Miller offers a practical real-life approach to prayer for busy families! His honest down-to-earth advice shows you how to practice praying in the midst of daily routine. You'll learn to pray like a child, live your Father's story, understand unanswered petitions, and more. Includes tips on using tools such as prayer cards and journaling. 272 pages, softcover from NavPress.
Paul Miller is director of seeJesus.net, an organization that develops interactive Bible studies for small groups. He is the author of Love Walked Among Us (NavPress), The PrayerLife Study , The Person of Jesus , an interactive study of the wonder of Jesus and his love. He also travels widely and teaches Jesus Weekends, Person of Jesus seminars, and PrayerLife seminars. Paul and his wife, Jill, have six children and live near Philadelphia.
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Reviewed by Dr. Matthew Lee Smith (Los Angeles), August 18, 2009
Paul Miller has written an engaging, transparent and practical book on prayer. His connection to his everyday life, filled with trials and tribulations (their daughter Kim struggles with autism and developmental delay). This 'real world' approach to prayer lends credibility and quality to the read. Enjoying prayer and our conversation with the Lord is what this book brings to one's life - returning to a close walk with the God who loves us. In his easy to read style, Miller encourages us to 'live in your Father's story.' By this he means “you can’t listen to God if you are isolated from a life of surrender that draws you into his story for your life.” In essence, this is what the five sections of this book does, using humor, pain and his real life adventures as a backdrop for our return into his presence. This may be one of the best books written on prayer in decades, since it combines sound Biblical truth and tested street leather application. I highly recommend this book and encourage you to pick up a copy for yourself and for a friend - this is a great book for a group journey deeper into God’s presence.
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Reviewed by Kathy Sullivan (Amenia, NY), July 22, 2009
I was struggling with the 'glass ceiling' of prayer, wondering if God even heard me. I felt that I was just throwing my prayers out there hoping they would land in God's lap, and that He would answer. Paul Miller's book changed all that. From the first chapter I was blessed beyond expectation and his book, A Praying Life, has changed my prayer life. I've already ordered extra copies to share with friends. I recommend it to everyone I speak to about prayer.
5 out of 5 stars
Reviewed by Michelle Smith (Birmingham, AL), July 13, 2009
Far more than a "how-to" method of praying, Paul Miller's A Praying Life: Connecting with God in a Distracting World is a warm, compassionate and wise book. Filled with honest, personal revelations of less-than-perfect prayer times, I realized that I am not the only Christian fighting distractions when I pray or struggling in my own prayer life. What is more, I was inspired to persevere in prayer--and how to do so. The author shares his wisdom and experience learning to spend time with God, becoming transparent and vulnerable before Him, and learning to trust Him.
More than this, Miller reveals how our contemporary worldview affects our beliefs about how personal and approachable God really is. The author teaches how to truly abide in Christ and ask in His name. I learned how to look for God's working in my own and others' lives in response to my prayers. Finally, Miller offered some tools for praying and a caution that my relationship with God and communication with Him is the very heart of prayer--not the tools or method. He inspired me to snatch every opportunity to communicate with my God. Truly powerful, insightful and life-changing. Warmly recommended.
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Reviewed by Sam Huang (Naperville, IL), June 25, 2009
a great book on prayer!! one of the best ive read in a long time
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Reviewed by Shaun Tabatt (Cottage Grove, MN), June 09, 2009
In all honesty, this is one of the best books on prayer I’ve read in quite some time. As I worked through the chapters, I began to evaluate my own prayer life and started to see quite a few areas where I was left wanting. Paul’s personal stories helped me to see that there are many things I could do different and better when it comes to praying for my own family and other relationships. On a practical level, I’m especially excited to try incorporating prayer cards into my daily prayer routine. I highly recommend this book to anybody who has struggled with prayer or wants learn more about how God can work in the midst of a life filled with prayer. This book will be beneficial for personal reading, but the length of the chapters also makes it ideal for a small group or Sunday school setting. Readers who enjoy this book may also want consider Love Walked among Us (NavPress, 2001), also by Paul Miller. You can learn more about Paul and his ministry at www.seejesus.net.
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