ARTICLES
Why Is Prayer So Vitally Important for Christians?
It’s uncommon to hear someone say, “I just could not bring myself to eat for weeks at a time.” Yet, Christians say such things about prayer. Why do Christians struggle to pray faithfully?
Trusting and Asking Our Father to Provide
Sometimes we think that our material needs are beneath God’s attention. Nothing could be further from the truth.
Why Do Christians Pray, “For Thine Is the Kingdom, and the Power, and the Glory, For Ever”?
Even though the traditional ending of the Lord’s Prayer is not found in the earliest New Testament manuscripts, the doxology is nonetheless a perfectly biblical and correct thing to pray. Why?
3 Reasons Why Christians Should Recite the Lord’s Prayer at Church
Even with something as “safe” as the Lord’s Prayer, we need to think, “Can we do this?” And if so, “Why should we do it?” Here are three reasons why we should say the Lord’s Prayer in our church services.
Why Do Christians Pray, “Hallowed Be Thy Name”?
Our prayers must begin with a focus not on our needs but on God’s glory. What does it mean to pray “hallowed be thy name” in the Lord’s Prayer?
Why Do Christians Pray, “Our Father Who Art in Heaven”?
Why did Jesus teach his disciples to address God in prayer with the words, “Our Father in heaven”?
Do You Forget to Thank God When You Pray?
I’m quick to take my needs to Christ in prayer but almost as equally quick to forget to thank him for the blessings in my life. Here’s why our hearts should overflow with thanksgiving any time we bow our heads in prayer.
Lord's Days 45-52: 10 Q&As from the Heidelberg Catechism Every Christian Should Know
What belongs to a prayer that pleases God and is heard by him? Find out in our final installment of 10 Q&As from the beloved Heidelberg Catechism, used by more than one million Christians globally!
“Forgive Us Our Debts”: Getting Specific When Confessing Our Sins to God
Are you spiritually “asleep at the wheel” when it comes to recognizing certain patterns of behavior and seemingly mundane thoughts and actions that actually transgress God’s law?