Find out what your unique prayer personality is (and receive prayer tips tailor made for you!) at www.prayingchristianwomen.com/quiz today!


This week's guest on the podcast is Penny Cooke, author of Pursuing Prayer: Being Effective in a Busy World. You're not going to want to miss this power-packed conversation where Penny guides us through the Lord's Prayer using the PRAYER acronym from her book. She recounts some of her own prayer struggles, including praying through her son's addiction. Penny candidly shares about some of her own painful disappointments in prayer, and offers up the secret to an unshakable faith (spoiler: it isn't answered prayer!). 


Visit PennyCookeAuthor.com for a free devotional and coloring page, and to connect with Penny!


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239 Pursuing Prayer: Being Effective In A Busy World with Penny Cooke

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What do you think of when you hear the word “balance”? If you’re like many women, it might evoke guilt, feelings of never measuring up, or even anxiety. 
If you’ve ever struggled with balance in any aspect of your life, you’re going to love this week’s guest, Vivian Cumins. Vivian shares wisdom from the Bible on how to actively pursue balance in your life, some examples of times when balance seemed out of reach to her, and the important role prayer plays in creating a peaceful, balanced life. 
You can connect with Vivian, sign up to receive her free Out of Balance Believer prayer guide, and find out more about her new podcast Juggling Life, Finding Balance at ⁠VivianCumins.com.
Grab your free scripture journal at PrayingChristianWomen.com/journal today!

311 Biblical Balance with Vivian Cumins

Got Mom guilt? If so, you are certainly not alone. There might be no better topic so close to Mother’s Day than this week’s “Mom Guilt and Prayer” episode!
In it we discuss what Mom guilt is, how it can specifically rear its ugly head in the lives of all women (regardless of Mom status), make some candid confessions about our own experiences, and of course offer plenty of hope and encouragement!
In case that isn’t enough inspiration for you, we are offering a special Praying Mom Bundle of digital resources for over 50% off in honor of Mother’s Day! This bundle makes a great gift to treat yourself or another Mom in your life just in time for Mother’s Day!
Check it out here!

310 Mom Guilt and Prayer

Note: This episode contains references to suicidal thoughts. If you or someone you know is having thoughts of self-harm, contact the Suicide Hotline: dial or text 988, call 800 273 8255, or visit 988lifeline.org.
We’ve talked a lot on this podcast about longing for answered prayer, celebrating answered prayer and everything in-between. But we don’t often talk about the prayers we look back on and thank God he didn’t answer the way we wanted!
This week we share some times we prayed for something that in retrospect wouldn’t have been the best thing. Then we springboard into an exercise that can help when things don’t go as planned, to help us keep in mind that God really does know best!
Grab your free scripture journal at PrayingChristianWomen.com/journal today!

309 Thank God He Didn't Answer That Prayer!

If you've been around for a while, you know we're dog lovers. That's why we're incredibly excited to bring you a very special episode of the podcast: This week we sat down with Larry Randolph and Jennifer Marshall Bleakley to talk about their book Finding Grace: The Inspiring True Story of Therapy Dogs Bringing Comfort, Hope, and Love to a Hurting World.


Larry and his wife Susan co-founded Canines for Christ in 2007, and since then they’ve seen the therapy dog program grow into an international volunteer-based ministry reaching hundreds of thousands of people with God’s love.


Join us as Larry and Jennifer talk about the surprising role prayer played in Canines for Christ becoming a ministry, some of the ways they've seen therapy dogs open doors for prayer and ministry, and the power of therapy dogs to bring the love of God to a hurting world.


You can connect with Jennifer and find Finding Grace and the Pawverbs books at JenniferBleakley.com 
You can find out more about Canines for Christ at K94Christ.org.



308 The Power of Therapy Dogs with Larry Randolph and Jennifer Marshall Bleakley

This week’s episode focuses on how to pray for graduates, or really anyone you love who is moving on to a new season! Some of the questions we address include:
What are some challenges and pitfalls to avoid when praying for graduates?
How do I recognize when the one who needs prayer is me?
How can we embrace grief and lament while looking ahead expectantly?
And as always, we include lots of practical tips for how to pray for children, grandchildren and loved ones during times of transition.
Grab your free scripture journal at PrayingChristianWomen.com/journal today!

239 Pursuing Prayer: Being Effective In A Busy World with Penny Cooke

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