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A Miracle in a Prison?

Blog 341

May 19, 2024

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.

A Miracle in a Prison?

Could a miracle happen in the midst of all of the upheaval exploding today? Is it possible that a divine intervention might happen in today’s bizarre struggles? One certainly occurred in Airway Heights Correctional Facility in Spokane, Washington. 

Tom Bloom had been serving time when he turned his life over to God and began receiving whatever his heavenly Father gave him to do. In the prison recreation day room, Tom met Mario. During their conversation, Mario began relating his experiences.  Earlier he had been in a medium security camp. As the story unfolded, Mario talked about needing an operation on his lungs because they were filling with fluid. He commented, “Without this operation I’ll drown… sitting right here.”

            After supper Tom and Mario shared more of his story. He had come to America from Mexico with his girlfriend in a stolen car. Mario had killed a man still claiming it was self-defense. Tom had heard similar stories before and didn’t take it seriously.

            Back in his cell, Tom always prayed fervently before turning in for the night. As he prayed, Tom abruptly heard the voice of God. I want you to pray with Mario and lay hands on him that I might heal him. Tom was startled!

            Being in prison, Tom was reluctant to share his spiritual journey much less relating he had received a message from God. The prisoners would be certain he was crazy. Maybe it was all a mistake.  However, the following day when he attended a chapel service, Tom was given another confirmation. He had to approach Mario.

            The Mexican was startled. “Amigo, you want me to pray with you and you gonna lay hands on me?” Mario seemed more surprised than doubtful, but he agreed.

            Nearly a month later, Mario was called in for his regular physical examination. After the doctor thoroughly checked him, Mario returned. “Tommy, they couldn’t find anything wrong with my lungs. Nothing, man. Like there was never anything wrong with my lungs.”

            Because the results were so unusual, Mario was called back for a CAT scan. The positive result was the same. The doctors were mystified. Tom Blossom was gratified. Mario was healed.

            Years later after he was released, Tom got a letter. Mario was now allowing God to direct his life. He was more than just healed. A miracle indeed.

            Ever have an impulse to pray for someone, but thought you weren’t gifted enough, special enough, equipped enough, but still knew you should pray? Didn’t think you could be part of a miracle? Just remember Tom Blossom and don’t hesitate.

Remember miracles never cease.

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CHAOS PREVAILED UNTIL

Blog 340

May 12, 2024

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.

CHAOS PREVAILED UNTIL…

            Who can deny that we are living in a time of chaos and confusion? On every hand, evil appears to be surging rampant through the land. Whether it be politics, the economy, or war, media reports are most often startling and depressive. The world seems to be spinning out of control.

            Certainly, it seemed so to Howard Storm. A businessman, Howard also considered religion to be a fantasy. He plowed ahead in the pursuit of commerce without looking back, but still he couldn’t avoid the pressure of upheaval around the world. Chaos remained supreme everywhere he looked.

            On a trip to northern Europe, Howard Storm became ill. The upheaval had moved inside him. A medical examination confirmed the worst. Howard needed immediate surgery.  However, before the operation could be performed, his worry and anxiety pushed him over the edge into a world that he hadn’t believed existed. Howard Storm had an out-of-the-body experience.

            As he became aware, Howard found himself submerged in a heavy fog. On all sides, people (or somethings) were pushing and shoving him. The threshing finally knocked him to the ground. From deep within him, Howard’s own voice cried out, “Pray to God!”

            From out of nowhere, he began to recite the Twenty-third Psalm. “The Lord is my shepherd …”  As he quoted the line, the creatures around him went into a frenzy.  Howard’s thinking shifted and he began saying The Lord’s Prayer. “Our Father who art in heaven….”

            The tormentors disappeared. When he finished the prayer, Howard knew they were all gone. Sitting alone, he began singing the children’s song “Jesus loves me.” Like a child, he sang, “Jesus loves me, this I know, for the Bible tells me so.” As the words of the little song finished, Howard cried out “Jesus, please save me!”

            A tiny speck of light broke into the darkness surrounding him.  The light became larger and larger, brighter and brighter.  As the Light enveloped him, Howard began to cry and started feeling and experiencing what he had never let himself confront.  Then the light became an illumination of love. A new kind of love flowed through Howard. Finally, Howard Storm was told to go back and live his life, telling this new story of redemption and healing.

