The Barber Who Wanted to Pray

This is a book I brought for my 8 year old son, he really enjoys it. Like most of Sproul's books, he starts with a family member asking a question about something before telling a story. This time it's a family spending time in family worship and the daughter asks how she can pray better. He tells a story about a barber who asks Martin Luther how he can pray better. Martin Luther writes a small book for him, encouraging him to commit to memory the Lord's Prayer, the Apostle's creed, and the Ten Commandments, and learn to pray using these as starting points. A great resource to have on the bookshelf!

The Barber Who Wanted To Pray is a beautiful book based on the true account of a barber who happened to have Martin Luther come in for a shave one day, and while there he asked the same question Jesus' disciples had. . . how do we pray? Not just repeat pre-written prayers, but how do we really pray? Through the ten commandments, the Lord's Prayer and the Apostles Creed as a stepping stone, this book opens the door to meaningful and thankful prayer to our Father. This book is both beautifully written and illustrated and one I'd want to keep beyond the years that children enjoy picture books!