A Classic in Christian Spirituality

If I were to own one book on prayer, this would be the one. Foster has spent a lifetime teaching prayer and the spiritual disciplines. This book is the distillation of a profound life. His teaching is clear, his thinking incisive. I have used and recommended this volume (and Foster's Celebration of Discipline) for years. After a decade on the shelf, I worked my way through it again this year. I was awed by new insights. It reminded me of Mark Twain's comment about his father, "When I was a boy of 14, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be twenty-one, I was astonished at how much the old man had learnt in seven years."

Blessed

I have been blessed by this book. The author is very down to earth and honest admitting the most basic troubles he has had in his prayer life and giving suggestions for how to make your personal prayer life grow into a loving relationship with our creator.

Prayer: Finding the Heart's True Home

This book was very inspirational and informative. It is a good text for anyone interested in the Christian disciplines, especially prayer. It provided information in the "how to" as well as the inspiration of the "why for".