Faith healing, using religious belief and prayer rather than medical treatment to cure one's ills, is a controversial topic. This week's clergy look to Scripture to shed light on the concept. Rabbi ...

These 40 Bible quotes may bring you comfort through God's word. Whatever you are currently up against, we hope these healing scriptures will help give you relief and renewal, and alleviate some of the ...

From Ebony.com: The debate over the validity of faith and prayer-facilitated ‘healings’ has taken place for centuries. The Christian church, arguably the pillar of most Black communities, is a place ...

When Michelle Nanouche finishes her hour lecture on prayer-based healing, she never knows what questions she’ll get, what direction the conversation will go or how long they’ll last. But one thing she ...

Abuse in the Name of God? Children and Faith Healing A girl falls ill, desperately so. In an effort to restore her flagging health, her parents turn to the Bible rather than medical science; she never ...

Denise Houseman was near death. She weighed 98 pounds and was bedridden with a high fever and open ulcers over her abdomen. The year was 1985, and Houseman, then 17, had Crohn's disease but had never ...

Linda Martin grew up with death. As a child, she would see friends at church one week and then never again, she said. When the community’s elders gathered at someone’s home, she assumed the worst: ...

Through colon cancer and liver cancer, faith is what brought me to peace and clarity during treatment and now survivorship. Cancer is a word that strikes fear into the hearts of many. It conjures ...

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From The Oregonian of Sunday, Nov. 29, 1998 -- The battle over faith healing (1st of 3 parts): When prayer pre-empts medical care, prosecutors nationwide struggle to respect parents' freedoms while ...