NASHVILLE — An elevated call for prayer in recent days shows not only that more people believe in its power, but that studies indicating a lack of belief in God may be premature.
Those sentiments have been reflected by Southern Baptists and others during the recovery of Buffalo Bills player Damar Hamlin. The second-year safety was dismissed Jan. 11 from a Buffalo hospital, just over a week after an on-field cardiac arrest episode that required CPR.
Prayers began moments after Hamlin fell to the turf, Bills team chaplain Len Vanden Bos told Baptist Press. The following days focused on concern for Hamlin’s recovery, but also a desire to pray. [Read more…]