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121. Put the Cookies on the Bottom Shelf (BCO 52)

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Leading in Prayer: A Workbook for Worship – Hughes Oliphant Old
A comprehensive guide for pastors and worship leaders on the theology and practice of public prayer.
Purchase via Westminster Bookstore | Purchase via Christianbook
A Method for Prayer – Matthew Henry
The classic Puritan work on "praying the Bible."
Purchase via Reformation Heritage Books | Purchase via Westminster Bookstore
The Valley of Vision: A Collection of Puritan Prayers and Devotions – Arthur Bennett (Ed.)
Perhaps the most famous modern compilation of Puritan petitions and meditations.
Purchase via Banner of Truth | Purchase via Ligonier
Prayer – O. Hallesby
A profoundly simple yet deep classic on the nature of prayer as "helplessness" and opening the door to Jesus.
Purchase via Logos (Digital) | Purchase via Amazon/AbeBooks
Jonathan Gibson’s Liturgy/Holiday Books
Gibson has produced a series of beautiful "Liturgy for Daily Worship" books.
- Ordinary Time: Be Thou My Vision
- Advent/Christmas: O Come, O Come, Emmanuel
- Lent/Easter: O Sacred Head, Now Wounded
Lexham Press Prayer Books
Lexham has a specific "Christian Prayer" series (often in high-quality small hardbacks) including Piercing Heaven (Puritan prayers) and Fount of Heaven (Early Church prayers).
View the Lexham Prayer Bundle/Series | Individual: Piercing Heaven
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