            In our time of darkness that we are living in right now, everyone of us needs that same spark of light to shine into our places of gloom and night. Uncertainty to be transformed into promise. And it can be. Wouldn’t that be a miracle? Reach for it.

Remember miracles never cease.

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THE OPERATION WAS INEVITABLE UNTIL

Blog 339

May 5, 2024

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.

THE OPERATION WAS INEVITABLE UNTIL…

            Sure, there are quacks around and charlatans that “fake” the intervention of God. At the same time, gifted believers can provide wonderful results.  The first time I attended a Kathryn Kulman service I had no idea what to expect. By the time I left two and a half hours later, I was overwhelmed. I realized empowered people were endowed with a capacity to bring healing results.

            Patricia Robinson discovered the same by accident. An x-ray on her left knee revealed osteoarthritis. The cartilage had worn away along with bone spurs creating pain. She found it hard to accept this result and went for a second opinion. An Orthopedic surgeon at Orthopedic Consultants in Minneapolis confirmed the earlier diagnosis. Pat needed knee replacement. Surgery was scheduled.

            She dreaded the idea. As Pat studied the preparation book given by the surgeon, Pat also started praying… praying hard. From her study of the Bible, she embraced her heavenly Father as Jehovah Rapha, her healer.

            Someone noticed that a healing crusade was coming to the Target Center in Minneapolis. Other friends from her church were going. Couldn’t hurt anything. Why not?    

            When Pat and her husband arrived, the building was already crowded and they had to sit in the balcony. They argued with the usher that they needed to be down front because of her problem. The usher assured them “when the anointing comes, you’ll get it right in your chair.” They had no choice but to settle in.

            People shared testimonies. The evangelist preached and then interceded for people lined up before him. Pat watched as people were decisively healed.

            Near the end of the service, the evangelist suddenly looked up in the balcony. “Someone up there is scheduled for surgery next week.” He pointed to where Pat was sitting. “Cancel your surgery. You are healed.”

            Pat could hardly believe her ears. Was it her? Seemed to be, but was it too good to be true? By the time they arrived home, she had her answer. She could run up and down the stairs easily and with no pain. She was healed!

            When she called to halt surgery, Pat shared her experience with an amazed doctor.  Now years later, Pat remains healed. The trip to the crusade was everything she needed. She had a miracle.

            The next time such a crusade comes to your town investigate and if the reports hold up, don’t be afraid to attend and reach out. Could be your opportunity to join Pat in praising Jehovah Rapha.   

Remember miracles never cease!

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WAS IT A COINCIDENCE OR

Blog 338

April 29, 2024

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.

WAS IT A COINCIDENCE OR…

            Would you consider it a miracle if you heard God speak to you? Even the idea would be considered delusional by most of society. And yet the woods are full of stories of exactly this happening. The sound doesn’t resonate with the ear drum but comes through like a thought drifting into the mind.  I have a file full of stories about people driving down the street when a totally unexpected idea flashed through their thoughts and it turned out to have a divine origin.

            And what about circumstances? Could they be an expression of a divine intervention? Could “something” just happen and turn out to be the hand of God at work? Let me give you an example.

            Roger E. Olson, Ph.D grew up in a Christian home and was a professor at a major seminary and is an ardent Evangelical. Following a medical examination, Roger Olson returned home troubled and discouraged that he might be facing serious surgery.

            As he wrestled with the worry, the words of an old hymn kept running through his mind. Even though he hadn’t heard the hymn since childhood, the words kept running through his mind. Because the hymn was ancient, he didn’t feel it could be found. Still the words kept running through his mind like a broken record providing background noise to his worries. They seemed to ring with reassurance.

            On Sunday Dr. Olson and his wife went to a worship service in their local church. The designated opening hymn was #220, Crown Him with Many Crowns. He reached for the hymnal and turned to page #220 but it wasn’t what was announced. To his shock, it was the exact hymn he thought of all week and couldn’t find. He looked again. Roger Olson wasn’t holding the church’s hymnal. The book had come from a completely different church and was the only one of that kind in the entire church. It just happened to be there in front of him, the only one in the entire building?

            Coincidence or confirmation?

            Don’t expect the miraculous always to be dramatic and spectacular. Sometimes the most amazing demonstrations happen with the simplest of circumstances. Keep your ears open. A new song just might be waiting for you.

Remember miracles never cease!

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THEY DIDN’T BELIEVE IN MIRACLES UNTIL

Blog 337

April 21, 2024

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.

