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Michael Douglas on the upside of cancer

January 24th, 201111:32 AM ET

By Randal Rauser

It came as a shock to many last August when Michael Douglas, in an appearance on David Letterman, announced that he had been diagnosed with stage four throat cancer. And the Letterman public appearance would be the last one before disappearing down the black hole of seven weeks of intense radiation therapy. Douglas has since reemerged cancer free ...
Are answered prayers evidence for a providential God?

November 20th, 200909:25 AM ET

By Randal Rauser

Skeptics frequently complain at the lack of evidence for miraculous divine intervention in the world today. Philosophers of religion call this the problem of divine hiddenness: if there is a God then why is there not better evidence for him? Why does he so often seem to be hidden? Petitionary prayer is one example. Christians believe in a God ...
The day my friend was healed of cancer

June 27th, 200910:10 AM ET

By Randal Rauser

"Paula" had been struggling with cancer for several years. Numerous experimental drugs and risky surgeries had all failed to stop the spread of the disease; it seemed like every new week would bring a new email in the inbox with yet another sober announcement from her husband "Aaron": "the cancer has spread." "The tests were disappointing." "Tumor ...

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