Listen live at 5:15pm Central , 6:15pm Eastern time, June 19th, 2008.

Dear Friends,

I am writing this just a little over two weeks after my back surgery. So many of you  have written or phoned and prayed from all over the world and before I say anything else, I want to thank you. I have been deeply touched by your love, your care and your prayers. All of your prayers were needed and answered.  One of the pictures sent to me was of a group of children from the red light district of Bombay. These kids are being cared for and given the love of Christ by a most unusual man, his family and his team. The picture said it all: These precious little ones with their eyes closed and their arms raised, praying up a storm for my healing. How does one adequately respond to such tender and determined faith? The Lord told us all to become as one of them.

Ravi continues to progress well in his recovery, in spite of the fact that he heals more slowly than most people and seems to see recovery as another challenge to overcome. But after a few mis-starts he is learning to pace himself better and is really doing well in his recovery, almost entirely with no pain medication. Massage therapy with oils mixed specifically for him because of their healing properties seem to be helping him immensely.

From Ravi Zacharias:

Recently a doctor friend gave me the totally unexpected news, after he had seen my most recent MRI, that the surgery that was done in 2002 to fuse three discs in my lower back had actually not been successful and that there is no fusion.  Not only that, the bolts that were in place to stabilize the back are loose.  One thing led to another and a series of other tests, due to some new symptoms I am experiencing, was set in motion. 

Ravi's interview on Thursday, May 8th with Paul Edwards.

"Pray for your leaders ... If there's ever been a time in our nation's history when we are longing for a leader who would be wise, this is it." - Ravi Zacharias

When Sam Harris wrote his book Letter to a Christian Nation, stating that Christians display “murderous intolerance,” Dr. Ravi Zacharias felt called to answer. The End of Reason is a clear and powerful response to the “utter bankruptcy” of Harris’s New Atheism as it explains the true nature of God, the foundation for evil in the world, and the basis of true morality.

I was truly honored when last fall, Shirley Dobson, the Chairman of the National Day of Prayer Task Force, asked me to assume the role of Honorary Chairman for 2008.  As Honorary Chairman, I was given the privilege of writing and praying the official prayer for the nation, speaking at the Pentagon and at the Cannon House Office Building, and of writing a small book on the importance and efficacy of prayer, which was to be distributed nationally.  No restrictions were placed on my message or on the book, nor on any one else who was taking part, other than the official prayer for the nation.  As with all who had gone before me, I wrote out my prayer and submitted it to the National Day of Prayer Committee, after reading through the prayers that had been written by previous Honorary Chairmen and understanding the intent of the prayer. The prayer had to be very brief and free from what might be perceived by watchdog entities as the government sponsoring one religion.