We think that Christianity is
about being «happy, happy, happy all the time,» seeing God miraculously answer all our
prayers, and have all of our Christian friends surround us with financial and emotional support every time the
least little thing goes wrong.
If it really has been «done to death,» then I can think of numerous topics that have been done many times more than this topic (at
least where I'm at and interact): faith, hope, love,
prayer, fellowship, giving, good works, christian unity, salvation, grace, faith healing, being culturally relevant, the gospel, the resurrection, religion vs. relationship, tithing, worship, reverence, christian music, legalism, old vs. new covenant, Paul's conversion, miracles, gifts of the spirit, sign gifts, tongues, nativity, the disciples, crucifixion, materialism, mysticism, new age, atheism, i could probably list
about 50 more if I thought
about it.
Betty and I figured we really couldn't pray, but at
least we could meet and talk
about our beliefs
about prayer, and see if there was anything we could find of value in praying.
Rain forest cultures also are less likely to harbor beliefs
about the inferiority of women; you won't be likely to find rain forest men giving thanks in
prayer that they were not created female, as is the case in at
least one notable desert - derived religion.