WHEN THE ANGEL APPEARED

Blog 344

June 17, 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 and discoveries with persons who experienced the touch of God.

WHEN THE ANGEL APPEARED…

            Encountering an angel might not be considered a miracle, but it would certainly be a show stopping experience!  I possibly run into more angel encounters than any other miracle story. Their appearances stand out as a testimony to the supernatural dimension that exists just beyond our touch. They are certainly here and around all the time. Nothing jars an agnostic like discovering an angel at work in his or her own life. Here’s a couple of examples of what experiencing the angelic can mean.

            Carol Sintay was a regular church member and worship was part of her life. Her trip for a medical check-up produced a shocking result. A large tumor was discovered on one of her ovaries. The physician was certain Carol had cancer. The doctor believed the growth had attached to her colon and possible other internal organs. Even though she was in the middle of a semester in her master’s degree program, the doctor saw no other alternative. Three surgeons concurred that Carol must be operated on immediately.

            When the word spread about her impending disaster, the elders in Carol’s church came to pray. Gathering around her bed, they anointed her with oil, and prayed for healing. They called on the angels to protect and guide her. She was ready for the operation.

            As the three surgeons opened her body, they couldn’t understand what they were not seeing. There was no tumor. The surgeon who had clearly seen the growth on an ultrasound projection as well as on an x-ray searched frantically for the tumor. It was simply gone.

            Do these interventions happen all the time and we just don’t hear about them? Often people just don’t know what to say after an encounter. Sometimes they fear people will conclude they are whacko. Actually, they are the sanest of all.

 Here’s another example. After a serious car wreck, Mary (a pseudonym for privacy sake) was rushed to intensive care and not expected to live. After several days, a visitor was allowed into ICU. To her surprise, Mary looked fine and far from what the doctors expected.

            The friend inquired how she was doing. Mary said in a straight forward manner. “I’m going to be okay. An angel has been sitting at the foot of the bed all day.”

            Most of the time, our experience of angels is indirect or unrecognized. But those moments happen like Carol and Mary discovered. Recipients know their lives will never be the same again. Next time you find yourself in a bind, don’t hesitate to call on your guardian angel to help. We all have one. Your friend will be there.    

Remember miracles never cease.

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THERE WAS NO HOPE UNTIL

Blog 342

May 27, 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.

THERE WAS NO HOPE UNTIL …

Why do some people experience a miracle and others don’t? I have no answer except that people often try to manipulate their heavenly Father with constant prayers, promises to believe if He responds, promises to be a better person, etc. which often ends with them deciding not to believe at all.

Here’s an example of trust with no manipulation.

Art Pope was that kind of guy. Working in the construction business, he put unusual stress and strain on his knees. When the pain finally became unbearable, he went to a physician in Cloverdale, California. The x-ray did not have good news. “It’s going to be necessary to rebuild your knee with pins.”  The result? Art would be off work for five to six months after surgery. With five children, such a period of recuperation would be another disaster.

The surgeon told Art that his knee cap was like fragments of an eggshell. When he turned his knee in a certain direction, the pieces would hit a nerve. The complete medical picture would frighten anyone.

His father Arthur Pope held prayer meetings in their family garage.  While he was suffering on a couch, Arthur Pope came in and asked Art if the he’d like the group to pray for him. “Sure!”

Art had learned not to doubt. As the group stood around him, he prayed, “Lord, I want Your will.”

The group laid on hands and prayed. Art felt a tingling in his knee. He knew something was happening. Afterward he started bending his knee and finally took the Ace bandages off. Art couldn’t believe it, but he felt no pain. After walking around the room several times, he shouted, “I thank God that he healed me!”

Later, Art realized how important it had been “to pray with belief.” To prove that he was living by his faith, the next day Art returned to work and helped carry and stack 150 double-package sheets of sheet rock without pain! How could anyone doubt his healing? God had given him a new knee.

But that wasn’t all. Years after Art’s healing, his son Kimble became a pastor of a church in Bakersfield.  He heard his son say, “No one can ever convince me that God is not real because I saw Him heal my father.”

Rejecting doubt and acceptance by faith proved to have far reaching consequences. And what about you? Zero in on the truth that your Heavenly Father responds to trust. Hold tight. Believe.  Trust.

Remember miracles never cease.

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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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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!

EMPTINESS HURTS WHEN

Blog 333

March 25, 2024

MIRACLES NEVER CEASE!

Rev. Robert L. Wise, Ph.D. 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.

EMPTINESS HURTS WHEN

            Sometimes people have the form of faith but the content is empty. Nothing ever seems to happen for them. They need the resurrection of their withered faith. Then the rest will follow. Father Richard Paullissen discovered the difference.

            As a priest, he could say a Mass in 12 minutes flat. He had held retreats lasting for three days and never mentioned God once.  All was purely machinical. Rote.

 Sound strange? Actually, the problem is rather common. As a Protestant, I’ve met many clergy who could reel off theological ideas like a clockmaker explaining how a clock works, but their personal faith was as dead as the clock. They majored in ideas, but had no idea for how to bring the content to life.

            Father Richard Paullissen went to a retreat at a Benedictine Monastery in Pecos, New Mexico. I know the spiritual center well as I lived there for a period of time. Father Paullissen came to a “Life in the Spirit” seminar, aware of his own need. Around 55 people attended, including seven Presbyterians and three priests. Abbott David Garrets always prayed over the gatherings.

            I know well how powerful that can be. The Abbot was my Spiritual Director for many years. A brilliant student, Abbot David was a man that the Holy Spirit lived in and filled with divine gifts. However, when the Abbot prayed for Father Paullissen nothing seemed to happen.    

            A long-haired boy of around eleven years of age stood up.  Remembering the passage in Matthew 18:3, “unless you change and become like little children you will not enter the Kingdom of heaven,” Father Richard asked the boy to pray for him. The priest felt nothing.

            Feeling empty, Fr. Richard thought he had been passed over and was ready to give up when he glanced at a New Testament beside him. The pages had fallen open to passages he had routinely studied for eight years but suddenly sprang to life before his eyes. Fr. Richard read, “Why do you search for the living among the dead?”

            The word “living” exploded in his mind. The concept rang through his entire body. Fr. Richard realized he had been worshipping a dead God, a history book God. He had completely missed the living Christ!

            As the realization sunk in, Fr. Richard sensed a presence sitting next to him. He quietly uttered, “Jesus.” The Lord Jesus Christ came into his life. Father Richard was never the same again.

            And you? Been worshipping only an “idea?” Meeting the Master makes all the difference. Once you’ve crossed the threshold, everything changes. Is that a miracle? Sure. Once it happens, you’ll remember the moment as the greatest miracle in your life.

Remember miracles never cease!

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!

Please watch and subscribe to my new YouTube channel!

WATCH MY LATEST VIDEO, TOO!

ANGELS ALL AROUND YOU!

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.

Where I post interviews with people sharing their experiences with divine encounters!

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!