Health and religion have always been intertwined, most obviously through prayer on behalf of the sick. Does intercessory prayer for sick people actually help heal them? For thousands of years some ...
In previous posts, I’ve noted problems with how most research on prayer for healing has been conducted. Researchers have attempted to design double-blinded, controlled trials of distant intercessory ...
When a landmark study suggests that intercessory prayer may actually hurt patients instead of help them, you have to wonder. Should your doctor prescribe prayer as part of your treatment? According to ...
In at least 3 paragraphs in the article, [1] Professor Gaudia asserts that God "does not exist in the material world" and "cannot be part of the physical universe." Those statements should be ...
What do we mean when we say “our thoughts and prayers are with you”? Has this become so routine in our public discourse as to become meaningless? We in this country along with our neighbors to the ...
In previous posts, I’ve noted problems with how most research on prayer for healing has been conducted. Researchers have attempted to design double-blinded, controlled trials of distant intercessory ...
Prayer is the lifeline of the believer, the sacred channel through which heaven meets earth. It is both a privilege and a responsibility, a conduit of intimacy with God and a weapon of spiritual ...