Andrews Professor Speaks on Prayer and New Book

David Capes
Let’s start off by connecting some dots. Your title is Why We Pray: Understanding Prayer in the Context of Cosmic Conflict. We often think of prayers as I’m talking to God. God’s talking to me. Let’s introduce the notion that is throughout your book about cosmic conflict. Help us connect those two dots.

John Peckham
I bring the idea of cosmic conflict in because I’m trying to answer a couple of questions that are closely related. How could prayer make a difference in the first place, particularly petitionary prayer. Of course, there were many other aspects of prayer, but this book is focused primarily on questions about petitioner prayer. How could prayer make any difference or influence divine action when God already knows what’s best. He already wants what’s best. He’s all powerful. How could prayer make any difference at all?

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