Americans Need a Savior Not Another Guru
Saturday, March 14th, 2009Americans Need a Savior Not Another Guru
Mrs. Dixon the famous prognosticator and psychic to the stars talked for several hours as my friend sat in the audience and took notes. Although she didn’t believe that Jeanne Dixon was a legitimate source of prophecy she wasn’t listening as much to her predictions, as she was to her choice of words. She counted the personal pronouns Dixon used like, I, me, and mine. The list of pronouns was in the hundreds. She also listed the times Dixon used words like God, Jesus Christ or the Holy Spirit. That list consisted of about a dozen mentions. I remember that I was somewhat shocked by Sony Ericsson K630i what I thought was a hyper critical assessment of Dixon’s presentation. My friend was one of the mildest and most helpful persons I had ever known and this seemed so out of character for her.
I’ve had over three decades to ponder her critique and ponder it I have. In fact, now I use this same kind of observation without giving it a second thought. I have listened to countless speakers and preachers since then and I noticed that some use all too many personal pronouns while others refer to God, Jesus Christ, the Apostles or the scripture in general. The other thing I noticed, is that I am always far more edified or inspired by the speakers who use the latter method.
In the last ten years or so another type of preaching seems to have emerged. I call
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