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Oscar Lukefahr, CM
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Gratefulness, the Heart of Prayer

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The Gift of Prayer

The Gift of Prayer is a refreshingly clear, insightful and practical book. It is written in sense lines - a format that fosters meditative and reflective reading.

Praying

Praying: Find Our Way Through Duty to Delight by J.I. Packer and Carolyn Nystromis a practical help for those who wish to reflect on their attitudes, practices and success in a life of prayer.

Written through a Protestant lens the authors highlight references from an ecumenical community of writers. They point out that the "Psalms as a little Bible", covers a whole range of the spiritual experience of God's people in every age, ours as much as any. I appreciated the reflections on prayer by Martin Luther, and The 1647 Westminister Shorter Catechism.

The chapter by chapter "Questions for Discussion and Reflection" is an ideal guide for personal journaling or as a reading group guide.

Other new titles from IVP Books The New Friars: The Emerging Movement Serving the World's Poor Scott A. Bessenecker Joyful Exiles: Life in Christ on the Dangerous Edge of Things James M. Houston To receive a complimentary review copy of these books, contact danpierson@faithalivebooks.com