Just Ask: The Joy of Confident, Bold, Patient, Relentless, Shameless, Dependent, Grateful, Powerful, Expectant Prayer

J.D. Greear is the pastor at The Summit Church and served as the 62nd president of the Southern Baptist Convention. He is married to Veronica and they have four children. J.D. is the author of several books including Searching for Christmas, Gospel, and Above All.

Paul E. Miller (MDiv, Biblical Seminary) is executive director of seeJesus, a global discipling mission that mentors through seminars, cohorts, and interactive Bible studies. He is the bestselling author of A Praying Life and J-Curve. Paul and his wife, Jill, live in the Philadelphia area and have six children and fifteen grandchildren.

Of all the spiritual disciplines, prayer is often the most neglected. Yet when you look at the Scripture page after page and verse after verse exhorts us to seek the face of God through prayer! What are we missing? What has gone wrong? In this book, J.D. Greear not only provides the answers but gives us a powerful and beautiful path forward to what has become one of the most neglected but desperately needed aspects of our walks with Christ. -- Matt Carter (Vice President of Mobilization, SEND Network)

If you’re like me, when you noticed this book on prayer, you might have thought, ‘Oh no! Not prayer again!’ Why is that? Why do we groan about prayer? Maybe it’s because we’re all too familiar with our prayerlessness, our guilt, and our failure. I get that… and the great news is that so does my friend J.D. With a pastor’s heart, a firm grasp on Scripture, and a winsome, down-to-earth way of writing, he will draw you into the exciting world of joyful, bold, patient prayer. Pick up this book, read it, and then start talking to your Father who loves to hear your voice.” -- Elyse M. Fitzpatrick (Author, Give Them Grace)

I met J.D. in the late 1990s, and back then he was talking about planting thousands upon thousands of churches around the world so that the gospel could be heard by everyone. And even then, at the foundation of this audacious goal was a deep dependence upon prayer. J.D. is going to teach you how to pray and why we pray, and as you learn to pray, your life will be transformed. -- Derwin L. Gray (Lead Pastor, Transformation Church, Indian Land, South Carolina; Author, God, Do You Hear Me?)

This book is biblical, realistic, and above all hopeful. As a lifelong struggler when it comes to praying, I’m always on the lookout for books and resources that remind me of the privilege and possibility of a healthy prayer life. Short and punchy without losing theological depth, Just Ask just might be the devotional game-changer you’ve been looking for. -- Dave Gobbett (Lead Minister, Highfields Church, and Word Alive trustee)

This book is for people like me: prayer weaklings. We’ve all heard about prayer warriors. Perhaps we even know a few. But it’s the prayer weaklings that need help, and this book bent my wobbly knees and helped me cry out to my Father. I hope it helps you too. -- Rebecca McLaughlin (Author, Confronting Christianity)