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James Banks


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Dr. James Banks is the author of Prayers for Prodigals, Prayers for Your Children, Praying the Prayers of the Bible, Praying Together, and Praying with Jesus. Through books, blog posts, and magazine articles, he regularly encourages people to pray. Dr. Banks has been a pastor and church planter for more than twenty-five years and lives in Durham, North Carolina with his wife, Cari.

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Average rating: 4.71 · 3,856 ratings · 353 reviews · 119 distinct works • Similar authors
Prayers for Prodigals: 90 D...
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Let's Pray - Discovery Seri...
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The Lost Art of Praying Tog...
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“Perhaps the simplest, most practical definition of prayer is being with Jesus and living in a relationship with Him. It may involve words, but it doesn’t have to.”
― James Banks, Peace through Prayer: Rest and Restoration for Your Soul
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“we soon discover the difference between living in His peace and asking Him to bless our already busy lives.”
― James Banks, Peace through Prayer: Rest and Restoration for Your Soul
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“He sought us out, even though He didn’t have to. He’s entirely self-sufficient and needs nothing, but He pursues us out of His absolute goodness and through no merit of our own:”
― James Banks, Peace through Prayer: Rest and Restoration for Your Soul
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