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Footnotes
Companion conversations and listener Q&A from the Formation team.
More from Formation
Soul Talk
The Prayer Jesus Taught Us to Pray
N.T. Wright, Dallas Willard, and Richard Foster on the Lord’s Prayer as invitation, framework, and homecoming (Footnote by John Ortberg)
In The Field
Ministries that Provide Prayer Resources
Multiple resources are available to help apprentices of Jesus learn a wide range of prayer practices (Footnotes by John Ortberg).
Recent Research
Prayer as Communion, Reflection, and Embodied Attentiveness
What recent studies of gratitude, the Examen, and prayer beads reveal about the people who pray (Footnotes by John Ortberg)
soul-talk
The Prayer Jesus Taught Us to Pray
N.T. Wright, Dallas Willard, and Richard Foster on the Lord’s Prayer as invitation, framework, and homecoming (Footnote by John Ortberg).
in-the-field
Three Ministries That Teach Us to Pray
Practicing the Way, Contemplative Outreach, and The Upper Room each offer a path into a deeper life of prayer (Footnotes by John Ortberg).
recent-research
Prayer as Communion, Reflection, and Embodied Attentiveness
Gratitude in prayer strengthens felt closeness with God. Examen prayer increases meaning, hope, mindfulness, and compassion. Praying with physical aids like prayer beads can calm the body and focus attention (Footnotes by John Ortberg).