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Praying Like Monks, Living Like Fools

Written by: Tyler Staton, Tim Mackie - foreword
Narrated by: Tyler Staton, Tim Mackie
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An invitation to an ordinary yet radical way of life, using historic Christian practices as both inspiring vision and practical instruction for how to encounter the wondrous, mysterious, living God through prayer.

Prayer is the source of Jesus's most astonishing miracles and the subject of Jesus's most audacious promises, and yet, most people—even most Bible-believing Christians—find prayer to be boring, obligatory, disappointing, confusing, or, most often, all of the above.

If you've ever felt this way, Praying Like Monks, Living Like Fools is your invitation to trade your conceptions and misconceptions about prayer for prayer in its purest form: a vital, sustaining, powerful connection with God that is more real and alive than you could have ever imagined. Here, Tyler Staton—author, pastor, and national director of the 24/7 Prayer movement—addresses common roadblocks to prayer and gives you the confidence to come to God just as you are.

Through biblical teaching, powerful storytelling, and insights on historic Christian practices, Staton helps you . . .

  • Express your doubts and disappointments about prayer
  • Discover and practice multiple postures of prayer, including silence, persistence, confession, and more
  • Understand and embrace the wonder and mystery of prayer in everyday life
  • Realize that prayer is a powerful invitation to partner with God in the redemption of a fallen world
  • And, ultimately, open or reopen the line of communication with your Creator and experience afresh his divine power on earth
©2022 Tyler Staton (P)2022 Zondervan

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Fantastic content

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The content is practical, meaningful, and inspiring. I felt myself longing for a revitalized prayer life. I listened to the audiobook, then immediately ordered a print copy so I can read over it more carefully, make notes, etc. I haven’t read a book like this in a long, long time. Absolutely recommend.

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Vocal fry, super-slow reading (better at 1.2x or 1.3x speed), and a habit of pronouncing “prayer” with two syllables rather than one make the audiobook a challenging listen. The slow reading & “pray-er” are easily overlooked. The vocal fry… almost a deal breaker for anyone who habitually listens to professional speakers and narrators. If the content wasn’t so good, I couldn’t have made it through. The content IS so good, though, so stick with it!

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Great book, chapters mislabeled though

Chapters are off by one
Tyler’s sharing is personal but grounded in scripture. It was helpful for me as I am on a journey of relearning prayer as a part of my spiritual life and journey with Jesus.

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Just do it—Conversing with God

In this highly relatable book on prayer, Staton brings together practice of prayer empowered by Christ as our intercession. A recommended read for any stage of maturity of discipleship.

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Challenging, Inspiring, Foundational

It’s a powerful invitation to engage with what it means to be a Christian at it’s foundation. A relationship with the God of the universe. One that impacts every area of your life as a believer.

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Convicting

Sound, solid teaching & instruction with examples that are honest & raw. I appreciated Staton's calm writing & reading style that felt like the Spirit was flowing throughout (although I did speed it up as it was a tad too drawn in places). Even though prayer is not at all new to me, I am looking forward to adding the suggested disciplines into my regular practice. It would have been helpful if a PDF copy came with the purchase for further gleaning!

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Praying like monks, living like fools.

Be brutally honest with God. Amen. Be brutally honest with myself and acknowledge that I'm what's wrong with the world. Amen. The name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth means His authority, His status as the Son of our Abba Father God. Prioritize presence. Amen. Remember who God is, and remember who all of us are. Amen. This is a wonderfully performed book. The story is even a bit of a tear jerker. Tim, I'd recognise your voice anywhere. Thank you Mr. Staton for writing this. It's awesome. You're awesome.

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