
Prayer with Scripture: How to Get Your Day Started
I’ve prayed in the morning without Scripture and read Scripture in the morning without prayer. But during the past few

I’ve prayed in the morning without Scripture and read Scripture in the morning without prayer. But during the past few years, I’ve combined them. Starting the day blending prayer with Scripture can take your morning time with God to a

Happy New Year! I’m old enough to remember when Y2K was a thing, and here we are more than a quarter century later. Time really does fly. Let’s start out January with a prayer for the new year. Dear Lord,

New Year, new you, right? Gym memberships, sales of exercise equipment, subscriptions to fitness apps all go way up in January every year. This year, I will lose that pesky extra weight. Eat better, exercise more, be kinder to people.

The timing of Advent is a little unusual this year as Christmas Eve lands on a Sunday. So there aren’t 4 full weeks from the first Sunday—December 3rd—to the 4th Sunday—December 24th. I know, it’s complicated. Regardless, the 4th Sunday

December 14 is the 3rd Sunday of Advent, traditionally representing joy. Spend some time with this prayer for the third week of Advent and let God fill you with joy. This prayer is taken from Guideposts’ “5 Advent Prayers” by Bob

The Advent Season is fully upon us, having started on the 4th Sunday before Christmas. Christmas day never changes, but depending on the day of the week, Advent can start on a different date each year. This year, the first