If there’s a God, why doesn’t he answer our prayers?

May 18th, 2020

Praying for healing

People pray but they don’t seem to get answers, except coincidentally. Doesn’t this show there’s no God there to answer them?

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Christian belief, prayer and health

January 2nd, 2016

Food for Thought I sometimes get into discussions on the web where the subject of prayer, healing and the existence of God come up. Distressingly, they too often seem to take a similar course.

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Prayer for healing seems to work

February 17th, 2015

I have long had an interest in the effectiveness of prayer for healing. My initial reaction to healing claims tends to be mild scepticism (I believe healing can occur but I don’t believe all claims of divine healing are credible), but I try to find cases where there is good evidence. So I am interested […]

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Thinking irrationally about God?

January 11th, 2024

Gorilla

Most of us like to think we make good choices based on well-thought out reasons. But what about when we think about God and decide on our beliefs?

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Supernatural experiences?

June 22nd, 2023

Dale Allison - Encountering Mystery

Are you interested in the supernatural? Fascinated by mysteries? Wonder what is the truth about the paranormal? Here’s a book to get your teeth into!

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Visions and supernatural experiences: are they real?

November 3rd, 2022

Woman wondering

People see visions of Jesus or angels, or receive visitations from recently departed relatives. Can we believe these reports?

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World’s biggest religion?

September 25th, 2022

What is the world’s largest religion? Which one is growing the fastest? Is religion in decline? What is the future of religious belief? These questions are of interest to many people, believers and unbelievers alike. Some answers are easy to guess, some may be a little more surprising. Here’s the latest information and predictions. Biggest […]

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God: how much do we know?

March 7th, 2022

World religions

People ask all sorts of questions about God, but what can we base answers on? I think God has given us enough information.

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Where is God in this sad and weary world?

February 17th, 2022

Sad clown

Are you feeling weary of the this world, do its problems weight heavily on you? Does God feel the same? What’s he doing about it?

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Are “supernatural” religious experiences a sign of mental illness?

January 17th, 2022

Man worshiping

People who hear voices or see visions are abnornal, right? But are they suffering from a mental ilness?

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