Recommended Reading
On Prayer
Parker, Dr. William, & Elaine St. Johns, Prayer Can Change Your Life (Prentice Hall)
Olson, Kermit, First Steps in Prayer (Revell)
Dan, Albert E., An Autobiography of Prayer (Harpers)
Baillie, Diary of Private Prayer (Scribners)
On Jesus Christ
Bickersteth, Edward, The Trinity (Kregel)
Simpson, P. Carnegie, The Fact of Christ (Clarke, London or Inter-Varsity Press)
Phillips, J.B., Is God at Home? (Abingdon Press)
Phillips, J.B., When God Became Man (Abingdon Press)
Nelson, Wesley, Captivated by Christ (CLC)
Rinker, Rosalind, Who Is This Man? (Zondervan) A Bible study booklet for personal or group study, using the inductive study method. The contents seeks to bring the Humanity and Deity of Jesus Christ to us in much the same way as He revealed Himself when He was "in the flesh" and walking among men on earth. A natural companion piece to Prayer — Conversing with God.
On Quiet Time
Price, Eugenia, Share My Pleasant Stones (Zondervan)
Scripture Union Bible Study. Quarterly study notes published in the form of small booklets for various age groups. Samples sent on request. 3 Cawthra Street, Toronto, Ont., Canada.
Search the Scriptures (Inter-Varsity Press) Through the Bible in three years of daily readings.
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HOW THIS BOOK HAS HELPED MANY
The excerpts below are from unsolicited letters of testimony to the effectiveness of this book on Prayer. These have been selected from a great number of letters received by the author.
"Rosalind Rinker's book on prayer caused me to want to learn to pray aloud." — Mrs. C.B., Kansas City, Mo.
"Now that I have read Prayer — Conversing with God, I have the courage and the incentive to start a small prayer group in my own church. Until now I have been too timid." — Miss Jane S., Charleston, W. Va.
"I have a Bible class of young housewives, and they have read Prayer — Conversing With God chapter by chapter. Then they split into small groups and pray conversationally. You should see them, all dressed in pedal-pushers!" — M.R., Calif.
"My sister and I are both professional women, and have seldom prayed together. After we read Prayer — Conversing With God, we talked about prayer together — and finally because we had some problems that needed to be 'relaxed' we started praying conversationally. This time together has become the most important part of our evening." — M. Loizeaux, New York.
"I am a minister's wife. My husband and I had never prayed together until we both read Prayer — Conversing With God." — Mrs. J.H., Bangor, Maine
"Thank you deeply for your wonderful book. I mean it when I say it's one of the finest books I've ever read in my life. I began reading it as soon as it came. I couldn't put it down, . . . it is at the present time in the hands of a friend with whom soon I shall pray. I prayed with her over the telephone this morning. I had never done this before, and I hope God doesn't mind that I sounded more like a plumber than like an English teacher!" — B.B., Calif.
"Miss Rinker's book on Prayer — Conversing With God is the most revolutionary and practical method we have ever known. In our prayer groups, people are praying now who never dared say a word before. I have purchased dozens of this book and sent them far and near. We now have them for sale on a shelf in our drugstore, and the first dozen went in no time at all." — A. Ostrom, Calif.
"Miss Rinker, author of the best-seller, Prayer — Conversing With God tells you how personal and group praying can be exciting. You'll find yourself saying, 'That's my problem!' as you read Miss Rinker's account of her own prayer difficulties as a young person. And you'll say, 'Why, this is easy!' as you read her explanation of effective group praying. Your church youth group will mean more for Christ if you read and practice the principles in this book. This is one of the finest books on prayer for teen-agers we have ever seen!" — Teen-Age Book Club.
"Prayer — Conversing With God is a book that is alive. It is a book to hand to anybody who wants to know God. It is different. Its language is simple. It turns your eyes upon Jesus Christ." — M.W., Texas.
"I am absolutely convinced that God has and will bless this manner of conversational prayer. This He does, because it eliminates all stiffness and artificiality. Before I read Prayer — Conversing With God, I had heard about this manner of praying and wasn't sure I agreed with you. However, since reading your book my whole attitude has changed. The Lord wants us to express our love to Him, not in the lofty terms that may hinder the expression itself, but in the endearing manners of a warm love." — Lucy S. (English Professor), Tenn.
"Conversational Prayer has been put into practice in our Indian church here at Karmala, and all are desirous of keeping up this fellowship prayer. The results are heartwarming." — M. Jenkins, India.
"This is the best, direct, understandable book on Prayer I have come across. It is so simple that those who really desire to know how to pray, can, by easy steps learn. The author is most definite and most positive, as step by step she leads the reader into prayer, faith, and a realization that prayer is conversation with God, and that we must await His reply. The several helps for personal and group aids in prayer sum it all up, 'perfect'. This book should be used in every Young People's group." — Mrs. G.E.D. (Southern Baptist), S.C.
"Thank you for writing Prayer — Conversing With God. I have used it practically every day since I got it. You have so many wonderful ideas. At present, I am using it during the teachers and officers meeting on Wednesday nights before prayer meeting. We are discussing your book chapter by chapter." — Marie W., Bakersfield, Calif.
"Your book was given to me by a friend day before yesterday. Yesterday I was asked for the first time in my life to pray for someone's healing with a group. I was scared half to death! But I dropped everything and read Prayer — Conversing With God. The prayer meeting was a real living experience of the Presence of the God to whom I had just learned to pray directly — and not for the ears of those in the group." — M.H., Chicago, Ill.
"Bringing the impact of the message contained in Prayer — Conversing With God to Winnetka, we have successfully transformed our church staff prayer meetings, the prayer sessions of our church board, and the prayer time in our midweek service. We introduced conversational prayer into small prayer groups which were formed in our membership with a very salutary effect. Several of our people have testified to the fact that this method of praying has given their children a deeper sense of participation in family worship. I am certain that God has for this book, a very practical and far-reaching ministry." — Harold J. DeVries, Pastor, Winnetka Bible Church, Winnetka, Illinois
