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Rick Hamlin is the recently retired executive editor of Guideposts magazine, where he worked for more than thirty years and continues to contribute regularly to Guideposts.org. He is the author of several books on prayer, including Finding God on the A Train, Ten Prayers You Can’t Live Without, and Pray for Me. Rick has also published three novels and a history of the Rose Bowl, The Tournament of Roses. A Pasadena native, he now lives in New York City with his wife, writer Carol Wallace.

How to Praise God, Just Like Mary

It was one of the most memorable church Christmas pageants. The young, unprepossessing girl who played Mary was walking down…

Flag Day–The Power of a Symbol

Flag Day is one of those holidays that often gets lost. Few of us get vacation days from work or…

Did Gift Wrapping Start with the Wise Men?

Haven’t sent all your Christmas cards yet? Still need to get a present or two for someone on your list?…

A Thanksgiving Prayer

Aunt Nancy understood the power of prayer. It was a regular spiritual practice for her. I think she must have…

A Prayer for Ascension Day

OK, I didn’t know Ascension was today either. It’s not marked down on my calendar; I didn’t get a text…

A Lego Prayer for Lent

Sometimes images come into my head for a prayer. Even an image from Lego. Everybody’s been talking about The Lego…

Advent Prayers in My Pocket

My cell phone buzzed first thing this morning with a message. “Who’s texting me now?” I wondered. Turned out it…

7 of the Loveliest Lines in Christmas Carols

You know the old expression “The person who sings, prays twice.” During the holiday season the carols we sing often…

5 Ways to Find the Good in Good Friday

I remember singing a service in chapel choir back in college with a friend who knew nothing of the Crucifixion…

4 Ways to Welcome Advent

Advent comes from a Latin word that means “coming,” and at this time of year it refers to the coming…

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