I remember the first time I tried to pray for a solid hour. I was about 19 and in my college dorm room. Before that day, I was praying anywhere from 5-10 minutes in one sitting. Outside of that, I ...

Let these peaceful quotes from the Bible bring you a sense of calm. Throughout both the Old and New Testaments, Bible scriptures on peace are prevalent and comforting. Even with personal situations ...

As I began reflecting on these Scriptures for this Sunday, I wondered (and perhaps you do, too) what was it about Jesus when he was in prayer that the disciples found so attractive? They wanted to ...

Peace and violence follow us into 2010. The lives of many are filled with the violence of unemployment, the violence of homelessness, the violence of drugs, the violence of abortion, the violence of ...

Binz said instead of talking to God through prayer and waiting for an answer, lectio divina begins with listening. "It's listening and praying in response," he said. Binz said this type of reading the ...

In 1994, three men shared the Nobel Peace Prize for their work to create peace in the Middle East — in alphabetical order, they were Yasir Arafat, Shimon Peres and Yitzhak Rabin. Their efforts ...

Learning how to pray as a family isn’t about perfection. When I was a kid, my parents made it a point to gather us for family prayer every evening – no matter how chaotic the day. I can still picture ...