Ask NT Wright Anything #205 What is Prayer, really? (Classic)

2024-02-08T13:29:00+00:00

In this episode, Tom answers listener questions on prayer and shares some of his own habits and approaches to praying – If God knows our needs, what’s the point of prayer? Can we claim ‘anything’ by faith in Jesus name? What do Tom’s prayer habits look like? These and more listener questions on today’s show.

*This episode originally aired on 18 Jun 2019

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