Stop using prayer to spread gossip!
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Prayer is the privileged access to God, given to us as His beloved children. But prayer can be complex. Sometimes, it’s clouded by our own human weaknesses. So how do we navigate tricky prayer requests, avoid gossip disguised as concern, and resist turning prayer into a performance? Miggs Clark, Premier’s Head of Prayer, joined Esther Higham.
Released on 22 Oct 2025
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