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Author
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
Lamott has coalesced everything she knows about prayer to three simple fundamentals. Asking for assistance from a higher power, appreciating what we have that is good, and feeling awe at the world around us-- that can get us through the day and can show us the way forward. Lamott recounts how she came to these insights, explains what they mean to her and how they have helped, and explores how others have embraced these same ideas.
Author
Series
Anthropological papers of the University of Arizona volume no. 35
Publisher
University of Arizona Press
Pub. Date
1980.
Language
English
Author
Series
Mount Tabor Books volume 1
Publisher
Paraclete Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Prayer is natural for human beings, a spontaneous impulse common in all people. Yet, beyond instinct, there is a kind of prayer that's conscious and articulate, that we have to be taught. There is an "art of prayer," when faith and prayer become creative responses by which creatures made in the image and likeness of the Creator relate to him with help of the imagination. Timothy Verdon explores these essential interactions in this magnificent book....
Author
Publisher
Dutton, Penguin Group USA
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Christians are taught in their churches and schools that prayer is the most powerful way to experience God. But few receive instruction or guidance in how to make prayer genuinely meaningful. In Prayer, pastor Timothy Keller delves into the many facets of this everyday act. Keller offers biblical guidance as well as specific prayers for certain situations, such as dealing with grief, loss, love, and forgiveness. He discusses ways to make prayers more...
Author
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
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Description
Weaving together quotes and stories from the lives of mothers and fathers of the faith as well as powerful encounters with God from his own life, Foster describes the riches of quieting your mind and heart in order to listen to and obey God more closely. Along the way, he also provides the biblical teaching and step-by-step help you need to begin this prayer practice for yourself. --from publisher description