Rick Hamlin, Author at Guideposts

Hardship can break you. Sharing that brokenness is one of the greatest motivators for prayer.

Some prayers, like some acts of generosity, need to be shared. But many don’t. In fact, secrecy seems to add power to these prayers.

A loving spouse learns that sometimes the best thing to do is to quietly care.

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The Psalmist and a children’s book writer had it right: You can’t escape God’s love.

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As we look ahead to celebrating a Day of Prayer, I am thinking about my dad and all the Valentine’s Days past.

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On the subway, a woman was singing a favorite hymn. I couldn’t help but sing back to her.

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No person of faith can deny that evil exists. Here's the story of a small act that stands against it.

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The lessons I learned from an ancient Jewish prayer of mourning—and how they can help others in their time of grief.

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Answers to prayer, the really best answers, come after we’ve prayed for a long time, after we’ve learned to be patient.

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How do you feel about repetition in prayer? I use certain phrases again and again to keep myself focused.

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Why do we Christians get known more for our squabbling than our love? Why do we get caught up in our differences?

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Here’s what I’m thankful for right now. Got any of your own mid-winter prayers of thanksgiving to add?

Rick Hamlin