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Prayer, Plain and Simple
No Pain, No Gain… No Way!
By
Mark Herringshaw
Do you have a prayer hero, a role model or “guide” for spiritual direction? Whether or not we choose one consciously most of us probably have some impression in our minds about what proper prayer looks like and that impression probably came from someone we considered an expert in the field. Sometimes our selection of…
“Praying in Route”
By
Mark Herringshaw
“For many years I was bothered by the thought that I was a failure at prayer. Then one day I realized I would always be a failure at prayer; and I’ve gotten along much better ever since!” Brother Lawrence Nicholas Herman wanted to find God. Like almost all his contemporaries, he believed that God…
Happy 500th Birthday John Calvin
By
nsymmonds
Today marks the 500th birthday of John Calvin, the father of Reformed Theology. To commemorate the occasion on Prayer Plain and Simple, I’d like to share a quote from him on prayer: “Our prayer must not be self-centered. It must arise not only because we feel our own need as a burden we must lay…
“Prayer Doesn’t Work…”
By
Mark Herringshaw
I suppose one of the reasons I got this gig to do a prayer blog for Beliefnet is because I’ve co-written two books with my friend Jennifer Schuchmann about communicating with God. Our first, “Six Prayers God Always Answers – Results May Vary,” deals with how we talk with God. The second, “Nine Ways God…
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