What is answered and unanswered prayer? Why do our requests for good things sometimes seem to be ignored? Does it matter whether or not we ask God for our desires? Mary Caldwell provides compelling answers to these questions and others that are central to faith. She offers Christians an improved understanding of the significance of intercessory prayer and encourages them to pray more deeply and effectively.

The Reverend Mary Long Caldwell is a chaplain at St. Joseph's Hospital, Asheville, North Carolina. She is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (A.B.) and Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary (M.Div.). A deacon of First Baptist Church, Asheville, she has published numerous articles for The Deacon magazine.