Practical Prayer

By Rev. Bill Marchiony, DD & Carol L. Lawrence

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The most effective prayers in virtually every religion and spiritual practice throughout history follow the same pattern. Rev. Bill Marchiony and Carol L. Lawrence talk about the five-step formula for Practical Prayer, and the shift in perspective that can be required to allow our prayers to create real new experiences in our lives.

Each weekly episode digs into the topic from a fresh angle, providing insight on the ways that our beliefs, our upbringing, our education and our society come together to make our lives the way they are. They also provide the spiritual tools we can use to move beyond those old influences and open ourselves to the life of our dreams.

Rev. Bill Marchiony, DD is an ordained Minister of Religious Science, Spiritual Director of New Thought Philadelphia, and author of “Practical Prayer for Real Results”. He has been studying and teaching these powerful principles since the 1990s. Before that, he was a zany morning radio air personality, which makes this podcast fun to listen to.

Carol L Lawrence is an author, Spiritual Life Consultant, inspirational speaker who has spent 30+ years in church leadership, spirituality and biblical studies, and seminary education. Having pastored churches across denominations and racial diversity has given her a respect for a broad and inclusive theological perspective. She’s also the host of the “Jazz Divine” podcast, a unique worship/meditation experience with Smooth Jazz.

Together, this unlikely duo explores the transformation that is possible when these powerful New Thought teachings are added to a more traditional religious framework.

A Practical Prayer is a prayer that WORKS! These discussions dive into the details of how it works, and how to work it.

