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THE MIRACLE MAN TOO

MIRACLE BLOG 429

April 19, 2026

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 MIRACLE MAN TOO

Occasionally someone will ask how I got so interested in miracles. The truth is because one happened to me!

For years, I hit the gym a couple of times a week and worked up to lifting a rather amazing amount of weight. I had (not going to tell you how much because you probably wouldn’t believe it or think I was crazy) as I was saying, I was doing squats on a loaded squat machine when my foot slipped. The barbells came smashing down and I could hear my ankles snapping, cracking. Men rushed over to get the weights off the exercise machine and I tumbled over on the floor.

The catch was that I had a wedding to perform in an hour and a half and I couldn’t go to the hospital without ruining the bride’s big moment. The ushers placed a chair in the middle of the chancel. Carried me in. Did the ceremony. Headed for the hospital. By 10:00 p.m., my wife wheeled me out with both ankles in a plaster cast.

During the next week, the pain proved to be excruciating. I had to get around in my office in a wheelchair. By Friday afternoon, I almost couldn’t stand the discomfort and had the secretary call my men’s group to come and pray for me Saturday morning.

The group assembled and started interceding. I couldn’t get my mind focused on praying with them because the throbbing kept pounding. One of the men had pursued healing prayer and began, “O Lord, we come before you are seeking healing and relief for our brother.” His prayer became even more fervent. An unexpected sensation started stirring in my feet and began to move toward my ankles. The sensation started moving up my body, carrying the pain with it. I couldn’t believe what was happening. I was so surprised that the pain was leaving that I was no longer paying any attention to the prayer group.

I started praying, “Oh, don’t stop! Keep moving and taking the pain with you.” In a minute and a half, the torment vanished. I jumped up out of my wheelchair and began hobbling around on the two plaster casts. The men in the prayer group stared in astonishment.

Two days later, I returned to the doctor for x-rays. He came in and held the two colloid panels up. The one from the week before showed the cracks in my bones. The x-ray taken that day had none.

The orthopedist shook his head. “Sure looks like a miracle to me.”

Three days later, I was back in the gym. One of the men who carried me to my car walked by and stopped abruptly. He couldn’t believe his eyes. How could I be back in the gym? I told him exactly what had happened. The next Sunday he was in my congregation and later joined the church. All because my foot slipped.

Did I have good reason to believe in miracles, or what? That’s how these blogs began. And you? Are you reaching for the same display of God’s power and love? You should be. Expect the unexpected. His hand never stops moving.

Remember miracles never cease.

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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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April 19, 2026 by revwise Categories: Divine Intervention, faith, MiraclesTags: Divine Intervention, faith, God, Grace, healing prayer, Holy Spirit, Miracles, prayer Leave a comment

THE MIRACLE MAN

MIRACLE BLOG 428

April 12, 2026

THE MIRACLE MAN

In I Corinthians 12, the Bible says that the Holy Spirit imparts the gift of working of miracles. You believe that? Well, suspend any judgments until you meet T.L. Osborn. I know his daughter LaDonna and heard some of the stories of his remarkable ministry from her. Why don’t you know about him? Almost the entire scope of his ministry was outside the United States where multitudes gathered to listen to T.L. and his wife Daisy’s message. From across Africa and India thousands and thousands received miraculous recovery. How did it happen?

The story begins with a failure. The Osbornes went to India as missionaries and struck out. Unable to convey their message of the Resurrection with any success, they returned to America discouraged. Something was missing but they didn’t know where to look. T.L. and Daisy studied their Bibles constantly and went to conferences seeking the answer. At a particular convention, the speaker proclaimed, “If you ever see Jesus, you will never be the same again.” The Osbornes were captivated by that exclamation.

They returned to their room and began praying, petitioning until late in the night when they finally fell asleep. The next morning at 6:00, the Lord Jesus appeared at the foot of their bed. The risen Christ stood there as real as they were. T.L. fell at His feet. Tears flowed out of his eyes. He had no idea how long he lay there stunned. With no sense of passing time, he finally staggered to his feet. Unsure of how long, he’d been on the floor, one thing was certain. Jesus Christ had become the total Lord of his life. Now with an unswerving conviction, T.L. Osborn knew Jesus would be the Lord of his life forever.

