in every sense of the word. And it also seems to be every NT Wright book. For Wright, the so-called Lord’s Prayer is not an updated spirituality to help you be more pious or something. … Continue reading →

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Letters to Malcolm (Lewis)

Posted on July 23, 2016 by J. B. Aitken

Lewis, C. S. Letters to Malcolm, Chiefly on Prayer. This book serves several functions. In it Lewis goes a bit deeper in theology than what you find in Mere Christianity and he also touches on explosive issues in mid-century Anglican theology. … Continue reading →

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Willard, Divine Conspiracy study notes

Posted on October 29, 2015 by J. B. Aitken

Thesis:  God is inviting us to kingdom living right now. Willard spends some time critiquing dispensational outlooks that relegate Jesus’s kingdom message, especially the sermon on the mount, to the Millennial Age.  (Substitute “millennial reign” for “kingdom” in the Sermon … Continue reading →

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