Tag: Discernment

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

Prayer That Saves – Part V of Two Men Who Prayed for Rain

~ Barbara Wilhelm

Prayer That Saved a Generation? On p. 13 of The Circle Maker, Pastor Batterson praises Honi’s prayer as “ the prayer that saved a generation [and] was deemed one of the most significant prayers in the history of Israel.” Do you think this is really true? Is it in the category of Abraham praying for … Continue reading Prayer That Saves – Part V of Two Men Who Prayed for Rain