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A Time for Dancing

Rick Hamlin Posted on February 11, 2015 by Rick HamlinFebruary 11, 2015

There’s a season for everything,” goes the book of Ecclesiastes, “a time for mourning and a time for dancing.” It seems like the two are back-to-back in the calendar this year, with dancing, then mourning. First comes Valentine’s Day, February … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged 16th birthday, All Saints Episcopal Church, beverly hills, Bible, birthday, blessing, california, career, Church, dance, dancing, father, fred astaire, friends, Guideposts, lent, love, Luke, mourning, movies, music, praise, Prayer, rick hamlin

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

God in Times Square

Rick Hamlin Posted on January 28, 2015 by Rick HamlinJanuary 28, 2015

I walk through Times Square all the time. Truth to tell, I walk through Times Square usually in a huge hurry to make a train and generally filled with irritation at some slow-moving, camera-wielding, rubber-necking tourist who is hogging the … Continue reading →

Posted in Prayer | Tagged coat, creativity, giving, Guideposts, home, hope, How to Pray Effectively, impatience, lost, love, moving, patience, plenty, Prayer, prayers, problem, rick hamlin, texting, times square, tired, tourists, truth, wonder

The Praying Chair

Rick Hamlin Posted on January 21, 2015 by Rick HamlinJanuary 21, 2015

Do you sit when you pray? Do you have a favorite chair? And why would one chair matter more than another, especially for prayer? It seems like tricky business when we link something material, like a chair, to something spiritual, … Continue reading →

Posted in Prayer | Tagged Children, Christmas, Easter, Family, grace, grandfather, Guideposts, home, How to Pray Effectively, love, Pray, Prayer, prayer chair, praying, praying chair, rick hamlin, Spiritual, world war i, world war ii

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

An Unexpected Birthday Guest

Rick Hamlin Posted on January 7, 2015 by Rick HamlinJanuary 7, 2015

Nobody should ever be turned away from a church. I’ve always said that and have believed it, but I had to put it in practice the other night. It was my birthday, and we had a party at church, upstairs … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged birthday, birthday party, choir, Church, coat, compassion, funny, Guideposts, homeless, hope, Luke, money, music, poor, Prayer, rick hamlin, servant, sons, stranger, tears, walking, what if

A Prayer Upon Turning 60

Rick Hamlin Posted on December 30, 2014 by Rick HamlinDecember 30, 2014

Dear God, every year always counts, but it feels they count even more now. Let me live every moment with love, kindness, understanding and your peace. I promise to give others more room, to see them as you see them, … Continue reading →

Posted in Prayer | Tagged 60th birthday, birthday, doubt, enough, friends, gift, goats, goodness, Guideposts, hope, kindness, listen, love, on turning 60, peace, Power of Prayer, Prayer, rick hamlin, travel, turning 60, welcoming, will, wisdom

Confessions of a Lousy Christmas Shopper

Rick Hamlin Posted on December 23, 2014 by Rick HamlinJanuary 28, 2015

To know someone is to love them and to love them means getting to know them. There is nothing more intimidating to me than the yawning approach of the holidays–birthdays come second place–and the prospect of trying to find the … Continue reading →

Posted in Holiday | Tagged best friends, choosing the perfect gift, Christmas, christmas shopping, Christmas tree, friends, gift, gifts, giving, goodness, Guideposts, hate shopping, help, Holy Week, Jesus, leaves, love, malls, poor, Prayer, presents, rick hamlin, show, summer, wife

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

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