Anyone who has perused current book catalogs from religious publishing houses is aware of the questions surrounding the practice of prayer. Many persons of faith have apparently reassessed their ...

A study of over 1,000 people over the age of 65 found that praying regularly improves the well-being of older people.

The three spiritual pillars of Lent are prayer, fasting and almsgiving. Most of us try to give up something for the liturgical season that precedes Easter, and also try to be more generous. But how ...

There are many and various ways for us to approach and encounter God. There is no one means of prayer has a monopoly over our journey to God. God welcomes and blesses every sincere effort we make to ...

Advent begins on the fourth Sunday before Christmas. This year, Advent began Nov. 30, the start of the new liturgical year.

Members of the Living Faith Christian Center congregation sing a hymn at a prayer vigil in 2016. (Credit: Gerald Herbert/AP.) Listen God is an absolute mystery. No matter what we can say about him, ...

Kentucky Baptists join with other Southern Baptists in observing the Week of Prayer for International Missions (Nov. 30-Dec.

"How did you feel about growing up with a mother who prayed?" I had just finished speaking to an audience of well-heeled professionals in Greenwich, Connecticut, and when the moderator opened the ...