Name: Prayer
Rating: 4 (5 reviews)
ISBN: 9780525954149

Timothy Keller

Explores the diverse facets of the act of prayer, offering biblical guidance intended to help readers establish a prayer practice that is more personal and meaningful.

Experiencing Awe and Intimacy with God

Prayer

Rick Dobrowolski

I listened to this book since I had a couple of Audible credits to utilize. I would not recommend listening to Tim Keller's books. They are more valuable if read and pondered. This was the most personally challenging book of Keller's that I have read, yet was also my least favorite of his books. I'm not sure why. Maybe it was because the book took more of a scholastic tone rather than a personal tone. It might have felt that way due to the narrator. I might come back to this book in it's written form in the future. Personally, it was challenging due to its topic. The book was definitely a resource that points to other resources. In that, it is very valuable.

Wynn Netherland

Keller provides an approachable survey of the subject of prayer from Augustine to the present day in a format enabling immediate, practical application.

'"Can't anyone teach me how to pray?" Millions of people today are asking the same question. There is a sense of the necessity of prayer - we have to pray. But how?' Prayer is central to Christian faith; indeed, as Timothy Keller notes in his introduction, it is the main way we experience deep change. Yet so many people struggle with prayer - a struggle that the author himself has shared. This wise and inspiring book is the fruit of those struggles, offering a real and glorious vision of what it can mean to seek God in prayer. Keller begins by giving a theological underpinning of what prayer actually is - both conversation and encounter with a personal God - before describing how we can learn to pray, and then deepen that prayer. Finally he gives detailed, practical suggestions on how to make prayer a part of the reality of daily life.

Paul Baggaley

Renowned pastor and New York Times bestselling author of The Prodigal Prophet Timothy Keller explores the power of prayer. 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, renowned pastor Timothy Keller delves into the many facets of this everyday act. With his trademark insights and energy, 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 personal and powerful, and how to establish a practice of prayer that works for each reader. Dr. Keller's previous books have sold more than one million copies. His Redeemer Presbyterian Church is not only a major presence in his home base of New York, it has also helped to launch more than two hundred fifty other churches in forty-eight cities around the world. His teachings have already helped millions, the majority of whom pray regularly. And with Prayer, he'll show them how to find a deeper connection with God.

Prayer Experiencing Awe and Intimacy with God

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