Teach Us to Pray by Gordon T Smith

Teach Us to Pray by Gordon T Smith

Logos Bookstore Association Award for Christian Living

One of the most basic and vital dimensions of the Christian life is the practice of prayer. Frequently our prayers begin with a petition or request, so the content of our prayers is informed by our circumstances. But what if the opposite were true? What if we allowed our prayers to inform our lives? What would our lives be like if prayer altered our living and began to shape the contours and content of our daily experiences?

Gordon Smith invites us to learn three movements of prayer--thanksgiving, confession, and discernment--in order to be formed and transformed by prayers that seek God's kingdom "on earth as it is in heaven." Whether you are a beginner in the life of prayer or further along, this small book is a resource for deepening your prayer practice.

Gordon T.Smith (PhD, Ateneo de Manila University's Loyola School of Theology) is president of Ambrose University and Seminary in Calgary, Alberta, where he also teaches systematic and spiritual theology. He is a teaching fellow at Regent College in Vancouver, British Columbia, and an ordained pastor with the Christian and Missionary Alliance. His works include Courage and Calling, Called to Be Saints, Spiritual Guidance, Examine Your Calling, and The Voice of Jesus.