Does the thought of praying out loud make you break into a cold sweat? Do you duck out of the room anytime someone asks for volunteers to open the Bible study in prayer? Whether you’re an extrovert or ...
Children love to mimic their parents and other older folks. When Christian parents pray, it’s the hope that their children will follow their lead. Once we make sure our children understand salvation ...
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Waiting for an answer can be torture in silence. You can pray every day, but nothing changes. The message doesn't come through. The door won't open. The problem does not budge. The heart may start to ...
Uncertainty can propel us toward God in humility and honesty. Is it any wonder that doubt can infiltrate our prayers, given the gap we may experience between what Scripture seems to promise and our ...
An Italian priest named Father Charles Vachetta is credited with writing a novena in 1721 to inspire his parishioners during Advent. Today, that novena is known as the “Christmas novena.” The nine-day ...
It is not from Fundamentalist TV preachers that we should receive direction on how to pray. We should learn how to pray from heaven itself and the divine instructions provided in Scripture and Sacred ...
1 Thessalonians 5:17 is evident in this text as the word “PRAY” is spelled with Scrabble letters. Photo by Jonathan J. Castellon on Unsplash. 1 Thessalonians 5:17 urges believers to “pray without ...
There are many and various ways for us to approach and encounter God. There is no one means of prayer has a monopoly over our journey to God. God welcomes and blesses every sincere effort we make to ...