* Draw closer to Jesus by immersing yourself in his life-transforming words---ones that are often recited without thought! Timms examines each phrase of the familiar prayer that touches on key areas of Christian living---love for the broken, nurturing a culture of grace, dealing with evil, resisting temptation, and more. Refreshing water for your thirsty soul! 160 pages, hardcover from Bethany.
Jesus Christ used just 72 words to outline the key elements of communicating with God in what we know as the Lord's Prayer. Timms, a native Australian who teaches at Hope International University in California, uses many more words than that in this lucid and probing excavation of the prayer, which he calls “the greatest Christian teaching of the centuries on spiritual formation.” In word-by-word and phrase-by-phrase exposition, he digs deep into meanings and layers that easily escape a quick read. The opening “our” calls us to community, Timms says, while “Father” speaks to fear. Timms also discusses God's closeness, our call to holiness, our willfulness, the challenge of simplicity and the need for forgiveness. Readers will find remarkable lessons throughout this work, which reveals shining gemstones of truth usually left buried in the prayer. Even “Amen” is mined, with Timms calling it “the greatest word of faith that the early church could muster.” This is a well-polished study of the oft-quoted but seldom-realized formative prayer of the Christian faith. (July) Copyright 2008 Reed Business Information.
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Reviewed by Greg Key (Elizabethton, TN), September 28, 2008
I've read several books on the Lord's prayer, giving insight on how to pray. This is the first book I've read making application for living out the prayer. We are prone compartmentalize our lives. Timms helps put them back together. How we live is closely related to how pray. A great book.
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Author: David Timms
Located in: Fullerton, CA
Submitted: June 12, 2008
Tell us a little about yourself. I'm an evangelical University professor with a yearning (like so many people) for a deeper, meaningful Journey with Christ.
What was your motivation behind this project? I've studied and practiced Christian spiritual formation for some years and realized that all the wise teaching of the ages is summarized within the Lord's Prayer!
What do you hope folks will gain from this project? I hope people will grasp some of the simplicity, depth, and wonder of Jesus' words, and experience a richer and deeper Christian walk by applying them.
How were you personally impacted by working on this project? Writing this book continues to challenge my tendency towards individualism, isolation, kingdom building (my own), and power-seeking. It dramatically changes the way I see my marriage, my career, and myself.
Who are your influences, sources of inspiration or favorite authors / artists? Some of the very helpful authors who have influenced my thinking along the way include Henri Nouwen, Brennan Manning, Thomas Merton, and Eugene Peterson.
Anything else you'd like readers / listeners to know: This book has a free, comprehensive 38-page group study guide that can be downloaded from the web.
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