When We Understand The Text
Have you ever been in a prayer group and someone prays for a hedge of protection? “Lord, we pray a hedge of protection around Lundeen and her family.” A hedge of protection? Like bushes? Why not pray for a fortress with a moat around it and armed sentries? Is the devil allergic to certain …
Hebrews 12:1 says, “Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us.” What does this mean, that we are surrounded by a great cloud of …
According to a story in The New York Times, “Prayer by strangers had no effect on the recovery of people who were undergoing heart surgery, a large and long-awaited study has found.” The study was conducted for nearly a decade, involving more than 1,800 patients. Whether or not the patients were prayed for, or …