{"product_id":"praying-finding-our-way-through-duty-to-delight-paperback","title":"Praying: Finding Our Way Through Duty to Delight - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJ. I. Packer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eCarolyn Nystrom\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMerit Award, World Guild Christian Living Book\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraying is an action that is of the essence of Christian existence.\u003c\/b\u003e It involves our beliefs, emotions, values, hopes and fears, certainties and uncertainties, knowledge and ignorance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs J. I. Packer and Carolyn Nystrom explain, \"Our aim is not just to clarify Christian understanding but to foster Christian living. In real praying, head, heart, and hands go together.\" With wisdom, humility, and sincerity the authors lead us through different moods of praying, including brooding, praising, asking, complaining, and hanging on.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003ePraying\u003c\/i\u003e the authors offer hope for those of us who daydream when we try to listen to God and stumble whenwe try to speak. Yet they don't just teach us about prayer; they challenge and inspire us to do it by pointing us to a clearer realization of the reality of God and his character. Let Packer and Nystrom guide your praying to our powerful God, and let him move your praying through mere duty to delight.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJ. I. Packer (1926-2020) is regarded as one of the most well-known theologians of our time. Once named to \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e magazine's list of the 25 Most Influential Evangelicals in America, Packer served as Board of Governors' Professor of Theology at Regent College in Vancouver, British Columbia. His books include \u003ci\u003eKnowing God\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePraying\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA Quest for Godliness\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEvangelism and the Sovereignty of God\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eRediscovering Holiness\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eCarolyn Nystrom (MA, Wheaton College) has written more than eighty books, Bible study guides and children's titles. She served as general editor for the Christian Classics series and she co-authored \u003ci\u003eGuard Us, Guide Us\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePraying\u003c\/i\u003ewith theologian J. I. Packer, and \u003ci\u003eBefore I Was Born (God's Design for Sex)\u003c\/i\u003e with Sandra Speidel. In addition to actively serving in her church and community, she has been a foster parent, an elementary schoolteacher and a book editor. Carolyn lives in the Chicago area with her husband and they have four grown children.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.85 x 8.25 x 5.58 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 03, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47405600735410,"sku":"9781514007884","price":33.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/DmVmk-959o9781514007884.webp?v=1782815558","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/praying-finding-our-way-through-duty-to-delight-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}