Prayer : Finding the Heart's True Home

from cegr76

A superb book on the art of prayer. Foster hasn't written a how-to book, but more like a description of various approaches to prayer. He utilizes ancient church teachings, biblical insight and analogy to help the reader discover prayer for his/herself. I am using this in a group study and we are ...

from justindtapp

Prayer: Finding the Heart's True Home is better than I expected. Good books inspire you to read other, older books the author draws on. This book will inspire you to read Augustine, Luther, and others. First published in 1992, it's already a "classic." Great book to start 2014 with.Foster gives e...

from rybeewoods

Dry at times, really out there at times, inspiring at times. This book covers so much about prayer it almost left me paralized. I probably need to revisit this in small bite sized pieces. And to be honest, sometimes Dick Fo freaks me out.

from Donna828

More Lenten reading. Foster takes on a huge spiritual subject and makes it manageable. He briefly describes the various forms that prayer can take, but makes it perfectly clear that there is no wrong way to pray as long as one has a heart for God and wants honest communion with Him. I will purcha...

from Donna828

More Lenten reading. Foster takes on a huge spiritual subject and makes it manageable. He briefly describes the various forms that prayer can take, but makes it perfectly clear that there is no wrong way to pray as long as one has a heart for God and wants honest communion with Him. I will purcha...