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Failed Prayer Studies: A Response
The topic of scientific prayer studies recently came up on Twitter. As an outcome of that exchange, I committed to […]
apologetics, healing, petitionary prayer, prayer, providence99. How do you hear the voice of God?
There are few questions as basic and important as this: how do you hear the voice of God? How do […]
divine providence, divine will, epistemology, prayerOn Praying for Milo
We live in an age where extreme and hateful voices like that of Milo Yiannopoulos get way more attention than […]
Dead Man Walking, ethics, evil, forgiveness, Milo Yiannopoulos, pedophilia, prayer, sinGod and Answered Prayer: A response to Justin Schieber
I guess this is the week of responding to tweets. Our latest helping comes from my coauthor Justin Schieber: When […]
Justin Schieber, prayer, problem of evil, providenceGod, Serial Killers, and Natural Evil
Most of my readers will know of Stephen Law, the respected atheist philosopher who has made some perspicuous contributions to […]
divine action, God, natural disaster, prayer, problem of evil, Stephen LawHow to Pray for President Trump
During the election season, some Christian leaders prayed fervently for Donald Trump’s success, including this motley crew of Baptist and charismatic […]
blessing, Donald Trump, prayer, providenceDid the Church of England troll Richard Dawkins?
Following reports of Richard Dawkins’ minor stoke this past Friday, the Church of England promptly tweeted a call for church […]
Church of England, new atheism, prayer, Richard Dawkins, trollingOn reading (and singing) the prayers of others
I grew up in the Pentecostal tradition in which we prided ourselves on being “led by the Spirit” to pray […]
corporate worship, liturgy, prayerDivine action, answered prayer, and a zero/sum game
The other day I was visiting a non-denominational charismatic church with my twelve year old daughter. At one point the pastor […]
divine action, God, prayer, providence, theology