{"podcast":{"title":"The Crossway Podcast","slug":"the-crossway-podcast-1166075","podcast_index_feed_id":1166075,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/CXW4883631318","website_url":"https://www.crossway.org/podcast","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/232294e0-d811-11eb-ae8c-63810e671cfd/image/full_1550000346-artwork.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Crossway","episode_count":517,"summary":"This is The Crossway Podcast, a show where we sit down with authors each week for thoughtful interviews about the Bible, theology, church history, and the Christian life.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-29T14:20:24.647735+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-crossway-podcast-1166075"},"episode":{"title":"Practical Tips to Help You Pray More (Courtney Reissig)","slug":"practical-tips-to-help-you-pray-more-courtney-reissig","published_at":"2026-03-02T06:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-crossway-podcast-1166075/practical-tips-to-help-you-pray-more-courtney-reissig","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-crossway-podcast-1166075","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/CXW8587862931.mp3","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/CXW8587862931.mp3","summary":"In this episode, Courtney Reissig encourages Christians that it is okay to admit that prayer is hard and offers practical steps to improve their prayer lives. Courtney Reissig is a writer and teacher living in Little Rock, Arkansas. She has written for numerous Christian publications, including the Gospel Coalition and Christianity Today. She is also the author of 'Prayer' from Crossway. ❖ Listen to “How the Psalms Act as a Model for Prayer, Lament, and Praise\" with Winfree Brisley and Sharonda Cooper:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to leave us a review, which helps us spread the word about the show.","meta_description":"In this episode, Courtney Reissig encourages Christians that it is okay to admit that prayer is hard and offers practical steps to improve their prayer li…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1960,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-crossway-podcast-1166075/episodes/practical-tips-to-help-you-pray-more-courtney-reissig/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-crossway-podcast-1166075/practical-tips-to-help-you-pray-more-courtney-reissig.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}