No Solutions, Please; Just Listen
By Rick Hamlin, Executive Editor5 min read
A loving spouse learns that sometimes the best thing to do is to quietly care.
The “Runaway Bunny” Psalm
By Rick Hamlin2 min read
The Psalmist and a children’s book writer had it right: You can’t escape God’s love.
Valentine’s Day of Prayer
By Rick Hamlin2 min read
As we look ahead to celebrating a Day of Prayer, I am thinking about my dad and all the Valentine’s Days past.
“To Sing Is to Pray Twice”
By Rick Hamlin2 min read
On the subway, a woman was singing a favorite hymn. I couldn’t help but sing back to her.
“Deliver Us from Evil”
By Rick Hamlin2 min read
No person of faith can deny that evil exists. Here's the story of a small act that stands against it.
How to Pray When You’re Grieving
By Rick Hamlin3 min read
The lessons I learned from an ancient Jewish prayer of mourning—and how they can help others in their time of grief.
Pray for Patience!
By Rick Hamlin2 min read
Answers to prayer, the really best answers, come after we’ve prayed for a long time, after we’ve learned to be patient.
Repeat That in a Prayer
By Rick Hamlin2 min read
How do you feel about repetition in prayer? I use certain phrases again and again to keep myself focused.
The Prayer That Takes Love
By Rick Hamlin2 min read
Why do we Christians get known more for our squabbling than our love? Why do we get caught up in our differences?
5 Things to Be Thankful for in January
By Rick Hamlin3 min read
Here’s what I’m thankful for right now. Got any of your own mid-winter prayers of thanksgiving to add?
Try a New Prayer Practice for the New Year
By Rick Hamlin4 min read
You practice prayer because it’s a tool for life. Trying to pray is praying. Practice is perfect.
Christmas Is One Big Prayer
By Rick Hamlin2 min read
“To pray is to pay attention to something or someone other than oneself,” said the poet W.H. Auden. By that definition Christmas is one big prayer.
