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but the act of praying can be a real challenge

Appeals to Thoughtful Laypeople and Church Leaders: Considers the critical distinctions between the church and other institutions

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A respected Old Testament scholar and archaeologist engages with this controversial question by carefully comparing the biblical text to other ancient Near Eastern documents

the New Testament's explicit summaries of the Old Testament story of Israel give readers direct access into the way the earliest Christians told this story--that is to say

The Great Love of God: Encountering God's Heart for a Hostile World mgr_9781845505073 but the act of prayingIn this grave hour, we long to experience the embrace of infinite love from our Father in heaven. The importance of this great need is owing to an avalanche of problems that are now confronting us. We are hateful, lonely, hurting, scared, and confused. The cruelty in our culture has reached a state of emergency. Our generation has experienced the painful revelations of widespread abuse in leadership. At every turn we have come up short. No matter what