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Dr. Norman Vincent Peale and the Power of Positive Praying

Dr. Norman Vincent Peale, the father of positive thinking (and Guideposts, as it happens) once wrote about a man he…

Do You Only Pray for People You Know?

If you only pray for the people you know and love, you might inject new vibrancy into your prayer life…

Claim God’s Promises with ‘You Said’ Prayers

I learned to pray at an early age from my parents and church leaders. I’ve since learned new things about…

A-to-Z Prayer Tips

We make prayer too hard. We load it down with theological concepts and mystical practices that often do little to…

Are You Willing to Become a House of Prayer?

God wants you to be a house of prayer. Sounds weird, right? Like saying, “God wants me to be a…

A Perfect Place to Pray: The Dentist’s Chair

Have a dentist appointment coming up? Have you ever prayed in the dentist’s chair?  I don’t mean “Lord, get me out…

A New Way to Pray the Apostles’ Creed

I was touring Egypt some years ago, when my guide, a Coptic Christian, referred to the importance of a specific…

A New Way to Pray for God’s Will

I’m pretty sure I’ve prayed the Lord’s Prayer since preschool, and I’ve prayed it daily for many years. So, I…

8 Ways to Pray With Your Body

I first encountered the Jewish practice of shucklen—a Yiddish word which means to shake or rock) at the Western Wall…

7 Ways to Pray with Shakespeare

I am something of a Shakespeare nut. I have read—and seen performed—all of his plays, most of them many times.…

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