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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

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

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

The Missing Socks Prayer

Rick Hamlin Posted on November 19, 2014 by Rick HamlinJanuary 29, 2015

Where do my missing socks disappear to? Why do I have all these singles that are missing their mates? Are some things beyond prayer? This truly seems like one of life’s existential mysteries. Socks disappear. I don’t know where they … Continue reading →

Posted in Prayer | Tagged Edward Grinnan, Guideposts, help, israel, Jesus, laundry, lost, missing, missing socks, mysterious, neighbor, Prayer, praying, rick hamlin, siblings, socks, victim, wife, wonder

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

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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