Darkness in the Marketplace: The Christian at Prayer in the World

by Thomas H. Green

Book by Green, Thomas H

Genres: Prayer, Spirituality

128 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1981

Reviews

[Diego Estrada · Rating 4 out of 5]

Father Green never misses! Talks a lot about the darkness in the ordinary life. It's insane. Blindness. A lot of acts of faith. His stories are awesome and it's such a short read. You do need to ready "When the Well Runs Dry" first...

There's one particular idea/passage that is theologically wrong, I'm pretty sure... That's why it gets 4 starts, and also, the book is just one idea... so it's very simple.

[Jon · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very powerful book for me on struggles with desert places in prayer. Why do we wind up in bad circumstances--a difficult supervisor, people who misunderstand us, not being appreciated for the gifts we have to bring? Green explores how deeply God allows exactly those circumstances so that he can do a deep, deep refining work in us to bring us closer to God and make us more who we were always meant to be.

[Terence · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ever feel that God is far away and wonder what you did? This book can help answer that question. Highly recommend.

[S · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 maybe just under 4 stars. a little boring, something about his writing style. In the beginning, i felt like there were probably books covering the same info but better written. But i decided to stick with it. Admittedly ended up taking notes (not my book) as there were points of good insight, haha. Finished in one day. I admit some parts i did read very quickly/skim intentionally (but that wouldn’t have made a difference since I can be a fast reader). Perhaps i could’ve been more prayerful with the book, but book also felt a bit tedious. Maybe i just don’t have the patience right now...