The meaning of intercessory prayer is often unclear to Christians, so it is not surprising that many outside the church also get confused about it. The confusion is evident whenever scientists seek to ...

Jeffrey Weiss recently wrote about planning his "no thanks" to cancer treatment. Here is my reply. Mr. Weiss, perhaps you expect a clergyman to critique your appraisal of the book of Job and to ...

But saying that does not mean that prayers are the spiritual equivalent of coins which we place in a Divine vending machine and that if we put the right ones in, in the proper sequence, we will ...

Andrew Fowler is the editor of RealClearReligion. He is also the communications specialist at Yankee Institute. The role of prayer in civil society has emerged in the wake of the Annunciation Catholic ...

The role of prayer in civil society has emerged in the wake of the Annunciation Catholic School shooting, and this may be a blessing of sorts amid the tragedy. This is because scientific research has ...

On Independence Day, the nation came together in a way no one wanted: We became united in grief. And as news of the devastating flooding in Texas spread, so did the calls for prayer. As teams from his ...

Millions of people believe in the power of prayer, and several Jackson leaders have even prayed to fix bad situations.But does prayer work?Mary Wieden-Case spoke about prayer just days before her ...