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Ask Seek Pray: Asking God

Ask Seek Pray: Asking God

Think back to some of your favorite memories from your childhood. Some of those memories might be with your dad teaching you how to throw a curveball at the neighborhood park, or they might be of time spent in the kitchen with your mom learning how to cook using grandma’s old recipes. Fast-forward to your […]

Ask Seek Pray: Seek God as a Family

Ask Seek Pray: Seek God as a Family

Think back to some of your favorite memories from your childhood. Some of those memories might be with your dad teaching you how to throw a curveball at the neighborhood park, or they might be of time spent in the kitchen with your mom learning how to cook using grandma’s old recipes. Fast-forward to your […]

Ask Seek Pray: Pray For Everything

Ask Seek Pray: Pray For Everything

One of our favorite questions in Go Kids is, “What would you like to pray for?” The responses cover a vast array of topics. A child might say, “Can we pray for my dad?” and the child next to them, with an equal amount of urgency, will say, “Can we pray for my pet?” The […]

Ask Seek Pray: Pray Forward

Ask Seek Pray: Pray Forward

Prayer Forward Often we don’t think about praying forward because we are focused on our past or our present. Praying for your own needs is a good thing, but praying for others teaches us to see beyond ourselves. Here are some scriptures in the Bible that help us understand more about praying for others: “I […]

The Posture of Prayer

The Posture of Prayer

In its most fundamental definition, prayer is simply communicating with God. At the same time, prayer is multifaceted: it involves speaking, listening, dialoguing, questioning, petitioning, thanking, responding, repeating, and even silence…Even with all these dimensions, it can be all too easy to slip into a rhythm of coming to God in a single-minded perspective, placing […]

Why Do We Fast?

Why Do We Fast?

Have you ever wondered, “Why do we fast?” As we begin the New Year, it’s like a blank canvas ready to be painted. What colors or designs will take shape? Rest assured God knows what will be on the canvas. He invites us to be the artist that he paints through, every brushstroke inspired by […]

Types of Fasts

Types of Fasts

Types of Fasts There are three types of fasts mentioned in the Bible. The first one we’ll look at is a Normal Fast. This type of fast is where an individual would abstain from all food or liquid, but not from water. An example of this can be found in Matthew 4:2, where Jesus fasted for […]