Praying at Burger King (Paperback)
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Publisher: Eerdmans Publishing Co.
Author: Mouw, Richard J.
ISBN-10: 0802840469 | ISBN-13: 9780802840462
Binding: Paperback
List Price: $10.00
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Richard Mouw packs a lot of wisdom into a few dozen small packages. Writing in an easygoing, conversational style, Mouw considers how the outward life of a Christian should reflect the inner workings of the Spirit.
Arranged in three sections — Living, Believing, and Church and World — the thirty-six short essays in Praying at Burger King explore simple moments in life from a spiritual viewpoint. Including columns from Mouw’s beliefnet.com work never before collected in book form, these pieces are alternately amusing, touching, and poignant. From chicken dignity to patriotism to a weeping Savior, Mouw reveals how an extraordinary God meets us in everyday life.
Ideal for group discussion or individual refl ection, Praying at Burger King shows that “there is no place in all of creation that is outside the scope of God’s mercies — not even Burger King.”
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A number of years ago I was at a chain restaurant with my pastor and fellow elders. Our special guest for the evening was the pastor’s uncle, who had been a lifelong Southern Baptist evangelist. After we placed our orders the uncle asked us if we minded if he gave thanks for the food. Of course we were delighted to have this venerable preacher of the sawdust trail pray for us and insisted that he take the privilege. To our shock—and I’ll confess on my part at least horror—he stood up and in a loud voice asked the entire restaurant to join him in “saying grace.”
Moments like that tend to make one think about Jesus’ warning that he will be ashamed of those ashamed of him (Luke 9:26). Is being embarrassed when a country preacher calls a prayer meeting at Applebee’s being ashamed of Jesus, or is it just being ashamed of rudeness in his name? Read the rest of this review...
- Mark Traphagen, WTS Bookstore Manager
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