“Anything worth something has a cost.”—StanSuccumbing to pancreatic cancer in late 2013, Stan understood the depth of his own statement more than most of us ever could. You can share Stan’s legacy with this twenty-eight-day journal designed to draw you deeper into prayer, specifically for the Muslim world.With touching photos and poignant excerpts fr… Read more…
A veces la oración podría confundirse con una especie de reunión formal entre el gerente general del cielo y el más humilde de los empleados. Sin embargo, la oración realmente es una conversación entre un Padre amoroso y su hijo: cada uno de nosotros. El tiempo que dedicamos a la conversación con Dios nos ayuda a entender que Él siempre está con nos… Read more…
Here’s a practical guide of prayer starters that will help you pray confidently while living through cancer. Cancer patients as well as family members and loved ones will find hope and encouragement through prayers that cover times such as diagnosis, treatment, and recovery as well as tough topics like doubts, pain, fear, and anger. Nearly 50 topics in… Read more…
“This little book is explosive and powerful.”R. Albert Mohler, Jr. When you pray, does it ever feel like you’re just saying the same old things about the same old things? Offering us the encouragement and the practical advice we’re all looking for, Donald S. Whitney, best-selling author of Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life, outlines an … Read more…
For over two decades Too Busy Not to Pray has stood as a classic on prayer, helping Christians all over the world slow down to draw near to God.
During those years, the world certainly hasn't slowed down. If anything, the pace, intensity and number of distractions have only increased. Brokenness and pain seem to have increased as well, with news… Read more…
Dietrich Bonhoeffer, one of the most influential Christian martyrs in history, bequeathed to humanity a legacy of theological creativity and spirituality that continues to intrigue people from a variety of backgrounds. Dietrich Bonhoeffer Works, a sixteen volume series, offers a fresh, critical translation of Bonhoeffer's writings, with introductions, an… Read more…
Why is prayer so hard?
Many of us have asked that question. We want to pray. We intend to pray. But, as spiritual director and professor MaryKate Morse notes, ' we don't pray as consistently or as meaningfully as we might like.'
And yet prayer offers us such spiritual riches. Prayer
draws us to experience love and to be love… Read more…
In this book of pastoral reflections N.T. Wright explores how the Lord's Prayer sums up what Jesus was all about in his first-century setting. Wright locates the Lord's Prayer, clause by clause, within the historical life and work of Jesus and allows the prayer's devotional application to grow out of its historical context. The result is a fresh … Read more…
The 21 Most Effective Prayers of the Bible speaks to believers of all ages, backgrounds, and maturity levels with an uplifting message: that the prayers of the Bible are prayers for us today. Not an exhaustive, scholarly study, this very readable volume investigates twenty-one heartfelt prayers that produced results. Author Dave Earley shares personal exampl… Read more…
It's tough to be a pastor.
Pastors face demands and pressures on every side, from the challenges of church ministry to the realities of spiritual warfare. But you can make a difference. Your prayers provide a lifeline for your pastor's spiritual health and ministry effectiveness.
Eddie Byun offers a handy, practical guide to praying… Read more…
Prayer opens worlds of possibilities—but many people still struggle to pray. Power Prayers to Grow Your Faith will help you pray, by offering solid biblical reasons to talk to God and specific prayer starters—no matter your age or stage in life. Drawn from Barbour’s bestselling Power Prayers series, this book includes topics such as My Salvation, My Pu… Read more…
Prayer opens worlds of possibilities-but many people to still struggle to pray. Power Prayers to Start Your Day will help readers pray about meaningful topics by offering specific morning prayer starters for 21 key areas of life. Chapters address subjects such as marriage, family, friends, quiet time, faith, health, work, finances, stresses-even one's to… Read more…
