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Prayer Experts

Posted in Ken Wilson, Prayer, Quotes on April 12, 2011| 2 Comments »

I am really enjoying a little book on prayer by Ken Wilson.1 He indicates one hinderance to praying is believing it is for a certain few experts. Ken’s point is that there are no prayer experts.

Ken Wilson

“There are experts in flying airplanes and writing computer software and baking desserts.  There are no experts in prayer, because prayer involves the engagement of two personal beings, one of which transcends every category of being: God.

For prayer of this sort, there are only witness — small voices conveying limited perspectives subject to all the human frailties that affect truth telling.

With these caveats, let’s dive in before we lose our nerve.”

Reminds me of my Seminary professor, Dr. Thomas A. Carruth, who in his course on prayer mostly just had us pair off and start praying.

– fritz

1 – Mystically Wired Exploring New Realms in Prayer by Ken Wilson, published in 2009 by Thomas Nelson

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Belief, Like A Marriage Partner

Posted in Belief, Ken Wilson on April 10, 2011| Leave a Comment »

Ken Wilson

“Belief is like a marriage partner: you fully embrace it; you learn to live with it; you also argue with it (though not usually in public); and in the arguing, if the love is working, you grow closer to your belief”- Ken Wilson, Mystically Wired Exploring New Realms in Prayer, 2009, Thomas Nelson

 

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