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WHEN LIFE ENDS AND BEGINS AGAIN

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November 23, 2025

MIRACLES NEVER CEASE!

Rev. Robert L. Wise, Ph.D. explores the world of divine interventions from an objective point of view. An Archbishop in the Communion of Evangelical Episcopal Churches with a Ph.D., Rev. Wise relates his interviews with persons who experienced the touch of God.

 WHEN LIFE ENDS AND BEGINS AGAIN

            I have been surprised by the number of people I have met who had “out-of-the-body” experiences  (NDE) as they were dying. When they came back and became conscious again, their reports always left me intrigued. A month ago, I shared Ron Carte’s journey after he had a heart attack and crashed into a tree. This week I interviewed him for a coming YouTube video that you will want to see. Just look for Miracles Never Cease by Rev. Robert Wise.

            One of the fascinating aspects of an NDE event is the extremely accurate memory that these persons had of what they saw from the other side or often the top of the room. One woman having an out of the body experience saw a red label on the hidden side of a ceiling fan. The nurses were amazed as no one had discovered that red tab before. The uncanny but precise description of what they saw when out of the body is difficult to repute.

            Here’s a similar experience of a man who been an atheist.

            Ian McCormack was scuba diving near the cost of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean when he was stung four times by Jelly Fish. Sometimes called the most venomous creature in the world, one bite can cause the cardiovascular system to collapse with death in two to three minutes. McCormack was bitten four times.

            As he was dying, Ian saw a vision of his mother telling him to call out to God for help. Now in utter darkness, he was terrified and prayed for God to forgive his sins. A bright light suddenly descended on him, drawing him out of the darkness.  The light was unspeakably bright as if it was the center of the universe. Nevertheless, Ian could look into the brilliant blaze.

            The Presence in the light knew everything about him, making him feel terribly ashamed. However, rather than judgement, he felt what he described as ‘pure, unadulterated, clean, uninhibited, undeserved love.” In the middle of the light, he saw a man in a dazzling white robe holding out his arms to Ian. After he returned to physical life, Ian knew he had been in the presence of Almighty God.

            Ian McCormack’s experience is another example of touching the transcendent dimension that is always around us. We are reminded of the ultimate victory over death that laid the foundation for all of these experiences. Certainly, offers us hope!

            Remember miracles never cease!

New Podcast: Here’s Life! Do you believe in angels?

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Did you discover something miraculous during the past year? I’d be delighted to hear your story. Please write me. Please email me your story at: miracles@miraclesnevercease.com.

Remember to expect the unexpected! And let the miracles begin!

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ONE FOOT IN HEAVEN

Blog 395 (Repost 8/10/25)

November 2, 2025

MIRACLES NEVER CEASE!

Rev. Robert L. Wise, Ph.D. explores the world of divine interventions from an objective point of view. An Archbishop in the Communion of Evangelical Episcopal Church with a Ph.D., Rev. Wise relates his interviews with persons who experienced the touch of God.

ONE FOOT IN HEAVEN

            Several decades ago, I met the first person I’ve known who had survived a near-death experience. I was amazed as I listened to the story. Since then, I’ve collected a file full of similar stories. All of them are touching and astounding. Eventually, I wrote the book Crossing the Threshold of Eternity with some of these accounts. Here’s an example of what I discovered.

            George and his wife lost their baby boy in a crib death. They had gone to a church function and left the child in the nursery. George heard a scream and knew it was his wife. The demise of the blond-haired baby boy nearly did them in. For six months, he agonized over his lost son. Then one night, George had a strange dream. A large robust young man stood at the foot of his bed. He had no idea who was there.

            “I am your son. You brought me into this world but I only stayed a short time. In eternity I matured into who I am today. We shall meet again.” With that, the figure disappeared.

            In a way that exceeded all expectations, George knew he wasn’t dreaming. He had received a picture of his grown son in heaven.

