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I’ve learned by now that prayer doesn’t change God. But it certainly changes us.

This article is an excerpt from my book, The Prayer that Turns the World Upside Down: The Lord’s Prayer as a Manifesto for Revolution. This post is the second in an eight part series on the Lord’s Prayer.

For some watching (and blogging and tweeting) the debate on the floor of the Episcopal Church’s triennial General Convention this week, it sounded as if someone were trying to give God a sex change.

Before concluding that prayer doesn't "work," you need to ask yourself how you've been trying to use it.

Communicating with God through prayer and meditation is vital to waking up to the wonder of God’s work in your life.

I have said and heard it often spoken: God is in the process of shaking everything that can be shaken.

In Philippians 4:6-7, we find additional help for our soul’s battle with anxiety, specifically the divine help that comes as a result of prayer.

Ordinary women can access God's extraordinary power through prayer. Here are six beautiful lessons from the prayers of women in the Bible.

Christians are called to cultivate hope, a hope that is expressed in the moments of everyday life; a hope that will name the agonies of life. This hope does not disappoint us because the love of God has been poured into our lives through the Holy...

Tomorrow is the National Day of Prayer, a wonderful and sacred time-honored American tradition. The effort is headed by the NDP Task Force, led by our friend and Focus emeritus board member Shirley Dobson. I’ll be recognizing the day in California...

We are commanded to pray in the Bible over and over. Are we just ignoring these commands because we think prayer doesn't work?