By my definition, prayer is consciously hanging out with God. Being with God in a deliberate way. - Reverend Malcolm Boyd

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Very few people have a lot of time to dedicate to one hobby. I was fortunate to have started so young, because when you're young you have nothing but time. Hours and hours to burn up on something as silly as a movie.

Reverend Malcolm Boyd

By my definition, prayer is consciously hanging out with God. Being with God in a deliberate way.

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I believe that God prays in us and through us, whether we are praying or not (and whether we believe in God or not). So, any prayer on my part is a conscious response to what God is already doing in my life.

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Real answers need to be found in dialogue and interaction and, yes, our shared human condition. This means being open to one another instead of simply fighting to maintain a prescribed position.

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Entrenched scriptural literalism is, in my opinion, completely out of touch with reality.

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I find Jesus my confidant and companion, brother and savior; our relationship is intimate, vulnerable, demanding yet comfortable and reassuring.

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However one might pray - in any verbal way or completely without words - is unimportant to God. What matters is the heart's intent.

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