            This past weekend on the Google internet, Tina Hines told her story. In February 2018, Tina developed cardiac arrest and fell in her driveway. Her husband Brian and a neighbor performed CPR and revived her twice. Nevertheless, her condition worsened and she succumbed. Tina Hines was dead for 27 minutes. Paramedics tried to revive her several times and doctors used a defibrillator six times. Nothing worked.

            When Tina abruptly gained consciousness, she was unafraid and described her time during death as extraordinary. She immediately wanted a pencil and paper to record her experience. She wrote only two words.

            “It’s real!”

            Tina said she had seen Jesus standing with His arms outstretched. He was bathed in a golden glowing light. Tina said her experience left her feeling rested and filled with peace. She was released in several days, having made a full recovery.

            The point? As the resurrection stories tell us, death was defeated on the cross. We can trust Him who first overcame to be there ready to take us across.

            Remember: miracles never cease.

New Podcast: Here’s Life! Do you believe in angels?

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82 Days on Okinawa: One American’s Unforgettable Firsthand Account of the Pacific War’s Greatest Battle

Did you discover something miraculous during the past year? I’d be delighted to hear your story. Please write me. Please email me your story at: miracles@miraclesnevercease.com.

Remember to expect the unexpected! And let the miracles begin!

Readers of my MIRACLES NEVER CEASE blog will be fascinated by my latest book:

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WHEN ALL ELSE FAILS

Blog 405

October 26, 2025

MIRACLES NEVER CEASE!

Rev. Robert L. Wise, Ph.D. explores the world of divine interventions from an objective point of view. An Archbishop in the Communion of Evangelical Episcopal Churches with a Ph.D. and the author of 36 books, Rev. Wise relates his interviews with persons who experienced the touch of God.

WHEN ALL ELSE FAILS  

            Reading about overwhelming dangers touched by the hand of God is always exciting. The ‘Wow!’ stories fascinate us. The result is that we end up expecting the miraculous to be sensational. Of course, some are, but that’s only half of the story. The hand of God extends to even the smallest details of everyday life. The miraculous can touch the most common experiences. Learning to look for extensions of grace in the most normal situations can pay high dividends. Here’s a couple of examples.

            June Watts once worked for me as a Social Worker in our ministry to women in trouble. Her faith grew by leaps and bounds as she applied her prayer life to everyday needs. June told me that she began praying for (of all things) parking places in a crowded lot. Bingo! Just the right place always “happened” with predictability. Sound silly? Not when you can’t find a parking place on a hot day! Not to June when she needed help with a situation she couldn’t control.

            Here’s another experience.(That’s not so small)

            Steve and Roxann Hamiliton had to make an emergency trip through the Sierra Nevada mountains. The temperature had dropped to nearly zero as they passed Caples Lake on a now slick Highway 88. The freezing temperatures were turning the snow into ice. Steve knew the highway was becoming treacherous. Their winding road twisted around steep cliffs that were becoming more and more sheer. At many turns there were no guardrails. Their situation was quickly deteriorating. Abruptly, flashing lights appeared ahead of them. An emergency had occurred not far down the roads. Steve began tapping the brakes. No response. He tried again. The car didn’t slow.

            “I can’t stop!” Steve yelled to Roxann. “I’ve taken my foot off the gas pedal, but the brakes won’t hold in the ice.” Roxann began silently praying.

            Ahead a car ahead had spun off into a ditch. When they looked up, Steve and Roxann saw a large Tour bus sliding toward them. Even though, Steve was only going 20 miles per hour, they were headed for the cliff. Disaster ahead!

            Roxann cried out, “God, stop us!”

            The car instantly stopped. Not gradually but instantly. They had stopped at the exact edge of a cliff. The Tour bus went sailing by.

            The lesson? Never underestimate where the hand of God can and will move. The smallest problems can become the largest intervention. Our heavenly Father loves us regards of the size of our needs. Don’t hesitate to call out. He’s there.

               Remember miracles never cease!

New Podcast: Here’s Life! Do you believe in angels?

