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What It Really Means to Pray ‘Deliver Us from Evil’

When Jesus taught His followers to pray, He told them to say, “Deliver us from evil.” It is, in all…

What It Really Means to Pray ‘Bless This Food’

Saying “grace” before a meal is a common practice, even for people who seldom attend worship services or who rarely…

What It Means to Pray, ‘Your Will Be Done on Earth as It Is in Heaven’

For two millennia, faithful followers of Jesus have prayed the words that He taught His disciples: “May Your will be…

Ways to Practice the Golden Rule When You Pray

Everyone knows the Golden Rule, right? It’s the command Jesus gave to His followers, as recorded in Matthew 7:12 and…

Two Words to Avoid When You Pray

I’m a firm believer in praying what you really feel. In my prayers, I’ve cried in frustration, complained of ill…

This Memorial Day, Pray Hebrews 11 for Your Loved Ones

At this time of year, as birds sing and flowers bloom, flags appear in cemeteries and mark the graves of…

The Most Powerful Prayer in Just One Word

What’s the simplest prayer you’ve ever prayed? The shortest? It may have been “help.” That’s pretty basic…and, in my case,…

Tapping—Another Helpful Way to Pray

In a recent post I mentioned the tapping technique (also known as Emotional Freedom Technqiue or EFT) as a way of…

Take a 3-Minute Retreat

For years now, I have taken an annual (sometimes twice-a-year) prayer retreat at a silent monastery just a few hours…

Pray Your Values

I was talking on the phone with my adult son, who lives in California (I live in Ohio). He was…

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