THEY DIDN’T BELIEVE IN MIRACLES UNTIL…

            Living in a secular society in what now appears to be a post-Christian culture, these numbers may surprise you. In Lee Strobel’s The Case for Miracles, his research found that 67% of the American public believe in miracles.  Startling as it may be, 38 % say they have experienced a miracle. That amounts to 94,792,00 Americans who claim such an event happened to them! Over half believe that the miracles described in the Bible actually happened as they are described. What percent don’t believe in miracles? Only 15%!

            Here’s an example why people believe.

            For anonymity sake, let’s call the family “the Smith’s” with a son named Will. Coming home from church, a ten-year old Will was playing with the car’s backdoor handle when he accidently depressed it and the door flew open. As the car sped down the street, Will was thrown out onto the pavement. A deadly calamity!

            Horrified! The parents whirled the car around, expecting to find Will laying on the street terrible injured … possibly dead. To their surprise, the boy was standing there unharmed! Mrs. Smith rushed out of the car screaming, “What happened?”

            “Didn’t you see the man?” the boy explained. “The man who caught me.”

            There was no man.

            Badly shaken, Will’s father took out a handkerchief to wipe his eyes. He could hardly speak. How could this escape from death be explained? Mr. Smith said, “There’s no doubt in my mind that an angel caught him.”

            The Smith family joined that 67% who believe and the 38% who experienced a miracle. Believe in miracles? The odds will be in our favor. Join up.       

Remember miracles never cease!

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THE DREAM SEEMED UNFATHOMABLE UNTIL

Blog 336

April 14, 2024

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.

THE DREAM SEEMED UNFATHOMABLE UNTIL …

            Recently, I shared a miraculous story unfolding in the midst of the tragic war raging in Gaza. Regardless of your political persuasion, the situation is profoundly devastating. Could anything positive be found in the midst of this chaos?

            Scripture tells us that the love of God is not destroyed by war. Here’s another example of how divine concern is still at work in the Holy Land.

            Osama lived in Jericho and worked for the Palestinian Authority. I’ve been through Jordan many times and seen the excavations seeking the remains of the walls of Jericho when centuries ago Joshua’s army marched around seven times. Osama would have seen the dig every day in this ancient city.

            One night Osama dreamed about Jesus. Night after night the same theme returned. Being a Moslem, he was not sure of what to think. Osama went to the Iman and enquired about the meeting of his dreams. The Moslem authority told the young man to read the Qur’an and the dream would stop. Osama followed the instructions only to discover that the more he read, the more these appearances returned.

            Going back to the Iman, Osama was told to be more involved in the mosque and that would bring a cure. That night? Another dream about Jesus. Finally, the Iman directed Osama to make a Hajj, a pilgrimage to Mecca.

            Like millions of pilgrims over the centuries, Osama started walking around the Kaaba, often called the house of Allah. The huge black structure is considered the most sacred mosque in Islam.  The doctrine in The Five Pillars of Islam decrees that a believer should make the journey at least once in a lifetime. In a five-day period over a million people walk around the Kaaba. During the promenade, the pilgrim is supposed to say prayers and look up at the Kaaba. When Osma looked up, he sat Jesus standing on the top.

            Jesus looked down and said, “Osama leave this place. You are going in the wrong direction. Leave and go home.” Overwhelmed, Osama left.

 Some time later he found a Christian friend who shared the story of the resurrection with him. He discovered the risen Christ had appeared in his dreams.  Osama knew this account and explanation of his dreams was true. He realized the reality and meaning of the appearances of the risen Christ. And today? Osama is a changed man. His face radiates joy.

           Easter happened to Osama. Just another one of many stories for the season. Of all the miracle experiences I have encountered, resurrection stories remain the most overpowering. Reach out to the risen Christ and you too can become part of the story.                                                                                         

Remember miracles never cease!

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RUSHING TO DEATH WHEN

Blog 335

April 7, 2024

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.

RUSHING TO DEATH WHEN…

            Everyone is concerned with the terrible war raging in the Gaza Strip. Regardless of your political persuasion, what is and has happened is heart breaking. Could anything good come out of this chaos? Doesn’t seem so.

            And yet the love of God is not bound. Here’s an example of how divine concern is still at work in the Holy Land.  For anonymity sake, we’ll call the man I’m talking about Omar Habibi. Here’s what happened to Omar.