WATCH THIS, TOO!

82 Days on Okinawa: One American’s Unforgettable Firsthand Account of the Pacific War’s Greatest Battle

Did you discover something miraculous during the past year? I’d be delighted to hear your story. Please write me. Please email me your story at: miracles@miraclesnevercease.com.

Remember to expect the unexpected! And let the miracles begin!

Readers of my MIRACLES NEVER CEASE blog will be fascinated by my latest book:

MIRACLES NEVER CEASE!

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OUR UNSEEN ADVOCATES

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October 17, 2025

MIRACLES NEVER CEASE!

Rev. Robert L. Wise, Ph.D. explores the world of divine interventions from an objective point of view. An Archbishop in the Communion of Evangelical Episcopal Churches with a Ph.D. and the author of 36 books, Rev. Wise relates his interviews with persons who experienced the touch of God.

OUR UNSEEN ADVOCATES

            Recently, I noted that people who believe in angels seldom stop to ask what angels actually accomplish. As a matter of fact, angels are involved in our welfare and offering protection, here’s a surprising example that happened during World War II in Mons, Belgium.

            In 1914, the war was not going well for the British. The Germans were outgunning them and started pushing them back. The German offensive appeared to be closing in. The carnage was horrific.

A dreary industrial town, Mons stood along the Conde Canal that might have presented an obstacle that would slow the German advance down. But nothing stopped the German assault and the British army was greatly outnumbered.

            On the night of August 26, the weary British soldiers saw an unearthly figure materialize above the German army, hovering in the growing darkness. The startled Germans didn’t charge and the British survived. One soldier remembered what he saw on the front of the figure, Adsit Anglis Sanctus Georgius (May St. George be a present help to England) Three soldiers who were there agreed that they had been saved by God. A lance-corporal told the nurse “plainly in mid-air a strange light which seemed to be quite distinct …  the light became brighter and I could distinctly see three shapes … they were above the German lines facing us … all the men with me saw them.”

            In the 1916 book On the Side of Angels, the author records how one officer saw a brilliant light in the sky while another group of men talked about “celestial apparitions.”  They were all keenly aware of supernatural beings. Ghostly havoc was visited on the enemy.

            One Coldstream Guard soldier got lost in the gloomy night. Suddenly, a figure appeared with a golden band around the waist. The figure led him through the dark night to a sunken road where he would not be found by the pursuing Germans. The next day he escaped but when he looked for the road on a map, none could be found.

            An officer wrote, “I myself saw the angels who saved us who saved our left wing from the Germans during the retreat from Mons.  … We saw between us and the enemy a whole troop of Angels.”

            Horrific times seem to create heavenly responses. Angels swoop in to help the broken and the battered. You can depend on the unseen to help you through such moments. What do angels do? Whatever needs to be done. 

               Remember miracles never cease!

New Podcast: Here’s Life! Do you believe in angels?

WATCH THIS, TOO!

82 Days on Okinawa: One American’s Unforgettable Firsthand Account of the Pacific War’s Greatest Battle

Did you discover something miraculous during the past year? I’d be delighted to hear your story. Please write me. Please email me your story at: miracles@miraclesnevercease.com.

Remember to expect the unexpected! And let the miracles begin!

Readers of my MIRACLES NEVER CEASE blog will be fascinated by my latest book:

MIRACLES NEVER CEASE!

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A MIRACULOUS EXPERIENCE

Blog 403

October 5, 2025

MIRACLES NEVER CEASE

Rev. Robert L. Wise, Ph.D. explores the world of divine interventions from an objective point of view. An Archbishop in the Communion of Evangelical Episcopal Churches with a Ph.D. and the author of 36 books, Rev. Wise relates his interviews with persons who experienced the touch of God.

Several years ago, I wrote the best seller 82 DAYS ON OKINAWA, the story of the first soldier on that island during World War II. Because it was a war story, the publisher left out Art’s miraculous experience. You’ll find it helpful. Here it is.

