A Revelation of Divine Love Changes the Deep Structure of our Being

Anita Mathias — Mon, 10 Mar 2014 17:12:35 +0000

The longest distance in the world is the eighteen inches from the head to the heart. Until our personal revelation of the love of God, we limp as Christians, impelled by duty, not desire, not love. But we really, really change in the deep structure of our being, when we realize what Karl Barth described as the […]

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On “Soaking Prayer”

Anita Mathias — Thu, 17 May 2012 20:32:00 +0000

Four years ago, I went to the grandly titled “International Leaders School of Ministry,” led by John Arnott of Catch the Fire (the new name of the Toronto Airport Fellowship, famous for the Toronto Blessing.) They taught us a form of prayer called soaking prayer. Basically: lie down on the floor, often facedown. The position […]

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A Revelation of Divine Love Changes the Deep Structure of our Being

On “Soaking Prayer”