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Prayer / My Rock; My Refuge
This ebook combines Timothy Keller's two bestselling titles on prayer. Keller connects a deep understanding of the Bible with contemporary thought, as he addresses the subject of prayer and the daily reality of praying.
Prayer: Prayer is central to Christian faith yet so many people struggle to pray. This wise and inspiring book is offers a real and glorious vision of what it can mean to seek God in prayer. Keller begins by giving a theological underpinning of what prayer actually is - both conversation and encounter with a personal God - before describing how we can learn to pray, and then deepen that prayer. Finally he gives detailed, practical suggestions on how to make prayer a part of the reality of daily life.
My Rock; My Refuge: This devotional offers inspiration for every day of the year, based on the book of Psalms. Here Tim Keller helps readers apply the principles he laid out in his book Prayer: Experiencing Awe and Intimacy with God. He walks them verse by verse through the entire Psalter, the one biblical book designed to teach us how to pray, how to spiritually handle every possible life situation, and how to actually know God.
659 pages, Kindle Edition
Published December 14, 2017
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Timothy J. Keller
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Timothy Keller was the founding pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Manhattan, which he started in 1989 with his wife, Kathy, and three young sons. For over twenty years he has led a diverse congregation of young professionals that has grown to a weekly attendance of over 5,000.
He was also Chairman of Redeemer City to City, which starts new churches in New York and other global cities, and publishes books and resources for faith in an urban culture. In over ten years they have helped to launch over 250 churches in 48 cities. More recently, Dr. Keller’s books, including the New York Times bestselling The Reason for God and The Prodigal God, have sold over 1 million copies and been translated into 15 languages.
Christianity Today has said, “Fifty years from now, if evangelical Christians are widely known for their love of cities, their commitment to mercy and justice, and their love of their neighbors, Tim Keller will be remembered as a pioneer of the new urban Christians.”
Dr. Keller was born and raised in Pennsylvania, and educated at Bucknell University, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, and Westminster Theological Seminary. He previously served as the pastor of West Hopewell Presbyterian Church in Hopewell, Virginia, Associate Professor of Practical Theology at Westminster Theological Seminary, and Director of Mercy Ministries for the Presbyterian Church in America.
Timothy Keller was the founding pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Manhattan, which he started in 1989 with his wife, Kathy, and three young sons. For over twenty years he has led a diverse congregation of young professionals that has grown to a weekly attendance of over 5,000.
He was also Chairman of Redeemer City to City, which starts new churches in New York and other global cities, and publishes books and resources for faith in an urban culture. In over ten years they have helped to launch over 250 churches in 48 cities. More recently, Dr. Keller’s books, including the New York Times bestselling The Reason for God and The Prodigal God, have sold over 1 million copies and been translated into 15 languages.
Christianity Today has said, “Fifty years from now, if evangelical Christians are widely known for their love of cities, their commitment to mercy and justice, and their love of their neighbors, Tim Keller will be remembered as a pioneer of the new urban Christians.”
Dr. Keller was born and raised in Pennsylvania, and educated at Bucknell University, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, and Westminster Theological Seminary. He previously served as the pastor of West Hopewell Presbyterian Church in Hopewell, Virginia, Associate Professor of Practical Theology at Westminster Theological Seminary, and Director of Mercy Ministries for the Presbyterian Church in America.
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April 15, 2021
As per usual this book combines academic reasoning, practical insight, and pastoral sensitivity to talk about a subject that many modern Christians find more difficult than we might care to admit. Prayer is a vital part of Christian life and Keller does a great job explaining its many facets whilst retaining its intimacy.
Whether you're going through a dry patch; on fire for God, or just starting out this is a great read. I would highly recommend.
Whether you're going through a dry patch; on fire for God, or just starting out this is a great read. I would highly recommend.
August 12, 2019
I highly recommend this book to anyone who wants to improve their prayer life or for anyone who wonders why prayer is so important to daily Christian life.
Keller brings a lot of wisdom from the theological heavy weights including Augustine, Luther and Calvin and condenses their wisdom into a succinct and easy to understand way.
The book is also very well structured for re-readability, being separated into self-contained parts. Each individual part is important as part of the whole, but you can go back later and re-read a part without having to re-read the rest of the book for context.
This book is my quintessential text book on prayer.
Keller brings a lot of wisdom from the theological heavy weights including Augustine, Luther and Calvin and condenses their wisdom into a succinct and easy to understand way.
The book is also very well structured for re-readability, being separated into self-contained parts. Each individual part is important as part of the whole, but you can go back later and re-read a part without having to re-read the rest of the book for context.
This book is my quintessential text book on prayer.
March 7, 2019
This book is a real thought provoking book. Using great minds like Augustine, Luther, Calvin, John Owen, John Buynan, Jonathan Williams and many others.
However, this is a very long book and took some time and concentration to fully grasp. Subsequently, if your looking for a way to understand prayer OR a new way to pray OR strengthen your prayer life. I fully encourage you to read this book
However, this is a very long book and took some time and concentration to fully grasp. Subsequently, if your looking for a way to understand prayer OR a new way to pray OR strengthen your prayer life. I fully encourage you to read this book
May 18, 2021
Excellent and practical book on prayer, drawing from traditional writings of Luther, Augustine, Calvin, and others. It seems to be a thorough coverage of the subject, with lots of practical outlines to help us learn to pray with more thoughtfulness and awareness of the presence of God. I will go through it again, and try out some of his suggestions, particularly on meditation.
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