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5 Great Times to Pray the Aaronic Blessing

A friend of mine told me that he and his wife carry on a family tradition of praying a benediction over their…

5 Great Reasons to Pray Specifically

When Jesus taught his followers to pray, he could have said to pray, “bless us” or “help us.” But he…

5 Great Greek Words to Pray

My older brothers often use words in speech or writing that I have to look up…or pretend I understand until…

4 Ways to Pray With Excitement

Many people have a mental picture of prayer. They associate prayer with monks or nuns. When they hear the word,…

4 Ways to Pray When You’re Angry

You might be one of those people who spout off when they’re angry—you know, who just let the words fly…

4 Ways to Pray Like a Monk

About 16 years ago, in a time of great spiritual need, I journeyed to the Abbey of Gethsemani, near Louisville,…

4 Ways to Pray in a Labyrinth

Many Christians and churches are rediscovering an ancient prayer practice: a labyrinth. A labyrinth is a geometrically designed walking path…

4 Ways to Let Your Hands Do the Praying

Remember the yellow pages, those once-indispensable phone book pages that listed business numbers and addresses? I was recently reminded of the commercials that urged,…

4 Ways to Enrich Your Gift-Giving through Prayer

In our culture, a sizeable part of celebrating Christmas involves sorting out who you’re going to buy presents for, how…

4 Ways I Pray When in a Dark Place

Ever feel so low that you don’t know how—or what—to pray? Sure, we may need prayer most at such moments,…

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