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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…

Have You Reached a Milestone? There’s a Prayer for That!

When meaningful events happen in our lives, we can acknowledge the occasion with prayer (and speak to future…

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…

A-to-Z Prayer Tips

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

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 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…

A New Way to Pray for God’s Will

I’m pretty sure I’ve prayed the Lord’s Prayer since preschool, and I’ve prayed it daily for many years.…

A Good Time to Pray? When You Can’t Sleep

According to the National Center for Sleep Disorders Research, up to 40 percent of the population experiences signs of insomnia…

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