Fourth in a series of blogs to accompany a Week of Prayer at Hertford Baptist Church. There is prayer beyond words, and even beyond silence, although silence is the gate. It’s where the depths of us, our Spirit, connects with the Spirit and presence of God in a shared ‘beholding.’ Surely this is the truest … More ‘Teach me to pray’ – 4

Third in a series of blogs to accompany a Week of Prayer at Hertford Baptist Church. I was shaped in a strong evangelical culture which taught me to have a strong suspicion of anything that didn’t sound like ‘sit down, read you bible, say your prayers’ in the form of the good old ‘Quiet Time’. … More ‘Teach me to pray’ – 3

Second in a series of blogs to accompany a Week of Prayer at Hertford Baptist Church. Back in 1998 the internet was really just coming into its own, and it was around that time that I had my first regular lot of access to it. The’s when I discovered the discipline of ‘praying the Bible’. … More ‘Teach me to pray’ – 2

First in a series of blogs to accompany a Week of Prayer at Hertford Baptist Church. I was definitely a slow starter in the prayer business. Having had no Christian upbringing, the whole concept was an entirely alien one to me, although what I did possess was the desire to communicate with the God who … More ‘Teach me to pray’