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Raised in a strict, church-going family, Raybon was struggling privately in adult life: a discordant marriage, conflicts with two strong-willed daughters, and underneath it all, a shameful personal secret. But could this humbled Christian, far from her childhood faith, pray prayers that led to lasting change? Believing God alone could move these mountains, Raybon set out to learn the real way to pray. The result is an inspiring account of a journey that impacted her world and transformed her heart---a journey full of lessons on prayer that'll resonate if you long for deeper intimacy with an inscrutable, yet loving, God.
Format: Hardcover
Number of Pages: 276
Vendor: SaltRiver
Publication Date: 2005
| Dimensions: 8.25 X 5.5 (inches)
ISBN: 0842387978
ISBN-13: 9780842387972
Availability: In Stock
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Raised in a strict, church-going family, award-winning writer Patricia Raybon was shocked to find herself struggling in adulthood with a lifeless marriage and an unsettling distance from God. She set out to rebuild her prayer life, searching for a connection that would transform her household and impact others. But as her prayer journey took off, life interrupted with a mountain of hard, personal challenges. Suddenly in the "school of prayer," the Christopher Award-winner and popular college professor found herself not only on her knees praying, but at her desk--writing this powerful, inspiring, funny, personal, brave, redemptive account of her quest to rediscover, in the midst of modern-day challenges, God’s greatest lesson on life-changing prayer.
Prayer is more than a mechanical series of steps taken to achieve the goal of
an answer from God. Prayer is an emotional, raw, devastatingly frank and
spiritually challenging command of God that we must live out in real life.
Raybon, journalism teacher and author of My First White Friend, captures that
honesty in her newest book. She offers readers a candid look at her struggle
with prayer, as well as the lessons she's learned through the years. She talks
of looking for Jesus and loving each other, of forgiveness, confession,
intercession, trust and thankfulness. She offers 24 prayer lessons in all,
each one a glorious blend of story, tutorial and the words of prayer warriors
who have gone before. Raybon can tell a story to be sure; her husband's
illness, her childhood, her daughter's change of religions, even a boy's
baseball game shine with the emotions of a woman who is schooled in the joy of
faith yet struggles with the command to pray. Raybon offers readers hope and
empathy because she recognizes her own sin and because she understands more
fully what God's command to love one another really means. This is a powerful
and personal book about prayer. (Mar.) Copyright 2005 Reed Business
Information.
Average Rating: 5 out of 5 stars(5 out of 5 stars)
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Reviewed by CYNDY SMITH (STOCKBRIDGE, GA), July 22, 2005 One of the most incredibly honest and heart-touching books I have ever read. I didn't want to put it down. I highly recommend it to anyone wanting a deeper love, prayer relationship with God. This book has challenged me to be much more disciplined in my prayer journal. Thank you, Patricia, for opening your heart to all of us and seeing what God can do if we surrender. Awesome book!!! 5 out of 5 stars
Reviewed by Patti (Kona, Hawaii), May 16, 2005 This is one of the most amazing books I have ever read about one woman's journey in prayer. From the first page to the last, I was gripped with the reality that she was expressing so many feelings and thoughts that I have had. I highly recommend this book to everyone. It will knock your socks off!! I dare you to remain the same after you read it. Write a review of I Told the Mountain to Move
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