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8 Prayers to Pray over Your Daughter

Dawn Wilson

One of the greatest privileges parents have is to pray for their children. There are many kinds of prayers parents can pray, and at different stages of their child’s life. Looking down in a cradle at ...

9 Encouraging Reasons You Should Pray the Scriptures

Pamela Palmer

Prayer and Bible reading are not separate activities. The Bible is full of real, powerful prayers from faith warriors, and we can borrow their words in our own prayers. Let's take a look at what this ...

8 Prayers You Can Pray for Unbelievers Right Now

Lisa Loraine Baker

Christians know what it means to pray. The Bible tell us “the effective fervent prayer of a righteous man avails (helps) much” (James 5:16, emphasis added). We are commanded to love the Lord our ...

Can We Really "Pray without Ceasing"?

Pamela Palmer

Prayer is a powerful way to connect with God, to develop a relationship with Him, and to cast your cares upon Him. There are countless examples of prayer throughout Scripture. It is apparent that pray...

Why Do We Pray before We Eat?

Bethany Verrett

“God is great. God is good. Let us thank Him for our food. By His hands we all are fed. Give us Lord our daily bread. Amen.”One of the first things small children learn to do in a Christian household ...

10 Bible Verses to Pray over Your Children

Micah Maddox

We all want to know that what we are doing for our children makes an impact on their lives. There is nothing more powerful that you can do in the life of your child than pray for them. You can train...

How Does the Bible Say We Should Pray to God?

Cathy Baker

Does the Bible say exactly how we're supposed to pray to God?...

9 Ways to Pray for Believers from a Distance During COVID-19

Lianna Davis

While being in chains for the gospel or on long missionary journeys, the apostle Paul modeled intentional prayer for other believers while at a distance from them. Though Paul was separated from belie...

Learning to Pray… Again

I suspect that most Christians are burdened by their lack of prayer and the seeming ineffectiveness of prayer. We read “pray without ceasing” and it becomes “guilt without ceasing.”...

What Ordering Pizza Taught Me about Persistence in Prayer

Frank Santora

There is something deep inside us that knows this simple truth: prayer should be easy, and talking to our Heavenly Father should be as natural as breathing. If it’s true that “we have not, because we ...

40 Bible Verses about Prayer to Encourage You

Compiled & Edited by BST & Crosswalk Staff

We all need to know prayer Bible verses. Prayer is the way in which we communicate with God, and he wants to get to know us better. Bible verses about prayer are great if you want to know how to pray....

Can Christians Pray to Mary?

Bethany Verrett

One of the most special relationships between people is between a mother and her child, and there is one mother in all of history whose first-born was truly unique.Mary was a peasant girl whom God fav...

7 Powerful Prayers to Pray over Your Children

Pamela Palmer

Parents have a great responsibility when it comes to raising children. Scripture teaches that having children is a reward (see Psalm 127:3). One practice that cannot be underestimated as someone bring...

Overcome Distraction with These 5 Ways to Pray

Chris Russell

Paul’s first letter to the Church at Thessalonica is filled with many relevant truths that are ripe for application to our lives today. And in the very last chapter of this great letter, he succinctly...

7 Ways to Pray through Election Year Fear

Blair Parke

It could be easy to let our emotions get the best of us during this important political year. But keeping a level head and a prayerful mind is the best way to make the right choices for candidates, is...

What Is the Lord's Prayer, and How Does It Guide Our Prayers?

Pamela Palmer

This demonstration of prayer taught by Jesus was simple, yet it shows us how we can come to God in prayer. Jesus was often seen going away from crowds to pray and spend time with the Father. He recogn...

Why Is Prayer Important for Christians?

Melissa Henderson

Why is prayer important for Christians? A life filled with Christ means we will go to Him in joyful moments and in times of sorrow. We will pray for others. Family, friends, strangers and enemies. Pra...

10 Ways to Pray Bigger Prayers in the New Year

Meg Bucher

Prayer is powerful. God is all heart, and He knows ours fully. Prayer is an intimate connection with our Creator, who hears us and loves us. Jesus sacrificed His life to forever open up the lines of c...

What Does It Mean to Pray in the Holy Spirit?

Michael Jakes

Prayer is our most powerful weapon as believers. This is something we often forget, but how incredible is it that the Creator God of the universe invites us to a one-on-one conversation with Him, when...