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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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A Place For You!

Posted in Discipleship, Donald Miller, Qualifications, Quotes on April 3, 2011| Leave a Comment »

Here are some actual characteristics of the disciples I think we can safely trust. If you resonate with any of these, you’re in a good spot and likely following Jesus:,

1. You think Jesus wants to take over the government so you cut off a soldiers ear in order to get the fighting started. (The neo cons are definitely disciples!)

2. You keep pestering Jesus about who he will give more power to in heaven.

3. You have no theological training but own a small fishing business which somehow makes you qualified because you “get it.”

4. The Holy Spirit crashes into one of your mini sermons so everybody can speak different languages and outsiders think you’re drunk.

5. People ask you if you know Jesus and you freak out and say no and run away.

6. You hear they killed Jesus on a cross and you figure the whole thing was a wash and you got duped.

7. You choose other disciples by playing rock, paper scissors.

8. You teach bad theology and have to have somebody else come over and correct you.

So there you go. My guess is there’s a place in there for you. So if you’re confused about theology or power hungry or just an average idiot, take the first step. You’ll get sorted out along the way. The disciples “became” some pretty great guys in the end. – Don Miller March 29, 2011

– fritz
Related Post: Not Very Clever – March 28, 2011

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