tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7995252502628895189.post1700716899427815703..comments2023-05-19T01:40:20.508-07:00Comments on Mike Erich - The Mad Theologian: The Place of FaithMike Erich the Mad Theologianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04682504413797395786noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7995252502628895189.post-57958399122670238562015-03-25T17:28:24.284-07:002015-03-25T17:28:24.284-07:00This is a complicated area. But I think one of the...This is a complicated area. But I think one of the chief points (if not the chief point) of petitions is to build our relationship with God. God knows what we need and could give it without our asking. But He wants us to ask so we will recognize who it is that supplies our needs. At least that is how I see it.Mike Erich the Mad Theologianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04682504413797395786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7995252502628895189.post-305087579035780382015-03-25T09:15:07.879-07:002015-03-25T09:15:07.879-07:00I frankly struggle in this area Mike. Especially i...I frankly struggle in this area Mike. Especially in the areas of petition and intercession. I agree with what you write but wonder if prayer is simply a word we use to describe our relationship with God? Perhaps praying without ceasing is a way to describe our walk with God? I am not saying that we should not intercede or offer petitions but wonder if those are just small facets of what it means to pray? kc bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17440862813109808755noreply@blogger.com