The Budde System

A while back, in the first decade of this century, Moody Publishers offered a prayer journal notebook by E.M. Bounds. This Methodist minister died in 1913. During the 70-plus years of his life, he wrote several books on prayer. One of his classics is titled Power Through Prayer. (Available on Amazon.)

I used the Bounds journal-style notebook for several years. It was titled, Memos to God. Each day, the user was invited to consider a reading from Bounds and then journal daily thoughts on “Adoration,” “Confession,” “Thanksgiving,” and “Supplication.” This is sometimes referred to as the ACTS method of prayer.