The Praying Life The hymns are more than

The hymns are more than just a means of teaching the congregants to sing

speaking to our consumerist situation through the parallels with Paul's Rome

She had to stay in bed most of the time

in a new member class

The Praying Life The hymns are more thanAn invitation to a more participatory relationship with God through the power of prayer. Nothing is more remarkableor more beautifulthan an ordinary life, quietly transformed by prayer. This is the life that Deborah Smith Douglas chroniclesand invites readers intoin her lovely collection of essays and poems. Drawing from events as simple as breakfast with her five year old daughter or waiting in line at the post office, Douglas shows how a loving