Tyler Staton is the lead pastor of Bridgetown Church in Portland, Oregon, where he lives with his wife Kirsten, and their sons Hank, Simon, and Amos. He is passionate about living prayerfully and relationally. Tyler is the author of three additional books: The Familiar Stranger, Praying Like Monks, Living Like Fools, and Searching for Enough.

Few things slow us down, and crack us open like poetry; done well, it can soften the heart, attune the spirit, arrest us with beauty, and carry us through a literary portal into union with God. One minute we're reading, the next we're caught up in the love of the Trinity and the beautiful mystery of life. My friend Tyler Staton has given a rare gift - a collection of writings that intentionally blurs the line between poetry and prayer. As Tyler explains, the Western Church gave up poetry for music, to mixed effect. All of us who are finding our way backward through the treasure trove of Christian history will find in this book much joy.

Tyler Staton is the lead pastor of Bridgetown Church in Portland, Oregon, where he lives with his wife Kirsten, and their sons Hank, Simon, and Amos. He is passionate about living prayerfully and relationally. Tyler is the author of three additional books: The Familiar Stranger, Praying Like Monks, Living Like Fools, and Searching for Enough.

Few things slow us down, and crack us open like poetry; done well, it can soften the heart, attune the spirit, arrest us with beauty, and carry us through a literary portal into union with God. One minute we're reading, the next we're caught up in the love of the Trinity and the beautiful mystery of life. My friend Tyler Staton has given a rare gift - a collection of writings that intentionally blurs the line between poetry and prayer. As Tyler explains, the Western Church gave up poetry for music, to mixed effect. All of us who are finding our way backward through the treasure trove of Christian history will find in this book much joy.