{"product_id":"a-guidebook-to-prayer-twenty-four-ways-to-walk-with-god-9780830835782","title":"A Guidebook to Prayer: Twenty-Four Ways to Walk with God","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhy is prayer so hard?Many of us have asked that question. We want to pray. We intend to pray. But, as spiritual director and professor MaryKate Morse notes, \"We don't pray as consistently or as meaningfully as we might like.\"And yet prayer offers us such spiritual riches. Prayer\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003edraws us to experience love and to be love\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eincreases our faith\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eexpands our vision of God\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ehelps us grow in self-understanding\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003egives us perspective on life and death\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eMorse continues: \"Through prayer, we experience forgiveness, guidance and peace. We are healed physically and emotionally. We experience the mystery of God, see truth and receive spiritual gifts. We receive vision and courage for God's mission. Faith becomes more beautiful, more real.\"This guidebook is designed to move you from lamenting over prayerlessness to the joy of praying. Whether you are a beginner or a lifetime person of faith, you will find a treasure trove of riches here to guide you into a deeper experience of prayer.Each chapter explores a different angle of prayer with sections focusing on each of the persons of the Trinity--Father, Son and Holy Spirit. And each chapter offers specific ways to pray both on your own, with a partner or in a group. Sprinkled throughout are reflections from the author's former students describing on their own experience with these practices.A treasure trove of both resources and encouragement, you will find this book to be an indispensable guide to your life of prayer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eMaryKate Morse is professor of leadership and spiritual formation at George Fox Evangelical Seminary and director of strategic planning at George Fox University in Portland, Oregon. She is a trained spiritual director and serves as a consultant to churches and organizations. She is also the author of \u003ci\u003eMaking Room for Leadership.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoshua Choonmin Kang (ThM, Talbot School of Theology; MDiv, Azusa Pacific University) is founding pastor of New Life Vision Church in the Koreatown area of Los Angeles, California. He is a speaker and has written books such as \u003ci\u003eDeep-Rooted in Christ\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eScripture by Heart.\u003c\/i\u003e Kang is also the author of thirty books in Korean, including \u003ci\u003eGod's Grace That Turns the Life Around, \u003c\/i\u003e with over 1.5 million copies in print.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"IVP Formatio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50330001408274,"sku":"9780830835782","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_ecae8f18-6d45-4297-9aef-baef5955e012.jpg?v=1727788463","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-guidebook-to-prayer-twenty-four-ways-to-walk-with-god-9780830835782","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}