Crosswalk.com - Prayer

Praying, Burdens, And Fear

Tullian Tchividjian — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 04:22:00 GMT

In my weaker moments I have been tempted to relieve myself of this burden and go back to the way things were. But God won’t let me. There is no going back–only onward and upward!

A Prayer For Thick Skin And A Big Heart

Tullian Tchividjian — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 06:34:00 GMT

It is those who trust God even when they cannot trace him–those who humbly leave all things up to him and who refuse to avenge themselves–that will remain standing.

Praying as a Family

Ann Dunagan — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 08:52:00 GMT

We all know, at least in our heads, that prayer is important. Yet how many of us honestly believe that our prayers, the simple prayers of our far-from-perfect family, can really make a difference?

Edwards and Prayer

Peter Beck — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 03:54:00 GMT

More than the blessings that prayer holds for believers, prayer is also an act of humble worship before God. In prayer we acknowledge that we are not God, that we are incapable of solving even the most basic of life’s problems. In prayer, we are forced to acknowledge that He alone is God in our lives.

God-Centered Prayer

Peter Beck — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 04:10:00 GMT

I love to listen to the prayers of others. I listen to how they pray and what they say. The language they use reflects their understanding of God.

Chinese Human Rights Lawyers Interrogated for Trying to Meet Obama

Dan Wooding — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:06:00 GMT

Public Security officials seized two Chinese human rights leaders who had been trying to meet with U.S. President Obama before he left the country.

Two Iranian Christians Released from Evin Prison

Compass Direct News — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:25:00 GMT

Though weakened after nine months in prison, two women walked out of Tehran's Evin Prison to breathe free air yesterday.

Somali Extremists' Toll Reaches 13 Christians

Baptist Press Staff — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 06:38:00 GMT

A 13th Christian leader in Somalia has been killed by Islamic extremists, who left pastor Ali Hussein Weheliye for dead after ambushing him.

Victims of Bomb Blast in Israel Recovering as Suspect Indicted

Will Morris — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 06:16:00 GMT

When pastor David Oritz's 15-year-old son lifted the lid of a Purim basket, left anonymously as a gift at their Ariel apartment, a bomb inside the basket exploded.

Married Priests Want to Remain Exceptions

Nicole Neroulias — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 06:05:00 GMT

Former Episcopalians who have found a traditional refuge in Catholicism, where the priesthood remains closed to women and openly gay clergy, are applauding the Vatican's plan to help additional dissatisfied conservatives convert.

Religion Today Summaries - Nov. 20, 2009

Compiled & Edited by Crosswalk Editorial Staff — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:33:00 GMT

Lutherans to Split over Gay Clergy
Exodus Opposes Uganda's Proposed Anti-Gay Law
U.S. Catholic Bishops Clarify Moral 'Confusion'
Violence in Columbia May Trigger Humanitarian Crisis, Group Says

Religion Today Summaries - Nov. 19, 2009

Compiled & Edited by Crosswalk Editorial Staff — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:20:00 GMT

Sierra Leone Clamps Down on Human Trafficking
15-Year-Old Coptic Convert Sends Plea to Obama
Christian Blogger Raises $30,000 in 18 Hours
Court Seeks Help to Link Murders in Turkey to 'Deep State'

Religion Today Summaries - Nov. 18, 2009

Compiled & Edited by Crosswalk Editorial Staff — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 06:02:00 GMT

Voice of the Martyrs Hopeful about Obama's China Visit
Disaster Relief Still Needed in American Samoa
High Court Refuses Case on Religious Graduation Speech
Christian Convert Who Arrived on Hijacked Plane Given Asylum in UK

Religion Today Summaries - Nov. 17, 2009

Compiled & Edited by Crosswalk Editorial Staff — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 06:19:00 GMT

59 Christians Released From Jails in Pakistan
Non-Discrimination Act 'Would Burden' Religious Groups
Evangelical Churches Seen as 'Sects' in Belarus
Report: Americans Still Favor Faith-Based Programs

Religion Today Summaries - Nov. 16, 2009

Compiled & Edited by Crosswalk Editorial Staff — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 06:50:00 GMT

Obama Asked to Press for Religious Rights in China
Iran: Worldwide Attention May Keep Two Converts Alive
Vatican Looks to Heavens for Signs of Alien Life
China: Expelled Student Invited Back to School