God Is Not A Vending Machine

About the Book

Most of us are much better at supporting the idea of prayer than we are at praying. This book combines Scriptural insights on pleasing God in prayer with practical insights on making prayer effective.

Making prayer effective, however, doesn’t mean “getting what we want.” Hinten tells how to use prayer to move from a desire for what we want to a desire for what God wants. And, in the “Putting Prayer Into Practice” section at the end of each chapter, he suggests specific techniques and topics to help readers meet their goal of not just reading about prayer, but praying. Best of all, while this book is intellectually stimulating, it is also eminently readable, with clear examples and an engaging sense of humor.

About the Author

Marvin “Marv” Hinten has led prayer and study groups in five states and written numerous articles for Christian magazines. An English professor at Friends University, he holds a Ph.D. from Bowling Green State. He likes to read C. S. Lewis, play basketball, and talk with people about God.