The Prayer Principle: Getting Through to God - Couverture souple

Baughen, Michael

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1845502736 ISBN 13 : 9781845502737

Editeur : Christian Focus Publications Ltd, 2001

Synopsis

Everyone prays! An RAF chaplain once asked a pilot he was walking across the runway with ?Do you pray?'

?Yes, of course.' he replied

?Well I've never seen you at my chapel services.'

?No, Padre. I only pray when I'm flying - when I am on theground I can cope.'

This whole concept, that prayer is for us only when we have reached the end of our human resources, can become absorbed as part of the Christian lifestyle too. How many times when confronted with a problem do we get busy rather than get praying?

Typically, someone who isn't a Christian uses prayer to get what they want. Something that will make theirs or others lives easier; happier. God is a genie in the lamp. So when the genie doesn't deliver, god gets jettisoned.

Some people argue that prayer is a formula, if you get the ingredients right then answers will abound.

The problem with all these approaches is that they put us at the centre. Prayer only works if you put God at the centre - and that's something that fallen humans don't want to do...

We don't just need God-centred prayer - we need God-centred trust.

Michael handles practical questions about prayer as well as inviting us to change our broad -brush concepts.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Michael Baughen succeeded John Stott as Rector of All Souls, Langham Place, London and went on to become the Bishop of Chester. He speaks from the experience of pastoring both church members and leaders.Retired Bishop of Chester, Cheshire

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Christian Focus Publications Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2001
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1845502736
• ISBN 13: 9781845502737
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 192
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible