Why isn’t God answering

Aaron reviews Brass Heavens by Paul Tautages, a recently released book on prayer:

“Why won’t God answer? Is He not listening?”

How many of us have asked this question, whether openly or in secret? There’s something so disconcerting when we pray earnestly, confidently, possibly desperately, and yet it seems to go unanswered.

God is silent. Or so it seems.

Why?

Paul Tautges, in his new book, Brass Heavens , examines several reasons why our prayers may go unanswered. The result is a book that serves as much as a treatise on sin as it does on one of prayer.

This is important for us to keep in mind as our sin does directly affect our prayer life—because Christians have a real, living, active relationship with our Father in Heaven, we can expect what we do to either strengthen or weaken that relationship.

So what are the causes of unanswered prayer? Tautges identifies six reasons why we might not receive an answer to our prayers:

Keep reading for an overview and review of the book.

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Free Jerry Bridges book today on Kindle

Download it now here  (Remember you don’t have to own a Kindle to read this–you can download Kindle app on your computer for free).

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A Lloyd-Jones book for free

From Logos Bible Software:

Authentic Christianity is March’s Free Book of the Month!

Martyn Lloyd-Jones, who died 31 years ago today (March 1), has been called “the finest biblical expositor of the twentieth century” by John MacArthur, and “one of the titanic figures of twentieth-century Christianity” by Al Mohler. Martyn Lloyd-Jones’ “logic on fire” preaching style has inspired many of today’s leading expositors.

Compiled from a series of messages preached during the peak of his ministry, Authentic Faith features D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones’ comparison between modern Christianity and the early church. Here, Lloyd-Jones encourages readers to embrace the courage and faith of first-century Christians.

Don’t miss the opportunity to add this amazing volume to your library for free. Visit the Free Book of the Month page to download your copy today and enter for a chance to win the 10-volume Selected Works of Martyn Lloyd-Jones!

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Check out The Heavens!

“The Heavens provides a unique and extraordinary opportunity to soar above the distractions and burdens of life as one meets with, and worships the Creator of the universe.  Over 100 fascinating devotions with stunning images, insightful and Biblical commentary, stirring poetry, and perfectly chosen scriptures are integrated around clearly presented topics in astronomy.  A toolbox and jewel box combined, the Heavens both equips and inspires the soul to know and love God.”

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A review of MacArthur’s biography

Tim Challies offers his thoughts on Iain Murray’s latest biography.

I can’t wait to read it myself.

Here’s the publisher’s description

Through more than forty years, John MacArthur has opened and taught the Word of God in one local congregation, Grace Community Church, Los Angeles. Consequences have followed which no one anticipated, and which the preacher attributes to “the sovereign hand of God”. A people united to Christ, and to their pastor, became a channel for blessing across the earth. It has been a ministry marked by characteristics that re-appear in every spiritual advance – not concern for “relevance”; not special attractions for young or old, male or female; but love for God and dependence on his Word and promises. MacArthur has proved, without ever intending to do so, that true preaching of the Word of God is international, “because if you teach the Bible it transcends every border, every language, every culture. It is as relevant today, and will be tomorrow, as in all the years since God put it down.” That is why his sermons are heard or read in more than two hundred countries around the world today.

But this is also a human story, including the shaping of his youth, the strength of marriage and family, the refining influence of trials and controversies, and the building of a man whose staff have never known to be angry. There are friends who, for all their love of his ministry, say his life is his best sermon.

You can get it here or here.

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Books for your summer reading

Summer has begun–a time for reading some new books!  But what books? Any recommendations?  Here’s two handfuls.

This is a list I always look forward to seeing. Not that I can read everyone on the list, but I love learning what Al Mohler is reading outside of his theological and cultural world.  Well, here are ten books admittedly that men might enjoy more than women.  Even Dr. Mohler admits this when he says, “This year’s [list] also proves that boys never grow up. Among the ten books I commend this year are books dealing with cowboys, Indians, gangsters, lawmen, trains, spies, and battles. Those looking for books on birds and romance should consult some other list.”

1. Theodore Roosevelt and Daniel Ruddy,Theodore Roosevelt’s History of the United States(New York: Smithsonian Books/HarperCollins)

2. Steven M. Gillon, The Kennedy Assassination: 24 Hours After (New York: Basic Books)

3. Christian Wolmar,Blood, Iron, and Gold: How the Railroads Transformed the World (New York: Public Affairs/Perseus Books Group).

4. Nathaniel Philbrick, The Last Stand: Custer, Sitting Bull, and the Battle of Little Bighorn (New York, Viking Books).

5. Max Hastings, Winston’s War: Churchill, 1940-1945(New York: Alfred A. Knopf).

6. Jimmy Burns, Papa Spy: Love, Faith, and Betrayal in Wartime Spain(New York: Walker and Company).

7. Robert Klara, FDR’s Funeral Train: A Betrayed Widow, a Soviet Spy, and a Presidency in the Balance(New York: Palgrave/Macmillan)

8. Mark Lee Gardner, To Hell on a Fast Horse: Billy the Kid, Pat Garrett, and the Epic Chase to Justice in the Old West (New York: William Morrow).

9. Ben Macintyre,Operation Mincemeat: How a Dead Man and a Bizarre Plan Fooled the Nazis and Assured an Allied Victory(New York: Harmony Books).

10.  10. S. C. Gwynne,Empire of the Summer Moon: Quanah Parker and the Rise and Fall of the Comanches, the Most Powerful Indian Tribe in American History(New York: Scribner).

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