A close friend recently gifted me with “The One Year Book of Psalms: 365 Inspirational Readings.” Her Christmas gift was well-timed; I began reading a psalm and commentary on Jan. 1 as part of my ...

They Cried to the Lord: The Form and Theology of Biblical Prayer, by Patrick D. Miller (Fortress). Though billed as a study of biblical prayer, this is the most helpful and comprehensive study of the ...