Art Shaw is a fascinating guy. At age 95, he is a retired Army Colonel who fought in World War II and all the conflicts that followed. Art received a serious back injury that required a spinal fusion from L1 to S1. Twenty-two units of blood were needed. A team of doctors and nurses was required to move him in the bed. Of course, any motion was extremely painful. Nevertheless, what the staff called a “log roll” was necessary to prevent pneumonia.

            In the middle of the night, Art heard a voice call his name. “Art, it’s time to log roll.” No one was in the room. The voice came again. Because of the pain and serious possible complications, Art knew how difficult it would be. “Art, do what I tell you and your won’t be hurt.” Art intuitively knew to obey.

He opened his eyes and saw something like a black tube extending into infinity. At the top was a bright, concentrated light. With the instruction to turn over came the assurance that they would help him do so. He made the log roll and went back to sleep.

            Later in the night the voice called again. “Art, it’s time to roll.” The same assurance that he would be helped was there. He turned over easily.

            When his wife Joan arrived the next morning, Art told her that he turned over twice.

            “Impossible!” she insisted. “You couldn’t have!”

            She rushed out of the room to confront the nurse. “What are you giving him?” she forcefully inquired. “What drugs? What pain killers? Is he hallucinating?”

            The nurse frowned. “What are you talking about? We didn’t give him any additional medications last night.

            Joan dragged the nurse and her assistants back to his room. “He couldn’t have turned by himself! The pain would be too great. Too dangerous. But look!”

            The nurse stared for a moment and then ran for the doctor. Dr. Shephard came in. Astonished! There was no medical explanation for how Art Shaw could have been repositioned – but it had happened – twice.

            The angel continued to speak several other times. “Art, you will be alright. You’ll be okay.

            When Art told me this story, he was relating how he had come to know that a guardian angel was with him. Like a voice speaking inside his head, when his name was called direction followed. Today at important times, Art’s angel always shows up and gives him the orientation that he needs.

            Art told me that the Angel always has the same particular tone in voice. Distinct. Individual. Whenever the voice sounds, Art knows who is speaking and listens.

            Believe in Angels? Art certainly does.

            Remember miracles never cease!

New Podcast: Here’s Life! Do you believe in angels?

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82 Days on Okinawa: One American’s Unforgettable Firsthand Account of the Pacific War’s Greatest Battle

Did you discover something miraculous during the past year? I’d be delighted to hear your story. Please write me. Please email me your story at: miracles@miraclesnevercease.com.

Remember to expect the unexpected! And let the miracles begin!

Readers of my MIRACLES NEVER CEASE blog will be fascinated by my latest book:

MIRACLES NEVER CEASE!

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OUR UNSEEN ADVOCATES

Blog 402

September 28, 2025

MIRACLES NEVER CEASE!

Rev. Robert L. Wise, Ph.D. explores the world of divine interventions from an objective point of view. An Archbishop in the Communion of Evangelical Episcopal Churches with a Ph.D. and the author of 36 books, Rev. Wise relates his interviews with persons who experienced the touch of God.

OUR UNSEEN ADVOCATES

            While believing in angels, the general public seldom stops to ask what angels actually do. The issue is complicated. Angels are involved in our welfare, offering protection, intervention and direction. They can help with your life, particularly in difficult times. Here’s an example.

            The Reverend John G. Paton and his wife went as missionaries to the remote New Hebrides Islands in the South Pacific. Their task was particularly dangerous as the almost forgotten isles were inhabited by cannibals and half-savage warriors. Not only were the efforts of previous missionaries resisted, the natives attacked them, before cannibalizing these messengers of peace who came to help and inspire them.

            The Paton’s immediately faced the same opposition. One evening, they looked out the windows of their house only to discover that they were surrounded by hostile natives beating their war drums and preparing to attack. The Paton’s knew their lives were now measured in hours, not years. They fell on their knees and began to pray. Any minute, the natives would break in and kill them. The Paton’s would literally be “supper” that night.