When Daisy looked at him, she knew that she had a new husband. T.L. was a changed man. She knew nothing else mattered to him but following Jesus Christ. Everything changed.

Returning to the Third World, crowds flocked to hear the message and multitudes were touched, healed, restored, and made whole. For the rest of their lives, Daisy and T.L. proclaimed the message that their daughter LaDonna continues to propagate. The miracle ministry never stopped.

What’s the point? The scripture means what it says. The gift of working miracles continues to be poured out even to this moment. However, even more important is the reality of the message of Easter. The risen Christ is still appearing to people and the Kingdom of God continues even in difficult times.

So, what’s your gift? Believe it or not, a gift from the Holy Spirit has your name on it and is waiting for you to receive. Take a look at I Corinthians 11-14. As with the Osbornes, reception of gifts begins with a hunger that begs for the blessing of God, a hunger that can only be satisfied by Him. Your hunger is His opportunity.

Remember miracles never cease.

New Podcast: Here’s Life! Do you believe in The hand of God?

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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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April 12, 2026 by revwise Categories: angels, Divine Intervention, faith, MiraclesTags: angels, Divine Intervention, faith, God, Grace, Holy Spirit, Jesus, Miracles, prayer Leave a comment

RELIEF FROM ANXIETY

MIRACLE BLOG 427

April 8, 2026

RELIEF FROM ANXIETY

On this Easter, we remember the Sacraments of the Church aren’t magic … but they are filled with the power of the resurrection. In recent days, many people with worries about the times have returned to the church seeking divine intervention. Particularly churches that stress the sacraments are discovering a source of power. Through the centuries during the worst of times, multitudes have come to the church seeking the same help.

When I walked through the Catacombs of St. Sebastian in Rome, I viewed the graves of the earliest saints. At the bottom of the catacombs was a worship center where for centuries people knelt, prayed, and were renewed. When we have personal need, we can seek the same Presence in the Sacrament of Holy Communion.

Here’s an example.

A new woman began attending Rev. Grant Crichton’s church in Saskatchewan, Canada. She was alienated from her family and had been struggling with health issues. Her faith journey had taken her to a wide range of churches including Catholicism and Pentecostalism. The pain in her life seemed to erupt during the worship service. When the service came to Holy Communion, she was particularly overwhelmed. Often the woman would cry or fall on the floor. She might lay there for a long time seemingly in deep prayer or thought. Rev. Crichton let her be while he continued to pray for her.

Eventually after one of the services, she shared how relief had come into her life. Since regularly attending Holy Communion and praying the Lord’s Prayer repeatedly with the congregation, she felt her feelings of bitterness subsiding, As the old hurts faded, a new sense of peace settled over her. She had not felt this calm and encouragement for a long, long time. New energy came into her life. Her medical problems disappeared. When she returned to the doctor, he discovered her blood had returned to normal.

She wanted Rev. Crichton to know she was now bringing her friends to church. Her life was different and joy had returned. The Holy Spirit had used the sacraments of the church to bring renewal. Sure, sometimes we must attend a number of services before we become open enough to receive the outpouring. But they will come. Have any implications for you? For your need? The Church doors remain open. Come on in.

Remember miracles never cease.

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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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April 5, 2026 by revwise Categories: Divine Intervention, faith, MiraclesTags: Divine Intervention, faith, Grace, healing prayer, Miracles, prayer Leave a comment

WHEN THE AVALANCHE FALLS

MIRACLE BLOG 426

March 29, 2026

MIRACLES NEVER CEASE!

WHEN THE AVALANCHE FALLS

The Bible says that we have angels to guard us, even to keep us from striking our feet against a stone. In other words, angels hover around us providing protection. Is this true? Ask Chantal Lakey.

Chantal and her boyfriend Dale were climbing on the sheer cliffs hundreds of feet above the ocean, winding their way through the loose shale that felt like black ice. A thin drizzle settled around them. As they carefully chose their way, they could hear waves beating on the beach fall down below. Without realizing where they were going, they stepped into a steep cliff with slippery footing.

