The Christmas story we all know doesn't begin in the barn. It's the culmination of centuries of waiting, and the various journeys of some very ordinary but remarkable people towards the most significant moment in human history.This December, our own journey to Christmas isn't so much a physical journey as a travelling of the heart, mind and soul closer to hope, closer to gratitude, and closer to Jesus. Join the 24-7 Prayer team as they lead you through a special month of Scripture-led meditation, reflecting on this ancient but timeless story of wonder, redemption and hope. Beginning on Advent Sunday, journey with Elizabeth and Zechariah, Mary, Joseph, and then the shepherds and the Madi as you P.R.A.Y. your way through December: Pause - remove all distractions, be still and make room to connect with God Rejoice and Reflect - give thanks, before engaging with a short passage of Scripture Ask - bring your questions to God Yield - surrender to God's will for your life As a contemporary take on an ancient practice, the prayers written have been inspired by Christian heroes and traditions throughout the centuries and designed to be returned to daily, making space for Selah (opportunities to pause, wait and respond) to encounter Jesus every step of the journey. Group discussion notes are also included, should you want to go on this Advent journey with others. Written by Pete Greig, Carla Harding, Phil Togwell and Jill Weber

ECPA Christian Book of the Year Christianity Today Book of the Year Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Award Finalist IVP Readers' Choice Award How can we trust God in the dark? Framed around a nighttime prayer of Compline, Tish Harrison Warren, author of Liturgy of the Ordinary, explores themes of human vulnerability, suffering, and God's seeming absence. When she navigated a time of doubt and loss, the prayer was grounding for her. She writes that practices of prayer "gave words to my anxiety and grief and allowed me to reencounter the doctrines of the church not as tidy little antidotes for pain, but as a light in darkness, as good news." Where do we find comfort when we lie awake worrying or weeping in the night? This book offers a prayerful and frank approach to the difficulties in our ordinary lives at work, at home, and in a world filled with uncertainty.

Prayers & Promises for Girls incorporates more than 70 themes that will help guide your sweet girl in how to connect with her Creator in all the different areas of her life. It will help her understand God's promises about faithfulness, trust, wisdom, worth, beauty, strength, and much more, while also encouraging her to pray. She will see that by staying connected to God, and believing the promises of his Word, she can live a fulfilling, blessed life in close relationship with her heavenly Father.

In Our Father Who Art On Earth Jose Tolentino Mendonca draws on the expertise of biblical texts, but also to the data of anthropology and literature, to dare to 'open-up' the Our Father to believers and non-believers, and point out new keys to a spiritual reading of this text that is the heart of Christianity. The result is absolutely unusual. The reader is summoned to an inner journey that they will not forget.

There Are Many Reasons to Have Fear, But God Can Conquer Them All Find the peace you long for amid the things that frighten you with the help of this collection of prayers from Stormie Omartian. Each prayer is paired with a Scripture verse so you can steady your heart and mind on the truth of God's Word as you call upon the Lord to drown out all anxiety-inducing thoughts. Whether you're facing fear of loss, fear of evil, fear of rejection, fear of pain, or fear of the future, this little book gives you the inspiration you need to pray powerfully to God and be liberated from all that. Imagine the peace you'll feel when you experience... The Power of Praying (R)Through Fear

Every Prayer Strengthens Your Marriage As a husband, you have a unique set of responsibilities weighing on you each day. Your desire is to provide for your wife-and the very best way you can take care of her is by praying for her and your marriage. Let the Lord lead you step by step, decision by decision, moment by moment as you seek to... mature in your faith build relational confidence and intimacy overcome temptations and trials encourage your wife to be all she can be Discover biblical direction in this collection of prayers and devotions written for busy husbands like you who need a minute of inspiration.