Praying Like Monks, Living Like Fools

An Invitation to the Wonder and Mystery of Prayer

By: Tyler Staton, Tim Mackie - foreword

Narrated by: Tyler Staton, Tim Mackie

Transform your faith and discover a powerful connection with God through the unexpected gift of prayer.

Prayer is the source of Jesus's most astonishing miracles and the subject of Jesus's most audacious promises, and yet, people find prayer to be boring, obligatory, or confusing. Join Tyler Staton, author, pastor, and national director of the 24/7 Prayer movement, as he invites you to discover the incredible gift of prayer.

In Praying Like Monks, Living Like Fools, Staton addresses common roadblocks to prayer and gives you the confidence to come to God just as you are. Through timely biblical teaching, powerful storytelling, and insights on historic Christian practices, Staton gives you the tools you need to:

• Express your doubts and disappointments about prayer
• Discover and practice multiple postures of prayer, including silence, persistence, confession, and more
• Understand and embrace the wonder and mystery of prayer in everyday life
• Open or reopen the line of communication with your Creator and experience afresh his divine power on earth

If you're feeling disheartened, disappointed, or distracted in your prayer life, let Praying Like Monks, Living Like Fools be your guide as you learn to enjoy prayer in its purest form: a vital, sustaining, powerful connection with God that is more real and alive than you could have ever imagined.

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Praise for Praying Like Monks, Living Like Fools:

"No book has ever left me wanting to pray more. In Praying Like Monks, Living Like Fools, Tyler Staton opens our eyes and hearts to the beauty, mystery, and value of prayer in the life of every believer and skeptic."

--Christine Caine, bestselling author and founder of A21 and Propel Women

"'Prayer is a search for help outside the self.' Could any statement be more important for our time? Could any act be more essential to spiritual life in our cultural moment? This is a book for our desperate times. My friend Tyler Staton is a world-class leader, a gifted pastor, an extraordinary writer, and, above all, a man of prayer. By reading this book, you will be learning from a master."

--John Mark Comer, founder of Practicing the Way and author of The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry

©2022 Tyler Staton (P)2022 Zondervan

Refreshing and inspiring.

I would recommend this one to anyone. From those looking to discover a new heart to prayer, to those looking to learn what prayer is to begin with, it is a terrific book.
Only recommendation is that the chapters need to be reorders by Audible. The opening credits are placed last, so each chapter is one off. Doesn’t really affect readability though!

Great book to orient one on prayer

Tyler does a great job leading one’s appetite for prayer and the importance of prayer. Loved the stories and the practices couple in the stories. One thing, the chapter titles didn’t seem to match the audio chapters. But overall, a great reading.

Must read

It’s a twice and yearly read.
Thank you
I will pass along to all who will read

One of the most insightful books I’ve ever read.

This book is full of wonderful information on spiritual disciplines and how to put them into practice in your own life.

Practicality meets Passion

The simple Truths communicated here are heartening & powerful. Reminds me of Lewis's works. The invitation to dive into the deep end of relationship with the Creator is so enticingly delivered throughout this short book. My only complaint is that I cannot take voluming notes in the margins of an audio book. I had to buy the hard copy version as well. It's totally worth a second & third read!

A Planted Seed

Gently powerful, desperately passionate, inconspicuously instructive. Like the inverse whisper of the Serpent, the author springs seismic shifts in perception of prayer in life.

The completeness of prayer. How to get their

Nothing to dislike. I looked forward to listening everyday. Voice made it easy listening material

Rich

Beautifully written… heart felt, honest, helpful without being a to do list. A book I will recommend but never give away my copy…

Renewed Praying and Living

This book is very insightful and fresh perspective on prayer. As I start the new year, I’m inspired to incorporate prayer more into my daily life. The author does a very good job in the Audible. It’s pleasant I listen to. I would also recommend getting the book. The “practices” are easier to follow and meditate in the book.

Prayer as transformational love for God and the world

Can’t say enough about the solid basis for the points conveyed in this book. God seeks for our intimate prayers with Him to invite us into the loving relationship He always desired and then out of that relationship to be compelled to impact the world for His glory. The book is written in such a real; understandable way, taking the reader from the point of question to the point of realization in God’s desire for us. Beautifully done and encouraging as we join together for the revival God had in mind for His Church… the ongoing kind that only ends in ahis second coming. To God be the glory.