Book Reviews
Night of Tragedy, Dawning of Light: The Wedgwood Baptist Shootings by Dan R. Crawford
Name Night of Tragedy, Dawning of Light: The Wedgwood Baptist Shootings by Dan R. Crawford Prayer Category inspiration Description Publisher: Shaw Books (March 7, 2000) This book addresses the spiritual battle which was taking place during the shooting. It covers the desperate prayers of the students under the pews and the healing prayers of thousands…
Read MoreMy Whole Self Before You by Susan Bonner
Name: My Whole Self Before You by Susan Bonner Prayer Category How to pray for children Description This book teaches children ages 0-8 how to pray using the Lord’s Prayer as a model. This hardback book is filled with beautiful color photographs of children and the narrative uses simple poetic language to help children pray.…
Read MoreMiracles Happen When You Pray by Quin Sherrer
Name Miracles Happen When You Pray by Quin Sherrer Prayer Category inspiration Description Published by Zondervan This book is subtitled “True Stores of the Remarkable Power of Prayer.” The preface states that Quin wrote this book to let us know that miracles still happen today, often in response to the prayers of ordinary people like…
Read MoreMaking Crosses by Ellen Moris Prewitt
Name Making Crosses by Ellen Moris Prewitt Prayer Category meditation Description Subtitle: “A Creative Connection to God” published by Paraclete Press. Prewitt is a writer who started making crosses after 9-11. This book tells you how to do cross making either as an individual meditative process or with a group. The idea isn’t to make…
Read MoreMaking a Pilgrimage by Sally Welch
Name Making a Pilgrimage by Sally Welch Prayer Category meditation Description Published by Lion This is a thin volume suitable for carrying on a spiritual journey to a specific destination or for use in doing a mental pilgrimage if you can’t travel. The author tells us about the rich history of doing pilgrimages in Christianity,…
Read MoreLord I Need to Pray with Power by Quin Sherrer and Ruthanne Garlock
Name Lord, I Need to Pray with Power by Quin Sherrer and Ruthanne Garlock Description Subtitle: Communicating with God every day about everything – and expecting answers. Published by Charisma House. Chapters Include: Lord, Help Me Pray with Power Lord, Help Me Listen Lord, Equip Me for Battle Lord, Help Me Overcome Lord, Make Me…
Read MoreLiving and Praying in Jesus’ Name by Dick Eastman and Jack Hayford
Name Living and Praying in Jesus’ Name by Dick Eastman and Jack Hayford Prayer Category How to pray Description Published by Tyndale House This book offers 31 chapters that each explore a different name given to our Lord and how experiencing and praying this part of His character that the name expresses can help us…
Read MoreLet the Whole Church Say Amen! by Laurence Hull Stookey
Name Let the Whole Church Say Amen! A Guide for Those Who Pray in Public by Laurence Hull Stookey Prayer Category How to pray Description Published by Abingdon Press, Nashville. This book is used in Divinity schools and also in Lay Speaker classes to help beginners gain confidence and skill in leading congregations or groups…
Read MoreLearning to Hear God’s Voice by Herman Riffel
Name Learning to Hear God’s Voice by Herman Riffel Prayer Category how to hear from God Description Published by Chosen/Revell The author starts out by helping us realize that even well balanced people hear many voices inside of us, such as the voice of our desires, the voice of reason, the voice of selfishness, the…
Read MoreIntercessory Prayer by Dutch Sheets
Name Intercessory Prayer by Dutch Sheets Prayer Category How to pray Description Published by Regal The subtitle to this book is “How God Can Use Your Prayers to Move Heaven and Earth.” In this book the author takes us on a personal, Biblical and challenging journey into intercessory prayer. In the first chapter he tells…
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