We all pray. . . some. But wouldn't we like to pray better? Stronger? With more fire, faith and fervency?

We aren't the first to struggle with prayer. The first followers of Jesus needed prayer guidance too. In fact, prayer is the only tutorial they ever requested. In Before Amen, New York Times bestselling author Max Lucado helps readers discover the very heart of biblical prayer, offering hope for doubters and confidence

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There is nothing more important to parents than the health, success and spiritual growth of their children. But how can parents feel secure in a culture that seems to be moving away from Christian values, if not openly opposing them? The Daniel Prayer for Parents draws from the biblical account of Daniel and his fellow captives as they not only survived but also thrived in an environment that could not have been more antagonistic....

In Luke 4:18, Jesus affirmed the promise of Isaiah 61 that the Messiah would be uniquely anointed by God to bring healing to the brokenhearted and set captives free. Discover how to experience this freedom and the emotional healing that awaits you through listening and inner-healing prayer. By exposing the hidden lies that keep you enslaved, you can supernaturally experience God's healing touch for the emotional wounds of your past. This God-focused,...

The author uses his own spiritual journey to illustrate how tending to your soul through prayer can change your life for the better. -- Provided by publisher. Most of us are trying to put together the jigsaw puzzle we call life without a very important piece. Over time this becomes incredibly frustrating. In this extraordinary book, Matthew Kelly powerfully demonstrates that we cannot live the life we have imagined, or experience the joy we yearn...

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"A smart, wise, often side-splittingly funny master class in seeking God. Any spiritual seeker—from atheist to professional religious—will cherish this bravura tome from one of our great spiritual guides, in the lineage of C. S. Lewis, Henri Nouwen, Thomas Merton, Gandhi, and Mother Teresa. Hallelujah & amen!"—Mary Karr, author of Lit and The Liar's Club

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Breath as Prayer will lead you through the practice and the proven health benefits of Christian breath prayer: intentional prayers centered around Scripture that focus our minds on Christ as we calm our bodies through breathing.

-- Help, Thanks, Wow is the everyday faith book that new Lamott readers will love and longtime Lamott fans will treasure.

The Yada Yada Prayer Group seems invincible—until tension and distrust shake its very foundation.

Jodi Baxter is slowly recuperating from a horrific car accident, but before she’s fully recovered, other problems arise within the Yada Yada Prayer Group—big problems. The turmoil starts when a heroin-addicted woman charges into a prayer meeting with a knife and isn’t afraid to use it.

Things really take a

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"Will you take a trip with me, a long miraculous journey? IF starts with God choosing a normal guy from normal beginnings, and enabling that guy to make lots of hit records; star in major movies; host highly rated TV shows and specials; hobnob with kings and queens, presidents and prime ministers; father four beautiful daughters with his beautiful wife, Shirley, and share sixty-five years of marriage, resulting in sixteen grandkids and eleven greats...

From the late 1920s to 1938, a young Polish nun had visions of Jesus. Jesus asked her to write down the conversations they had over this period of years, until she died of tuberculosis in 1938. A Polish priest, Fr. Sopocko, her friend, Confessor, and Spiritual Director, was her strong supporter and worked hard to get her notes composed into the book, "THE DIARY of ST. FAUSTINA. KOWALSKA." In that diary, Jesus tells her that the greatest attribute...