| Praying: Finding Our Way Through Duty to Delight Contributor(s): Packer, J. I. (Author), Nystrom, Carolyn (Author) |
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ISBN: 0830833544 ISBN-13: 9780830833542 Publisher: IVP OUR PRICE: $23.40 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2009 * Not available - Not in print at this time *Annotation: J. I. Packer and Carolyn Nystrom show how prayer is an essential, expected practice as a follower of Christ, but also a privilege and joy. With wisdom, humility and sincerity the authors lead us through different moods of praying, including brooding, praising, asking, complaining and hanging on. Their personal stories offer hope and encouragement to those who pray. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Prayer - Religion | Biblical Studies - General - Religion | Christian Living - Prayer |
| Dewey: 248.32 |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.5" W x 8.1" (0.85 lbs) 319 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian - Theometrics - Evangelical |
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Publisher Description:
Praying is an action. Praying is an action that is of the essence of Christian existence. It involves our beliefs, emotions, values, hopes and fears, certainties and uncertainties, knowledge and ignorance. As J. I. Packer and Carolyn Nystrom explain, this book is a heart-to-heart affair, in which two Christians who try to pray and wish they prayed better share thoughts about what they are doing with people whom they envisage as being like themselves. . . . Our aim is not just to clarify Christian understanding but to foster Christian living. In real praying, head, heart and hands go together. With wisdom, humility and sincerity the authors lead us through different moods of praying, including brooding, praising, asking, complaining and hanging on. In Praying the authors offer hope for those of us who daydream when we try to listen to God and stumble when we try to speak. Yet they don't just teach us about prayer; they challenge and inspire us to do it by pointing us to a clearer realization of the reality of God and his character. Let Packer and Nystrom come alongside you to encourage and guide your active praying to our powerful God, and let him move your praying through mere duty to delight. |
Contributor Bio(s): Packer, J. I.: - J. I. Packer is Board of Governors Professor of Theology at Regent College in Vancouver, British Columbia. He also serves as contributing editor to Christianity Today. He has authored numerous books including the bestselling book Knowing God.Nystrom, Carolyn: - Carolyn Nystrom is a freelance writer based in the western Chicago suburbs. She has written more than seventy-five books and Bible study guides and served as general editor for the Christian Classics series. Together she and J. I. Packer also authored Never Beyond Hope. |