Anglicans for Renewal 1994
I particularly appreciated his chapter on praying back the Scriptures. we can use a well-known verse such as 'God so loved the world' and as we mediate on it, we make a response to God
J F Dunn, English Churchman April 1995
The author believes that prayer is about our personal experience of God and that evangelism is telling others of these experiences of God. The one leads to the other and they are inseperable ... We come to know God in order that we may better understand ourselves. It may not be the intention of the writer, but I am left with the impression that prayer is regarded as the highest act of self-discovery. I find this worrying
Book Description
A companion to prayer by a much-travelled author. Particularly encouraging for any caught up in our "pray-less" culture. Includes imaginative exercises and box points.
From the Back Cover
This book is a companion to prayer as much as a book about prayer. Readers will be motivated to tackle any hindrances as they follow a step-by-step programme to renew their devotional lives. Those who persevere will repeatedly return to certain exercises and will be able to refresh their memory using key points.
About the Author
Canon Robert Warren is a Missioner for Springboard, the Evangelism initiative of the Archbishops of Canterbury and York. He was previously Team Rector of St Thomas's Crookes in Sheffield.
