Listening prayer

Listening prayer

Using a journal to grow in listening prayer

Here's another excerpt from my book, The Art of Listening Prayer: The Bible says, "For God so loved the world" (John. 3:16), but you need to se...

Listening prayer

Why not take a risk and begin searching?

Yesterday I shared an excerpt from my book, The Art of Listening Prayer; today, I share another excerpt: Growing up in America isn’t easy; ...

Listening prayer

Learning listening prayer

My book, The Art of Listening Prayer, keeps selling without any promotion from me. I think it sells because people are hungry to hear the Lord's voice...

Listening prayer

Rest of the story: St. Francis lives down the street from me

Robert Wetherford is 78 years old and works harder chopping wood than most men half his age. This morning I was jogging by his wood-splitting oper...

Listening prayer

A mom's lesson in listening prayer

Ten years ago I met Chris Montgomery and her husband in Costa Rica. It's been years since we talked, but she got a hold of The Art of Listening Prayer...

Listening prayer

What is listening prayer?

Growing up, My devotions were dry, routine affairs. I'd whip through a chapter in the Bible. I'd run down a list of prayer requests, and I'd check tha...

Listening prayer

What if God wants to talk?

Allie wrote me from Kenya. She sent me feedback from students who are trying to listen for God’s voice. I am a proponent of “listening prayer.” ...