{"product_id":"talking-in-the-dark-steve-harper-9780835899222","title":"Talking in the Dark: Praying When Life Doesn't Make Sense","description":"\u003cp\u003eHave you ever stopped praying?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen life seems unfair and prayer doesn't seem to make any difference, you may quit praying. Most people who admit that they stopped praying for a while, including the author, say they felt as if they were suffocating after a period without prayer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Sometimes I think God has called me to speak, write, and teach about prayer so I won't give up on it altogether,\" writes Harper. \"After more than forty years of praying, I still don't understand prayer. ...Prayer does not come easily for me.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"In the pages of this book,\" Harper continues, \"I will ask you to roll up your sleeves and confront your problems with prayer-and then keep praying. Sometimes you will feel as though you are talking in the dark. But the fact is, sound travels in both darkness and light.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you're frustrated in your prayer life and wonder whether prayer is worth the effort, this book is for you. Nothing daunts Harper in this wrangle with God. No doubt, experience, or unholy feeling is out of bounds as he considers life and prayer's dark patches.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNo matter how lost or lonely you feel, he offers assurance. During days when you feel the number one problem with prayer is an unresponsive God, you'll have the strength to dig deeper and surrender to the mysterious sustenance God offers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs you read Harper's brutally honest stories and follow his advice on how to cultivate a prayer life, you'll discover the kind of prayer that makes you want to continue even though everything in you wants to quit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Steve Harper\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0835899225\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780835899222\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Room Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/01\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 135\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.44lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.45h x 5.58w x 0.35d","brand":"Steve Harper","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43943518961919,"sku":"9780835899222","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_6e26b4f8-33c4-40ea-a38b-95fb2606072e.jpg?v=1681498568","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/talking-in-the-dark-steve-harper-9780835899222","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}