Prayers
Prayer does not require beautiful words or a set formula. Here is what the Bible actually shows about prayer, four movements to organize what to say, and what to do when nothing comes.
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Prayers
Praying for another person is called intercession, and the Bible gives it more space than almost any other kind of prayer. Here is what to ask, how to keep it short, and what to do when you have no words.
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Prayers
Praying for a sick person is mostly about asking for the right things and saying less than you want to. Here is what to ask beyond a cure, a short bedside script, and five sentences to avoid.
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Prayers
What parents ask for changes as children grow, and so does what they can control. Here is what to pray at each age, what the Bible shows about praying parents, and what prayer does not guarantee.
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Prayers
Praying together at home stalls for one reason: nobody wants to go first. Here is a five-minute shape that works with teenagers in the room, and what to do when one person in the house does not believe.
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Prayers
Most people praying about a decision are hoping for a sign. The biblical accounts show something less dramatic and more useful. Here is what to ask, a seven-day process, and how traditions differ.
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Reflections
Paul asked three times and was told no. Jesus asked in Gethsemane and was not spared. Here is what the biblical texts actually record about unanswered prayer, and what they do not promise.
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Bible Study
Fasting appears throughout the Bible with almost no instructions attached. Here is what the texts actually say, how Catholic, Orthodox, Protestant and Pentecostal practice differs, and who should not fast.
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Prayers
A prayer journal is not a diary and not a wish list. Here is a four-column page that takes two minutes, what to write on the days nothing happened, and why rereading is the whole point.
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Bible Study
Abraham argued, Hannah wept, Solomon asked for judgement, Stephen forgave his executioners. Eleven prayers recorded in the Bible, with the literal text and what each one was actually asking for.
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Bible Study
Catholics, Orthodox, mainline Protestants and Pentecostals all pray, and they do it in visibly different ways. Here is what each tradition actually practises, where they overlap, and where they disagree.
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