3.82: What Does It Mean to Pray in the Holy Spirit?

In this episode, the cohosts talk with Eric D. Barreto, the Frederick and Margaret L. Weyerhaeuser Associate Professor of New Testament at Princeton Theological Seminary. Together, they explore the question, "What does it mean to pray in the Holy Spirit?"

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Prof. Kathryn Schifferdecker and Katie Langston talk with Eric D. Barreto, the Frederick and Margaret L. Weyerhaeuser Associate Professor of New Testament at Princeton Theological Seminary. Together, they explore the question, “What does it mean to pray in the Holy Spirit?”

Show notes

Biblical books and passages mentioned

  • Psalms
  • 1 Chronicles 4:9-10
  • Luke 11:1-4
  • John
  • Romans 8

Topics, themes and figures mentioned

  • Prayers in the Bible
    • Prayer of Jabez (1 Chronicles 4:9-10)
    • The Lord’s Prayer (Luke 11:1-4)
    • Intercessory Prayer (Romans 8)
  • Prayer as an act of shaping our own imagination: not just asking something of God, but also what we can expect from God and how we can connect with our neighbors.
  • Listening
  • Parables
  • Persistence
  • Character of God
  • Transformation
  • Intervention
  • Nearness of God

Books and Resources

Today's Episode Hosted By

Kathryn Schifferdecker

Kathryn Schifferdecker

Katie Langston

Katie Langston

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Eric D. Barreto

Eric Barreto

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Eric Barreto

Eric Barreto

Eric D. Barreto is the Weyerhaeuser Associate Professor of New Testament. He holds a B.A. in religion from Oklahoma Baptist University, an M.Div. from Princeton Seminary, and a Ph.D. in New Testament from Emory University.
Prior to coming to Princeton Seminary, he served as associate professor of New Testament at Luther Seminary, and also taught as an adjunct professor at the Candler School of Theology and McAfee School of Theology.

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Hosted By:

Kathryn M. Schifferdecker

Kathryn M. Schifferdecker

Kathryn M Schifferdecker came to Luther Seminary as an assistant professor of Old Testament in 2006. Ordained in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America in 2001, Schifferdecker was associate pastor for five years at Trinity Lutheran Church, Arkdale, Wisc., before coming to Luther. Schifferdecker is a frequent contributor to workingpreacher.org, Word & World and the author of Out of the Whirlwind: Creation Theology in the Book of Job (Harvard University Press, 2008). She is currently writing a commentary on the book of Esther.

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Katie Langston

Katie Langston

Katie Langston is a doubter by nature and a believer by grace. She grew up Mormon in a small Utah town and still isn't sure she fits in anywhere sophisticated enough to have a Target. She's the author of Sealed: An Unexpected Journey into the Heart of Grace, an acclaimed spiritual memoir about her conversion to orthodox Christianity. Katie works as the director of digital strategy for Luther Seminary's innovation team, where she oversees digital projects aimed at cultivating vibrant Christian spirituality in a post-modern, post-Christian cultural context.

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