by Doug Hammack | Apr 2, 2013 | Uncategorized
We conclude this series of posts with a metaphor. When we think of ourselves as being in God, and God being in us… When we think of God being in everything, and everything being in God… When we think of ourselves and God as a oneness rather than a two-ness…...
by Doug Hammack | Mar 28, 2013 | Uncategorized
Notwithstanding all the reasons not to, I pray for people. Often. When I do, I don’t usually frame words in my mind. That feels a bit presumptuous to me. I can’t even figure out what is really important in my own life. I have a lot of self-doubt that I can figure out...
by Doug Hammack | Mar 26, 2013 | Uncategorized
If we stop thinking of God as a man in the sky, is there any reason to continue praying for somebody else? We’ve spent several posts talking about the fundamental connectedness of everything. We talked about the aspen vs. the oak; the oneness of light containing...
by Doug Hammack | Mar 21, 2013 | Uncategorized
When Jesus taught us to pray, he did not say: – Oh Wind, or Water… – Oh Ground of All Being… – Oh Soil in which we are rooted… …Hallowed be Thy name. Consequently, most learned to pray, and made visceral connections to prayer, using...
by Doug Hammack | Mar 19, 2013 | Uncategorized
It’s pretty clear that when Jesus was teaching the most familiar of all prayers, he was working with the “God-out-there” image we talked about in the last post. When many of us were taught to pray, this is the text that was used. We made strong emotional connections...
by Doug Hammack | Mar 14, 2013 | Uncategorized
It is simply a fact that many Christians have stopped praying for others. It just doesn’t make sense any more. We don’t mind meditating, but that old-time word, “intercession,” doesn’t work for us. So, in these posts we’re tinkering...