            Because he was a Palestinian, Omar grew up in a refugee camp. The hardship had turned him into a bitter enemy of Israel. He felt the Jews had kicked him out of a normal life and robbed him of happiness. Consequently, his goal in life had become to kill as many Jews as possible. Bitterness motivated his every thought.  Omar wanted to be part of some group that would fight against the Jews. He made contact with people who worked with Hamas and set out to join the terrorist group.

            Omar walked down the narrow, winding streets of Jerusalem on his way to a secret rendezvous when abruptly a man in a white robe appeared in front of him. The figure pointed at him and said, “Omar, this is not the life I have planned for you. Turn around. Go home. I have another plan for you.”

            Mystified, Omar staggered home in a daze. He couldn’t shake off the experience. Later that day Omar saw a new tenant moving in across the hall from him and heard the man was a Christian. Omar knew nothing about Jesus, but had to know more about what happened to him out there on the street. Because of his encounter, he asked the Christian what the experience might mean. The new friend took him to the scriptures and helped him understand that he had been confronted by the Jesus who physically walked the earth 2,000 years ago and now returned spiritually to help people. Omar had been confronted by a miracle.

            Omar was astounded. He could not deny what he had seen in the street. In a way that he could not fully comprehend or explain, Omar had met the risen Christ. The young man changed his mind and his destiny. Today Omar is an underground church planter.

           Easter continues and this is another one of many stories for the season. Of all the miracle experiences I have encountered, resurrection stories remain at the top of the list. Reach out to the risen Christ and you too can become part of the story.     

Remember miracles never cease!

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THE GREATEST MIRACLE IN HISTORY

Blog 334

March 31, 2024

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.

THE GREATEST MIRACLE IN HISTORY

            Easter commemorates the moment when time stood still. A man had been unjustly almost beaten to death and then cruelly crucified. Three days later he walked out of the tomb alive and continuing his ministry. Jesus Christ had overcome death. Time started again.

            To this day, we are still swept along by this event… the greatest miracle in history.

            But the miracle didn’t stop and has been going on ever since. Consider the impact of how it continues to this moment. Dr. James Allen Francis put it this way.

“He was born in an obscure village, the child of a peasant woman. He grew up in another village. He worked in a carpenter shop until He was thirty. Then for three years He was an itinerant preacher.

He never owned a home. He never wrote a book. He never held an office. He never had a family. He never went to college. He never put His foot inside a big city. He never traveled two hundred miles from the place He was born. He never did one of the things that usually accompany greatness. He had no credentials but Himself…

While still a young man, the tide of popular opinion turned against him. His friends ran away. One of them denied Him. He was turned over to His enemies. He went through the mockery of a trial. He was nailed upon a cross between two thieves. While He was dying His executioners gambled for the only piece of property He had on earth – His coat. When He was dead, He was laid in a borrowed grave through the pity of a friend.

Nineteen long centuries have come and gone, and today He is a centerpiece of the human race and leader of the column of progress.

I am far within the mark when I say that all the armies that ever marched, all the navies that were ever built; all the parliaments that ever sat and all the kings that ever reigned, put together, have not affected the life of man upon this earth as powerfully as has that one solitary life.”

Easter Day marks the celebration of that miracle. And, oh, it happened for you.

Remember miracles never cease!
        

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My latest book has just now been released. You’ll find it fascinating!

The almost unknown account of Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s involvement in a number of attempts to assassinate Adolph Hitler remains one of the extraordinary stories of World War II. A towering theologian and patriot, Bonhoeffer did not retreat from joining the fight to stop the Nazis. In these pages you will discover an explosive adventure that remains an ultimate witness to the truth.

After his capture, his fiancé Maria von Wedemeyer, never gave up attempting to find him and stand with him. In later years, Maria was to become the leading scientist with the Remington Rand Corporation, pioneering the way for the modern computer.
           My interview with Bonhoeffer’s godson, Christop Von Dohnanyi, sheds more light on who Bonhoeffer was and what he accomplished. You will find this thoroughly researched though novelized story of Bonhoeffer’s involvement in WWII to be gripping and compelling.

            The book is available in kindle and paperback on Amazon.

The Conspiracy: Dietrich Bonhoeffer — Stopping Hitler (Robert L. Wise’s Gripping WWII Discoveries)

            You will be touched and moved.       

            Remember: Miracles never cease!

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