Brandon and Lindsy sit down with returning guest Anthony Delgado to talk about prayer that actually forms you instead of turning into a spiritual transaction. They unpack why so many believers say “I prayed and it didn’t work,” and how that often reveals we were aiming prayer at the wrong target. Anthony frames the Lord’s Prayer as more than a model or a script it’s a theology of prayer shaped by God, rooted in the Fatherhood of God, and meant to draw us into communion that reshapes desire, identity, and daily life.

The episode also gets honest about performance-oriented prayer culture, the difference between fervency as trust vs fervency as manipulation, and why starting with adoration changes everything. Along the way they hit liturgy, sacramental imagination, memorialism vs real presence, and practical on-ramps for people who feel distant from God or feel stuck praying only for outcomes.

The book: God-Shaped Prayer

https://www.palmdale.church/

Podcast: Biblical Re-Enchantment

https://www.youtube.com/@AnthonyDelgadoBR

Timestamps:
00:00:50 Welcome back Anthony Delgado and why this book matters
00:02:54 Why Anthony wrote God-Shaped Prayer and the church context
00:05:05 What makes this Lord’s Prayer book different
00:07:09 Biblical theology angle tracing motifs through Scripture
00:09:34 Prayer as communion with the Father not fear of praying wrong
00:12:01 Why “Our Father” hits different for the original audience
00:14:22 What God-shaped prayer means shaped by God not our rules
00:16:45 Neo-spiritual “asking the universe” vs Christian prayer
00:19:07 Starting with nearness our Father before awe and holiness
00:23:50 Writing a “useful book” something to chew on every page
00:26:09 The real goal of prayer and the fervency confusion
00:28:31 Identity first not performance and the father’s lap picture
00:30:09 What Anthony prayed like before and the ACTS framework
00:32:30 Why adoration and confession come first then thanksgiving
00:37:19 Sacramental imagination word and table and worship as formation
00:42:01 Memorialism vs real presence and obedience as receiving blessing
00:46:35 Prayer and Eucharistic life as fleeing the giants of the world
00:58:30 Where to start if you feel distant from God rule of prayer
01:03:14 Posture and the body in prayer and neural pathways
01:05:38 Where to find Anthony online and his podcast work
01:07:59 Workbook announcement and how it’s structured
01:10:03 Anthony prays the Lord’s Prayer themes over listeners