Comments on: Prayer

By: Judy Gale

Judy Gale — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 02:08:24 +0000

Prayer has ceased to be an event, and instead is a continual conversation…. This is true for me too!! : )

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By: Raborn

Raborn — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 18:19:31 +0000

Yabadabadoo,
I definitely believe that bad religion has intensified my tendencies toward OCD. My prayer life is still challenged by a tendency to fall into “vain repetitions.” I would love to hear more about your journey. You can email me if you would like at ray@beyondtheboxpodcast.com

By: Steve

Steve — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 13:55:59 +0000

Yabadabadoo, welcome to the podcast, listener Yabadabadoo. And, Yabadabadoo, I agree with your comment, listener Yabadabadoo, about repeating “God” or “Father God” over and over again, listener Yabadabadoo.

By the way, the verse you mentioned is NT – Jesus said it in Matthew 18:20.

Thanks for listening, and thanks for the idea submission, too.

By: Yabadabadoo

Yabadabadoo — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 12:22:41 +0000

OCD? Really? Wow! I’ve had bits and pieces of OCD throughout my life but could it be that religion has intensified it to the nth degree?

These podcasts want to make me laugh AND cry with what we’ve put up with. I thought there was something wrong with me in “Why don’t I like to pray with a list?” Why does it bug me to hear God being addressed every other word in a spoken prayer “Father God, thank You for being here, Father God, we love you, Father God and God…” We don’t do that in our relationships, why do that with God?

It is always said that when two or more are gathered, He will be in our midst. He lives inside of so I’m sure He’s always in our midst. Is that verse NT or OT?

By: Yabadabadoo

Yabadabadoo — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 11:52:43 +0000

It got to the point where in my prayer time, I would literally say to God “Ditto from yesterday. It felt like a “Honey-Do” list.

I’ve heard recently something on the idea that if you have something that you’re struggling with, you shouldn’t tell anyone but God because the devil will hear and will know that it is affecting you, thereby making it easier for him to know which tactic to use against you.

By: Raborn

Raborn — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 06:19:01 +0000

Nichols,
So good to see you over in these parts! You mean you don’t agree with everything we say…Hmmm You know me well enough to know that the karoke is probably not going away anytime soon Funny how we have been taught to be so afraid of a defeated foe, huh? Come on back and see us now, ya heah?

By: m87nichols

m87nichols — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 06:00:36 +0000

You guys are awesome! May not agree with everything you say, but you guys cause me to think about what I believe, why I believe it, and if those beliefs hinder the abundant life that Christ is wanting to give. Haha I used to believe that same way about prayer. Well…I was taught that if you prayed aloud then the devil could hear you and he would do all he could to mess things up in you life. Later when my family began going to a non-denominational church I was taught that the whole purpose of tongues was to confuse the devil. You could pray in your prayer tongue and satin couldn’t understand it. Now as I have grown and matured I realize that satin has been defeated, and holds no power over me. So now I pray out loud or how ever I feel like praying. Prayer for me has moved on beyond being a tradition. Beyond bowing my head and closing my eyes. Anyways I enjoy the podcast and PLEASE NO KAREOKIE!!!! Haha.

By: Raborn

Raborn — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 15:32:50 +0000

Thanks Big C for listening! We are so glad to have you on the journey with us!

By: Raborn

Raborn — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 15:31:36 +0000

Wow! Amazing how we as Christians become so superstitous! It’s bad when you are so scared of the devil that you can’t even talk to Father.

By: Big C

Big C — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 15:39:07 +0000

A little story about prayer – I knew a college age church secretary who truly believed that if you didn’t pray out loud the devil couldn’t hear you and couldn’t “mess” with you.

By: Big C

Big C — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 15:19:34 +0000

You guys are awesome! I was turned onto your show from someone (I can’t remember who) on twitter. I jumped in with Everyday spirituality and subscribed from there. I love the Baptist rosary idea. I have a long and somewhat ugly history with my ex – the church which I told on a few of my older episodes. It is nice to hear not one but two people from the church who are questioning things, bringing reality, and who seem to live in what you bellieve. You make me laugh, and you give me hope for those who still “operate inside the system”. I will be following you and learning what I can. Thanks for a great show and bringing unabashed truth.