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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

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

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

Prayer in Action

Rick Hamlin Posted on November 5, 2014 by Rick HamlinFebruary 4, 2015

This morning on the subway I was thinking of that passage from Matthew about how when you do something for “the least of these,” you do it for Jesus. I’d been wondering–praying–how I would know which of “the least of … Continue reading →

Posted in Prayer | Tagged Bible, change, charity, Daily Guideposts, editor, enough, food, friends, galatians, Guideposts, help, helping others, homeless, hope, Jesus, love, money, Paul, Power of Prayer, Pray, Prayer, praying, psalm, Psalms, reading, rescue, rick hamlin, Romans, the least of these, walking

Pray With Praise

Rick Hamlin Posted on October 29, 2014 by Rick HamlinJanuary 29, 2015

Ever been around one of those infectiously enthusiastic people who exclaims over the beauty of the day, no matter what the state of the weather, always finding something to praise? Ever wonder why the psalms are filled with one passage … Continue reading →

Posted in Prayer | Tagged beauty, clouds, compassion, enthusiasm, generosity, gift, goodness, Guideposts, hope, How to Pray Effectively, kindness, light, love, power, praise, Pray, pray with praise, Prayer, psalm, Psalms, rick hamlin, wisdom, wonder, writers workshop

How to Never Forget a Prayer Request

Rick Hamlin Posted on September 30, 2014 by Rick HamlinJanuary 29, 2015

Every unanswered prayer feels like an email that I’ve read but haven’t responded to yet. Something pending. Something that still needs to get done. Something that weighs on my heart. A friend recently emailed me with a prayer request. Usually … Continue reading →

Posted in Prayer | Tagged email, friend in need, Guideposts, hope, How to Pray Effectively, John Sherrill, Prayer, prayer request, prayers, praying, rick hamlin, unanswered prayer, unanswered prayers
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