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Mom, I Don’t Pray

by Julia Roller · In: Prayer · on Oct 10, 2018

“I don’t pray,” my ten-year-old son said the other day at the dinner table, and my heart just about stopped. “What?” I said. “What do you mean? Why not? What happened?” My head filled with even more …

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Category: PrayerTag: Christian parenting, Philippians 4:6-7, prayer, praying aloud, praying with children

Teaching Kids to Talk (and Listen) to God

by Julia Roller · In: Parenting, Prayer · on Nov 16, 2017

  I once shocked a bunch of kids while giving a children's sermon. I told them it didn't matter if they bowed their heads or even folded their hands when they prayed.  That they certainly …

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Category: Parenting, PrayerTag: Examen, prayer, praying hands, praying with kids

Daily Tasks Are Real Life

by Julia Roller · In: Home, Parenting, Prayer · on Feb 16, 2017

My daughter is 15 months old. What that means for my house is that there is no safe place to keep the toilet brush. That as I put the dirty dishes into the dishwasher, she is joyfully unloading them …

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Category: Home, Parenting, PrayerTag: Christian mom, Christian parenting, Kathleen Norris, laundry, prayer

Two Gifts of Praying with Children

by Julia Roller · In: Prayer, Uncategorized · on Apr 18, 2014

It's Good Friday today, and my church has a beautiful tradition of a prayer vigil that begins after the Maundy Thursday service and continues through the night until the Good Friday service at noon. …

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Category: Prayer, UncategorizedTag: Bible, children, Christian mom, Easter, Good Friday, prayer

In Praise of “Falling Back”

by Julia Roller · In: Miscellaneous, Prayer · on Nov 28, 2013

                  It's been a couple of weeks now since we set our clocks back. I've noticed that after that first initial rush of happiness about getting …

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Category: Miscellaneous, PrayerTag: dreams, falling back, night, prayer, slowing down

The Champion Grudge-Holder

by Julia Roller · In: Prayer · on Jul 30, 2013

As I was climbing back into my car after signing my son into dinosaur camp, a woman on foot called through my window, "Can you please let me through?" I wasn't even sure what she meant at first, …

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Category: PrayerTag: grudges, prayer, praying for enemies

Prayer & the Laundry

by Julia Roller · In: Prayer · on Mar 18, 2013

  It was Martin Luther who said, “Work, work, from early until late. In fact, I have so much to do that I shall spend the first three hours in prayer.” I always have the same reaction to this …

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Category: PrayerTag: Brother Lawrence, laundry, parenting, prayer

In Praise of the Uncool Church

by Julia Roller · In: Prayer · on Feb 15, 2013

     Recently I helped out with my church's new member class. One of the best parts? Hearing their stories of just why they like our church and want to join. I just couldn't get enough of these …

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Category: PrayerTag: Church, prayer

The Prayer of a Sick Child

by Julia Roller · In: Parenting, Prayer · on Jan 3, 2013

A few days before Christmas my grandfather passed away, and so my dad, my sister, my two boys and I drove from my parents' house in Illinois to Ohio for the funeral and visitation. To break up the 8- …

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Category: Parenting, PrayerTag: parenting, prayer, sick child

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