Pray Like a Child
By Bob Hostetler4 min read
Our words may be primitive. Our prayers may be simple, even painfully so. But God treasures every one.
Pray Grooves in Your Brain
By Bob Hostetler2 min read
When you pray, your prayer renews your mind. It etches new neural pathways in your brain. It “teaches” your brain new tricks.
Pray God’s Character for Our Nation
By Bob Hostetler3 min read
Regardless of your political leanings or loyalties, you can always feel confident that you are praying wisely and biblically when you pray the character and attributes of God for any person, group, nation or situation.
Pray “Secret Agent” Prayers
By Bob Hostetler3 min read
Leave a “May Basket” of prayer for someone. See if any of your anonymous prayers seem to have an effect on the person you target. See if such “secret agent” prayers can actually change the climate in a room or subway car.
A Very Old Way to Pray Bedtime Prayers
By Bob Hostetler4 min read
One of the blessings of Compline, perhaps the most basic, is that it helps my mind prepare for rest.
6 Ways to Pray When There Are No Words
By Bob Hostetler4 min read
What can a person say at such times, when words seem so inadequate? What should we pray when we don’t know what to pray? How can we possibly intercede for so many people, for such great need?
Pray Your Way Around the World
By Bob Hostetler2 min read
After just a few days of praying your way around the world, you will probably find your vision lifted, your praying changed and your heart softened for those in need far beyond your daily life.
6 Presence Prayers to Pray
By Bob Hostetler3 min read
The best presence prayers are simple and short. They can be repeated often, silently or aloud. Try choosing one of these and making it a habit to help you dwell in God’s presence throughout the day.
Pray Your Distractions
By Bob Hostetler3 min read
Praying your distractions works on several levels. It reminds you that anything and everything can move you to prayer.
4 Ways to Pray in a Labyrinth
By Bob Hostetler3 min read
Some Christians, preachers and churches think labyrinths are weird, even pagan. But the form itself is no more pagan or Christian than a book or a musical note.
Pray with a Russian Pilgrim
By Bob Hostetler3 min read
The Way of the Pilgrim is an account of an anonymous 19th century pilgrim who wanders all over Russia while praying the Jesus Prayer. He progresses from praying those words hundreds of times a day to thousands of times, until the words were woven into his heart.
Pray the Thomas Prayer
By Bob Hostetler2 min read
Thomas’s “My Lord and my God!” is among the first post-resurrection prayers the Gospels record.