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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…

How to Pray Like Mister Rogers

My wife and I recently spent an evening watching the surprise hit documentary Won’t You Be My Neighbor?…

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 a National Crisis

We are living in uncertain times. The fast, global spread of Covid-19 has caused concern, claimed lives 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 a Chair Can Help You Pray

There are a thousand ways to pray. I’ve used numerous aids to prayer in my lifetime, from prayer…

3 Bible Verses to Help Us Pray for Others

Not a day goes by that I don’t pray for others. Don’t think I’m so holy for doing…

Make Prayer Your Foundation in the New Year

With Christmas behind us and the New Year near, many of us take inventory. We review the goals…

4 One-Word Prayers for Advent

‘Tis the season to be…busy. Overwhelmed. Stressed, even. Maybe exhausted, already? It’s the most wonderful time of the…

Reflecting on Martin Luther King Jr.’s ‘Beloved Community’

When the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of ending segregation on Montgomery, Alabama’s buses in 1956, the…

New Year’s Resolution Idea: Be Gentle

I have mixed emotions about New Year’s resolutions. On the one hand, they are opportunities to ask with…

How Martin Luther King, Jr., Found Redemptive Love Out of Anger

In 1957, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. wrote a monthly advice column in Ebony magazine. One…

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