What are We Doing when We Pray?

What are We Doing when We Pray?
Author: Vincent Brümmer
Publisher: Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
Total Pages: 204
Release: 2008
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780754662099

Vincent Brümmer's classic book on prayer from 1984 provides a comprehensive philosophical analysis of central issues regarding the nature and practice of prayer.This new edition has been substantially revised and updated. Serving as a valuable core text for students, this book also contributes to a number of current debates in theology and philosophy of religion: the debates on realism and religious belief, on the rationality of faith and the nature of theology, on the relation between religious belief and morality, on the relation between science and religion and the lively debate among evangelical Christians in America on the 'openness of God.'

Why We Pray

Why We Pray
Author: William Philip
Publisher: Crossway
Total Pages: 85
Release: 2015-02-17
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1433542897

Prayer is foundational to the Christian life, but many people don't really understand it. What is it for? How does it work? Why do we do it? This short and accessible book explains what prayer is, why it exists, and how it can encourage us in our life of faith. Written by a pastor with years of teaching and counseling experience, Why We Pray doesn't simply tell readers why they should pray, but instead focuses on four blessing-filled reasons that will help Christians want to pray. Rather than feeling discouraged and disheartened by their inconsistency in prayer, readers will feel reinvigorated to approach God with confidence and joy, delighted by the privilege of talking directly to their loving heavenly Father.

Why Do We Worship?

Why Do We Worship?
Author: Miranda Nerland
Publisher: Deward Publishing
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2017-04-27
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9781936341979

"But...why?" It's the first and most fundamental question most children ask--and when it comes to worshipping our Father in Heaven, our answer couldn't be more important. Why Do We Worship? lays out God's plan for worship in the Scriptures and encourages even very young children to discover and practice worship in their lives.

The Source of Life

The Source of Life
Author: Jürgen Moltmann
Publisher: Fortress Press
Total Pages: 178
Release: 1997-07-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9781451412031

Beginning with his experiences as a prisoner of war, Moltmann anchors his reflections in a theology of life - and the Spirit as elemental renewer of life - which links biblical manifestations to contemporary ones, hope to holiness, creation to community, and politics to prayer. In the Spirit we embrace the presence of God, but we also embrace community with people and all living things.

Who We are is how We Pray

Who We are is how We Pray
Author: Charles J. Keating
Publisher: Twenty-Third Publications
Total Pages: 172
Release: 1987
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 9780896223219

"[A] popular presentation of the relationship between personality and spirituality. The author relates the personalities of sixteen types of Myers-Briggs ..."--Page 4 of cover

When I Pray, What Does God Do?

When I Pray, What Does God Do?
Author: David Wilkinson
Publisher: Monarch Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2015-05-15
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780857216045

Scientist and theologian David Wilkinson shares his insights and struggles with the question of how God answers prayer.

A Praying Life

A Praying Life
Author: Paul E. Miller
Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
Total Pages: 219
Release: 2017-04-03
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1631468812

More than 500,000 copies sold! Updated and expanded! Prayer is hard. Often, unless circumstances demand it—such as an illness or saying grace before a meal—most of us simply do not pray. This kind of prayerlessness can leave us with a distressed spirit and practical unbelief characterized by fear, anxiety, joylessness, and spiritual depression. A Praying Life is a prayer guide that has encouraged thousands of Christians to pursue a vibrant prayer life full of joy and power and has helped them learn how to pray faithfully and courageously. A life of prayer invites you to a life of connection to God. When Jesus describes the intimacy that He seeks with us, He talks about joining us for dinner (Revelation 3:20). This book reminds readers that prayer is simply making conversation with God a rhythm of daily Christian life. A Praying Life includes chapters about: How to deal with unanswered prayer How to start a prayer journal Does prayer make a difference? Now with added chapters addressing prayers of lament and further guidance for using prayer cards, Paul Miller invites you to foster prayer that regularly hopes, trusts, and expects God to act. Learn to develop helpful habits and approaches to prayer that will enable you to return to a childlike faith and witness spiritual growth today! “This book will be like having the breath of God at your back. Let it lift you to new hope.” —Dan B. Allender, PhD, author of Bold Love

A Simple Way to Pray

A Simple Way to Pray
Author: Martin Luther
Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
Total Pages: 76
Release: 2000-01-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780664222734

When asked by his barber and good friend, Peter Beskendorf, for some practical guidance on how to prepare oneself for prayer, Luther responded by writing this brief treatise, first published in the spring of 1535. After 500 years, his instruction continues to offer words of spiritual nurture for us today.

Together We Pray

Together We Pray
Author: J Bradley (Brad) Wigger
Publisher: Chalice Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2005-05-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780827236462

Together We Pray is a book of prayers written especially for families with children. It brings together grandparents, parents, older children, and even the youngest child to give thanks and to ask for God's help and mercy for the family and for the world. The prayers offered in Together We Pray are inspired by the Psalms of the Bible, scripture shared by Jews and Christians. They include prayers for the table, devotional prayers, and memory prayers that young children can easily understand. The prayers for table and devotion begin with a line or two from the Psalm in which the prayer is rooted and celebrate the good things of life just as the Psalms do--food, joy, home, love, and more. They also express a concern for other people and places around the world. For so many families, life today seems fast-paced and chaotic. Stopping for a moment to breathe, pausing and expressing thanks and gratitude to God, can be very powerful, even if the pause is relatively brief. Together We Pray helps families to take that pause, to share in God's love and grace, and to do so in the most profound and lasting way--together as a family.

Dangerous Prayers

Dangerous Prayers
Author: Craig Groeschel
Publisher: Zondervan
Total Pages: 193
Release: 2020-02-04
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0310343135

Be inspired to pray boldly, pray powerfully, pray with passion, and trade ineffective prayers and lukewarm faith for raw, daring prayers that will transform your daily life. Do you ever wonder if God answers your prayers? Do you wish you could see the evidence that prayer changes lives? Do you long for more than playing it safe in your faith? Join New York Times bestselling author Craig Groeschel as he helps you discover the power of authentically communicating with God, breaking out of the restrictive spiritual safety bubble, and expanding your ideas about what's possible with God. The Bible tells us that prayer has the power to move God's heart, but some prayers move him more than others. He wants more for us than a tepid faith and half-hearted routines at the dinner table. God called you to a life of courage, not comfort. In Dangerous Prayers, Groeschel will show you how to pray the prayers that search your soul, break your habits, and send you out to pursue the calling God has for you. But be warned: If you're fine with settling for what's easy, or if you're okay with staying on the sidelines, this book isn't for you. You'll be challenged. You'll be tested. You'll be moved to take a long, hard look at your heart. But you'll be inspired, too. Dangerous Prayers will give you the encouragement and tools you need to: Transform the patterns around your daily prayer life Truly embrace and believe in the power of intentional prayer Start to pray daring, faith-filled, God-honoring, life-changing, world-transforming prayers You'll discover the secret to overcoming fears of loss, rejection, failure, and the unknown, and you'll welcome the blessings God has for you on the other side. But best of all, you'll gain the courage it takes to pray dangerous prayers.