How to pray effectively is one of the most important lessons every Christian must learn because prayer is the foundation of a strong walk with God. Many believers want to grow deeper in prayer but ...

Years ago, when I first received the one-volume Liturgy of the Hours (“The Divine Office”), it came with a card that had a prayer prefaced with the words: “The following prayer may be said before ...

Prayer, as petition or worship, is practiced in as many forms as the human imagination allows. This Sunday’s readings ...

Leaders from Asia, the Middle East, Latin America, and Africa offer guidance on interceding for believers suffering for their faith. Each November, the World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) calls for an ...

As the Minnesota winter lingered on in full force in February we found ourselves a second weekend in a row in the nearby conservatory. We wandered through the beautifully landscaped greenhouses ...

On Wednesday, Pope Francis continued his weekly catechesis on the family, saying that parents have the responsibility to teach their children to pray. Delivering his address to pilgrims and visitors, ...

We need more than “thoughts and prayers” in the immediate aftermath. I have a complicated relationship with “thoughts and prayers.” The phrase has become the familiar refrain after each mass shooting, ...

A Pentacostal "laying on the hands," circa 1946. Source: wikipedia We’ve had a serious health issue in our family this year, and as such we’ve seen an overwhelming response from friends, co-workers, ...

WASHINGTON — For 63 years, presidents have spent the morning of the first Thursday in February gathering with members of Congress and evangelical Christians for the National Prayer Breakfast. For ...

When the Hebrew words felt empty, a rabbi suggested thinking of it as “Wow! Please? Thank you." By Jodi Rudoren As part of “Believing,” The New York Times asked several writers to explore a ...