Piercing Heaven: Prayers of the Puritans Daniel R Hyde The Holy Spirit is often

The Holy Spirit is often treated as either a dry doctrine for our mouths to recite or raw power to ignite our emotions

and the means he says are at our disposal to cultivate further love for God

University of Edinburgh) is chancellor and CEO of Reformed Theological Seminary

Paul Barnett is retired Bishop of North Sydney and Honorary Visiting Fellow in Ancient History at Macquarie University

If you take communion

Piercing Heaven: Prayers of the Puritans Daniel R Hyde The Holy Spirit is oftenThat prayer is most likely to pierce heaven which first pierces ones own heart. For the Puritans, prayer was neither casual nor dull. Their prayers were passionate affairs, from earnestly pleading for mercy to joyful praise. These rich expressions of deep Christian faith are a shining example of holy living. The Puritan combination of warm piety and careful intellect have fueled a renaissance of interest in their movement. This combination is on