The model prayer, often called the Lord's Prayer, appears in two places in the Bible — Matthew 6:9-13, part of the Sermon on ...
I remember the first time I tried to pray for a solid hour. I was about 19 and in my college dorm room. Before that day, I was praying anywhere from 5-10 minutes in one sitting. Outside of that, I ...
“I prayed for 20 years but received no answer until I prayed with my legs,” said slave turned abolitionist statesman Frederick Douglass. His words give a sweet reminder of the dangers of believing in ...
Anybody who’s known me long knows I’m a huge believer in the power of prayer. God’s Word encourages us to “pray without ceasing” (1 Thessalonians 5:17) and urges us to “come boldly unto the throne of ...
Alec Ruby firmly believes in the power of prayer. How else, he says, could he be leading an effort to pray over every ...
Buried deep in the Norton Anthology, George Herbert’s little poem with the unpretentious title “Prayer” is easy to miss. Decorously contained on a half-page with regular rhyme and punctuation, it ...
Binz said this type of reading the Scriptures dates back to ancient times, and the term itself is believed to have originated in the third century. St. Benedict incorporated it as the core of his Rule ...
In January, tens of thousands of pro-life advocates gathered for the 53rd annual March for Life in our nation’s capital.