Tag: Deception

Alpha Waves and Lectio Divina in “Whisper” – Final Week of “Two Men Who Prayed for Rain”

~ Barbara Wilhelm

It is not only in the earlier book, Primal, that alpha waves are recommended by Pastor Batterson, but also in one of his more current books, Whisper. Having now dealt with one extra-Biblical technique suggested by Pastor Batterson in Whisper, let’s proceed to the second: Lectio Divina (Latin for sacred reading). The one error leads … Continue reading Alpha Waves and Lectio Divina in “Whisper” – Final Week of “Two Men Who Prayed for Rain”

ADDENDUM: RECURRING PROBLEMS WITH MARK BATTERSON’S TEACHINGS

~ Barbara Wilhelm

PRIMAL The Circle Maker is not the first book I have studied by Pastor Batterson; nor is it the last. I have noticed that each book I've studied introduce subtle teachings that are extra-Biblical. Often they sound religious or spiritual, but they are not Biblical because chapter and verse cannot be given for them. At … Continue reading ADDENDUM: RECURRING PROBLEMS WITH MARK BATTERSON’S TEACHINGS

Nearing the End – Two Men Who Prayed for Rain

~ Barbara Wilhelm

On p. 21 of The Circle Maker, Pastor Batterson states: “It was the legend of Honi the Circle Maker. And it forever changed the way I pray.” Not even a century later the apostles asked Jesus to teach them how to pray. He began, “Our Father…”(Matthew 6:9-13) Yet now we are being asked to change, based … Continue reading Nearing the End – Two Men Who Prayed for Rain

Personal Conversations or “Mechanisms”? – Part VI of Two Men Who Prayed for Rain

~ Barbara Wilhelm

On the back cover of The Circle Maker, Mark Batterson explains drawing circles as a “mechanism,” otherwise known as a method. Does God use mechanisms or does He instead use prayer as tailor-made conversation to speak to His people for that situation, that time, that person? On p. 131 Mark Batterson elaborates on the passage … Continue reading Personal Conversations or “Mechanisms”? – Part VI of Two Men Who Prayed for Rain