Bad Dream Realized !!!

So, I am on a video kick now. I am sure most people have seen the attached video of the skate board accident at the X-Games. But in case you have not seen it watch below. After you watch it you will think about one of those dreams where you are falling and wake up just before you hit the ground. However I think this guy wishes he was asleep before he hit the ground. Maybe you will notice that his shoes fly off when he hits the ground. Lots of people made a big deal about this, but think about it when was the last time you saw a skate boarder tie his shoes well. In today's day and age we should be lucky that his pants did not fly off.

The Exploding Whale

Well, I have heard about this many times, and my sister even gave me the book for Christmas. But I find this funny every time that I hear, it read about it, or see it. I never thought about looking on You Tube until today to see the video. The last statement that the reporter makes had me in stitches. Hope you enjoy the mess.

Christian Prayer for Dummies?

I think I can safely say that it seems that the Dummies books have gone a little overboard, and I think that the book shown here is proof of that.

Lets start with an example of how you learn something new. How did we all learn the English language (some better than others, my grammar is not always the best) we learned by being immersed in it. We did not know it as children, but after listening to other people speak it over and over and over again, what did we learn. We learned how to but a sentence together. I did not have to teach my children how to ask me for junk food. They learned all on their own how to do that. Now what do you think is a good way to learn how to pray.

How about you immerse yourself into it. Say by going to a church that prays, joining a small group Bible study that prays and learning by example. The same way you learned to talk to other people. You learned to talk to other people that way, why not learn how to talk to God that way.

I also don't like the titles of these books. The title itself implies that you are a Dummy and need some great insight on how to pray. How about the reading the Bible instead of a Dummies book. How about Matthew 6:5-15, Jesus show us how to pray right there in the Lords Prayer. Is this the only way to pray, heavens no however it shows us how to pray.

1 Peter 3:7 and James 4:3-4 tell us how are prayers can be hindered. Philippians 4:6 tells us how to present our requests to God. I am sure there are many more passages that speak to prayer these are only a few of the ones that I found by doing research in the Bible in the last 10 minutes or so. I don't need a Dummies book, I need the Bible and I need some good teaching from the church. Sure there is much more that I myself can learn about prayer, but I need to get that knowledge and teaching from the proper sources. Not a Dummies book.