Failed Prayer Studies: A Response

March 10, 2018 / Randal / The Tentative Apologist / No Comments

The topic of scientific prayer studies recently came up on Twitter. As an outcome of that exchange, I committed to […]

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apologetics, healing, petitionary prayer, prayer, providence

Will there be deafness in heaven? What about cancer?

January 10, 2014 / Randal / The Tentative Apologist / 36 Comments

Chapter 8 of my book What on Earth do we Know About Heaven? (Baker, 2012) addresses the topic of the […]

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cancer, culture, Deaf, deafness, healing, heaven

David Haitel’s testimony

January 31, 2013 / Randal / The Tentative Apologist / 11 Comments

The tradition of sharing one’s testimony, of telling what God has done in one’s life, is deeply rooted in the […]

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David Haitel, healing, miracle, synchronicity, testimony

The spectacular success of methodological naturalism … or scientism run amok?

March 13, 2011 / Randal / The Tentative Apologist / 48 Comments

In “When is a medical anomaly a miracle?” I recounted the case of Victoria, a young girl who suffered from the […]

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atheism, healing, methodological naturalism, miracle, naturalism

When is a medical anomaly a miracle?

March 5, 2011 / Randal / The Tentative Apologist / 23 Comments

The following discussion of miracles is excerpted from my book Faith Lacking Understanding:  “We often speak loosely of miracles: I […]

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aplastic anemia, divine action, healing, miracle, providence