The Role of Prayer with Carl and Karen Ellis

by | Sep 20, 2023

Austin and Isaac were blessed to be joined in the lab by Carl and Karen Ellis. Carl is a Professor at RTS, Atlanta, and Karen is a writer and lecturer. Together, they lead the Edmiston Center for the Bible and Ethnicity. We wanted to have Karen on to teach us about the role of prayer in the Christian life. We cover that and much more in this long, hopeful conversation. We hope you are encouraged to trust God in prayer.

LINKS & SHOW NOTES:

  • You can find more information on the Edmiston Center here.
  • You can find more on Carl’s work here.
  • You can find more on Karen’s work here.
  • This UWP Podcast Episode was produced by Josh Deng with editing by Roshane Ricketts.

To learn more about United? We Pray, follow us on Twitter and keep exploring our website. Please consider rating the podcast on Apple Podcasts, and subscribe using your favorite podcast client to hear more!

Recent POdcasts

Does Jew & Gentile equal Black & White?

Does Jew & Gentile equal Black & White?

How does the Biblical concept of ethnicity relate to our modern conceptions of race? Does Jew and Gentile equal Black & White? Shai Linne is back to take us through Scripture to show how God's promise to Abraham for a multi-ethnic family is central to the gospel...

read more
Talking to Kids about Race

Talking to Kids about Race

 Talking with kids about race is hard but important work. Shai Linne is back with us to share his own childhood experience, as well as advice for talking with kids about race. We want to be proactive in teaching our children that they are made in the image of God,...

read more
Diversity is Hard with Shai Linne

Diversity is Hard with Shai Linne

Shai is back with us for a conversation about ethnic diversity. Diversity is hard. Many of us can love the idea of an ethnically diverse church, for example, but be disappointed when the reality is much more difficult than we expected. We talk through reasons it can...

read more

Upcoming Events

Isaac-Adams-United-We-Pray-speaking-at-an-event

Click Here to View Now

Recent Articles

Church, Diversity, and the Questions Kids Ask

Church, Diversity, and the Questions Kids Ask

A few years ago, our family attended an anniversary service for a good friend who pastored a church in our city. Like you would expect when visiting a church, we were greeted at the door by smiling faces and eager handshakes. People were excited to show us to our...

read more
The Pride of Jonah

The Pride of Jonah

Anyone who’s been in church long enough has probably heard the story of Jonah and the fish that swallowed him. As the story goes, God tells Jonah to deliver a message to the people in the city of Nineveh. But Jonah doesn’t want to. He attempts to run from this...

read more
Old Wounds and Hidden Pain

Old Wounds and Hidden Pain

I had to experience physical trauma before I understood there was such a thing as racial trauma. I’ll explain. On November 25, 2020, I did something stupid. It was the day before Thanksgiving, and I was in charge of cooking protein for the family gathering. It had...

read more

Author

  • United? We Pray

    United? We Pray is a ministry to help Christians pray and think about racial strife. We want to encourage Christians amid the strife to rely upon God in prayer. So our prayers can be informed, we strive to learn and write about race, racism and its effects, and theology. We aim to be biblical, beneficial, and clear in all our efforts. While we’re burdened for all racial strife, we focus on racial strife between Christians because of the unique privilege and stewardship God has given his people: to bear witness to Him and to love all people, especially one another (Gal. 6:10).

    View all posts

All Podcast Episodes

Stay Connected

Thanks to a generous grant, all donations to United? We Pray are being doubled through year-end.
A gift of any level will be matched at 100%, doubling the impact of every single donation.
We humbly ask you to give today

United? We Pray 2023