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How to Listen to God

We often come barreling into prayer with our lists and plans and agendas as if the purpose of prayer is…

How to Help Others with a 10-Second Prayer

Years ago, my friend Steve introduced me to the practice of offering 10-second prayers. A pastor who had built numerous…

How Prayers of Gratitude Can Help You Fight Depression

It had been coming for months. I was in a strange, dark place. For the first time in my life,…

How Prayer Can Be Like Playing Jazz

Though I’ve played trombone, tuba and baritone in public, I don’t consider myself a musician. I am, however, a music…

How Philippians 4:8 Can Empower Your Prayers

One of the most valuable—and easiest—skills I ever learned was that of “praying the Bible.” I’ve experienced great joy and…

How Jesus Prayed When He Was Overwhelmed

Life can be overwhelming. There are so many things to remember, choices to make, challenges to overcome. Sometimes it’s as…

How Can We Use Our Bodies When We Pray?

Some do, some don’t. That is, some people, when they pray, do so more “physically” than others. They kneel. They…

How a Chair Can Help You Pray

There are a thousand ways to pray. I’ve used numerous aids to prayer in my lifetime, from prayer books to…

Have You Reached a Milestone? There’s a Prayer for That!

When meaningful events happen in our lives, we can acknowledge the occasion with prayer (and speak to future generations) with…

For a Fresh Way to Pray, Try the ‘I Am’ Sayings of Jesus

It’s easy to get stuck in a prayer rut—praying the same things in the same way over and over. God still…

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