A "practical yet profound guide to prayer" -- Paula Huston on "Finding God in the Verbs"

"In this practical yet profound guide to prayer, two lovers of language suggest rethinking habitual ways of communicating with God. Highly recommended for all who long to articulate the silent yearnings, hidden fears, private sorrows and burning joys of the soul—and particularly for those pastors, spiritual directors and soul friends who accompany them along the path."

—Paula Huston, author of The Holy Way

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" I am sick unto death of my own prayers" - Leslie Leyland Fields on "Finding God in the Verbs"

"Finding God in the Verbs came along just in time. I am sick unto death of my own prayers, and suspect God too is tired of rolling his eyes at my words. Why am I so careful in my writing and so careless in my prayers? Bill and Isbell are renewing not only my prayers but my heart."

—Leslie Leyland Fields, author of Forgiving Our Fathers and Mothers

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"Writing out of the presence..."

Writing for God website

Finding the Words

For Brent Bill, director of the New Meetings Project at Friends General Conference in Philadelphia and author of Holy Silence, the first step into deep listening is to carefully set the stage before he begins to write.

“I think of writing as a form of worship,” says Brent, who is also a Quaker pastor. “So before I start, I begin to declutter my brain and soul by getting certain things out of the way. An email here, a calendar update there. That helps me banish all the busy monkeys in my mind...
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"Finding God in the Verbs is a genuinely practical and fun help" -- Nathan Foster

"Many of us live with a severely disordered view of God. Finding God in the Verbs is a genuinely practical and fun help. With an inviting conversational tone, Jennie and Brent reveal how language shapes and guides our prayers and ultimately unlocks our hearts into a deeper, more intimate relationship of joy and ease with God."

—Nathan Foster, Spring Arbor University, author of Wisdom Chaser and The Making of an Ordinary Saint

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"...I knew the book was true..." Finding God in the Verbs!

"Early in my reading of Finding God in the Verbs, I came to the line that said, 'Both of us find that when we pray we enter into mystery.' That's when I knew the book was true—that it was written by those who understand the power of prayer and the divine portal that it presents to our human hearts. One that, if we dare, offers entry into the Holy of Holies and conversation with the Creator. In that, there be deep magic."

—River Jordan, author of Praying for Strangers

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