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Why You Should Pray for ‘God Winks’

Recently I downloaded an app that allowed me to listen to a devotional radio program I hadn’t heard since I…

When We Pray for Our Daily Bread

When Jesus taught His first followers to pray, He gave them a framework of fewer than five dozen words. He…

When Prayers Are Like Oil, Incense and Tears

To some people, prayer is an esoteric exercise, not unlike the word “esoteric” itself. It is something mysterious and elusive,…

What’s Your Prayer Style?

Some people struggle to pray regularly and rewardingly because they think of prayer in an unnecessarily narrow way. For example,…

What’s Your Prayer Pattern?

If you have ever prayed The Lord’s Prayer, which Jesus taught in Luke 11:2-4, you have used a prayer pattern.…

What ‘Our Father’ Really Means When You Pray

Christians around the world—and down through the centuries—have prayed by saying the words Jesus taught His first followers: “Our Father…”…

What It Really Means to Pray ‘Forgive Us Our Trespasses’

It’s a beautiful, but sometimes confusing, part of the prayer commonly called The Lord’s Prayer. Some pray it every day.…

Top 10 Reasons to Take a Prayer Retreat

For more than 20 years, an annual—sometimes twice a year—prayer retreat has been a major boon to my prayer life.…

Rediscover Your Childhood Prayers

A few years ago, my wife and I were part of a team helping to support an orphanage in Mexico.…

Pray When You Don’t Need to Pray

There are times, of course, when you “need” to pray. A loved one is sick, perhaps. Or you’re fearful or…

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