Prayer
The New York Times bestselling author and renowned pastor 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 personal and powerful, and how to establish a practice of prayer that works for each reader.Dr Keller s previous books have sold 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 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. 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Keller – kino-fada.fr Writing a book in your 50s will go twice as fast and be twice as good as if you try the same book in your 30s It s just good stewardship to wait That was Tim Keller s advice to pastors who desire to write And he would know, since by my count, Keller has written nine books in the last two and half years Talk about prolific writing Keller s latest work is simply entitled Prayer As he explains in the introduction, his aim is to combine the theological, experiential, and methodological in one Writing a book in your 50s will go twice as fast and be twice as good as if you try the same book in your 30s It s just good stewardship to wait That was Tim Keller s advice to pastors who desire to write And he would know, since by my co...I m inclined to say that prayer is one of the hardest if not the hardest disciplines of the Christian life There are a lot of resources out there but In this day and age it s all about new practices that will revolutionize your prayer life In this book Timothy Keller takes us back to what the Saints of old wrote about prayer In a way that only Keller can do he has taken their thoughts and made them teachable in the 21st century His ability to use illustrations to bring their thoughts into I m inclined to say that prayer is one of the hardest if not the hardest disciplines of the Christian life There are a lot of resources out there but In this day and age it s all about new practices that will revolutionize your prayer life In this book Timothy Keller takes us back to what the Saints of ol...I m not sure how to rate this book Keller is, as usual, thorough and deep However, compared to his other books this is mucha survey of various texts and views on prayer patchwork together It strikes me as the kind of book that will be ideal for some reade...I know, I picked up a book about prayer called Prayer and then gave it two stars This was the audiobook actually, kindly offered by the LA library Aside from a bit too much finger wagging, I found nothing wrong with what the author is saying at all, it s just not much meat to chew on, really, unless you ve never once prayed in your life It s like when you take a glass of water and pour 3 or 4 drops of fruit juice in it When you drink it, it s almost tasteless Same thing with this book I know, I picked up a book about prayer called Prayer and then gave it two stars This was the audiobook actu...This is by far the best book I will read in 2015 I told my wife that I m slightly dissapointed to have read possibly the best book so early in the year, yet she kindly reminded me that now I m able to apply it to my life for the rest of the year Keller is my favorite Christian author to read because he has a way of being scholar, pastor and teacher intermingled together When I read Keller s books it s as if I m a student of his sitting in his living room as he s teaching me all that God has This is by far the best book I will read in 2015 I told my wife that I m slightly dissapointed to have read possibly the best book so...Tim Keller did amazing with this book By looking at the accounts of old Saints, and then using their teachings to teach us about one of the hardest things in the Christian faith He discusses ways to make prayerpersonal and powerful and how to establish a practice of prayer that works for each reader My prayer life has changed so much the last few weeks while reading this Strongly recommend to anyone looking for a book about Prayer Jesus Christ taught his disciples to pray, healed pe Tim Keller did amazing with this book By looking at the accounts of old Saints, and then using their teachings to teach us about one of the hardest things in the Christian faith He discusses ways to make prayerpersonal and powerful and how to establish a practice of prayer that works for each reader My prayer life has changed so much the last few weeks while reading this Strongly recommend to anyone looking for a book about Prayer Jesus Christ taught his disciples to pray, healed people with prayers, denounced the corruption of the temple worship which he said should be a house of prayer , insisted that some demons could be cast out only through prayer He prayed often and regularly with fervent cries and tears, and sometimes all night The Holy Spirit came upon him and anointed...Prayer is one of the parts of the faith life that most Christians feel guilty about want to be better at I imagine some like me hope to find a How to guide in these pages Actually, Keller approaches the topic in a muchhelpful way First, he explores the theology of prayer. Some may call this dull but I think a reminder of what prayer is conversation encounter with a personal God will make the reader keen to pray, instead of feeling ...Sometimes I m so thankful that we live in this day and age where there is wise, Godly men and women that write books to help us in our walk with God.I don t make it a secret that Prayer is probably one of the main things I struggle with and this book was so helpful It is informative, encouraging and practical Keller was real about his struggles with prayer and offered great insights into why prayer is important, even when we re not feeling it particularly when we re not feeling it Would h Sometimes I m so thankful that we live in this day and age where there is wise, Godly men and women that write books to help us in our walk with God.I don t make ...Over the past twenty five years, I have read books on prayer by the Puritans and Reformers, the Quakers and the contemplative writers, the Desert Fathers, and even some living authors who think they have something unique to contribute to the discussion.Timothy Keller s newest work, Prayer Experiencing Awe and Intimacy With God is quite frankly the best book I ve ever read on prayer This short review will only touch the tip of the iceberg so I encourage readers of Veritas et Lux to read this Over the past twenty five years, I have read books on prayer by the Puritans and Reformers, the Quakers and the contemplative writers, the Desert Fathers, and even some living authors who think they have something unique to contribute to the discussion.Timothy Keller s newest work, Prayer Experiencing Awe and Intimacy With God is quite frankly the best book I ve ever read on prayer This short review will only touch the tip of the iceberg so I encourage readers of Veritas et Lux to read this incredible book for themselves.Keller s work is divided into five parts Desiring PrayerUnderstanding PrayerLearning PrayerDeepening PrayerDoing PrayerThe book aims to show that prayer is both conversation and encounter with God and demonstrates that prayer is both awe and intimacy, struggle and reality Keller rightly notes, A book on the essentials of prayer should contain three components the theological, experiential, and methodological...Tim Keller explains that he wrote this book because he didn t have a good recommendation for people who wanted guidance on prayer It s both practical and theoretical, he explains, and there isn t anything else out there that combines these two things.I think he does a fairly good job reaching this goal He s brought together a wealth of important insights from notable sources, past and present He lays a strong theoretical groundwork for a biblical understanding of prayer, and practically speak Tim Keller explains that he wrote this book because he didn t have a good recommendation for people who wanted guidance on prayer It s both practical and theoretical, he explains, and there isn t anything else out there that combines these two things.I think he does a fairly good job reaching this goal He s brought together a wealth of important insights from notable sources, past and present He lays a strong theoretical groundwork for a biblical understanding of prayer, and practically speaking he offers a lot to consider when actually going about the task of prayer The appendix of suggests prayers is helpful and pretty ...
- 03 October 2018 Timothy J. Keller
- Hardcover
- 336 pages
- 0525954147
- Timothy J. Keller
- Prayer