The Elijah task /
John and Paula Sandford.
- Plainfield, N.J. : Logos International, c1977.
- ix, 240 p. ; 21 cm.
Restoring the prophetic office. The summons ; In the spirit and power of Elijah ; To restore all things ; The call of a prophet ; The discipline and training of a prophet ; Lessons in prophecy from the story of the woman at the well ; The proper discharge of the prophet's duty -- The power and ways of intercession. The good, the acceptable, and the perfect will of God ; The stopping place ; The creative power of the Word in prayer -- Prophetic listening to God. Prelude to listening ; Dreams, the sleep language of God ; Visions, the picture language of God ; Dark speech, God's strange and joyous way of speaking to man ; Mouth to mouth, clearly, and audible speech ; Balaam's ass, and other surprising things ; The summum bonum.