What Prayer Can Do: Joy in the Journey

I never thought I’d end up a dishwasher at a fast-food restaurant. I had a master’s in early…

What Prayer Can Do: In His Sight

Once we were in college, the kids from my church’s high school youth group only saw each other…

A Long-Awaited Answered Prayer

I glanced in the rearview mirror at my second grader as we pulled into the parking lot on…

Summer Prayer

Prayer Power: Summer with God

For some, summer is a verb. As in “Where do you summer?” The question assumes a certain level…

A Prayer for the End of Summer

Dear Creator God, You made the wind and the waves and the wide sandy beach that stretches as…

Five Prayers for the End of Summer

“Summer’s lease hath all too short a date,” said William Shakespeare in his famous Sonnet 18 (“Shall I…

A Prayer for Farmers and Farm Communities

The life of a farmer has never been an easy one. It has always demanded long hours, physical…

6 Summer Prayers

Summer’s here! The season of no school and swimming pools has finally arrived—and with it, new opportunities to…

6 Simple Prayers to Increase Summer Fun

Summer is a special season, and it calls for special prayers. Whether yearning for a vacation, wishing for…