Prayer, asking and receiving

Dr John R. Rice (1895-1980) was a prominent American Baptist pastor, evangelist, and writer, known for his strong fundamentalist views and role in founding the Sword of the Lord Foundation and publication. He was born in Texas and became a pastor after attending Baylor University and graduating in 1920. He later founded the Sword of the Lord, a weekly newspaper, and a publishing house that disseminated his Biblically-sound views. After graduating from Baylor, Dr Rice was called to the full-time ministry and served as a pastor in several churches including Temple Baptist Church in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He became known for his strong preaching and emphasis on personal evangelism. In 1934, Dr Rice founded the weekly newspaper The Sword of the Lord, which became a major platform for his teaching. He later established a publishing house that produced books, tracts, and other materials that promoted his beliefs. Rice was a vocal proponent of fundamentalist Christianity, emphasizing the inerrancy of the Bible, the virgin birth of Christ, his substitutionary atonement, his bodily resurrection, and his second coming. He also held strong views on separation from theological liberalism and other departures from biblical truth.