Prayers for a Better World
Title | Prayers for a Better World PDF eBook |
Author | Sophie Piper |
Publisher | Lion Hudson |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2010 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 9780745969299 |
This inspiring collection of prayers deals with the hopes and concerns that children have for the world and its people; from family and friends at home, to the environment and world peace. The prayers are chosen from a range of traditional and modern sources and are arranged thematically: For Planet Earth; For Creatures Great and Small; For Green and Growing Things; For Peace and Justice; and For a World Made New. Mique Moriuchi's bright paint and collage illustrations add a truly global feel. We share the earth we share the sky we share the shining sea with those we trust with those we fear: we are God's family.
A Better Way to Pray
Title | A Better Way to Pray PDF eBook |
Author | Andrew Wommack |
Publisher | Harrison House Publishers |
Pages | 193 |
Release | 2007 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 1577948343 |
After nearly four decades of ministry, Andrew Wommack has discovered some important truths about prayer. His prayer life is much different than it was thirty years ago and the results have dramatically improved! You may be asking many of the same questions Andrew once did. Is prayer my Christian duty? Is prayer primarily about asking God to meet my needs and the needs of others? Is God's answer to my prayer based on the degree of my humility and sincerity? Is answered prayer a sovereign decision of God or do I have the ability to influence Him? Clear, scriptural answers to these questions and more could significantly change the way you pray. These principles may not be the only way to pray, but if you're not getting the results you desire, consider changing directions; maybe there is A Better Way to Pray.
Where the Light Fell
Title | Where the Light Fell PDF eBook |
Author | Philip Yancey |
Publisher | Convergent Books |
Pages | 321 |
Release | 2023-03-14 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 0593238524 |
In this searing meditation on the bonds of family and the allure of extremist faith, one of today’s most celebrated Christian writers recounts his unexpected journey from a strict fundamentalist upbringing to a life of compassion and grace—a revelatory memoir that “invites comparison to Hillbilly Elegy” (Publishers Weekly, starred review). “Searing, heartrending . . . This stunning tale reminds us that the only way to keep living is to ask God for the impossible: love, forgiveness, and hope.”—Kate Bowler, New York Times bestselling author of Everything Happens for a Reason Raised by an impoverished widow who earned room and board as a Bible teacher in 1950s Atlanta, Philip Yancey and his brother, Marshall, found ways to venture out beyond the confines of their eight-foot-wide trailer. But when Yancey was in college, he uncovered a shocking secret about his father’s death—a secret that began to illuminate the motivations that drove his mother to extreme, often hostile religious convictions and a belief that her sons had been ordained for a divine cause. Searching for answers, Yancey dives into his family origins, taking us on an evocative journey from the backwoods of the Bible Belt to the bustling streets of Philadelphia; from trailer parks to church sanctuaries; from family oddballs to fire-and-brimstone preachers and childhood awakenings through nature, music, and literature. In time, the weight of religious and family pressure sent both sons on opposite paths—one toward healing from the impact of what he calls a “toxic faith,” the other into a self-destructive spiral. Where the Light Fell is a gripping family narrative set against a turbulent time in post–World War II America, shaped by the collision of Southern fundamentalism with the mounting pressures of the civil rights movement and Sixties-era forces of social change. In piecing together his fragmented personal history and his search for redemption, Yancey gives testament to the enduring power of our hunger for truth and the possibility of faith rooted in grace instead of fear. “I truly believe this is the one book I was put on earth to write,” says Yancey. “So many of the strands from my childhood—racial hostility, political division, culture wars—have resurfaced in modern form. Looking back points me forward.”
A Praying Life
Title | A Praying Life PDF eBook |
Author | Paul E. Miller |
Publisher | NavPress |
Pages | 305 |
Release | 2017-04-05 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 1631466836 |
More than 300,000 copies sold "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 This new edition includes an expanded chapter on using the practical "prayer cards"--a hallmark of the teaching found in A Praying Life--and a chapter on the need and use of prayers of lament. Prayer is so hard that unless circumstances demand it--an illness, or saying grace at a meal--most of us simply do not pray. We prize accomplishments and productivity over time in prayer. Even Christians experience this prayerlessness--a kind of practical unbelief that leaves us marked by fear, anxiety, joylessness, and spiritual lethargy. Prayer is all about relationship. Based on the popular seminar by the same name, A Praying Life has discipled thousands of Christians to a vibrant prayer life full of joy and power. When Jesus describes the intimacy He seeks with us, He talks about joining us for dinner (Revelation 3:20). A Praying Life feels like having dinner with good friends. It is the way we experience and connect to God. In A Praying Life, author Paul Miller lays out a pattern for living in relationship with God and includes helpful habits and approaches to prayer that enable us to return to a childlike faith.
God's Help for Your Every Need
Title | God's Help for Your Every Need PDF eBook |
Author | Howard Books |
Publisher | Simon and Schuster |
Pages | 256 |
Release | 2012-12-04 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 1451691122 |
In the tradition of the bestselling God's Promises series, this collection is a spiritual resource of 101 read-aloud prayers that offer encouragement and support as believers face the common challenges of lifeNfrom work and finances to marriage and family.
A Diary of Private Prayer
Title | A Diary of Private Prayer PDF eBook |
Author | John Baillie |
Publisher | Simon and Schuster |
Pages | 144 |
Release | 2014-10-07 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 1476754705 |
The classic collection of personal prayers updated in modern, accessible language.
Rage and Hope
Title | Rage and Hope PDF eBook |
Author | Chine McDonald |
Publisher | SPCK |
Pages | 181 |
Release | 2021-03-18 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 0281086249 |
Commemorating 75 years of Christian Aid, this is a prayer book like no other. Full of defiance and determination, it is an invitation to join Christian Aid and followers of Jesus around the world in a united chorus of Rage and Hope. Bringing together voices from different contexts and cultures around the world, this is a collection of prayers of lament for the injustices of the world, and prayers of hope for the world we want to see. Featuring contributions from Rowan Williams, Amanda Khozi Mukwashi, Rhidian Brook, Robert Beckford, John Bell, Rachel Treweek, Walter Brueggemann and many more, Rage and Hope offers defiant, inspiring Christian prayers for a better world. The world is broken, full of injustice and inequality, but despite everything, we hope. Rage and Hope is a prayer book to enable us as the people of God cry out in lament. With prayers for the poor, the sick, broken and the oppressed, you will find words for raging at the darkness and struggles in the world. And with prayers for healing and renewal, you will find words to kindle hope as we look towards a kingdom in which all things will be made new.