Dale had started to climb back from the cliff when his footing slipped. Without a sound, he crashed into the rocks fall below. Dale died instantly.

Chantal was terrified and clung desperately to anything she could get her hands on. She cried out as loud as she could. “Oh, God! Help me! Please don‘t let me die!” Panic stricken, she clung to a boulder… that could also slip.

She suddenly felt as if the gateway between heaven and earth opened. Some undefined “something” was happening. Chantal saw angels fluttering about her, forming a wall of protection. They were buoying her up, holding her, closing in on her to keep her from falling. Chantal knew she was not alone.

Still, she had to scale up a 400-foot cliff. Looking up, Chantal realized that not even a skilled climber could scale the sheer drop. She could only cling to the huge rock. The next thing the woman remembers is looking up and seeing the high cliff far above her. Chantal was only seventy-five feet from the beach. Somehow, she had climbed down more than three hundred feet of slippery, wet shale. Only angels could have cushioned her safe descent.

Suddenly, Chantal begam to slide again toward the edge of the remainder of the cliff. Once more she cried out for help. She was going to drop into the boulders below.

Chantal felt a heavenly hand behind her. Her fall suddenly stopped. Slowly, she finished winding her way down, knowing that the angels were guiding her safely to the beach. As she wound her way back to the highway seeking help, Chandal could feel the presence of angels leading her forward. Their presence stayed with her through the remainer of the day and into the night.

When the sheriff’s crew arrived, they looked up the cliff Chantal had come down and concluded that even with ropes and equipment, it was impossible for anyone to climb down the cliff.

But she did.

A loving, caring God had saved her.

And your conclusion? Let me assure you that you have a guardian angel. Don’t hesitate to call to and seek this heavenly friend. No circumstance or situation is beyond angelic control. Jesus said, “Ask and you shall receive.”

Remember miracles never cease.

New Podcast: Here’s Life! Do you believe in The hand of God?

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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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March 29, 2026 by revwise Categories: angels, Divine Intervention, faith, MiraclesTags: angels, Divine Intervention, faith, Grace, Holy Spirit, Jesus, Miracles Leave a comment

WHEN EVIL ATTACKS

MIRACLE BLOG 425

March 22, 2026

MIRACLES NEVER CEASE!

WHEN EVIL ATTACKS

We are living in a trying time. People don’t want to talk about the Iranian war and opinion is sliding to the negative side. Many people feel hopeless and unable to make a difference in a stressed-out world. Under such circumstances many people often turn to drugs or other substances to relieve the tension. They need an eternal answer that restores hope.

When Maria (name changed for anonymity sake) came in, she had just taken 10 Valium and was completely strung out. Despondent, Maria manifested suicidal signs. She needed serious help and was open to entering a medical health facility. From somewhere, she had swiped a portion of the Eucharist, the Holy Communion, that she was keeping in her pocket. The truth was that she had signed a blood contract with Satan and stolen the Communion wafer in order to desecrate it. In her struggling condition, she still wanted to cancel or break this contract.

The therapist asked her to empty her pocket. Maria reached in and pulled out a deck of Tarot cards, the Communion wafer and the contract. However, when Maria laid the wafer on the table, she began to shake. Her words became jumbled, almost inaudible. The therapist put the wafer in an envelope.

Leaning forward, the counselor said, “Maria, I’d like to pray for you. I’d like to pray a binding prayer to change the hold Evil has on you. You need to be set free from that force.”

When the counselor started to pray, Maria’s face became distorted. Her eyes started to roll. As the therapist prayed, Maria reached over and grabbed the envelope. When the counselor tried to take the envelope out of her hands, Maria held on with superhuman strength.She began making inhuman groans. A strange voice came out of her mouth, proclaiming she was marked as a pig for the devil. Maria smashed the envelope in her hands, crumbling the wafer and throwing it on the floor.

The therapist didn’t flinch but kept praying a binding prayer, calling on the Holy Spirit for strength and the ability to repel Lucifer. After several minutes, Maria reached for the contract. In anguish and shaking, she began to tear up the blood contract. The counselor reached over to anoint her hand to gain complete freedom from Evil. Suddenly an external force ripped her hand away from him and slung it against the wall. Nevertheless, the counselor helped her to confess her faith in Jesus Christ, even though she did so with difficulty.

