As a busy mom, I had to find new spiritual disciplines to connect with God. I used to be a “prayer warrior.” When I was single and had no kids, I would enjoy praying for long periods of time. Each ...

We are told that one should pray for: believers, community, compassion, courage, deliverance, an end to poverty, endurance, our enemies, everyone, financial stability ...

The path of prayer is marked by hurdles and struggles that need to be overcome and faithfully endured. Prayer is the long spiritual walk that leads us out of ourselves and its fallenness and into the ...

Today, may peace and praise soften my thoughts and sharpen my focus, so that God is exalted. May I be less critical of myself and others, and more willing to see the good, speak of the good, and be ...

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 ...

On praying past the end of silver linings to a God who often does not answer as I hope. Around the bonfire at church camp on the Oregon coast, we sang “River of Life” to get warmed up, and then, to ...