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Nah, I don’t really need to pray.

By Jared Dees

Or “I already prayed today.” Or “I pray in the mornings and at night. Praying again isn’t necessary.” These are the thoughts that pop into our heads. I know because I think them sometimes. From just a moment ago: “I spent ten minutes praying the examen this morning, do I really need to pray it…

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April 28, 2012 Filed Under: On Spirituality, Prayer, When

Sneeze! God Bless You…for real

By Jared Dees

It is funny how we overlook so many things that we do by habit throughout the day. When someone sneezes, I usually say, “God bless you” or “Bless you,” unless someone beats me to it first. You probably do it too. How many times have you actually asked God to bless the person who sneezed?…

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August 24, 2011 Filed Under: Everyday Prayers, On Spirituality, Prayer, When

6 Tips for Starting a Daily Prayer Routine

By Jared Dees

So you’re committed to adding prayer into your daily routines. Now how do you make sure you won’t forget to pray? How do you truly set aside time to pray and make it a habit? I found that when I tried to insert prayer into my blogging routine, it took me a few times to…

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June 30, 2011 Filed Under: How to Pray, On Spirituality, Prayer, When

I Failed to Pray Before Blogging and Here’s Why

By Jared Dees

My prayer habits goal for March is to pray before blogging. Earlier this week, I failed. (I almost finished writing this post when I realized that I failed again. I didn’t pray at the before writing this post either.) I forgot to pray (twice. . .three times now). Why? In this case, there was no…

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March 13, 2011 Filed Under: How to Pray, On Spirituality, Prayer, When

Finding Time to Pray

By Jared Dees

One of the most common obstacles to prayer is fitting it into our busy schedules. Let’s be honest, we are all busy. Let’s take a look at some ways you can make prayer a habit in your daily life.

March 8, 2011 Filed Under: On Spirituality, Prayer, When Tagged With: calendar, family prayer, time

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Jared Dees is passionate about sharing practical resources to teach faith. He is best known for his website The Religion Teacher and is the author of many books including 31 Days to Becoming a Better Religious Educator, Christ in the Classroom, and Beatitales: 80 Fables about the Beatitudes for Children. See all of Jared's Books →

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