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Jun 2022
50m 17s

The Efficacy of Prayer

Mere C.S. Lewis
About this episode
Andrew and Thornton discuss another C.S. Lewis essay written at the end of Lewis' life. He talks about how we can know if prayer is effective and how Christians should view prayer.  We had some audio and technical issues so please forgive the low quality. Connect with us on Twitter at @MereCSLewis. 
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