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Tag Archives: Faith

Read the News Late

Rick Hamlin Posted on March 22, 2016 by Rick HamlinMarch 29, 2016
Blog Post Read the News Late by Rick Hamlin; Image of Newspapers; Photograph by Kai Stachowiak

Fear sells. It’s worth remembering when you pick up the newspaper and gaze at the headlines or scroll down an article on a news site or hear the drumbeat of the upcoming news story on TV. It always sounds terrible … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Faith, Fear, news

Be Like Jesus–Pray for Others

Rick Hamlin Posted on February 4, 2015 by Rick HamlinFebruary 4, 2015

“You’re never more like Jesus than when you pray for others,” Max Lucado says in his new book Before Amen. When I read those words I thought, “Wow,” then paused and asked, “Do I really feel like Jesus when I … Continue reading →

Posted in Prayer | Tagged bread, daughter, depression, email, enemies, Faith, father, financial, Guideposts, help, illness, Jesus, loss, love, Luke, ourprayer, peace, Power of Prayer, Pray, pray for others, prayed, Prayer, praying, reading, relief, rick hamlin, volunteer

I’m Becoming My Dad

Rick Hamlin Posted on January 14, 2015 by Rick HamlinJanuary 14, 2015

You expect the phone to ring any moment. Something happens and you can hear yourself saying the same phrase they did. You pull on a sweater and notice that it’s exactly the color they wore. You haven’t celebrated their birthday … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged becoming your dad, birthday, blessed, boys, death, Faith, faith and family, Family, father, giving, Guideposts, hope, kids, news, Prayer, prayers, rick hamlin, sons

10 Favorite Bible Passages in Handel’s Messiah

Rick Hamlin Posted on December 17, 2014 by Rick HamlinFebruary 4, 2015

I figured I’d go through and pick my favorite Bible passages in Handel’s “Messiah.” Problem is, it’s all from the Bible, either the King James Version or the psalms from the Book of Common Prayer. At any rate, here are … Continue reading →

Posted in Bible | Tagged atonement, Bible, Book of Common Prayer, change, comfort, daughter, Faith, Guideposts, Handel's Messiah, How to Pray Effectively, Jesus, King James Bible, king james version, light, on the journey, Prayer, psalm, Psalms, rejoice, rick hamlin, singing, will, wonder

John Wesley’s Prayer

Rick Hamlin Posted on December 9, 2014 by Rick HamlinJanuary 28, 2015

John Wesley is close to the office. We’re only half a block away from the John St. Methodist Church, founded in 1766, the oldest Methodist congregation in America. The current church dates from 1840. Like a lot of churches in … Continue reading →

Posted in Prayer | Tagged Advent, angels, brothers, Church, Faith, grace, Guideposts, happy, hymns, Jesus, john wesley, love, methodist, persecution, power, Power of Prayer, praise, Pray, Prayer, prayers, rick hamlin, Romans

When Prayers Go Unanswered

Rick Hamlin Posted on November 12, 2014 by Rick HamlinFebruary 4, 2015

“I am so tired of unanswered prayers!” the person wrote to us. “One was almost a yes, we were SO excited, then at the very last minute it was a crushing NO! More tears and heartache! I give up on … Continue reading →

Posted in Prayer | Tagged advice, anger, aramaic, Bible, comfort, despair, Easter, Faith, Guideposts, help, hope, Jesus, loss, pain, persevering, prayed, Prayer, prayers, praying, reassurance, rick hamlin, sorry, Spiritual, tears, tired, unanswered prayer, unanswered prayers, will

Battle Won

Rick Hamlin Posted on August 19, 2014 by Rick HamlinAugust 19, 2014

Some might say that Bob lost his battle to cancer, but I figure he won it. Big time. I don’t know why we use that phrase “battle with cancer” as though every treatment, every dose of chemo, every round of … Continue reading →

Posted in Prayer | Tagged Cancer, Church, Community, Faith, Pray

Prayers in Grief

Rick Hamlin Posted on August 6, 2014 by Rick HamlinAugust 6, 2014

How do you pray for someone who is grieving? How do you look for comfort for them when you are grieving yourself? We mourned the death of a much-loved member of our church this weekend. She was tragically young, with … Continue reading →

Posted in Prayer | Tagged Faith, Family, Grief, Prayer

Does Fear Outpace Your Prayers?

Rick Hamlin Posted on July 15, 2014 by Rick HamlinJuly 15, 2014

Nothing gets in the way of my prayers more than fear. When I get stuck in a fear zone or my thoughts reverberate in a fear loop, I find it mighty hard to pray. No wonder Jesus was constantly saying … Continue reading →

Posted in Jesus, Prayer | Tagged Bible Verses, Book of John, Book of Luke, Book of Matthew, Faith, Fear, Pray

Seven Sayings of Jesus on Prayer

Rick Hamlin Posted on July 8, 2014 by Rick HamlinJuly 8, 2014

Jesus prayed. And showed by his prayers what prayer can be: direct, simple, honest and passionate. Here, in Jesus’s own words (all quotes taken from The Daily Life Bible): Don’t be long-winded. “Watch out for the legal experts. They like … Continue reading →

Posted in Jesus, Prayer | Tagged Acceptance, Faith, Forgiveness, Guideposts, Jesus, Prayer, The Daily Life Bible
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