🙏 Prayer Practices

Guides to deepening one's conversation with the divine through contemplative, liturgical, and meditative approaches to prayer. These books offer structure and freedom for those seeking a richer spiritual life.

Praying the Bible

by Donald S. Whitney • 2015

The Psalms are a prayer book in plain sight. When your words run dry, theirs never do.

4.48

9k+

🕯️ Spiritual Disciplines 📖 Praying The Psalms ✝️ Reformed Spirituality 📜 Bible Engagement 🛐 Devotional Prayer

Praying the Bible

The Psalms are a prayer book in plain sight. When your words run dry, theirs never do.

by Donald S. Whitney 2015

4.48

9k+ ratings

🕯️ Spiritual Disciplines 📖 Praying The Psalms ✝️ Reformed Spirituality 📜 Bible Engagement 🛐 Devotional Prayer

What If Jesus Was Serious About Prayer?

by Skye Jethani • 2021

We pray to change our circumstances. The ancient way prays to be changed instead.

4.53

931

🤫 Contemplative Prayer 🌱 Spiritual Formation 🌄 Solitude And Silence ✝️ Ignatian Spirituality 🔍 Examen Prayer

What If Jesus Was Serious About Prayer?

We pray to change our circumstances. The ancient way prays to be changed instead.

by Skye Jethani 2021

4.53

931 ratings

🤫 Contemplative Prayer 🌱 Spiritual Formation 🌄 Solitude And Silence ✝️ Ignatian Spirituality 🔍 Examen Prayer

What Is God's Will for My Life?

by John Ortberg • 2016

Stop hunting for a divine roadmap. The point of guidance is character, not coordinates.

4.43

199

✝️ Christian Living 🧭 Spiritual Discernment 🤔 Decision Making 🧱 Character Formation 🌱 Spiritual Formation

What Is God's Will for My Life?

Stop hunting for a divine roadmap. The point of guidance is character, not coordinates.

by John Ortberg 2016

4.43

199 ratings

✝️ Christian Living 🧭 Spiritual Discernment 🤔 Decision Making 🧱 Character Formation 🌱 Spiritual Formation

Moving Mountains

by John Eldredge • 2016

What if prayer is not about asking but about partnering? A manual for praying with authority.

4.34

2k+

🧘 Spiritual Disciplines ⚔️ Spiritual Warfare 👂 Hearing God 🩹 Inner Healing 💫 Divine Healing

Moving Mountains

What if prayer is not about asking but about partnering? A manual for praying with authority.

by John Eldredge 2016

4.34

2k+ ratings

🧘 Spiritual Disciplines ⚔️ Spiritual Warfare 👂 Hearing God 🩹 Inner Healing 💫 Divine Healing

The Prayer That Changes Everything

by Stormie Omartian • 2004

When prayer feels one-sided, shifting to pure praise unlocks protection, perspective, and peace.

4.51

1k+

🎵 Praise And Worship ⚔️ Spiritual Warfare 🌪️ Faith In Adversity ❤️‍🔥 Intimacy With God 🔄 Transformative Worship

The Prayer That Changes Everything

When prayer feels one-sided, shifting to pure praise unlocks protection, perspective, and peace.

by Stormie Omartian 2004

4.51

1k+ ratings

🎵 Praise And Worship ⚔️ Spiritual Warfare 🌪️ Faith In Adversity ❤️‍🔥 Intimacy With God 🔄 Transformative Worship

Dare to Drop the Pose

by Craig Groeschel • 2010

Most Christians pretend they're fine. What changes when you stop faking it with God.

4.23

163

✝️ Christian Living 💔 Vulnerability In Faith 📋 Practical Discipleship 🌱 Spiritual Formation 🤔 Faith And Doubt

Dare to Drop the Pose

Most Christians pretend they're fine. What changes when you stop faking it with God.

by Craig Groeschel 2010

4.23

163 ratings

✝️ Christian Living 💔 Vulnerability In Faith 📋 Practical Discipleship 🌱 Spiritual Formation 🤔 Faith And Doubt

Lord, I Want To Be Whole

by Stormie Omartian • 2000

The prayer habits that reach wounds no amount of insight can touch.

4.38

466

🩹 Emotional Healing 🫀 Inner Healing 🕊️ Deliverance Ministry 🤝 Forgiveness Work ⚔️ Spiritual Warfare

Lord, I Want To Be Whole

The prayer habits that reach wounds no amount of insight can touch.

by Stormie Omartian 2000

4.38

466 ratings

🩹 Emotional Healing 🫀 Inner Healing 🕊️ Deliverance Ministry 🤝 Forgiveness Work ⚔️ Spiritual Warfare

Fresh Air

by Chris Hodges • 2012

Faith gone windless: trading religious obligation for a daily relationship with God that breathes.

