Self-help ✦ Penny’s Take
The Practice of Prayer
Margaret Guenther · 1997
85/100
👍 Worth It
Margaret Guenther writes about prayer the way a wise spiritual director talks about it — grounded in decades of real ministry, unhurried, and genuinely warm rather than formulaic. The coverage spans from kitchen-counter conversational prayer to formal retreats and sacramental reconciliation, making this one of the most broadly useful introductions to Christian prayer in print from a mainline Protestant perspective.
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safety92
substance86
craft88
originality76
accuracy84
hype80
age-fit82
human-eye88
Penny’s verdict85
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