Simple Prayers

The best prayerbook available, fully revised expanded and updated

Life greets us in different ways each day: We experience joy, confusion, doubt and grief. We walk through seasons of loneliness and times of closeness with God, family and friends. Each event, the birth of a new baby, the death of a loved one, the sound of a familiar melody, can be an occasion for prayer. In A Book of Simple Prayers, beloved songwriter Gloria Gaither shares the prayers she has prayed in moments like these. At times questioning, playful, trusting or anxious, this collection of Gloria's prayer poetry is a medley of honest and open-hearted conversation with God. With her renowned mastery of language and matchless instinct for just the right turn of phrase, she invites us to pray along with her, expressing our hopes and heartaches to the God who listens.

Every day of the year, this daily prayer companioin leads you through simple but life-changing prayers drawn directly from the Bible.

When asked by his barber and good friend, Peter Beskendorf, for some practical guidance on how to prepare oneself for prayer, Luther responded by writing this brief treatise, first published in the spring of 1535. After 500 years, his instruction continues to offer words of spiritual nurture for us today.

In his debut novel, Golding makes sense of the current AIDS crisis as he envisions another time and place transformed by a fatal horror. Take a journey back six centuries to a secluded island in the Venice lagoon--a wondrous place where superstition reigns and life and death are created by magical equations.

In this all-new, intriguing book, author Cindy Mallin takes readers on a journey to England in the 1800s. Through paraphrased highlights of George Mueller's journal entries, readers discover what it means to be truly dependent on God for their each and every need. Mueller was a minister who pioneered five orphanages in England during the 1800s. Through consistent prayer and perseverance, Mueller never solicited funds for his endeavors, but relied completely on God to provide for their every need. The many examples of answered prayers throughout this book are truly inspiring.