Refreshing Our Prayer with the Faith of Our Forefathers
By julia-attaway2 min read
Getting unstuck in our devotional life by listening to how others pray—including prayers first said long ago.
Prayer
My Secret Prayer for My Sons
By Rick Hamlin2 min read
I pray I’m not being narrow-minded. I ask God to keep his fine eye on my two seekers. May they find what Providence means them to find.
Prayers for Job Seekers
By Rick Hamlin2 min read
Unemployment statistics are still discouraging, and yet I see an expression of hope in each prayer request we receive. Hope doesn’t just cave under discouraging statistics. Hope believes in a better future. Hope prays.
He Saw Heaven at the End
By trudy-harris2 min read
Prayer moves mountains, and God wants each and every person to be home with him in heaven for eternity.
Pray for a Stranger
By Rick Hamlin2 min read
I was having a late lunch when a stranger in a black jacket and a tie asked me, “What do you do when you feel stressed?”
When Prayer Goes Unanswered
By julia-attaway2 min read
Staying the course when heaven is silent is a challenge. But one thing’s certain: We’ll never resolve a communications problem with God if we stop praying.
Three Things the Bible Says About Prayer
By Rick Hamlin2 min read
In my prayer life I can get lost in the details. This book helps me see the big picture.
Leymah Gbowee and the Hard Work of Faith
By Rick Hamlin3 min read
In 2003 in Liberia she led thousands of women in protests. Now she is sharing the Nobel Peace Prize. Read what this remarkable woman has to say about prayer and faith.
A Husband’s Desperate Prayer (on His Wife’s Birthday)
By Rick Hamlin2 min read
We all know that prayer is a journey and reading the Bible is a spiritual journey, but shopping for your wife is a trip on a sinking ship through shark-infested waters.
“Will You Pray with Me?”
By trudy-harris2 min read
Every day at the bedside of patients, I see the Good Shepherd bring comfort to those who are close to death.
How Reading Changes You, Part 1: Books Read Us
By David Morris3 min read
We don’t just read books. It’s often quite the opposite. Books—including the Bible—“read” us. They show us who we are, where we are and what we are.
My Most Invigorating Prayer
By Rick Hamlin2 min read
Eleanor Roosevelt’s favorite prayer may become one of yours, too.