Stories of Faith Archives

Four Hundred Years of the King James Bible

The King James Bible celebrates its 400th birthday in a unique exhibit at the Museum of Biblical Art.

Praying Through Hard Times

How do you pray when you’re worried about your job, your savings, your security? The best thing I’ve found to do when I get too worried about myself is to pray for someone else.

Julia Attaway, Seeds of Devotion blogger

Turning Fault-Finding into Prayer

By julia-attaway1 min read

Just as I begin to judge the girl at church with the too-tight clothes and too-high heels, just as I begin to pity her parents, I remember to pray for her instead.

Two Kinds of Prayer

By Rick Hamlin2 min read

Prayer doesn’t always take me to a quiet, peaceful place. Sometimes I need to pray for all the things that swim in my head.

Listening to God, Part 3: Clearing Out My Ears for Prayer

By julia-attaway1 min read

It’s never hard to say we’re sinners in a general sense. The hard part is admitting in prayer the specific sins which block our hearing.

Prayers for Those Who Govern

By Rick Hamlin2 min read

It occurred to me that rather than giving those who govern a piece of my mind, I could give them something else in my prayers: compassion.

Listening to God, Part 2: Hearing Nothing

By julia-attaway2 min read

Four reasons I sometimes hear nothing when I sit down for prayer.

Prayers for the Unemployed

By Rick Hamlin2 min read

Every job search is a holy one. Whether or not you’re employed, there is a world that needs what you have to offer.

Forgiving Her Brother-in-Law

By Marci Seither8 min read

Prayer helps a woman come to terms with a difficult situation.

Listening to God, Part 1: Music

By julia-attaway2 min read

Growing our relationship with God by putting our ears where they can hear.

The Star-Spangled Banner Prayer

By Rick Hamlin2 min read

Do you ever think of “The Star-Spangled Banner” as a prayer—and a question? The true story behind Francis Scott Key’s poem that became our national anthem.