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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

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

Advent Prayers in My Pocket

Rick Hamlin Posted on December 3, 2014 by Rick HamlinJanuary 28, 2015

My cell phone buzzed first thing this morning with a message. “Who’s texting me now?” I wondered. Turned out it was God. Or at least one of God’s minions. There on the screen was a prayer: Give us, who are … Continue reading →

Posted in Prayer, Uncategorized | Tagged Advent, Christmas, Church, Family, friends, grace, Guideposts, justice, peace, Prayer, prayers, rick hamlin, smart phone, St. Michael's, texting, waiting

Prayers of Thanks for a Cat

Rick Hamlin Posted on November 26, 2014 by Rick HamlinJanuary 29, 2015

Dear God, was it really your idea that I should be the owner of a cat? And not just any cat, this cat, this ornery, handsome, exasperating, demanding, standoffish Fred? It must have been you, God, because you appealed to … Continue reading →

Posted in Prayer | Tagged beauty, becoming a cat person, cats, change, compassion, cute, Fred, Fred the cat, goodness, Guideposts, home, love, mother, neighbor, pets, poor, Power of Prayer, Prayer, prayers, rejoice, rick hamlin, waiting, wife, will, 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

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

Cemetery Prayers

Rick Hamlin Posted on September 23, 2014 by Rick HamlinSeptember 23, 2014

I’ve always loved visiting cemeteries. They don’t seem morbid or sad to me, with their rows of weather-beaten gravestones and marble angels ascending plinths and resting on tombs, but they feel like prayerful places. On Sunday I visited the old cemetery … Continue reading →

Posted in Prayer | Tagged angels, cemetery, death, Family, Fear, grandmother, grandparents, gratitude, Guideposts, life and death, Mountain View Cemetery, Pray, Prayer, prayers, psalm
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