Faith and hope are essential in prayer. But how much faith is enough before God will answer?Dr. John Koessler is an award-winning writer and retired faculty emeritus of Moody Bible Institute. John writes the Practical Theology column for Today in the Wo

Some years ago, a friend admitted to me that she couldnt pray. She is not alone. Some of the godliest people have found themselves at a loss for words in the presence of God. How do we pray when we have no words?Dr. John Koessler is an award-winning writ

Everyone learns to talk by imitation. Most people learn to pray the same way. They hear the prayers of others and copy them. Jesuss disciples learned how to pray from Jesus. His model prayer, usually referred to as the Lords Prayer, is a prayer that we

It is not a hyperbole to describe the Christmas story as fantastic. That is to say, it has all the characteristics of a fantasy. C. S. Lewis observed, ""The heart of Christianity is a myth which is also a fact." Dr. John Koessler is an awar

Many things can get in the way of praying. But one of the most common obstacles is boredom. Prayer can sometimes seem tedious. How do we stay focused when praying?Dr. John Koessler is an award-winning writer and retired faculty emeritus of Moody Bible I

Which kind of praying is better, memorized prayers, written prayers, or extemporaneous prayers that we make up in the moment?Dr. John Koessler is an award-winning writer and retired faculty emeritus of Moody Bible Institute. John writes the Practical The

Sometimes when we pray, we are angry with other people. On other occasions, we pray because we are angry with God. How do we manage our angry prayers?Dr. John Koessler is an award-winning writer and retired faculty emeritus of Moody Bible Institute. John

Do a search on books about intercessory prayer on the Internet, and the overall impression you get is that our concerns in this area are primarily concerns of focus and method. Intercession isn't exactly rocket science but that doesn't mean that

Prayer is an act of communion with God. But for most of us, its also about getting something from God. Most prayers include an ask of some kind. We arent praying just to hear ourselves talk. We do not struggle with prayer because it is hard. Our probl

Whatever prayer may be, it is not an ordinary conversation. Believers in every generation have understood prayer as one of the means by which God communicates to his people. Yet it is a conversation where we do the majority of the talking. In prayer, we a