God Is Not A Vending Machine

by Marvin Hinten

Most of us are much better at supporting the idea of prayer than we are at praying. This book combines Scriptural insights on pleasing God in prayer with practical insights on making prayer effective. Making prayer effective, however, doesnt mean getting what we want. Hinten tells how to use prayer to move from a desire for what we want to a desire for what God wants. And, in the Putting Prayer Into Practice section at the end of each chapter, he suggests specific techniques and topics to help readers meet their goal of not just reading about prayer, but praying. Best of all, while this book is intellectually stimulating, it is also eminently readable, with clear examples and an engaging sense of humor.

128 pages, Paperback

First published December 1, 2000