4.26

595

📖 Christian Living 🌬️ Spiritual Renewal 💗 Relationship Over Religion 😴 Sabbath Rest 🔥 Spirit-Filled Living

Fresh Air

Faith gone windless: trading religious obligation for a daily relationship with God that breathes.

by Chris Hodges 2012

4.26

595 ratings

📖 Christian Living 🌬️ Spiritual Renewal 💗 Relationship Over Religion 😴 Sabbath Rest 🔥 Spirit-Filled Living

The Prayer of Protection

by Joseph Prince • 2016

Psalm 91 promises invincibility. But quoting it and inhabiting it are two different things.

4.58

489

✝️ Christian Living 🛡️ Divine Protection ⚔️ Spiritual Warfare 🗣️ Speaking Scripture 😌 Overcoming Fear

The Prayer of Protection

Psalm 91 promises invincibility. But quoting it and inhabiting it are two different things.

by Joseph Prince 2016

4.58

489 ratings

✝️ Christian Living 🛡️ Divine Protection ⚔️ Spiritual Warfare 🗣️ Speaking Scripture 😌 Overcoming Fear

The Prayer of Jabez for Women

by Darlene Wilkinson • 2002

Four ancient requests, one daily prayer, and a life that outgrows every limit placed on it.

4.24

322

📖 Christian Devotionals 🌸 Women's Ministry ✝️ Christian Self-Help 🎯 Divine Purpose 🌟 God's Will

The Prayer of Jabez for Women

Four ancient requests, one daily prayer, and a life that outgrows every limit placed on it.

by Darlene Wilkinson 2002

4.24

322 ratings

📖 Christian Devotionals 🌸 Women's Ministry ✝️ Christian Self-Help 🎯 Divine Purpose 🌟 God's Will

The Lord's Prayer

by Wesley Hill • 2019

The Lord’s Prayer as Jesus taught it: a pattern for intimate prayer, not a script to recite.

4.25

341

📖 Spiritual Disciplines 💝 Divine Intimacy 📚 Biblical Devotionals ⛪ Anglican Spirituality 🌱 Spiritual Formation

The Lord's Prayer

The Lord’s Prayer as Jesus taught it: a pattern for intimate prayer, not a script to recite.

by Wesley Hill 2019

4.25

341 ratings

📖 Spiritual Disciplines 💝 Divine Intimacy 📚 Biblical Devotionals ⛪ Anglican Spirituality 🌱 Spiritual Formation

Brave Enough to Be Broken

by Toni Collier • 2022

You can't heal what you refuse to face. A Christian guide through pain, prayer, community, and hope.

4.27

354

🕊️ Emotional Healing 🚧 Boundaries ✍️ Gratitude Practice ⚔️ Spiritual Warfare 🛋️ Christian Counseling

Brave Enough to Be Broken

You can't heal what you refuse to face. A Christian guide through pain, prayer, community, and hope.

by Toni Collier 2022

4.27

354 ratings

🕊️ Emotional Healing 🚧 Boundaries ✍️ Gratitude Practice ⚔️ Spiritual Warfare 🛋️ Christian Counseling

The Contemplative Pastor

by Eugene H. Peterson • 1987

Pastoral busyness is quiet betrayal. An unhurried, subversive reclaiming of spiritual direction.

4.38

2k+

🐑 Pastoral Ministry 🌱 Spiritual Formation ☁️ Contemplative Spirituality 🧭 Spiritual Direction ✝️ Countercultural Faith

The Contemplative Pastor

Pastoral busyness is quiet betrayal. An unhurried, subversive reclaiming of spiritual direction.

by Eugene H. Peterson 1987

4.38

2k+ ratings

🐑 Pastoral Ministry 🌱 Spiritual Formation ☁️ Contemplative Spirituality 🧭 Spiritual Direction ✝️ Countercultural Faith

Boundaries for Your Soul

by Alison Cook • 2018

Your overwhelming emotions aren't the enemy. A Christian path to befriending every part of you.

4.19

2k+

🕊️ Christian Psychology 🧩 Internal Family Systems 🙏 Inner Healing ✝️ Spiritual Formation 💗 Self-Compassion

Boundaries for Your Soul

Your overwhelming emotions aren't the enemy. A Christian path to befriending every part of you.

by Alison Cook 2018

4.19

2k+ ratings

🕊️ Christian Psychology 🧩 Internal Family Systems 🙏 Inner Healing ✝️ Spiritual Formation 💗 Self-Compassion

Prayers for the Pilgrimage

by W. David O. Taylor • 2024

A fifth-century prayer form short enough for traffic, tough enough for despair.

4.60

🛐 Liturgical Prayer 📝 Written Prayers 🏠 Everyday Spirituality ⛪ Book Of Common Prayer 🕯️ Celtic Spirituality

Prayers for the Pilgrimage

A fifth-century prayer form short enough for traffic, tough enough for despair.

by W. David O. Taylor 2024

4.60

50 ratings

🛐 Liturgical Prayer 📝 Written Prayers 🏠 Everyday Spirituality ⛪ Book Of Common Prayer 🕯️ Celtic Spirituality

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