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Nativity Prayer: How to Pray for Your Nativity Scene

Do you set up a nativity scene (or crèche) during the Christmas season? Many people do—sometimes on a…

Why You Should Walk and Pray at the Same Time

Walk and pray? Wouldn’t that be distracting? How can you do both at the same time? I’ll admit…

What It Really Means to Pray ‘Bless This Food’

Saying “grace” before a meal is a common practice, even for people who seldom attend worship services or…

The Essential Ingredients of Prayer

Ever try to make a fruit salad without fruit? Or chocolate chip cookies without chocolate chips? That would…

Pray Your Legacy

A few days ago I attended a memorial service for an old friend. As is usually the case,…

Pray New Berakhot

Not long ago I was in Florida at a speaking engagement when I learned that my old friend…

Pray ‘Never Before’ Prayers

I want so much more. I’m not talking about material things, primarily (though I wouldn’t mind some new…

Pray Like Mary

A few days ago, a friend asked me to pray for an upcoming project to be a means…

How to Turn a Toast into a Prayer

Weddings. Retirements. Reunions. Departures. Wakes and funerals. They don’t happen every day, but when they do, they present…

How to Pray Like Jacob

I take comfort in the story of Jacob, that deeply flawed son of Isaac. A cagey liar, an…

How the Bible Can Help When You’re Having a Down Day

I usually turn to the Bible to read it, forgetting how it can also be prayed. On 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…

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