Every Which Way to Pray, Joyce Meyer
Every Which Way to Pray, Joyce Meyer
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Every Which Way to Pray

Author: Joyce Meyer

Narrator: Pam Turlow, Pam Turlow and Ben Dooley, Ben Dooley

Unabridged: 8 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Zonderkidz

Published: 02/21/2012


Synopsis

Every Which Way to Pray, the first children’s book written by New York Times bestselling author Joyce Meyer, is based on her book The Power of Simple Prayer and introduces a whimsical cast of Everyday Zoo characters, a group of quirky animals who interact and explore life lessons, together in their fun-filled community. Readers will discover that prayer is simply talking to God like a friend and should be the easiest thing we do each day.

About Joyce Meyer

Sometimes we cannot know the difficulties people go through, unless they are willing to share their experiences. Such is the life of Pauline Joyce Hutchison, now, Joyce Meyer, Christian author, speaker, and president of Joyce Meyer Ministries. Joyce spoke often in her discussions about being sexually abused by her own father after he returned from World War II. As happens many times to such children, she married shortly after her senior year in high school, done usually to be able to leave the home where abuse happened. That marriage lasted only five years and was filled with unhappiness with a cheating husband. He even persuaded her to steal against her own better judgment. She says that she returned that money years later. After her divorce, her life was very tumultuous as she went from bar to bar aimlessly, until one day she met her future husband, Dave Meyer, an engineering draftsman. They were soon married, and remain married today.

Joyce relates her story of "a Jesus moment" when she was driving to work one day in 1976. She said as she drove she heard God call her name. All day she felt energized with the spirit of God, even as she participated in bowling at the local bowling alley that night.

Meyer began serving in a local church in St. Louis, leading an early morning Bible class. Eventually, the church became one of the most popular in the area, mostly due to Meyer's popularity as a Bible teacher. At the same time, she began a 15 minute radio broadcast on a local radio station.

In 1985, Meyer started her own ministry called "Life in the Word". By then, she was on six additional stations including Chicago and Kansas. Her husband Dave suggested she start a television ministry in 1993, which was the beginning of her current program, "Enjoying Everyday Life, which still airs today.

Meyer has written over 100 books, and has sold and given away billions of copies. In 2002, Hachette Book Group paid Meyer over $10 million for her catalog of independently released books. In 2005, Time magazine named Meyer among their "25 Most Influential Evangelicals in America". Meyer was ranked at number 17. "Joyce is and continues to be an incredible testimony of the dynamic, redeeming work of Jesus Christ."


Reviews

Goodreads review by Rebeca

Genre: Picturebook: Religious Picture book Award: N/A Audience: Kinder-4th grade, or older A. This book is colorful and has fun, animal-centered illustrations that help carry the text along through the story. It is also about learning how to pray, which makes it a religious book. B. Very bright and cont......more

Goodreads review by Luisa

I love this book and how it makes something important like prayer something anyone can do anywhere in any way. I like the lesson that there are no rules for prayer. I could add a correction though that praying in public in front of people is maybe not advisable, but praying anywhere, in general, is......more

Goodreads review by Christy

Great story for children and a message that bares reminding with adults. I know I spent most of my childhood thinking there was a special way you had to pray or a special way to worship. Its important that everyone realize that God simply wants to hear from us. He wants us to come to Him, as we woul......more

Goodreads review by Wanda

This is a cute little book written by a prominent tv preacher. A series of animals in a zoo teach that prayer needn't be formal. Anyone can communicate with God wherever they are as long as it comes from the heart.......more


Quotes

'There a colorful cast of polka dot–clad characters counter their impressions that one must pray in church, dressed up, kneeling, with folded hands. Sullivan’s droll, pastel-hued visuals include numerous sight gags that complement the story: when the animals hear “folded hands,” a half-page illustration shows a circle of paws, hoofs, and bird feet surrounding the text: “That could be a problem!” Some cloud-shaped pictures against white backdrop depict animals praying in the shower, underwater, and eating ice cream; other full-bleed spreads illustrate a point, as when yellow bees silently form the words “God is Good” against a dark sky. Refreshingly unpreachy and theologically accessible, this is a welcome addition to the prayer book genre.' - Publishers Weekly Review Publishers Weekly Review