How do you pray? Mary and Martha give us a great example in John 11:3, which was the theme of my sermon last week. What we learn in John 11:1 is that Lazarus, the brother of Mary and Martha, was sick, so his sisters sent word to Jesus. That is prayer: sending word to...

I was reminded recently that Teresa of Avila was considered a “master of prayer” and was convicted that I am not. I suspect most of us pray and value prayer but could grow in our prayer lives. Thankfully, Scripture provides a great deal of guidance on how to pray and...