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How to Pray for Endurance

My morning walk to work takes me through Central Park, which has been busy lately as construction workers…

How to Pray for Communities Near and Far

Many of us pray, even daily, for the personal needs and concerns closest to our hearts—marriages, children, grandchildren,…

How to Pray During Life’s Darkest Moments

Today’s guest blogger is Sue Schlesman. Have you ever complained to God? Have you ever cried out to…

How to Pray During a National Crisis

We are living in uncertain times. The fast, global spread of Covid-19 has caused concern, claimed lives and…

How to Pray Big—Really Big

Like many people, I’ve prayed since childhood. I pray for many things: parents, children, grandchildren, my job, my…

How to Overcome Prayer Paralysis

Prayer paralysis is a phrase I use to describe the act of praying and praying but never getting…

How to Observe Lent in a Different Way This Year

One of the features of my childhood was a cardboard box on our kitchen table during the Lenten…

How to Live—and Pray—the Lord’s Prayer

Saturdays I often volunteer at our church’s soup kitchen. These days, since the pandemic, we’ve been handing out…

How to Listen to God

We often come barreling into prayer with our lists and plans and agendas as if the purpose of…

How to Keep Your Mind on Your Prayers

Does your mind wander when you’re praying? Do you close your eyes, ready to talk to God and…

How to Help Others with a 10-Second Prayer

Years ago, my friend Steve introduced me to the practice of offering 10-second prayers. A pastor who had…

How to Give Yourself Some Precious Time to Hear God

When I was a kid, one of four rowdy kids, my mom used to say to us in…

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