The Pursuit of God

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The Pursuit of God

spending time slowly and meditatively engaging with God following the guidance of these two prayer passages.

Additional Resources Foster, Richard J. Prayer: Finding the Heart’s True Home . New York: HarperOne, 1992. Howard, Evan B. The Brazos Introduction to Christian Spirituality . Grand Rapids: Brazos, 2008. See especially pages 310, 315–16, and 324–25. Strobel, Kyle, and John Coe. Where Prayer Becomes Real: How Honesty with God Transforms Your Soul . Grand Rapids: Baker, 2021. ———, eds. Embracing Contemplation: Reclaiming a Christian Spiritual Practice . Downers Grove, IL: IVP Academic, 2019. Balthasar, Hans Urs von. Prayer . San Francisco: Ignatius, 1986. Willard, Dallas. Hearing God: Developing a Conversational Relationship with God . 4th ed. Downers Grove, IL: IVP, 2012. Reading Spiritual Classics A. W. Tozer grew up poor, without the opportunity to complete high school. While working in a tire factory, he heard the good news about Jesus, repented, and believed. At nineteen, he began to preach, becoming one of the most influential pastors in his generation. His books The Pursuit of God and The Knowledge of the Holy have helped millions know and love the Triune God revealed in Scripture. When asked how he learned to read Scripture with such clarity