Mark talks to Bill Thrasher today; he is the author of A Journey to Victorious Praying: Finding Discipline and Delight in Your Prayer Life.

Why is it so hard to pray?

It's something many Christians can relate to: the desire to pray but the failure to execute. A Journey to Victorious Praying will tell readers why this is—and how to move past it.

Addressing common misconceptions about prayer, then offering biblical truths and practices instead, Bill Thrasher teaches readers how to:

• Honestly share their desires with God
• Turn temptations into victorious prayers
• Experience the Spirit's motivation in prayer
• Get help when they don't know how to pray
• Implement fasting into their prayer life
• Move from anxiety to peace

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Welcome to Mark’s weekly mid-week devotional, the Crosspoint Commentary. Brought to you by Mark Taylor and the Sky High Podcast Network.

Pastor Jack Hibbs joins Mark today to talk about his newest book, Living in the Daze of Deception: How to Discern Truth from Culture’s Lies.

Jesus warned that deception would grow worse as we draw nearer to the end times, saying, “Take heed that no one deceives you” (Matthew 24:4). Distinguishing truth from error has become an increasingly challenging task—even in the church.

We live in a time when falsehoods assault us from every direction. Packaged with just enough truth to make them appear trustworthy, these counterfeits have grown more and more difficult to detect and avoid.

Living in the Daze of Deception explores the many ways error is masquerading as truth—and how you can discern the difference. From pastor Jack Hibbs, you’ll learn

• the characteristics of deceivers and how they have brought harm to both secular culture and the church
• the many deceptions that are altering and replacing the truth, and how to recognize them
• the keys to standing strong as the spiritual battles surrounding us intensify

The greatest antidote to deception is truth. Equip yourself now to grow in discernment so that you can protect yourself from error and remain steadfast in your faith!

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