Episode 52 - Livin' on a Prayer: A Creative Take on What it Means to Pray Artwork

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Episode 52 - Livin' on a Prayer: A Creative Take on What it Means to Pray

April 09, 2019 • Kayla Craig, Lindsy Wallace, Alissa Molina • Season 3 • Episode 52

What is prayer? Why does it matter? Is there a right way to pray? Join Kayla Craig, Lindsy Wallace, and Alissa Molina as they enter into an engaging, unexpected, fast-paced conversation with Justin McRoberts and Scott Erickson; the authors of Prayer: Forty Days of Practice. We talk about praying when you don’t want to pray or don’t know how, being angry at God, creation as a form of prayer, and why prayer is an important part of God’s upside-down Kingdom.

Justin McRoberts is an author and musician who hosts the @Sea Podcast and lives with his wife and two kids in the Oakland/San Francisco Bay area. Scott Erickson is a touring painter and performance artist who mixes autobiography, biblical narrative, and aesthetics to create art. He lives with his wife and three kids in Portland.

In this episode, we:

Discuss how our understandings of prayer can grow and change over time;
Address why prayer can feel contrived or unnatural;
Ask why art and prayer are important in God’s Kingdom;
Talk about lament, anger, and privilege when it comes to prayer
Answer how writing and creating can be redemptive tools.

Join us as we dive into prayer, creativity, and spirituality.

Recommended reading & resources:

Authors: Justin McRoberts + Scott Erickson
Book: Prayer: Forty Days of Practice

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