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Episode Date
Finale
Jan 07, 2026
Penultimate
Dec 31, 2025
Looking Forward
Dec 24, 2025
Page 52
Dec 17, 2025
Release, Trust, Receive
Dec 10, 2025
Light
Dec 03, 2025
Ensembles
Nov 26, 2025
Heaven and Hell
Nov 19, 2025
New Thought
Nov 12, 2025
Unity, Oneness and Fate
Nov 05, 2025
Principle
Oct 29, 2025
An Awakened Path
Oct 22, 2025
Gratitude
Oct 15, 2025
Intelligence, Authentic and Otherwise
Oct 08, 2025
Timing
Oct 01, 2025
Buddhism
Sep 24, 2025
Belonging, or Not
Sep 17, 2025
The Devil
Sep 10, 2025
Changing Times
Sep 04, 2025
Always Yes
Aug 27, 2025
New Thought for the World
Aug 20, 2025
The Purple Chairs
Aug 13, 2025
Difference and Diversity
Aug 06, 2025
Decluttering
Jul 30, 2025
Change
Jul 23, 2025
Spiritual Practicality
Jul 16, 2025
Second-Guessing AI
Jul 09, 2025
New Normal
Jul 02, 2025
I Dont Know What to Do
Jun 25, 2025
How and Why
Jun 18, 2025
The Pivot
Jun 11, 2025
The Power of Words
Jun 04, 2025
Expansion
May 28, 2025
Intrusive Thoughts
May 21, 2025
Artificial Intelligence
May 14, 2025
Humanizing God
May 07, 2025
In God We Trust
Apr 30, 2025
Truth
Apr 23, 2025
Principle
Apr 16, 2025
Meditation
Apr 09, 2025
The Sacred Contract
Apr 02, 2025
Prayer Works
Mar 26, 2025
Affirmative Prayer or Other Kind of Prayer
Mar 19, 2025
Synchronicities
Mar 12, 2025
Personal Abundance
Mar 05, 2025
Individualized or Separate
Feb 26, 2025
Gods Will and Our Purpose
Feb 19, 2025
Spiritual Practice
Feb 12, 2025
Duality, or Non?
Feb 05, 2025
Know Something Better
Jan 29, 2025
Waiting on a Miracle
Jan 22, 2025
Getting a Grip on Ego
Jan 15, 2025
Miracles
Jan 08, 2025
Simple, But Not Easy
Jan 01, 2025
Time and Vocabulary
Dec 25, 2024
Heaven & Hell
Dec 18, 2024
We Don't Manifest Anything
Dec 11, 2024
Wealth, Prosperity and Abundance
Dec 04, 2024
Subliminal Influences
Nov 27, 2024
Outlining
Nov 20, 2024
Masks
Nov 13, 2024
Metaphysics at Starbucks
Nov 06, 2024
Manifestation and Divine Timing
Oct 30, 2024
Evolving Consciousness
Oct 23, 2024
Spirituality not Religion
Oct 09, 2024
Perfectionism and Purposefulness
Oct 02, 2024
Manifestation & Feeling
Sep 25, 2024
Interrupting Karma
Sep 18, 2024
Does God Have a Plan?
Sep 11, 2024
Meditation
Sep 04, 2024
The Difference Between Traditional and Practical Prayer
Aug 28, 2024
Evolution
Aug 21, 2024
Who Am I Praying To?
Aug 14, 2024
Religious and Spiritual Friends
Aug 07, 2024
Manifestation
Jul 31, 2024
Healing and Medicine
Jul 24, 2024
One Thing, Many Ways
Jul 17, 2024
Inadvertent Suggestions
Jul 10, 2024
Prayers for Emotional Wholeness
Jul 03, 2024
Getting Started with Practical Prayer
Jun 26, 2024
Praying for Others
Jun 19, 2024
Relationships
Jun 12, 2024
Being in the Flow
Jun 05, 2024
God Always Says Yes
May 29, 2024
What We Resist Persists
May 22, 2024
Living a Prayer
May 15, 2024
Stealth Prayer and God Prayer
May 08, 2024
One Step at a Time
May 01, 2024
Awakening
Apr 24, 2024
Eclipse Earthquake and A.I.
Apr 17, 2024
Clarifying the Ego
Apr 10, 2024
Did I Ask for This?
Apr 03, 2024
Sin
Mar 27, 2024
Manifesting
Mar 20, 2024
Overcoming Doubt
Mar 13, 2024
Suspended
Mar 06, 2024
Peace of Mind
Feb 28, 2024
Realization
Feb 21, 2024
Co-Creation
Feb 14, 2024
The One
Feb 07, 2024
Intention & Impact
Jan 31, 2024
Surrender and Release
Jan 24, 2024
Getting Something New
Jan 17, 2024
Creating Your Own Reality
Jan 10, 2024
Jesus and Practical Prayer
Jan 03, 2024
New
Dec 27, 2023
Oneness, Revisited
Dec 20, 2023
Doubting God Within
Dec 13, 2023
Spiritual Mind Treatment
Dec 06, 2023
Release
Nov 29, 2023
Spiritual Principle
Nov 22, 2023
Mental Equivalents
Nov 15, 2023
Purpose is a Process
Nov 08, 2023
Change, Again
Nov 01, 2023
Stillness and Multitasking
Oct 25, 2023
The Big Bang, and the Pivot
Oct 18, 2023
Rebroadcast-What Makes Practical Prayer Different
Oct 11, 2023
God's Will for Us
Oct 04, 2023
Healing
Sep 27, 2023
When Prayers Don't Work
Sep 20, 2023
Chakras
