Praying the News: Your Prayers are More Powerful than you Know [Paperback]

Wendy Griffith (Author), Craig Von Buseck (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 10, 2011

Watching or reading the news is an opportunity— an opportunity to give in to fear and despair, or an opportunity to make a difference!

 

In Praying the News, concerned readers will find a practical guide to discovering the power, joy and peace of partnering with God. Veteran news reporters Wendy Griffith and Craig von Buseck offer an unvarnished assessment of the media as well as a comprehensive biblical plan for effective, world-changing prayer. They tell behind-thescenes stories not only of effective prayer for the news but also stories of their prophetic intercession while reporting the news. Bad news is no match for the Good News of God’s kingdom!

 

Praying the News will meet a huge need in the coming months and years, since many events are coming that will shake our nation, and believers will need a book like this to help them pray into, and pray through, what is coming. Great shakings are coming on earth, but great breakthroughs, glory, blessings are coming from heaven to all who call on the name of the Lord (Isa 60:1-2; Joel 2:32).

 

 

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Wendy Griffith | Virginia Beach, VA
Wendy is a senior reporter and anchor for CBN news, co-anchors CBN Newswatch (a national daily 30-minute newscast), Christian World News (an international weekly newscast on TBN) and is a primary anchor on the CBN’s flagship show, The 700 Club. She has been on the front lines of national and international breaking stories, including Hurricane Katrina, wars in the Middle East and the controversy over the Ground Zero Mosque in New York.

 
Craig von Buseck | Virginia Beach, VA
Craig is Ministries Director for CBN.com. He holds a Doctor of Ministry and an MA in Religious Journalism from Regent University. He writes the ChurchWatch Blog, and is the author of Seven Keys to Hearing God’s Voice and NetCasters: Harnessing the Internet to Make Fishers of Men.

 

Product Details

• Paperback: 208 pages
• Publisher: Regal (September 10, 2011)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0830759263
• ISBN-13: 978-0830759262
• Product Dimensions: 5.6 x 0.5 x 8.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #515,161 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars The antidote to fretting September 30, 2011

By N. B. Kennedy TOP 1000 REVIEWERVINE™ VOICE

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The news is often more horrible than I can bear, given the cruelty and violence humans perpetrate on each other and the abuse of almost everything we touch on earth. It seems easier just to turn off the TV, put aside the paper or click through to the next link. What can we do about all that's wrong with the world, anyway?

Wendy Griffith and Craig von Buseck suggest there is one thing we can do: Pray.

To the American psyche, prayer doesn't sound like much. We want action! We want results! We want clear cause-and-effect. But prayer, Ms. Griffith and Mr. von Buseck say, is the only way to avoid becoming fearful, angry or cynical about the day's headlines. Prayer, in fact, can challenge, and even change, those very headlines.

Praying the News is a compendium of real-world experiences of those in the news business and those getting their news from the media that reinforces the value and wisdom of committing the horrors of our day to prayer. The book suggests concrete ways to pray and demonstrates how these ways have been used by God's people from Bible times to the present day.

So, before you forward another one of those alarming e-mails concerning the loss of one more liberty or the crimping of yet another religious freedom -- an e-mail that is probably a Snopes-worthy Internet hoax anyway -- you might try what these two seasoned journalists suggest and go instead to prayer.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Insightful and Inspiring Read!!! October 14, 2011

By Apostle DAE

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Very insigtful and inspiring read. I read through the entire book word for word in one setting. I greatly enjoyed the real life practical stories and the Biblical foundation that the book is built upon. I recommend this book for those that are serious intercessors or just have a heart for world events!

Apostle Demontae Edmonds
Freedom in Christ Church of Virginia Beach
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars A Fresh Tool to Touch the World Through Prayer September 27, 2011

By W. Terry Whalin

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Often the news can be discouraging and you feel like the world around you is spinning out of control. PRAYING THE NEWS from two veteran Christian journalists gives the reader new insight and action steps for daily life.

They combine their personal stories with practical insights and a Biblical perspective. When you read this book, you will often reach for your yellow highlighter.

As the authors write in the closing words of the book, "God isn't interested in numbers. Throughout Bible history, the Lord often used only a remnant of people to get the job done. But He is looking for a few dedicated souls who will pray the news. We believe that if you've picked up and read this book, that person is you. One person really can make a difference. And remember...your prayers are more powerful than you know!" (Page 200)

Whether you are scanning the headlines of a news magazine or newspaper or catching the news on television or radio. PRAYING THE NEWS is a book that I recommend.