Since many of us have school, jobs, or other commitments to attend to throughout the day, nighttime is the perfect hour to refocus, recenter, and reconnect with God. In the silence of night, one can ...

Gloria Yoder is an Amish mom, writer and homemaker in rural Illinois. The Yoders travel primarily by horse-drawn buggy and live next to the settlement’s one-room schoolhouse. Readers can write to ...

One of the unanticipated purposes of this column over the past several decades has been to point out with love and pride ways that our belief in God and God's love for us sneaks into our world in ...

Although weary from the events of the day, people of many faiths end their day with a bedtime prayer before drifting off to sleep. This week’s clergy discuss why we thank the Creator, and ask for ...

I have asked you, dear readers, to share with me the bedtime prayers taught to you by your parents and again you have filled my inbox with joy, piety and love. Bedtime prayers are deeply important ...

Putting the kids to bed can be a frustrating task. They never want to go to bed, even if they are fast asleep on the sofa. Our little ones will fight with all of their strength to stay up for a few ...

The overwhelming response from readers to my request for bedtime prayers reinforces my belief that children are innately spiritual and remain so until adults take their natural faith away from them.