How to Pray

When it comes to prayer, best to keep it simple.

3 Things to Let Go Of in Prayer

When it comes to praying effectively, histrionics aren’t necessary. Simple, believing prayer is all it takes. God will hear you just fine.

Try praying with beads to give your prayer life a new focus.

7 Ways to Pray with Beads

By Bob Hostetler3 min read

You don’t have to be Roman Catholic or Orthodox to try praying with beads or a knotted strand. In fact, it might do something new for your prayer life. And who doesn’t need that? Here are 7 ways to try praying with beads or a prayer rope.

With the snap of a shutter, you can enlarge your prayer life.

Pray with a Camera

By Bob Hostetler2 min read

Taking photos can not only be fun and creative, but a way to deepen your prayer life.

How to Pray When You’re Worried

By Marcia Ford2 min read

In this excerpt from The Indispensable Guide to Practically Everything: Prayer, you’ll discover tips to transform your worry to peace-producing prayer.

Why Pray with Others?

By Pablo Diaz2 min read

Corporate prayer can open our hearts to the needs of others and give us a deeper sense of belonging.

Pray with the Masters

By Bob Hostetler2 min read

Just as in art or literature or music, there are masters of prayer. Here are a few who can lead your prayer to new heights.

Pray the Alphabet (Instead of Counting Sheep)

By Rick Hamlin3 min read

During sleepless nights, prayer is better than lying there aimlessly. It gives me a sense of purpose and some measure of peace.

Pray Like a Child

By Bob Hostetler4 min read

Our words may be primitive. Our prayers may be simple, even painfully so. But God treasures every one.

Boost Your Prayer Life

By Karen Barber7 min read

Creative tips for enhancing the power of your daily prayers.

Secretly praying for someone on a bus. Thinkstock.

Pray “Secret Agent” Prayers

By Bob Hostetler3 min read

Leave a “May Basket” of prayer for someone. See if any of your anonymous prayers seem to have an effect on the person you target. See if such “secret agent” prayers can actually change the climate in a room or subway car.