That night when the counselor brought the broken wafer home with the contract, he threw both in the fireplace to burn as a respectful act of cleansing. The odor was not that of burning paper but burning hair.

Sound wild? Sure, but people everywhere are caught in a grip of evil that must be broken by a divine intervention. Scripture recognizes that this world is filled with turmoil, but the Holy Spirit imparts the joy of the Lord. Don’t look for an external crutch; reach for an internal assist than comes from the Holy Spirit.

Remember: miracles never cease.

New Podcast: Here’s Life! Do you believe in The hand of God?

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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March 22, 2026 by revwise Categories: angels, Divine Intervention, faith, MiraclesTags: angels, Divine Intervention, faith, God, Grace, healing prayer, Holy Spirit, Jesus, Miracles, prayer Leave a comment

BREAKING THE BONDS THAT BIND

MIRACLE BLOG 418

February 1, 2026

MIRACLES NEVER CEASE

BREAKING THE BONDS THAT BIND

Rachel Bennett had been a clinical psychologist for a number of years when she and her husband Johnnie adopted Mary Ann. The beautiful child had grown into a talented young woman. At age 16, Mary Ann went off to a fine arts summer camp. However, when she returned, Rachel immediately knew something had happened. Mary Ann’s personality had shifted into a defiant and hostile mode. Her attitude had become indifferent and even hostile.

Contrary to the past, she became belligerent. As Rachel was driving down the street, Mary Ann blurted out that she had never had a relationship with her mother in the first place. She leaned over and grabbed the steering wheel, sending the car varying across the road that could have killed both of them. Rachel was terrified. Was this child a monster?

Through an unusual source, the Bennett’s had access to the child’s earliest files before the adoption. The record indicated that the biological mother had been involved with a cult and placed the baby for adoption because she feared the girl would be abused by the occult. Rachel set out to understand what the child’s background might mean now. To her shock, she discovered that a generational curse had been placed to affect Mary Ann when she turned sixteen! Coming from a highly educated background, Rachel was stunned. Family Systems Therapy suggested family history influences behavior but this different. Way different.

Strangely enough, Rachel began developing her own serious medical problems. These problems worsened as MaryAnn struggled with her issues. Could some sort of witchcraft be behind both Rachel’s problems and Mary Ann’s struggle? Sounded like a Halloween movie but the symptoms were all there. The physical problems appeared to be based in their spiritual vulnerability.

One night Rachel heard strange noises and knew no one could be in the house. Her dog began barking at a corner of her room. Rachel knew animals often have a keen sense of entities that humans can’t see. The dog kept barking as if “something” was coming out of the corner of the bedroom. Rachael began asking the Holy Spirit to descend and cover her with protection. As she kept begging in prayer, afterwhile the dog stopped howling. A divine sense of empowerment settled over Rachael. Both the physical and spiritual problems begun to slide away. Rachael’s painful issues disappeared. Mary Ann no longer had her enigmatic behavior .

The point? Don’t want to spook you, but often we do not consider what is happening in our physical world to be connected to a spiritual cause. The need is to seek the Holy Spirit’s empowerment and ask the hand of God to reach into the past to bring wholeness to the present. Anyone can receive the answer.

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!

ORDER NOW!

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You can find I MARCHED WITH PATTON on Amazon.

February 1, 2026 by revwise Categories: Divine Intervention, Evil, faith, MiraclesTags: angels, Divine Intervention, faith, Grace, healing prayer, Holy Spirit, Jesus, Miracles, prayer Leave a comment

A VOICE IN THE DARK

Blog 414

January 4, 2026

MIRACLES NEVER CEASE!

A VOICE IN THE DARK

The confetti has been swept away. The final band marched in the New Year’s Day parade and the holidays are behind us. Our faces are turned toward another year that’s about to come barreling in. How shall we prepare ourselves?

