Examining Faith

Building Your Personal House of Prayer offers the reader a plan for an extreme makeover of their prayer life. Larry Krieder has used the Lord’s Prayer as the model and basis for the twelve lessons presented in the book. Krieder helps the reader build their own house of prayer by using twelve rooms as his model. He begins with a courtyard, which represents the entryway in­to the 12 rooms or elements included in the Lord’s Prayer.

Coming into the courtyard of praise and thanksgiving, I felt the presence of the Lord Jesus as I offered up thanksgiving and praise. Moving on to the family room I felt secure in the Father’s love, and turning my attention to silently listening to him as I meditated on His Word.

The stories Jesus told and the stories told about him are examined in great depth in Jesus: A Meditation on His Stories and His Relationships with Women. Father Andrew M. Greeley spotlights Christ’s view and treatment of the opposite sex.

The Vatican calls upon an extraordinary team to rescue an imprisoned Chinese bishop in The Secret Cardinal, a new thriller by Tom Grace that combines political intrigue with the inner workings of the Catholic Church.

How does Christian culture influence pop culture, and should the Christian faith in turn be influenced by secular culture? This is the critical question tackled in Dick Stauband’s thought-provoking book, The Culturally Savvy Christian.

Mark Scandrette’s new book, Soul Graffiti, presents an edgy perspective on finding faith in urban landscapes and living life in the way of Jesus.