Today we consider the second part of Jesus second instruction about prayer in Luke 18. The parable of the Pharisee and the tax collector reminds us that God hears the prayers of some surprising ...

The prayer of supplication includes petition. As the Holy Spirit moves within us, the first impulse toward petition is repentance. As we draw closer to God, we realize who we are before him, how we ...

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President Obama delivered remarks at his fifth National Prayer Breakfast Thursday morning, and in a studiously neutral speech, drew laughs of recognition from the crowd when he pointed out the ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee is waking up to its first official "Day of Prayer, Humility and Fasting." Gov. Bill Lee issued a proclamation last month declaring the designation for Oct. 10. The ...

President Barack Obama on Thursday said the spirit of humility and unity at Washington’s annual Prayer Breakfast needs to last longer. Speaking to hundreds of political and religious leaders in ...

A heaping plate of partisan politics, sprinkled with religious faith, topped the menu at the 68th National Prayer Breakfast. On the morning of Feb. 6, President Donald Trump surprised listeners by ...

Reporting from Washington — President Obama called Thursday for religious humility and dogged protection of the separation between church and state, as he condemned “fierce certainty” that can lead to ...

It must be the fact that it's an election year. That may account for the criticism Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee is getting for proclaiming Friday as a "day of prayer, humility and fasting." Some of the ...

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