Minister Certain made reference to something along the lines of Ford's guiding mantra. Maybe he didn't use the word "guiding". Maybe he said "overriding", I can't remember. I do remember that the main word was "mantra" -- my ears perked right up when I heard it.
I wonder how Master Rick feels about "christian" mantras? After all, he's already on record as saying that people have to convert to Islam when in prison, so it's no big deal when Nichols did so after his Purpose-Driven "conversion".
(I guess that stuff about "if you deny me, I will deny you" has been "paraphrased" out of his "bible", eh?)
So, if it's okeydoke to convert to Islam, then can a "christian" mantra be such a bad thing?
After all, aren't mantras all about "peace" and so forth?
One thing's for sure -- this ain't your grandfather's church anymore!
Evidently along with Jesus warning us of the persecutions to come.
I think that 10th chapter of Matthew makes it very clear.
What???? Somehow I missed that comment from Warren. If so (and I'm not doubting your truthfulness) then he is even more troubling that I thought, and I was already troubled by him.
He mentions them in PDL (Practicing the Presence of God section) and has also endorsed several Catholic mystics on pastors.com (Nouwen, Merton and etc.)