{"product_id":"prayerful-living-in-a-post-christian-culture-9780758673657","title":"Prayerful Living in a Post-Christian Culture","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Leonard R. Payton\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Concordia Publishing House\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Concordia Publishing House\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Christian Living - Social Issues\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAs Christian faith moves to the margins and public life drifts from biblical values, discover how prayer can ground holy living, courageous intercession, and wise engagement in a culture captive to sex, idolatry, and greed.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn a world that shrugs at sin and mocks holiness, \u003cem\u003ePrayerful Living in a Post-Christian Culture\u003c\/em\u003e calls believers to begin not with outrage or retreat, but prayer that steadies the heart and calls for God's help before we speak, vote, post, or protest.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLeonard R. Payton writes with pastoral warmth and prophetic clarity, showing how ordinary believers can practice prayer that shapes hearts, households, and history.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDrawing richly from Scripture, he exposes the modern idols of sexual autonomy, consumer success, and self-defined identity, then shows how worship, repentance, and intercession reshape our desires and our daily habits. Prayer is not an escape from public responsibility--it is the fire in which courage, clarity, and compassion are forged.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInside, you'll find: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eA practical vision of what it means to be a member of the \"royal priesthood\" through faith in Christ\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHonest dialogue about sexual confusion, greed, and power without surrendering biblical conviction\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eGuidance for cultivating a praying home, church, and congregation\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHelp for navigating politics, cultural pressure, and \"outrage fatigue\" without losing spiritual focus\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExamples of specific, Scripture-shaped prayers for our times\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis is a field manual for Christians who long to be steady, hopeful, and prayerful in the midst of cultural turmoil--and who believe God still works through kneeling saints in a restless world.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Concordia Publishing House","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47882985832599,"sku":"9780758673657","price":2589.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780758673657.webp?v=1781098579","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/prayerful-living-in-a-post-christian-culture-9780758673657","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}