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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.

The Praying Chair

Do you sit when you pray? Do you have a favorite chair? And why would one chair matter more than…

Summer—A Great Time to Take a Prayer Walk

Summer’s here. Time to go for a prayer walk. Savor the marvels of nature as you get in touch with…

Reading Is Praying

Years ago I was interviewing a doctor and asking, as I often do, about his prayer life. “I’m not very…

Pray with St. Patrick

It’s Paul who tells us that we have “the mind of Christ,” but I’d give credit to a later divine,…

Pray Through Sorrows

My life will be going along fine, no big worries, no overwhelming concerns, and then something will hit, some inexplicable…

Pray Like Paul

Pray like Paul? I tend to think of Paul as the great preacher, bringing the good news to the Gentiles…

Must I Pray for My Enemies?

Pray for my enemies? My first reaction is, “Ugh, no thanks, I’d rather not.” My second reaction: Heck, I don’t…

Mountaintop Prayers

Mountains figure prominently in the Bible. Mount Sinai, where Moses received the ten commandments; Mount Ararat, where Noah landed safely…

How to Turn Your Worries into Prayers

I had to laugh when I heard author Sarah Bessey talking about her book The Rhythm of Prayer. She remembered a pastor…

How to Pray Through Your Anger

“In church we’re not very good at talking about what makes us angry,” my friend Ron said to me. We were…

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