Heart Beat: What we don't know about prayer…
Heart Beat
…could fill a book. The latest chapter comes from a large study that showed no benefit in long-distance prayer for strangers. This study didn't, we need to stress right from the start, look at the power of personal prayer, prayer for a loved one, or the kinds of congregational prayer that are so often done for friends or acquaintances.
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