Sep 20, 2016
Does pray work? How is it possible that a post-evangelical podcast like ours has had over 80 episodes without ever talking about prayer? This episode reconciles this quandary. Jeff, Mona and Allen ultimately agree to disagree about how prayer causes God to act, or not act. However, they all agree that prayer is a worthwhile spiritual practice that is beneficial for a person's well being and connection to something beyond themselves. We close our episode with our mashup of Balderdash and Apples 2 Apples called Appledash.
‘Does Prayer Work’ Conversation (00:28)
Appledash Segment (51:55)
RELEVANT LINKS
From Our Conversation on ‘Does Prayer Work?’
- 1 Samuel 1 NRSV - The Story of Hannah
- Matthew 6:9–13 NRSV - The Lord’s Prayer
- 2 Chronicles 7:12 NRSV - Humble Yourself, Turn from Your Wicked Ways
- 5 Scientifically Supported Benefits of Prayer (Psychology Today Article)
- Meditation, Prayer and Spiritual Healing: The Evidence (Article)
- A Little Exercise for Young Theologians by Helmut Thielicke (Book - Amazon Affiliate Link)
- Reiki (Form of Alternative Medicine)
- Acts 5:1-11 NRSV - Ananias and Sapphira
- Romans 9:19-21 NRSV - The Pot and the Potter
- Curb Your Enthusiasm (TV Show)
From Our Appledash Segment - This segment also appeared on Irenicast Episode #024
- NEQUIENT - not being able; incapable (adj)
- HALFPACE - a platform of a staircase where the stair turns back in exactly the reverse direction of the lower flight (n)
- JENTACULAR - pertaining to breakfast (adj)
- MUSCAE VOLITANTES - Floaters are deposits of various size, shape, consistency, refractive index, and motility within the eye's vitreous humour, which is normally transparent. (n)
- DOODLESACK - old English word for bagpipe (n)
- ULOTRICHOUS - having wooly or crispy hair (adj)
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Thank you to Mike Golin for our intro and outro music. Check out his band Soulwise.
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