Can We Change God’s Mind By Praying for What We Want?
It’s a cloudy day in September, and my friend Alex is at our church prayer meeting. As everyone solemnly bows their heads, she prays:...
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Paul Walker
Oct 144 min read
Five Quick Tips for Anyone Wanting to Make a Start With Prayer
How’s your prayer life going? Maybe it’s something you’ve wanted to start, restart, or just refresh. Whether it’s been a while, or maybe...
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Paul Walker
Oct 74 min read
7 Things You Can Do Instead Of (Or As Well As) Praying For Someone
I’m sick and tired of hearing those easy and facile phrases recited by many Christian people. You know the kind of things I mean… “I’ll...
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Paul Walker
Sep 304 min read
Three Ways to Pray Smarter
According to surveys, almost 75% of Christians feel bad about praying less than they should. It can lead to an abundance of guilt and...
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Paul Walker
Sep 234 min read
So, Is There a Right Way to Pray?
Prayer is a deeply personal journey, a unique connection between you and God. Yet, many people feel anxious about whether they are...
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Paul Walker
Sep 164 min read
How Can We Pray For Our Leaders and Politicians?
Especially When We Disagree With Them? Last week, we considered six groups of people the Bible tells us to pray for, and I received many...
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Paul Walker
Sep 94 min read
Six Groups of People the Bible tells us to Pray For
Recently, I saw an article on the Internet entitled 101 Things to Pray for. Yes, there are infinite things to pray for — a LOT more than...
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Paul Walker
Sep 24 min read
Four Reasons We Don't Pray
When I was in full-time Christian ministry, I went to lead a small church where a bright, intelligent young lady was the churchwarden...
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Kevin Highfield
Aug 262 min read
Let us Pray
Jesus said, “…it is written, “My house will be a house of prayer…”(Matthew 21:13) Prayer is a time of communication and communion with...
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Paul Walker
Apr 185 min read
Does"Everyone Welcome" REALLY mean everyone?
“The old woman stood with eyes uplifted in her Sunday-go-to-meeting clothes: high shoes polished about the tops and toes, a long rusty...
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Paul Walker
Apr 114 min read
Searching for the Food That Truly Satisfies
Have you ever had this experience? You’re sitting on the sofa watching TV, and you remember that there is food in the fridge that you’d...
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Paul Walker
Mar 245 min read
Walking The Way of Life on Palm Sunday
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the creator of the world-famous fictitious detective Sherlock Holmes, was waiting for a taxi outside the railway...
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Paul Walker
Mar 205 min read
7 Things you Might Not Know About St Cuthbert
During my life as a priest in the Church of England, my longest tenure was in a church dedicated to St Cuthbert. For this reason, I have...
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Kevin Highfield
Mar 172 min read
I am a Tree Hugger
Jesus said, “What shall we say the kingdom of God is like, or what parable shall we use to describe it? It is like a mustard seed, which...
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Gill McCleave
Mar 82 min read
Come With Me
The story of Jesus’ call to the first four disciples is well known. You can find it in Matthew 4 v 18-22 if you want to refresh your...
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Kevin Highfield
Feb 282 min read
A Fresh Start in Lent
Snowdrops are here, so Spring is here (kind of). Lent (which comes from the word for Spring) began on Ash Wednesday, remembering we are...
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Paul Walker
Feb 283 min read
When We've Had Enough of the Journey...
Elijah was afraid and ran for his life. When he came to Beersheba in Judah, he left his servant there while he went on a day’s journey...
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Paul Walker
Feb 133 min read
How To Make Shrove Tuesday Into A Prayer Exercise
Some call it “Shrove Tuesday”. Other people call it “Pancake Tuesday”. And in some parts of the United States, it is “Mardi Gras.”...
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Sandy Walker
Feb 115 min read
Change Is Not Only Inevitable — But We Should Welcome It.
“Bah, Humbug!” as Scrooge used to say. I remember one of my school English teachers moaning about how people often got the wrong end of...
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Paul Walker
Feb 13 min read
Six Things You Might Not Know About Candlemas
Every year on February 2nd, there is an often-forgotten holiday called Candlemas. But what is Candlemas? Where did it originate — and...
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