I received this book free on my kindle from https://www.bookbub.com (if you haven't signed up, check it out as a source for free and discounted books). I used it as part of my morning devotional time, reading a chapter each day.
In each chapter author Sarah Bowling describes a different prayer technique. Many are well-known -- the daily examen, lectio divina. Others are less familiar, but all are biblically based and practical. For example, she suggests reading some of the Psalms of David alongside the events that were transpiring at the time the psalm was written.
Sarah gives examples from her own experience, and in some cases interviews friends to give different perspectives. She emphasizes the two-way aspect of prayer -- not just talking to God but also listening. She also encourages sticking with a particular method for a while, but also moving on to try something different if a practice becomes dry, or just doesn't work for you.
Best of all, there were questions at the end of each chapter that I used for journaling. At the end of the book, there is a short recap of each method.
VERDICT: 5 STARS. I loved it and highly recommend it to anyone who wants to deepen their prayer life
For more about prayer see:
Prayer Disciplines Part 1
Be Thou My Vision by Jonathan Gibson–Book Review
Learning to Pray by James Martin, SJ–Book Review
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