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Going Back to Basics with the Lord’s Prayer

My kids are back to school, and I find I’m going back to basics, myself. I’ve only recently…

For a Fresh Way to Pray, Try the ‘I Am’ Sayings of Jesus

It’s easy to get stuck in a prayer rut—praying the same things in the same way over and…

Dr. Norman Vincent Peale and the Power of Positive Praying

Dr. Norman Vincent Peale, the father of positive thinking (and Guideposts, as it happens) once wrote about a…

Do You Only Pray for People You Know?

If you only pray for the people you know and love, you might inject new vibrancy into your…

Dishwashing Prayers

My wife Carol is the cook in our family and a very fine cook she is. But I…

Claim God’s Promises with ‘You Said’ Prayers

I learned to pray at an early age from my parents and church leaders. I’ve since learned new…

A-to-Z Prayer Tips

We make prayer too hard. We load it down with theological concepts and mystical practices that often do…

A Simple Model for Prayer

In this manner, therefore, pray: Our Father in heaven, Hallowed be Your name. (Matthew 6:9) I have recently…

Are You Willing to Become a House of Prayer?

God wants you to be a house of prayer. Sounds weird, right? Like saying, “God wants me to…

A Reassuring Bedtime Prayer

Did you have a prayer you said as a kid when you went to bed? It’s been years…

A Perfect Place to Pray: The Dentist’s Chair

Have a dentist appointment coming up? Have you ever prayed in the dentist’s chair? I don’t mean “Lord,…

A New Way to Pray the Apostles’ Creed

I was touring Egypt some years ago, when my guide, a Coptic Christian, referred to the importance of…

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