On Wednesday nights I co-lead a college small-group of 12 freshmen through my church. What's refreshing about these girls is that they haven't done enough life to taste its bitterness yet. Starting off in their college careers, they're full of dre...
The heart of a child is tender to the teachings of God, and young children are eager to pray.
How many times have you heard the suggestion to pray together as a couple? But how do you actually going about doing something that can seem strange and awkward, at least at first? Here are some practical tips. More →
As a young boy I was taught the importance of praying to God at meal time as well as before I would go to bed. My prayers were often qui...
We know that prayer is central to our faith, but do you sometimes find it boring? Are you easily distracted? Do you doubt God is listening? Walsh shares practical, biblically based tips to help you ignite your conversation with the Lord. Discover how to pray through your pain, when heaven seems silent, and more. Praying Women: How to Pray When You Don't Know What to Say (9780801078026) by Sheila Walsh
The full body of knowledge that comprises the Scientology religion is contained in more than forty million spoken and written words on the subject—all by L. Ron Hubbard, the source and founder of Scientology.
There is a class that most college students will take at one point in their academic career. It is the course on Western Civilization—“Western Civ” for short. It is a feeble attempt to supplement the modern college curriculum (typically in two freshman-level courses) with what used to be the very backbone of a liberal education. …
How do you make decisions? Are you a shoot from the hip sort of person, or do you have more of the slow and methodical mindset? Our lives are full of moments where we are given the opportunity to a…
"I believe that the simple, permanent, biblical solution to this almost universal problem is to stop making up your own prayers most of the time and to pray the Bible instead."
Sometimes praying directly about our vocations can actually distract us from discovering them, or from allowing God to bring us to them in His time. If we’re always asking God to “please-please-please show us which vocation we’re supposed to choose,” then we risk the chance of missing the meaning of the experiences we’re having in the present that will inform our vocations in the future.
Prayer and evangelism are both part of God's plan.
Sometimes I just don’t want to pray. Shouldn’t I enjoy praying? I’m a member of the Third Order of St. Dominic; prayer ...
Whether we like it or not, government is a fact of life that people must live with. Throughout human history we can see that God has used...
Many people think prayer is a solo sport and once you grow up you “graduate” to the team sport of praying with others. However, the scriptures reveal that the major emphasis on prayer is to do so w…
To support your people in prayer, focus on who God is
Can we address God generally in prayer? Should we only pray to the Father in the name of Jesus? Is it right to pray to directly to Jesus? Is it right to pray directly to the Holy Spirit?
Why is prayer such an urgent matter for the church? I’ll tell you why . . .
Should we pray for our president? When answering this question, we would do well to remember the political realities of the early centuries.