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On today’s Equipping You in Grace show, Dave and Kevin Halloran discuss the importance of praying with an open Bible, strategies for fighting distractions in our prayer lives, gospel help for those who feel they can’t or shouldn’t pray because of their sin, along with his book, When Prayer Is a Struggle: A Practical Guide to Overcoming Obstacles in Prayer (P&R, 2021).
What you’ll hear in this episode
- The importance of praying with an open Bible.
- Strategies for fighting distractions in our prayer lives.
- How to cultivate a culture of prayer in our local churches.
- Practical strategies for those who are struggling to pray.
- Help for those who feel they are unorganized in their prayer lives.
- Help for those who feel stuck in the pit of their sin, so they shouldn’t or can’t pray.
- Advice for those who think they are too busy to pray.
- Help for those who are too stressed to pray.
- Recommended books on prayer to check out.
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Dave Jenkins is happily married to his wife, Sarah, and lives in beautiful Southern Oregon. He is a writer, editor, and speaker who loves Christ, His people, the Church, and sound theology.
Dave serves as the Executive Director of Servants of Grace Ministries and the Executive Editor of Theology for Life Magazine. He is the Host and Producer of the Equipping You in Grace Podcast and a contributor to and producer of Contending for the Word.
He is the author of The Word Explored: The Problem of Biblical Illiteracy and What To Do About It (House to House, 2021), The Word Matters: Defending Biblical Authority Against the Spirit of the Age (G3 Press, 2022), and Contentment: The Journey of a Lifetime (Theology for Life, 2024).
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When he is not engaged in ministry work, Dave enjoys spending time with his wife, going to movies, sharing a meal at a favorite restaurant, or playing a round of golf with friends. He is also a voracious reader, particularly of Reformed theology and the Puritans, and is often found working through a stack of new books from a wide range of Christian publishers.
Dave earned his M.A.R. and M.Div. from Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary.
