We all have our favorite prayers, novenas, devotions and aspirations. One of mine is a prayer that seems to have fallen out of popular use lately: the ancient “Te Deum”, commonly attributed to St.

Prayer is a vital part of our relationship with God. Prayer is simply talking directly to God. Prayer is not meditation. God wants us to talk to him about anything and everything. There are no time ...

Hymn writing should be a spiritual practice for everyday saints, not just for worship professionals. Anyone who has grown up in or around the church is likely familiar with “hymn stories”—the stories ...

LUKE is often considered the Gospel of Prayer. One commentator cited 16 instances in Luke where Christ was praying. Today’s Gospel from Luke gives us two points on prayer: one, the Lord’s Prayer which ...

In the event of a fire in your home, the last thing you want to do is run around in the burning house (as is often seen on TV). The temperature at head level may well reach 600 degrees, and one blast ...

Members of the Living Faith Christian Center congregation sing a hymn at a prayer vigil in 2016. (Credit: Gerald Herbert/AP.) Listen God is an absolute mystery. No matter what we can say about him, ...