Open Letter to Bruce Wilkinson #1.009
Chapter 1
The Everyday Miracle Territory
- “A large majority of people live in the Land of Good Deeds. Even though some would say they have experienced meaningful personal miracles in the past—at a point of spiritual awakening or in a time of crisis—they believe those experiences are rare.”
The majority of people would call these occurrences “good deeds” because that’s what the Bible calls them: good deeds.
- “More important, they believe we don’t have a role in whether one happens again or not, so there’s no point in leaving the house today on the lookout for one.”
Way to speak down to your audience, Bruce. Really loving of you.
- “What I want you to realize is that if you live in either land I’ve described, you’ve overlooked the most promising region of all. You see, between the dazzle of Signs and Wonders and the duty of Good Deeds lies a broad and promising middle ground. In this book we call this in-between land the Everyday Miracle Territory.”
Again with the Woozles and Neezles? Aw, come on, man. “A promising middle ground?” Whatever happened to reality?
- “Here people believe that God wants to intervene—and does—in supernatural ways in human affairs on a regular basis. Here unmet needs are seen by ordinary people as golden opportunities for God to show up, and to do so through them, at almost any moment. They’re not waiting for special powers for themselves or for God to part the skies on their behalf. They have experienced miracles and know beyond doubt that miracles are for them and others like them, right here and right now.”
I am almost without words. I literally had to take a moment to collect myself before responding to this, because what you propose is so far removed from reality.
(Remember, Dear Reader, that miracles are those times that God supernaturally alters the course of nature to show His glory…something far different from the good deeds that He commands all believers to do.)
This comment especially threw me: “They have experienced miracles and know beyond doubt that miracles are for them and others like them, right here and right now.” Miracles are for them? So if someone disagrees with you, miracles aren’t for them?
Hey, Bruce, how about supplying us with a chapter and verse?