Sep 13, 2023
The Thread Between All Religions
Sep 06, 2023
More About Karma
Aug 30, 2023
An Unlikely Duo - Rebroadcast
Aug 23, 2023
Pivot
Aug 16, 2023
Meditation vs. Prayer
Aug 09, 2023
Artificial Intelligence
Aug 02, 2023
The Big Bang
Jul 26, 2023
Angels and Spirit Guides
Jul 19, 2023
Perspective
Jul 12, 2023
Prayer Professionals
Jul 05, 2023
Still Pride Month
Jun 28, 2023
Pride Month
Jun 21, 2023
The Will of God
Jun 14, 2023
Watching Our Words
Jun 07, 2023
Gratitude
May 31, 2023
Fear
May 24, 2023
Will Power
May 17, 2023
Duality and Oneness
May 10, 2023
Celebrating
May 03, 2023
Nuggets
Apr 26, 2023
Prayer
Apr 19, 2023
Change
Apr 12, 2023
Enlightenment
Apr 05, 2023
Sin
Mar 29, 2023
Paying Attention
Mar 22, 2023
Karma, redux
Mar 15, 2023
An Overworked Conversation of Destination and Journey
Mar 08, 2023
An Outpicturing of Our Mind
Mar 01, 2023
Insurance
Feb 22, 2023
Oh, Jesus!
Feb 15, 2023
Oneness, part 2
Feb 08, 2023
Flow
Feb 01, 2023
The Power of Words
Jan 25, 2023
Grace and Graceful
Jan 18, 2023
Change
Jan 11, 2023
Damnation
Jan 04, 2023
People Who Dont Believe
Dec 28, 2022
Hope Hopelessness and Holidays
Dec 21, 2022
Prosperity Wealth Abundance and Money
Dec 14, 2022
The Truth
Dec 07, 2022
Allowing
Nov 30, 2022
Discernment
Nov 23, 2022
How It Works
Nov 16, 2022
Fate
Nov 09, 2022
Valley of the Shadow
Nov 02, 2022
I Am God
Oct 26, 2022
Allowing, Surrender and Submission vs Ego
Oct 19, 2022
Control Freaks
Oct 12, 2022
Newness
Oct 05, 2022
Channeled Consciousness
Sep 28, 2022
All is Mind
Sep 21, 2022
Spiritual or Religious
Sep 14, 2022
Two Steps for Jesus
Sep 07, 2022
New Thought Denominatons
Aug 31, 2022
Back to Basics
Aug 24, 2022
Treatment
Aug 17, 2022
Infinity and One Mind
Aug 10, 2022
Karma
Aug 03, 2022
How Spirit Works
Jul 27, 2022
Defining Moments
Jul 20, 2022
Heaven and Hell
Jul 13, 2022
Work, Stress, Struggle and Clutter
Jul 06, 2022
Gratitude
Jun 29, 2022
Rejoice in All Things
Jun 22, 2022
Healing and Medicine
Jun 15, 2022
The Devil
Jun 08, 2022
Demonstration and Manifestation
Jun 01, 2022
Cause and Effect
May 25, 2022
Affirmations
May 18, 2022
What is Truth?
May 11, 2022
Prosperity and Abundance
May 04, 2022
Destiny and Predestination
Apr 27, 2022
Consciousness
Apr 20, 2022
Focus and Transformation
Apr 13, 2022
The Truth About God
Apr 06, 2022
Meditation
Mar 30, 2022
Manifestation
Mar 23, 2022
Spiritual Practice
Mar 16, 2022
One Mind
Mar 09, 2022
Foxhole Prayers
Mar 02, 2022
Is it ALWAYS metaphysical?
Feb 23, 2022
Where is Jesus
Feb 16, 2022
What Ernest Meant
Feb 09, 2022
Ego
Feb 02, 2022
Does God Have a Plan?
Jan 26, 2022
Signs & Guidance
Jan 19, 2022
Spirit Works Quickly Except When It Does't
Jan 12, 2022
Unity and Oneness
Jan 05, 2022
Bring Love to It
Dec 29, 2021
Changing the Way We Look at Things Changes the Way They Look
Dec 22, 2021
Good News
Dec 15, 2021
Health, Wealth, Love, Work, and Spirit
Dec 08, 2021
CTAs and Thanksgiving
Dec 01, 2021
Spirit Within, or Without
Nov 24, 2021
Invisible Friends and Rapid Pace Affirmations
Nov 17, 2021
Duality
Nov 10, 2021
Hypothetical Situations
Nov 03, 2021
How Much Better Can It Get?
Oct 27, 2021
New Thought Confetti
Oct 20, 2021
Getting Started with Practical Prayer
Oct 13, 2021
Getting the Yes You Want
Oct 06, 2021
The Answer to the Prayer is In the Prayer
Sep 29, 2021
God Always Says Yes
Sep 22, 2021
The New Language of New Thought
Sep 15, 2021
Sticking Points
Sep 08, 2021
Jesus and Practical Prayer
Sep 01, 2021
Prayer With Purpose
Aug 25, 2021
Making Traditional Prayers Practical
Aug 18, 2021
Spiritual Mind Treatment, Scientific and Affirmative Prayer
Aug 12, 2021
Praying for Others to Change
Aug 04, 2021
What Makes Practical Prayer Different
Jul 30, 2021
Doubt
Jul 29, 2021
Losing My Religion
Jul 29, 2021
An Unlikely Duo
Jul 29, 2021
Praying for Money
Jul 29, 2021
Ten Percent Better
Jul 29, 2021
What You Can Pray For
Jul 29, 2021
What Makes a Prayer Practical?
Jul 29, 2021