Prayer.  The word itself is not offensive.  During outreach events the request, “can I pray for you?” very rarely results in slammed doors, angry slander, or other typical responses to truths associated with Scripture.  Nearly everyone would admit that – at some point in their lives – they have prayed.  While the consensus is that prayer has been “banned” from public schools, prayer takes place every day in public schools – especially before tests and quizzes! Prayer is a very positive tenet of biblical Christianity.  And, yet, it is one of the most overlooked, underused, and most misunderstood of all [...]

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