I’m reminded of a great man who knew how to encounter the future. When I was in seminary, I met Dr. E. Stanley Jones and even had him pray with me. While that is many decades ago, the memory stuck because of who he was. A medical missionary, Dr. Jones had gone to India in a distant age when that country was struggling. His spiritual sensitivity touched multitudes who he taught to listen and hear God speak. E. Stanley Jones believed people could learn to hear the voice of the Holy Spirit and that would change their lives.

Hear God? Really? Here’s how the fact served him.

E. Stanley was in China when World War II broke out. He knew that if he didn’t get out of there immediately, he might be stuck in that far off country for the rest of the war. Catching the last tramp freighter that left China, he began sailing long and slowly from port to port winding his way back to India.

When the freighter pulled into an obscure dock in Thailand, Dr. Jones remained anxious to get out of that country as well. The war was exploding and he didn’t have time to waste. Standing on the bow of the ship, E. Stanley heard a voice say, “Get off this boat.”

“What?” he chocked.

“Get off the boat,” the inner voice repeated.

He was shocked. The rusty old tanker was his only hope and now the Lord was telling him to get off? Couldn’t believe it. However, he knew to be obedient. The medical doctor had all his goods hauled off the freighter and left on the pier. Dr. Jones watched the ship sail away thinking he was stranded for heaven knows how long..

The ship sailed a half mile into the ocean, was hit by a Japanese torpedo, sank to the bottom of the sea, taking every person on board with them.

When I heard Dr. Jones tell this story, a man held up his hand and asked. “Do you mean you were the only person on that boat that God wanted to save?

“No, sir,” Stanley Jones replied. “I was the only person listening.”

As this new year unfolds, I want to make sure that I am hearing. Placing your ear next to the heart of God will make all the difference in the days head. Our heavenly Father, speaks through many ways. Scripture is possibly the most immediate. Prayer and mediation open the doors. Whatever works best for you, why not make a decision right now to start every day listening.

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!

ORDER NOW!

ORDER NOW!

You can find I MARCHED WITH PATTON on Amazon.

January 4, 2026 by revwise Categories: Divine Intervention, faith, MiraclesTags: Divine Intervention, faith, God, Grace, Miracles, prayer Leave a comment

MAGIC OR MIRACLE?

Blog 412

December 21, 2025

MIRACLES NEVER CEASE!

MAGIC OR MIRACLE?

Hey! Christmas is just around the corner. And what are we celebrating?

From what I’ve seen on television since the big Thanksgiving Day parade are about Santa Claus, Mrs. Santa Claus, elves, and flying reindeer. All the commercials proclaim the “magic” of Christmas. The opportunities are everywhere for everything from exotic perfume to unpronounceable names for antibodies that 90% of the population will never need. But! Magic is here at Christmas time. That’s the word. Magic!

“I’m a little confused because I visited the tomb of St. Nicolas (the original Santa Claus) when I was in Bari, Italy a number of years ago. Nicolas was a 4^th-century bishop known for his generosity and miracles. His relics were brought to the Basilica di San Nicol that became a magnificent church. The key word? Miracles.

Here’s an example that demonstrates the difference.

Jack Traynor was injured in the war when sprayed with shrapnel. The assault left his right arm completely paralyzed with the muscles atrophying. In addition, his legs were partially paralyzed. The war left him incapacitated. Moreover, the operation to remove the shrapnel from his head left an inch-wide hole in his skull. His injuries were so serious that the British War Pension Ministry gave him a 100% pension for the rest of his life.

Struggling with these serious problems, Jack Traynor saw no hope except for a trip to Lourdes, France to the shrine where Bernadette encountered the Virgin Mary that resulted in the grotto where people came to wade in the water and receive healing. The stories of marvelous recovery were repeated everywhere. Jack decided to exercise his faith and be released into the pool where so much had happened. Was another miracle still possible? You know the result. Complete restoration followed and Jack Traynor left a whole person.

Not only were his conditions mended, Jack went into the coal and hauling business that required moving 200-pound sacks of coal. Magic? No. A miracle.

In the final days of this joyous season, let us focus on Bethlehem and remember that the Christ child is still making people whole. With the singing of church choirs and the glow of candles, we can still live in the promise.

Just 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!