Katie Recommends...

I'd like to give a shout-out. I am quite sure I have never actually given a "shout-out" before. Certainly I have plugged, recommended, and otherwise mentioned people or things to others. But here, mustering all my coolness, I think I will do it.

I'm giving a shout-out to Philip Yancey for his book, Prayer: Does It Make Any Difference? Another shout-out to Laura Wyant for putting this book in my hands (and apologies for still having it, so many months later).

This book goes pretty deep without making one's head feel like it exploded. In fact, it's a page-turner for me. Never mind that it's been 9 months and I still haven't finished it. It's like the widow's oil or something; there are just more and more chapters as race to finish each one. Every time I pick it up I don't want to put it down.

I love the way Yancey looks into prayer, with eyes neither starry nor calloused. He reminds me and teaches me what prayer is about, why it's so important, and is helping me rethink my expectations for it, myself, and God. He makes me want to change the way I pray, and even helps me get a little grip on how I might do that. Good stuff.