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In this fourth and final reflection on prayer, I would like to return to the idea of prayer as a collective act unfolding in time. Prayer is more than an affective impulse between Jesus and myself. It ...

More Americans are praying about health issues — both for themselves and for the health of others — according to a new study [PDF] published in the journal Psychology of Religion and Spirituality. And ...

God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; courage to change the things I can… …and, while You’re at it, enable my heirs to serenely ...

In Islam, Fajr is the first prayer of the day, one of the five daily obligatory prayers for Muslims. The Fajr adhan — the call to prayer — begins right at dawn, and is to be performed before the sun ...

AUSTIN, Texas (KLTV) - Senate Bill 11 is one of Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick’s top legislative priorities for the upcoming session. The legislation would require school boards to vote on allowing ...