deliver us from blinding prejudice

Today is the official release date for Mystically Wired.   It’s a book about intimacy, a hallmark of the spirituality I learned from John Wimber, captured in the intimate worship songs of Vineyard.  But, as the sub-title (Exploring New Realms in Prayer) infers, the book explores new forms of prayer, new ways of praying, and new experiences mediated by those new ways.  Which, of course, are mainly old ways, forgotten, neglected or left unexplored thanks to that great blinding influence: prejudice.
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we’re mystically wired to meet God in the outdoor cathedral

Jesus, Moses and Elijah met on a mountain.  The disciples fell asleep as glory short-circuited their attention span.  Jesus blazed whiter than the white hot sun.   Hmmmm….the most extraordinary experiences of God seem to happen out in nature, as though nature were an outdoor cathedral.
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