The Prayer That Turns the World Upside Down by R. Albert Mohler Jr.

He also writes a popular blog,, and a regular commentary on moral, cultural and theological issues. Called “an articulate voice for conservative Christianity at large” by The Chicago Tribune, Dr. Mohler hosts two programs: “The Briefing,” a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview and “Thinking in Public,” a series of conversations with the day’s leading thinkers. In addition to his presidential duties, Dr. Albert Mohler is the President of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky, where he also serves as the Joseph Emerson Professor of Christian Theology. 'synopsis' may belong to another edition of this title.ĭr. The Prayer That Turns the World Upside Down shows us how. We desperately need to relearn its power and practice. The Lord’s Prayer is the most powerful prayer in the Bible, taught by Jesus to those closest to him.

Step by step, phrase by phrase, The Prayer That Turns the World Upside Down explains what these words mean and how we are to pray them. recaptures the urgency and transformational nature of the prayer, revealing once again its remarkable, world-upending power. But to the disciples who first heard these words from Jesus, the prayer was a thunderbolt, a radical new way to pray that changed them and the course of history.įar from a safe series of comforting words, the Lord’s Prayer makes extraordinary claims, topples every earthly power, and announces God’s reign over all things in heaven and on earth.

The opening words of the Lord’s Prayer have become so familiar that we often speak them without a thought, sometimes without any awareness that we are speaking at all.

The Prayer That Turns the World Upside Down by R. Albert Mohler Jr.