Peace through Prayer is a book I’m going to reread often because there is something in my DNA that causes me to see God as someone to be feared and avoided as much as possible. A woman in an undeveloped country said, on hearing the gospel for the first time, ‘I hoped there must be a God like that somewhere.’ There is. In a time of high anxiety and fear, this book and the God to whom it refers is the antidote . . . and a refreshing one. Read this book and give it to all your friends. -- Steve Brown, founder of Key Life Network, author of Laughter and Lament, and radio broadcaster

True inner peace is one of the rarest things to be found in our restless world. James Banks points the way to a fresh discovery of the supernatural peace God has promised His people. -- Jim Cymbala, senior pastor of The Brooklyn Tabernacle

This book about peace will give you peace! The rising anxiety of our age is treated as a puzzling symptom, something to be managed or controlled or even medicated. And yet few have connected rising anxiety with low levels of prayer. What if we were made to be in a praying fellowship with our heavenly Father? What if that were normal, and if you took normal away, we were left with anxiety, restlessness, and guilt—the modern depression trinity. James Banks takes us into the world of prayer. He looks at it from multiple angles, all of which ‘restore our soul’—that is, put it back into relationship with our heavenly Father where it belongs. The result? Peace. Peace we were made for. Peace that quiets our guilty consciences and calms our fears. A peace, as Jesus said, not as the world gives. -- Paul E. Miller, author of A Praying Life and A Praying Church

If you are like me, your heart longs for a conversational intimacy with God, to feel as though He is right there with you every moment, awake and asleep. This book helped me in surprising ways and I believe it can help you. James has such a conversational intimacy with the Scriptures that they pour out of every paragraph. This book might cause you to take your phone and your watch and put them out of sight, so that you can just be with God. A must-read! -- Robby Dilmore, The Christian Car Guy broadcaster and retreat leader

Occasionally I will read a book and think, I want to read this again. Peace through Prayer is one of those. In his newest book, James Banks combines rich biblical teaching about prayer with encouraging examples from his own life and from church history. The result is practical help for a more enjoyable and fruitful prayer life. Highly recommended! -- David Beaty, pastor of River Oaks Community Church and author of An All-Surpassing Fellowship and Keep Your Spiritual Edge

Reading Peace through Prayer feels like receiving an encircling hug from a safe and caring pastor—one who shares with you the life-changing, unconditional love of Jesus. Profound but accessible, this exploration into the gift of peace is one I recommend wholeheartedly. -- Amy Boucher Pye, retreat leader, spiritual director, and author of Transforming Love

Peace through Prayer is an encouraging and challenging book where James Banks takes stories from Scripture, stories from life, and the truth of Jesus and weaves them all together to point us to a peace that transcends understanding. James gives us practical ideas on how to incorporate prayer into our lives and allow God to lead us every day. This book is great for anyone who is looking to deepen their faith and trust in Jesus and learn how to lean on Him. -- Chris Sasser, pastor and author of Bags: Helping Your Kids Lighten the Load