Extreme Prayer With the Basi Brood

In grade school, I had a principal who had once been a sister—at least, so I was told. The main thing I remember about her is how particular she was about how we recited prayers as a school. I remember one day we all sat down in the church, and the teachers handed out cards…

Read More

In Which We Need Your Help, Because Prayer In Marriage is HARD.

The hardest thing about marriage, as far as I’m concerned, is praying together. My husband is deeply uncomfortable with extemporaneous vocal prayer, and over time I’ve come, not only to understand, but to agree. Praying aloud, I almost always become too self-aware, drift too close to showing off, as long as there is another person…

Read More