Many people find themselves unable to give birth and this prayer addresses that difficult situation. Read this brief summary of Hannah’s prayer from first Samuel, along with a sample prayer that we might use.
The book of First Samuel includes so many wonderful prayers for study and use. Join Mark McDowell as he explores these prayers that can enrich our own prayer life.
Read this summary of all the prayers in Ruth—all blessings! Learn how to use these prayers in your own prayer life.
We often think of blessings for meals, weddings, or births. But their use in the Bible is far richer and diverse than that. Even in bad times, there is a place for blessing prayers. Join Dr. Mark McDowell as he explores these prayers in Ruth.
At the climax of the book of Ruth, we find the sixth blessing in a row! This one is for a marriage. What can we learn about blessings and marriage in this prayer study that we can apply to our own prayers?
In this scene from the book of Ruth, Ruth acts in an extremely bold way to obtain a husband and safety. Shocking in someways, but he responds with a blessing on her. What does this mean, how can we understand prayer? What can we learn they can in our prayers? Join Dr. Mark McDowell as he studies this prayer from Ruth 3.
There are many ways to add richness to our prayers. One is to introduce structure and themes. Dr. Mark McDowell explorers this idea by examining these blessing prayers in the book of Ruth.
Join Dr. Mark McDowell as he explores how someone’s prayer can reveal something about their character. And how we can use prayer to grow our character. From the book of Ruth.
Join Dr. Mark McDowell as he continues this study of prayer from the book of Ruth. This passage is a prayer vow, perhaps unusual today but not in the ancient world. What do we learn about vows and how we can we offer them in our own practice of prayer?
The book of Ruth has more prayers for the number of verses and any other narrative book of the Bible. Join Dr. McDowell as he explorers this first prayer. What can we learn from it about our own prayers?
