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Stepping Stones to a Balanced and Healthy Prayer Life
Tried It – Lament
A recent post here on the One Year Prayer Experiment taught us about lament. Since then, I set out to try praying prayers of lament. My timing turned out to be pretty good, given events in the world. And events in my own life. In the process, I really...
The One Year Prayer Experiment – Three Months In
This is the one year prayer experiment. At the beginning, I wanted to see what would happen if I set aside thirty minutes every day, and took that time to pray. We are now about three months in, one quarter of the way. What I have learned or gained so...
Try It – Lament, Prayer for When Times Are (Really) Bad
Gunman kills students at school. Children gassed in Syria. I heard from the doctor today . . . Life hurts. Sometimes the hurt is just ‘bad.’ We can still cope with the trouble. Our minds can create solutions to the problems. Solutions...
It Happened – I Missed a Day of Praying
It Finally Happened So, it finally happened. I missed a day. I committed to praying everyday for thirty minutes a day for one year. Going in, I did not expect to be perfect. I figured real life would happen and I would miss a few days over the course...
Tried It – Only Praising and Thanking God When I Take Time to Pray
Recently, we learned about how to praise God. You can read about it in our last post. We learned in that post how much God enjoys praise, and how beneficial it is for us. Then we decided to spend our entire prayer time for one week only praising and thanking a God....
Offering Praise to God – A Primer
What is Praise? Praise. We all have heard the word thrown around. Often the first thing to come to a Christian’s mind is the time of praise and worship that most American church services open with. This is a time of singing intended to prepare our...
Do We Have to Pray? Is Prayer Recommended – or Commanded?
Do We Have to Pray? As Christians, we know we should pray. From listening to sermons and from reading Bible, we have the sense that we should be taking time out to talk to God. We look around us and we see a few people praying. Pastors are always praying –...
Tried It – Praying Regularly
We have officially started the One Year Prayer Experiment! In the first week, we have already learned some important lessons. Commitment Requires Adaptability I started on this experiment with great excitement. Eagerly I planned out my...
The One Year Prayer Experiment Begins Today!
Today I start the One Year Prayer Experiment! Starting today, I commit to pray: Everyday For 30 minutes at a time For 1 year Why would I commit to such a thing? I have gone through quite a process to get to this point. It all started not...
Praying Daily – The First Steps of Making Prayer a Habit
Over the course of this year-long experiment, I plan to experience many different forms of prayer. I look forward to trying new ways of meeting with the Lord. The first form of prayer I am going to experiment with will, however, seem rather mundane. The first...
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