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 ...

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 ...

Beginning a new year should give us time to reflect on some of the things we experienced in the previous year. I’m sure that all of us have had some ups and downs, even some times of struggle in our ...

We live in an age of skepticism, cynicism and apathy. Despair runs rampant, as does distrust. The presumption of ulterior motives — of being manipulated, brainwashed or culled for others’ purposes — ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Stopping to pray, to mark time or even to take off 25 hours for Shabbat is a means of acknowledging that even if we work every minute of every day, we’re not going to fix everything. This realization ...

One of the areas of pastoral care I think I’m worst at is teaching people how to pray. Part of the problem may be that people are hoping for a simpler method than I am able to offer. They’d like a “30 ...

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 ...