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Answering God: The Psalms as Tools for Prayer

by Eugene H. Peterson · 1989

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Eugene H. Peterson speaks to Christians who realize the necessity for prayer and yearn for it but who find their prayer unconvincing and unsatisfying. Addressing the causes of this dissatisfaction, Answering God offers guidelines for using the Psalms as dynamic tools for prayer.

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short · 160 pages

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