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'Beginning to Pray' by Anthony Bloom
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mikehenry
 
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Post Posted: Aug 20, 2007 - 08:42 AM Reply with quote Back to top
Hey everyone,

I just started a book recently about prayer by Archbishop Anthony Bloom called Beginning to Pray. So far it's really good and I was wondering if anyone has read it before or has anything to say about it..

Thanks in advance! Wink

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"When I said, 'My foot is slipping,' Your love, O LORD, supported me. When anxiety was great within me, Your consolation brought joy to my soul."
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Epideacon
 
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Post Posted: Aug 21, 2007 - 08:35 AM Reply with quote Back to top
It just so happens that this is the same as one of the books that were assigned to the Philadelphia Competition. It is a very good book with some very good insight. However, the author does give instruction on a very deep level of example. I mean he doesn't outright say, " Step #1: do this and this and Step #2: so and so." Rather he states the steps in a very mysterious way and then clarifies them using examples. When I say mysterious I mean something with a very deep meaning that one cannot just deduce from the words themselves.
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lowlyman
 
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Post Posted: Aug 21, 2007 - 09:24 AM Reply with quote Back to top
I Just heard an announcement on http://www.ancientfaithradio.com/ that they will discuss this book starting Monday August 27.

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mikehenry wrote:
Hey everyone,

I just started a book recently about prayer by Archbishop Anthony Bloom called Beginning to Pray. So far it's really good and I was wondering if anyone has read it before or has anything to say about it..

Thanks in advance! Wink
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mikehenry
 
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Post Posted: Aug 29, 2007 - 07:37 PM Reply with quote Back to top
thank you guys!
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