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Tag Archives: How to Pray Effectively

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

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

5 Short Prayers for Christmas

Rick Hamlin Posted on December 5, 2014 by Rick HamlinJanuary 28, 2015

Last night as we were caroling in the neighborhood, I was thinking about how many of the songs we sing at Christmas are also prayers. It’s such a busy time of year, it’s easy enough to forget your daily prayers. … Continue reading →

Posted in Prayer | Tagged carols, Christmas, daily prayers, enough, Guideposts, heaven, How to Pray Effectively, how to pray to god, Jesus, nature, peace, Pray, pray to god, Prayer, prayer to god, prayers, prayers to god, praying, rick hamlin, Spirit, will

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

First Comes Prayer

Rick Hamlin Posted on October 15, 2014 by Rick HamlinJanuary 29, 2015

Monday morning I sat down to my desk piled with books, files, notes, all screaming at me: “GET TO WORK, RICK! YOU ARE WAY BEHIND.” I logged on to the computer, girded for a backload of emails, all of them … Continue reading →

Posted in Prayer | Tagged Bible, compassion, creative, email, goodness, Guideposts, happy, homeless, How to Pray Effectively, kindness, Pray, prayed, Prayer, prayer first, prayer meetings, prayer request, prayer requests, prayers, praying, reading, rick hamlin, sick, unanswered prayers

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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