by C. Matthew McMahon | May 25, 2022 | bible study, Devotions, godly meditation, prayer
As meats do not nourish till they be chewed and digested, so spiritual things do not relish to a soul, nor can they truly feed the soul, till they be chewed and digested into the heart by serious and earnest consideration. This is that which makes these same truths to...
by C. Matthew McMahon | Jun 11, 2019 | church history, Devotions, God, Jesus Christ, prayer, Reformation
When his close friend Philipp Melanchthon became deathly ill, Luther prayed fervently for him: “I wearied God’s ears with all his promises of hearing prayers.” Luther even threatened to question God’s faithfulness if God didn’t answer him! Melanchthon recovered, and...
by C. Matthew McMahon | Jun 8, 2019 | church history, Devotions, prayer, Reformation, Theology
How should I pray? What exactly should I say? How long should I go on? Such were the questions put to Luther by his barber and lifelong friend, Peter Beskendorf. In response, Luther composed A Simple Way to Pray, in which he showed how the Lord’s Prayer, the Ten...
