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The power of prayer: In men's lives, character and leadership
The power of prayer: In men's lives, character and leadership is a Special Report prepared by The Washington Times Advocacy Department and Washington Area Coalition of Men's Ministries.
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Power of prayer: A lesson in how 'childlike' faith need never be 'outgrown'
I'll never forget when the kids were younger and Lois and I took them to visit the Grand Canyon. We'd driven all day in order to save on travel expenses, and by the time we got there, it was pretty late.
Power of prayer: The many benefits of praying daily with our wives
Prayer is both a gift of grace and a response to God's invitation to life-giving communion. As a husband, prayer allows me to walk humbly before God in the obedience of faith with my wife; it is listening to the voice of God, and allowing that voice to change my life and shape my marriage. Prayer draws me deeply into God's heart, so that every day I can recommit myself to maintaining a personal relationship of love and intimacy with him.
Power of prayer: A godly grandfather's compelling example
I grew up without my father for most of my life. Looking back, I realize how thirsty his absence made me for a committed male role model to walk alongside me on my journey from boyhood to manhood.
Power of prayer: Don't wait to bless your children
The following scenario repeats in our media outlets — sharing the same sad story, but with different characters each time. Every few years, our newsfeeds are bombarded with the all-too-familiar report of another child of inherited wealth and privilege not prospering with their sudden inheritance. Many, after losing all within a short period of time, find themselves in severe and nearly irreparable financial debt.
Power of prayer: A Father's Son
The word "Father" is perhaps the most significant name of the God of the Bible. It occurs 1,488 times and sets Christianity apart from all other religions.
Power of prayer: Prayer bearing spiritual fruit
Prayer -- my own and that of others -- has played a crucial role in my spiritual development.
Power of prayer: Connecting fathers with families, despite prison bars
On June 11, Rep. Danny K. Davis, Illinois Democrat, hosted the 2016 Family Reconnection Program, an annual event in which children are welcomed to visit their incarcerated fathers in honor of Father's Day.
Power of prayer: The deep bonds of a 10-man prayer quorum
If you acquired a new car recently, you probably drove it happily for a while without even cracking open the operating manual in the glove box.
Power of prayer: Loving a community to life with prayer walks and action
As a pastor in the inner city, you can have the life sapped out of you in a matter of moments -- fatherlessness, single-parent homes, shootings, crime, vandalism, anger toward the church or just feeling the weight of the condition of minorities in the urban core.
Power of prayer: From agony to peace
My understanding and embrace of the power of prayer was deepened in the course of a 50-year career in pursuit of the calling I felt to truly help those among us who have the least. That lifetime journey took me through a spectrum of associations and institutions ranging from civil rights organizations to conservative think tanks and, finally, to the launch of my own Center for Neighborhood Enterprise.
Power of prayer: The power of a praying dad: How 'ordinary' is 'extraordinary'
The best dads are usually the ordinary ones. They may not set land-speed records or have media outlets cover their exploits, but they love their wives, they play catch with their sons and they protect their little girls.
Power of prayer: A father's prayer
My father left my mother and four children when I was very young.
Power of prayer: Seeing fatherhood clearly
As told in the Gospel of Mark, the air that day was thick with emotion and excitement ... excitement because of what had just occurred before the eyes of the crowd, emotion so strong no one dared speak as word came to the father that his young daughter had just died.
Power of prayer: 'Tears and fears Godward are powerful prayers'
"Jesus, if you're really Lord, I need a job."
Power of prayer: Prayers of a football coach: How giving thanks changed my life
I've found that as seasons of life change, so do my prayers. My fights with God as a troubled teenager were far different from the prayers I've uttered recently as a high school football coach, fired for the very act of praying.
Power of prayer: Guided from one 'mission' to another
Many a Christian college student has earnestly prayed, "Lord, what shall I do with my life?"
Power of prayer: Praying for God's 'best' over our 'best'
Have you ever wanted something that turned out to be inferior to what God had in mind? I have.
Power of prayer: 'Does God hear me when I pray?'
Unrest at the youth detention center that evening brought a change in procedure. Instead of speaking to 120 incarcerated boys and girls in one room, our team was asked to split up, with some of us ministering to the few girls allowed to attend the weekly chapel service.
Power of prayer: Praying continuously on the will of God
There was a time in my early years when I perceived God as a hovering surveillance camera in the sky. In a good way, he was a deterrent to my poor behavior and the moral compass of my conscience.
Power of prayer: My spouse's prayers
My wife, Christine, and I, were both raised in very Catholic families. We met in college in the 1970s and drifted from the faith quite a lot, since we had an abortion that would scar us for the rest of our lives. We still married in the Catholic Church, with my uncle, a Franciscan priest, presiding.
