Tag Archives: prayingdaily

Roger Kahn is one of America’s greatest sportswriters. Some might say the greatest. Robert Frost was one of American’s greatest poets. Some might say the greatest. Since poetry is more important than sports, Frost was literary royalty. So it was special when the poet invited the sportswriter to visit him. After the visit, as Kahn […]

Thanking God at mealtime is “saying grace.” This comes from the New Testament’s word for gratitude. It means “good grace.” When you say grace you’re saying, “Lord, this meal is grace and your grace is good! Thanks!” The New Testament also teaches us that saying grace in the sense of thanking God isn’t just for […]

One of my all-time favorite people is the late, great baseball Hall of Famer Dizzy Dean. Diz was a piece of work in the best sense of the phrase. He loved to talk. Especially about himself and his brother Paul. Many a Dizzy sentence began with the words, “Me and Paul.” I know, I know. […]

In a previous post, I shared with you the “how” of a prayer lesson I learned from the Old Testament man named Nehemiah. Our ancient cousin taught me how to pray my way through my day with brief, pointed prayers. Now I’d like to share with you what Nehemiah taught me about the “why” of […]

One of the best prayer lessons I ever got came from a guy who drank wine for a living. He was what the ancient world called a wine taster. His name was Nehemiah. A wine taster was the human guinea pig who drank a king’s wine. If he dropped dead, the king would know the […]