As I write this it’s 5 days until Thanksgiving, and while yes, I have been thinking about what I’m thankful for, I have to admit that I’ve also been thinking even more about the approach of my favorite holiday of the year, Christmas. Even now that I’m older and the presents aren’t so important, and since I’m working full-time and…
Category: Prayer
Great times to pray in college when you have no time at all
So many times I’ve been crawling into bed at the end of a long, busy day filled with classes, meetings, homework, exercise, and friends and realized that the only prayer I said all day was during my morning quiet time. I’ve found that starting off a semester with good habits is the best way to keep them going through…
How to pray for your boyfriend (and why you should)
As a regular consumer of Christian blogs, magazines, articles, books, and anything else you can name, I’ve come across tons of content designed to help women pray for their husbands. I think sometimes Christians, in their enthusiasm for lifelong commitments and maintaining purity, underemphasize how important a close dating relationship can be, and forget that the time to start developing…
Why you absolutely have to try prayer journaling
Like a lot of religious folks out there, even those of us who are on the younger end, I tend to roll my eyes a little bit at some of the trends that come along from time to time. I chuckled when our pastor started using PowerPoints, each of which is approximately three slides and mostly pictures, just so we…