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Praying the Proverbs (Praying the Scriptures (Destiny Images))

Elmer L. Towns

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Total reviews: 2 Average rating: 3.0 of 5

Very helpful book 4 out of 5 stars.
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This is a very helpful book. Dr. Towns translated the Scriptures into modern-day language and put each chapter into a modern English prayer. Alongside your King James translation, this is a powerful and extremely helpful book for personal devotions and prayer. Interspersed among the Proverbs, Dr. Towns has written several "character sketches" to aid in an understanding of many of the different types of characters found in Proverbs-- the slacker, the wicked, the king, the fool, etc.

Excellent study and worship companion.

Not sure I get it 2 out of 5 stars.
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This seems more like an "open" study. It wasn't laid out in a very clear fashion. I was hoping for something that was a bit more formal to work with my teenage son (or even younger daughters.) I'll come back to it later, and maybe it will come together better in my mind then, but for now I found it lacking.

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Praying the Proverbs takes writings of Wisdom literature from the Bible, and turns them into personal prayers that edify believers with its wise sayings on character, integrity and love.

The Mutual Love of Christ and His People

Peter Masters

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The courtship of the Song of Solomon provides fascinating scenes and events designed to show the love of Christ for His redeemed people, and theirs for Him. Here, also, are lessons for Christians when they become cold or backslidden, showing the way to recover Christ's presence in their lives. Prophecies of Christ abound in the Song, together with views of the bride's destiny, as she prepares to cross the mountains into eternal glory, where the greatest wedding of all will take place.

Psalms in Haiku: Meditative Songs of Prayer

Richard Gwyn

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read the psalms as songs 5 out of 5 stars.
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This is a translation of the psalms that restores their poetry and deeper meaning. The rhythm of The Psalms in Haiku is calming and soothing, and beautiful. It is a joy to memorize them, or read them aloud. Here is an example from the book, psalm 57: Be kind to me, Lord./I, making you my refuge,/hide beneath your wings./I shall take shelter/under their protective shade/until storms pass by./I shall call to God-/the Most High God-that in me/His will be fulfilled./May He, from heaven,/look down in loving kindness/keeping me from harm.

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Beautifully packaged with wood block illustrations, this collection of Psalms is presented in the ancient Japanese form of haiku poetry. Here are praises to a spiritual power presented in a stark and clear fashion. These readings will challenge those familiar with the Psalms to look for new meaning while introducing these prayers to a whole new audience.

Loving Yusuf: Conceptual Travels from Present to Past (Afterlives of the Bible)

Mieke Bal

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When Mieke Bal reread the story of Joseph and Potiphar’s wife as an adult, she was struck by differences between her childhood memories of a moral tale and what she read today. In Loving Yusuf¸ Bal seeks to resolve this clash between memory and text, using the same story, in which Joseph spurns the advance of his master’s wife who then falsely accuses him of rape, as her point of departure. She juxtaposes the Genesis tale to the rather different version told in the Qur’an and the depictions of it by Rembrandt and explores how Thomas Mann’s great retelling in Joseph and His Brothers reworks these versions.
Through this inquiry she develops concepts for the analysis of texts that are both strange and overly familiar—culturally remote yet constantly retold. As she puts personal memories in dialogue with scholarly exegesis, Bal asks how all of these different versions complicate her own and others’ experience of the story, and how the different truths of these texts in their respective traditions illuminate the process of canonization.
 

For Thou Art With Me: The Healing Power of Psalms

Samuel Chiel, Henry Dreher

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this book is wonderful!! 5 out of 5 stars.
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I loved this beautiful, healing book. It's has the perfect words and tone for people faced with grief, fear, illness, pain and suffering.

You know how you don't know what to say to people who are really suffering? How helpless you can feel? Well, I've just ordered 11 copies of this book, because that's how many people I know (this week) who could really use it.

I'm an old time fan of Henry Dreher, who's a wonderful and brilliant health writer and now I'm a new fan of Rabbi Chiel, who, I'm told is the absolute best as far as rabbi's go - a great orator and a kind and compassionate human being, all in one. Anyway, that much is obvious from these pages.

I'm very glad this book got written. It will help a lot of people who need to lean into their judeo-christian roots to get a divine assist.

Editorial Review:

The Book of Psalms is perhaps the best-loved collection of prayers among Jews and Christians, and its themes of mercy and compassion can have a dramatic healing affect. This healing phenomenon is the focus of authors Rabbi Samuel Chiel and Henry Dreher. Together, they have selected Psalms that can evoke hope in the reader. Their unique interpretations teach readers to become engaged in prayer, providing guidance to help heal and recover. Whether a reader is coping with an illness, caring for an aging parent, or dealing with the death of a loved one, this guide offers hope, peace, and healing.

Be My Refuge, Lord

Bob Barnes, Emilie Barnes

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Emilie and Bob Barnes, cofounders of More Hours in My Day Seminars and bestselling authors and coauthor of countless books including the Minute Meditations series (more than 175,000 copies sold) present insightful devotions based on the book of Psalms.

When Emilie faced cancer, she and Bob daily sought the soothing hymns and assurances of Psalms. Now they present a personal look at the scriptures that have comforted God’s children throughout history. Created for busy schedules, these uplifting meditations will guide readers to:

• Lift up prayers and praises in all circumstances
• Transform their day through simple actions
• Discover support and sustenance in individual Psalms
• Understand and apply God’s wisdom for godly decisions
• Release their cares to the Lord’s hands and plans

As readers face trials, peaks and valleys, new adventures, and daily needs, they will find encouragement and peace in these inspiring devotions for today.

El Poder De Los Salmos

C. Fioravanti

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Praying the Psalms with the Early Christians: Ancient Songs for Modern Hearts

Mike Aquilina, Christopher Bailey

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Guard Us Sleeping: Psalm, Prayers, and the Hymns for the Night

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Compline, the ancient service of psalms, hymns, and prayers at night, is sung by the brothers of the Society of Saint John the Evangelist.

A Retreat With the Psalms: Resources for Personal and Communal Prayer

John C. Endres, Elizabeth Liebert

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Tradition says the psalms are the prayerbook of the church; from laments to exultant praise, the psalms express our full range of emotion. Yet repetition and familiarity can dull us to the wonder truly present in tradition. Bringing the psalms to vivid new life is this new book which explains the various types of psalms, as well as how to pray them in ways that make them more meaningful to contemporary readers.

The authors begin with an overview of the history and genres of psalms. They then look at each genre individually and show five ways to experience the psalms in depth as a mirror of our own lives. Combining both biblical research and practical uses, the authors show how to pray the psalms through lectio divina, the daily office, handmade midrash or a visual art, bodily movements, and hymnody. The focus is on praying the psalms in ways that make them our own and on praying them in and through the life of Christ.

With its specific prayer suggestions, samples of psalms, and a prayer service for each genre, this book is appropriate for personal and group use for all denominations. It's particularly recommended for individual and group retreats, retreat directors, bible study groups, prayer groups, spiritual support groups, lectionary study groups, liturgy group members, and anyone who prays the psalms daily, especially in community.