Why We Pray

“Its refreshing not to have another Christian how-to book. Philip takes us right in by the front door and down the stairs to examine the very foundation of prayer. As he presses us to face the why, we also find help with the what and the how. I found these studies an essential exercise in thinking, a welcome source of relief, and a gentle lure to repentance.”

“I found my heart and will deeply moved by the key premise of this book: that we learn about prayer by learning about God. He speaksare we listening to him? He sends his Sonare we responding to him? He is sovereigndo we trust him and think his thoughts after him? He sends his Spiritdo we realize were empowered to pray? Internalize these great Bible truths, and your prayer life will come alive.”

“In this fine book on prayer you will find no super-spiritual hype nor dry detachment, but robust and sensitive exposition. Philip has put us all in his debt by this little book, which can be read with enjoyment in one sitting, but will reward repeated study and will give both challenge and encouragement.”

“In this wonderful book I find that my prayer life needs a reality check. The heart of prayer is not only talking to God, but knowing I pray because God is a speaking God.”

“To speak freshly about prayer is neither easy nor common. Philip has done it here. In answering so well the big question he has set himself, he has enriched my thinking and practice.”

“Wonderfully refreshing, biblically realistic, and personally motivationalthis book cuts through the stereotypes and guilt about prayer and presents us with our amazing privileges, at the heart of what it means to be a child of God. It will do your own heart good!”

“This book made me want to pray! It shows us what God is likea Father who speaks, and whose adopted children are able to speak to him, by his Spirit. It is thoroughly biblical, honest, and entertaining. Philip takes our eyes off ourselves and our performance and onto GodFather, Son and Spirit.”

“Philip grounds prayer in the nature of the triune God, thus avoiding the modern evangelical tendency to make the experience of prayer central. When divine Sonship and not feelings define you, then you have real prayer with a real God. This book will bless you.”

“There are not many books on prayer, and there are fewer good books on prayer. Here is a handbook on the subject that combines clarity and brevity and provides us with a thoroughly biblical and understandable framework for prayer. I commend it enthusiastically.”

“Prayer is a particular kind of relationship to God, not a technique. By examining the fundamentals of that relationshipwho he is and who we arewith straightforward Bible exposition, William Philip helps you understand and enter into it.”