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During today's conversation on Back Porch Theology,

we're peeling off whatever emotional spanks are left

and getting super vulnerable in the praxis of prayer.

This is our third conversation in a four-part series we've titled

Theology of Prayer, and while some of you may still subconsciously stiffen when you hear

the word prayer, because of past negative or shameful experience in the context of prayer,

I promise that is so not the case today. Our fervent hope, and of course, prayer,

is that the time we get to spend on the porch today will help demystify the glorious sacrament

of prayer and serve as an encouraging catalyst for all of us to become more confident and more

consistent in our conversations with God. I found an old

sticky note in one of the prayer books in my library recently where I'd written prayer is like a batting

cage in our hearts. It's where our faith muscle is developed. We're going to have some honest

batting practice on the porch today, y'all. So please grab a cup of coffee,

although decaf might be the best option since we're going to learn a few anxiety pulverizing prayers

today. Your Bible and a prayer journal, if you have one, and come exhale into the kindness

of King Jesus with us. We are so grateful you're here.

Hey, hey, back porches. It's Allison Allen. I'm the 5'12 spiritual wing woman to Lisa Harper for

Back porch theology. That gets faster every week, doesn't it?

Faster in the inflection changes. It's funny because even though it's just part of the piece of the furniture now at Back Porch Theology, I always have kind of this like, here we go.

Happy anticipation of how you're going to say it this week. Yes. I'm going to bring it an exciting differential every time.

When I'm on the road and I have just the pure joy of meeting back porches, the majority of the time, they'll say, before they say their name, they'll go, I love your 5'15, either wingwoman or friend or Bestie, but they always start with 5'112.

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