Do you believe in miracles? Psychology Today reports of a study that surveyed almost 36,000 Americans, aged eighteen to seventy-plus- years-old, and found that 78% of people under the age of thirty believed in miracles versus 79% among those older than thirty (Pew Research Center, 2010). With respect to religious affiliation, 83% of those who were affiliated believed in miracles in contrast to 55% of respondents who were unaffiliated. Although people from all religions believe in miracles, over 80% of those with Protestant and Catholic affiliations endorsed this belief.[1] The overwhelming majority of us believe that God intervenes in everyday life.

I believe in miracles. I confess that my modern mindset makes me skeptical about some claims for miracles, but scripture makes very plain that …