The last words of a gathering stay with people. After the sermon, after the meal, after the dishes and the long conversations, someone is asked to close in prayer — and that prayer becomes the moment that sends everyone out the door, back into the car, and home. This collection gathers 30 closing prayers for … Read more
November is a month of finishing. The harvest is in, the leaves are down, the clocks fall back, and by five o’clock the porch light is already on. It is also a month with a lot packed into it — a new month to welcome, a day of remembrance on the 11th, Thanksgiving at the … Read more
Someone always has to say the first words. Maybe it’s the moment before the turkey is carved, the start of a family reunion, the welcome at a community meal, or the beginning of an office Thanksgiving lunch. Everyone goes quiet, and somebody is asked to pray. If that somebody is you, this collection will help. … Read more
The first words spoken in a Thanksgiving service set the tone for everything that follows. Before the first hymn, before the sermon, before the offering plate goes around, someone stands up and invites the whole room to turn its attention toward God. If that someone is you this year, this collection is here to help. … Read more
Right now, more than 388 million Christians around the world face high levels of persecution or discrimination for their faith. That is about one in every seven Christians on earth, according to the 2026 World Watch List published by the ministry Open Doors. Behind that number are real people: a pastor in prison, a teenage … Read more
When someone we love dies, prayer often becomes the only words we have left. We want to say something to God about the person we lost: thank You for them, keep them, and help us live without them. This collection gathers 12 prayers for departed souls, each grounded in the King James Bible. The prayers … Read more
All Saints Day is one of the oldest feasts on the Christian calendar. Every year on November 1, churches around the world pause to thank God for the faithful men and women who have gone before, from the apostles and martyrs to the grandmother who taught a child to pray. This guide brings together 10 … Read more
On Tuesday, November 3, 2026, Americans will go to the polls for the midterm elections. Every seat in the U.S. House of Representatives is on the ballot, along with 35 Senate races, 36 governorships, and thousands of state and local offices, from school boards to county judges. Elections stir up strong feelings. Some people feel … Read more
On October 31, 1517, a German monk and Bible teacher named Martin Luther posted ninety-five theses on the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg. He meant to start a debate. Instead, he helped start the Protestant Reformation, a movement that put the Bible back into ordinary hands and recovered the message that salvation is … Read more
Every October, people talk about “getting into the Halloween spirit.” Pumpkins line the porches, costume aisles fill up overnight, and plastic skeletons appear on front lawns. For anyone who reads the King James Bible, that familiar phrase raises a deeper question: What Spirit Is Behind Halloween actually? This article looks at the question honestly. It … Read more