            An hour went by and the attack did not come. The missionaries continued praying with every ounce of physical and spiritual strength they had. The assault didn’t occur so they prayed for another hour. The Paton’s spent the entire night with their faces on the floor, praying for deliverance.

            The next morning as the sun came up, they looked out their windows. The cannibals were gone. For the next two years, the Paton’s worked in peace and finally the natives surrendered to the call of God. The island was converted by a message of love and peace.

            In time, Rev. Paton became friends with the Chief of the former Cannibals. He finally got the opportunity to ask why the natives didn’t attack that night when they were praying.

“Didn’t you see them?” the Chief asked. “We stopped because of the soldiers. A hundred men in shining garments and armed with flashing swords surrounded your house! They said nothing but just stood there illuminating the dark night with their glowing white garments. The natives fled in terror, resolving to never bother the missionaries again.”

            Could those same angels be guarding your house right now, just unseen? Could they be protecting you today? You bet. And what brings such a dramatic display of defense? Fervent prayer calls forth your Guadian Angel. No matter how complex the problem or situation, the angels respond … even unseen.

               Remember miracles never cease!

New Podcast: Here’s Life! Do you believe in angels?

WATCH THIS, TOO!

82 Days on Okinawa: One American’s Unforgettable Firsthand Account of the Pacific War’s Greatest Battle

Did you discover something miraculous during the past year? I’d be delighted to hear your story. Please write me. Please email me your story at: miracles@miraclesnevercease.com.

Remember to expect the unexpected! And let the miracles begin!

Readers of my MIRACLES NEVER CEASE blog will be fascinated by my latest book:

MIRACLES NEVER CEASE!

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THE HEART STOPPED BUT

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September 21, 2025

MIRACLES NEVER CEASE!

Rev. Robert L. Wise, Ph.D. explores the world of divine interventions from an objective point of view. An Archbishop in the Communion of Evangelical Episcopal Churches with a Ph.D. and the author of 36 books, Rev. Wise relates his interviews with persons who experienced the touch of God.

THE HEART STOPPED BUT

            You may be surprised to learn that 67% of the American population believe in miracles with only 15% don’t believe. In Lee Strobel’s The Case for Miracles, he notes that six out of ten physicians confirm that they pray for their patients before a procedure. In a time of severe political division and skepticism, such a significant number of believers is remarkable. And why is the number so high? Part of the reason is that more divine interventions occur than people realize. Often, they are discounted by people who will only accept scientific verification when the miracle cannot be explained.

            Here’s a couple of examples of what’s going on.

            Brad Wilkinson at eight years old, was diagnosed with two holes in his heart. An x-ray confirmed the seepage between the two ventricles. After anguished prayer and trusting Philippians 4:13, Brad’s father told the boy that God could heal him. Brad said he believed and everyone prayed. Surgery was scheduled to take four hours, but in one hour the doctor came out and announced there was nothing wrong with the boy’s heart. He held up the x-rays. The day before anyone could see the two holes. The next day the openings were gone. X-rays don’t lie. There could be no misdiagnosis!

            Here’s an even more amazing happening. Fifty-year-old mechanic Jeff Markin collapsed after a heart attack and was rushed to the emergency room at Palm Beach Gardens hospital in Florida. For forty minutes, the emergency room staff labored, giving him seven electrical shocks. Finally, they called in Yale-educated cardiologist Chauncey Crandall to examine the body. Markin’s  face, toes, and fingers were already turning black from lack of oxygen. The pupils of his eyes were dilated and fixed. At 8:05 p.m. Jeff Markin was declared dead.

            But Dr, Crandall prayed, “Father God, I cry out for the soul of this man. If he does not know you as his Lord and Savior, please raise him from the dead right now in Jesus’ name.”

            The nurse was already removing all tubing and preparing to take the body to the morgue, but Crandall requested one more shock. The nurse didn’t like the idea, but respected the doctor’s request. Markin was shocked again.

