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A global pandemic, economic depression, raging unemployment, mass evictions, rampant homelessness, political and corporate corruption, election fraud, manipulative and deceptive news media, endless wars, televised murder by bad cops, violent riots in the streets, censoring and canceling of free speech, child sex-trafficking rings involving pres- idents, princes, and prime ministers-these are the news stories...today. Our world is fraught with dark and twisted chaos. Many of us feel hopeless and helpless. How can we make sense of it all? Where can we turn to find courage, and hope? Is there anything we can do? Yes! This book is about a simple and yet powerful way for you to bring about change in your life and in this world. It is a book about prayer, but more than that, it is about personally connecting with God. He is wiser, more powerful, more righteous, and more loving than we can imagine. He is also motivated to see transformation begin, and He wants you and me to take part in that. This book calls you to join God in becoming an agent of good in this dark world. Are you willing to join this adventure? What have you got to lose? PRAY is a practical and easy-to-read book full of inspiring stories and examples. Each chapter offers something you can begin to do today to see change happen. The solutions are as simple as bringing peace to your own heart, and as wide ranging as global transformation. You do not have to be powerless or hopeless any longer.

In this completely rewritten and updated work, bestselling author Neil Cole takes us on a journey that makes the book of Acts come alive and the epistles of the New Testament fit into place in an easy-to-read story.Journeys provides fresh insights into the Apostle Paul's missional strategies and the lessons he learned that can help you to become a more effective agent of God's work. Cole draws real-life applications for the adventures we all must face from Paul's exceptional life.This book has a narrative style that weaves together the story of the Apostle Paul, a running commentary on the book of Acts, and an insightful guide to the stages and processes that are integral to spiritual formation. New believers can find an accessible road map for their spiritual growth, and yet an accomplished New Testament scholar can discover solutions to life-long unanswered questions. You will learn the ways God forms your soul so that you can rise to have greater influence and finish stronger than you started.