The Barber Who Wanted to Pray

Written by R.C. Sproul · Illustrated by T. Lively Fluharty

A girl asks how to pray, and her father answers with a 500-year-old story.

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40 pages· ~620L· AR ~4

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Bookroo's summary

When his daughter asks how she should pray, Mr. McFarland tells his family a story from 500 years ago. Master Peter, a village barber, finds the courage to ask a famous customer, the reformer Martin Luther, how to pray, and Luther writes him an answer. Based on a true story.

From the publisher

This imaginative tale, based on a true story, begins one evening with Mr. McFarland leading family devotions. When his daughter asks him how she should pray, Mr. McFarland shares a 500-year-old story--a story about a barber and his famous customer.Master Peter is a barber well known to all in his village. One day, when Martin Luther the Reformer walks into his shop, the barber musters up the courage to ask the outlawed monk how to pray. Dr. Luther responds by writing a letter to the barber (a letter that we know today as the book, A Simple Way to Pray!). The barber's life is changed as he encounters a model for prayer by using the Lord's Prayer, the Ten Commandments, and the Apostles' Creed.R. C. Sproul's beautifully illustrated story will engage children and help them learn to pray according to the Bible. Dr. Sproul's unique gift for explaining complex truths will make this a treasured book to be returned to time after time--a delight for both children and their parents!

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