Todd and Scott talk about prayer, why it’s hard for pastors and Christians in general, and some tools for the pastor to make it a part of their regular discipline.  Oh, and Scott talks about magic bullets.

• Treasury of Daily Prayer, Ed. by Scot Kinnaman
• The Minister’s Prayer Book, by John W. Dobberstein (is this really out of print?)
• The Pastor at Prayer, Revised Edition, by George Krause

• Issues, Etc.

SCOTT

• The Magic Bullet
• Vitamix (Todd’s equivalent)

TODD

• A Simple Way to Pray, by Dr. Martin Luther
• Chemnitz on the Lord’s Prayer

Todd and Scott co-host THE CRUX OF THE MATTER.

You may find Todd Peperkorn  @toddpeperkorn on Twitter or facebook.com/toddpeperkorn on Facebook. He also blogs, posts sermons, and random nonsense at Lutheran Logomaniac and Dark My Road. Todd’s parish is Holy Cross Lutheran Church in Rocklin, California. You can find his sermons & bible classes on YouTube HERE.

You may find Scott Stiegemeyer @scottstieg on Twitter or Facebook.com/scottstiegemeyer on Facebook. Scott’s parish is Redeemer Lutheran Church in Elmhurst, Illinois. 

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