Book cover for The Transforming Friendship: A Guide to Prayer by James M Houston and Dallas Willard

The Transforming Friendship

A Guide to Prayer

James M Houston
Dallas Willard
2010 Released
318 Pages
5-7 Hours
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Regent College PublishingISBN 9781573834469
To often, prayer seems only to be a dreary exercise that must be endured or a difficult skill that must be mastered. When we misunderstand its purpose and practice, we easily fall out of the habit of praying regularly. As a result, we miss one of the greatest opportunities to deepen our friendship with God. In Prayer: The Transforming Friendship, James Houston explores the transforming power of prayer, illustrating how prayer begins to change our lives and then how the way we live changes how we pray. Through clear and compelling examinations of the Scriptures, Dr. Houston shows the often-misunderstood spiritual realities of prayer. And through candid accounts of his own struggles to pray effectively, he will encourage you to engage boldly in the life-changing practice of intimate conversation with God.

Dr. James M. Houston, a prolific author, editor, and Christian scholar, is the founding principal, former chancellor and emeritus professor of spiritual theology at Regent College in Vancouver, British Columbia. A native of Scotland whose parents were missionaries to Spain, he is recognized around the world as a leader in educating laypeople for effective ministry and in helping to restore spirituality to evangelicalism. His other book include The Mentored Life, The Heart's Desire, and Joyful Exiles.

James M Houston

James M. Houston (1922-2026) was the founding principal of Regent College in Vancouver, British Columbia. He was a prolific author and dedicated teacher whose interests included the Christian mind, spiritual theology, and environmental ethics. His publications include The Transforming Friendship: A Guide to Prayer, The Mentored Life: From Individualism to Personhood, Sources of the Christian Self: A Cultural History of Christian Identity, and historical commentaries on the Psalms.

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Dallas Willard

Dallas Willard was a professor at the University of Southern California's School of Philosophy until his death in 2013. His groundbreaking books The Divine Conspiracy, The Great Omission, Knowing Christ Today, Hearing God, The Spirit of the Disciplines, Renovation of the Heart, and The Divine Conspiracy Continued forever changed the way thousands of Christians experience their faith.

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