Prayer : does it make any difference? /

Author Yancey probes the most fundamental, challenging, perplexing, and deeply rewarding aspect of our relationship with God: prayer. In theory, prayer is the essential human act, a priceless point of contact between us and the God of the universe. In practice, prayer is often frustrating, confusing...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Yancey, Philip
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Grand Rapids, Mich. : Zondervan, [2006]
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Table of Contents:
  • Part 1: Keeping company with God. Our deepest longing ; View from above ; Just as we are ; The God who is ; Coming together
  • Part 2: Unraveling the mysteries. Why pray? ; Wrestling match ; Partnership ; What difference does it make? ; Does prayer change God? ; Ask, seek, knock
  • Part 3: The language of prayer. Yearning for fluency ; Prayer grammar ; Tongue-tied ; The sound of silence
  • Part 4: Prayer dilemmas. Unanswered prayer : whose fault? ; Unanswered prayer : living with the mystery ; Prayer and physical healing ; What to pray for
  • Part 5: The practice of prayer. Prayer and me ; Prayer and others ; Prayer and God.