Fabulous books have been written about prayer, and myriads of prayers are available in print. Here, prayer language is primarily Scripture itself. The poetry, songs, dialogue, and prose of the Bible ...

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 ...

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 ...

Jesus’ story (not technically a parable) of Lazarus and the rich man (traditionally known as “Dives”) is found in Luke 16:19-31. I won’t cite the entire passage here, as I usually do, for lack of ...

From the first sing-song prayers of childhood to the fervent pleas of hurting hearts, I learned how to talk to God from ...

What does “Your kingdom come” really mean? This reflection on the Lord’s Prayer explores praying for others’ salvation, ...

CANTON − Prayer, the act of communing with God, may be the one thing all faiths have in common. Christ Presbyterian Church, 530 Tuscarawas St. W, will host the Rev. Brian Zahnd, creator of the Prayer ...