Book Reviews
Sanctuary of the Soul by Richard J. Foster
Name Sanctuary of the Soul by Richard J. Foster Prayer Category meditation Description IVP Books in 2011. A wonderful small book (163 total pages) about Foster’s journey and from the stories of others in their practical prayer life. It is divided into 3 main parts. Part One: Laying the Foundation. Part Two: Stepping Into Meditative…
Read MoreRoom at My Table by Evelyn Bence
Name Room at My Table by Evelyn Bence Prayer Category hospitality and prayer Description Subtitle: “Preparing Heart and Home for Christian Hospitality.” Published by Upper Room Books. This book contains 52 devotionals on Christian hospitality focusing on the art of entertaining friends, family and guests through a meal, coffee or dessert time in your home.…
Read MoreReading God’s Mind by Dottie Eichhorn
Name Reading God’s Mind by Dottie Eichhorn Prayer Category meditation Description Published by Wine Press Publishers The book consists of 72 different devotions and a total of 231 pages of reading. Each devotion is followed by a number of Bible verses related to that topic – they have been taken from different translations of the…
Read MorePreacher and Prayer by E.M. Bounds
Name Preacher and Prayer by E. M. Bounds Published by Del Williams Media. 2012. The beloved writer on prayer, E. M. Bounds, has a special message for those who preach God’s Word. Review: The author’s purpose for Preacher and Prayer was to communicate that “every preacher who does not make prayer a mighty factor in…
Read MorePraying with the Body by Roy DeLeon
Name Praying with the Body by Roy DeLeon Description Subtitle: Bringing the Psalms to Life Published by Paraclete Press 2009 This book presents a detailed plan for using the Psalms as prayer by creating prayer sessions for personal prayer time that involve attuning your body to prayer and using it to create gestures that express…
Read MorePraying in Color by Sybil MacBeth
Name Praying in Color by Sybil MacBeth Description Subtitle: Drawing a New Path to God. Paraclete Press 2007 This books tells about a meditative prayer practice of drawing shapes and colors on paper as you pray. The book includes how-to instructions as well as illustrations and personal tips of the author. She also tells how…
Read MorePraying Hyde
Name Praying Hyde Prayer Category Intercession Description Revival Literature, Ashville, NC 28816 Review: The subtitle for Praying Hyde is, A Challenge to Prayer. This work does not have a single author, but is a collection of “remembrances” of several missionary colleagues of John Hyde that served with him in India. They relate the personal influence…
Read MorePraying for Strangers by River Jordan
Name Praying for Strangers by River Jordan Prayer Category Intercession Description Published by Berkley Books, 2011, This books describes the experiences of novelist River Jordan when she feels led to begin a quest to pray for a stranger daily for a year. This is an unexpected prayer journey because it is written by a popular…
Read MorePraying for My Life by Marion Bond West
Name Praying for My Life by Marion Bond West Prayer Category inspiration Description Published by Guideposts In this book Marion Bond West takes us on her intimate life journey highlighting the highs and lows of her life such as the fight with addiction of her sons, her romance and marriage to her second husband, Gene,…
Read MorePrayerwalking: Praying On Site with Insight by Steve Hawthorne and Graham Kendrick
Name Prayerwalking: Praying On Site with Insight by Steve Hawthorne and Graham Kendrick Prayer Category how to pray; intercession Description Publisher: Charisma House This book focuses on learning how to prayerwalk in neighborhoods and cities. An appendix entitled “A Short Course on Prayerwalking” can be copied and distributed. Review: Hawthorne and Kendrick define prayerwalking as…
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