Prayer is an essential part of the devoted Christian's life, Cymbala (Fresh Faith) reminds readers, and the Bible sets forth numerous examples of faithful men and women who prayed constantly. In this ...

There are many forms and expressions of prayer. The human heart is diverse and the ways in which it approaches and speaks to God is also diverse. The variations of prayer show us the great mystery ...

The Rev. Duke Tufty, pastor, Unity Temple on the Plaza, Kansas City, Mo.: If God is a deity sitting on a throne, somewhere in the far off reaches of the sky and listening to everyone’s prayers I would ...

Persevere in prayer, remembering that God the Father is waiting to answer his children – even if the result is to change the person, not the circumstance, Pope Francis said at the general audience ...

God is always speaking to us. One reason we worry, feel fear and experience disjointedness and confusion is that we don’t realize that the answers to our questions and the balm for our suffering are ...

The God who created space and time can also let the saints hear the prayers of millions of timebound humans. Limbourg Brothers, “Saint John on Patmos,” c. 1414 ) We know that God can hear simultaneous ...

Without giving it too much thought, we place our confidence in various individuals every day. When I board a plane, I trust that the airline pilot knows how to fly and intends to take me to my desired ...

The new movie “Breakthrough” tells an inspiring, real-life story about a boy rescued from death by his mom’s prayers and a medical miracle. Producer DeVon Franklin calls it the kind of unifying balm ...