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b'The Bible says in John 14:13-14, "And I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. \\xa0You may ask me for anything in my name, and I will do it." \\xa0Mark 11:24 assures the faithful, "Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours."

Christians (and those of other religions) worldwide pray fervently for the cures to cancer, disease, and all manner of malady and misfortune. \\xa0Are those prayers activating the healing hand of God as promised in scripture?\\xa0

This is a difficult and often unpopular conversation, but a necessary one. \\xa0And amid the global avalanche of human suffering, we must address and understand what prayer is, why we do it, what results it does (or doesn\'t) bring, and the nature of the god who receives our desperate pleas. \\xa0We must also reevaluate our models for compassion, help and healing...and the agents of rescue and goodness who are so often, tragically, ignored.

This presentation by Seth Andrews, given at the "Shift to Reason" conference\\xa0in Regina,\\xa0Saskatchewan on April 30, 2016, is far from a complete examination of the subject, but it\\xa0explores some important, key questions\\xa0regarding\\xa0faith, divine protection, suffering, prayer and healing intervention.\\xa0


The video of this speech can be seen HERE: \\xa0https://youtu.be/Qht73MF6C84

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