            The monitor instantly jumped! After twenty years as a cardiologist, the doctor had never seen anything like it. The blackness in the man’s body disappeared. Even with oxygen deprivation, Jeff Markin never displayed any signs of brain damage. He fully recovered.

That’s why so many people believe.

            And you? Why should you take these accounts so seriously? Because you can never know when you will need to intercede for some you care about. Could your prayers make a difference? Absolutely. By the way, Philippians 4:13 says, “I can do everything through him who gives me strength. Trust that promise and pray.

               Remember miracles never cease!

Remember miracles never cease!

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82 Days on Okinawa: One American’s Unforgettable Firsthand Account of the Pacific War’s Greatest Battle

Did you discover something miraculous during the past year? I’d be delighted to hear your story. Please write me. Please email me your story at: miracles@miraclesnevercease.com.

Remember to expect the unexpected! And let the miracles begin!

Readers of my MIRACLES NEVER CEASE blog will be fascinated by my latest book:

MIRACLES NEVER CEASE!

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WHAT HAPPENES WHEN YOU DIE – PART III

Blog 399

September 7, 2025

MIRACLES NEVER CEASE

Rev. Robert L. Wise, Ph.D. explores the world of divine interventions from an objective point of view. An Archbishop in the Communion of Evangelical Episcopal Churches with a Ph.D., Rev. Wise relates his interviews with persons who experienced the touch of God.

WHAT HAPPENES WHEN YOU DIE

PART III

The idea that we can know something of what happens after we die would grab anyone’s imagination. Everyone wants an answer to that question. In our last two communiques, we’ve been exposing answers from people who were “there” and returned.  I have talked with people who had that experience and listened to what they discovered. Their answers amazed me and gave new insight. Here are two more encounters that will inspire you.

Laurie Smith (name changed for anonymity sake) had been rafting when she was swept into the rapids. The current pulled her under where she was trapped and couldn’t get back to the surface. As water started filling her lungs, Laurie knew she was dying. Everything went black and then suddenly became white as she was hurled down a long tunnel. At the end, Laurie could see a room made of white clouds and yet it seemed in some unexplained way to be solid although it wasn’t. Three beings made of shimmering crystal stood there with light shining through them. These  creatures spoke to Laurie but frightened her. At that moment, they changed into angels and pure light of many shades of color shone through them. As Laurie watched, she saw light shine through them in brilliant designs. The angels began communicating with her telepathically. Angelic beings took her to a beautiful field with magnificent music. Awesome peacefulness settled in.

And then another Kayaker rescued her from a watery grave. She had been to the beyond and came back.

While the chief engineer on an underwater rescue team, Dave Bennet was swept into the ocean. He knew what happened with oxygen deprivation and realised he was dying, but as the blackness settled in, he drifted into an experience like nothing he had known before. An omnipresent being fell in with him as the black began to turn into light. Dave drifted toward the brightness. He could feel waves upon waves of love surrounding him and surrounding him with a warm embrace. He said, “It was the most amazing feeling I ever had, and it felt as if this love was actually permeating my being, and transforming me into a being of light.”

As Dave Bennet traveled toward the light, he met his family, not like the one on earth, but a ‘soul family.’ They took him back through his life, but with different points of view. Finally, he was sent him back to life with renewed purpose. He came back to the surface of the ocean after being fully submerged for 18 minutes.

These experiences are further confirmation of Jesus promise, “I have come that you might have life, and life more abundantly. (John 11:25). You don’t have to live with a fear of death. Rather than a negation of life, death is the door we enter on our way to abundance. Jeus has prepared everything for us.

            Just remember that miracle never ceases.

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82 Days on Okinawa: One American’s Unforgettable Firsthand Account of the Pacific War’s Greatest Battle

Did you discover something miraculous during the past year? I’d be delighted to hear your story. Please write me. Please email me your story at: miracles@miraclesnevercease.com.

Remember to expect the unexpected! And let the miracles begin!

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