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DREAMS? WHEN THE FIGURE APPEARED…

Blog 314

October 30, 2023

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.

DREAMS? WHEN THE FIGURE APPEARED…

            Last week, I wrote about the figure of Jesus the Christ appearing in the dreams of Muslims. Many people wanted to know more about these occurrences. One of the people I mentioned was Tom Doyle. His book Dreams and Visions: Is Jesus Awakening the Muslim World? (Thomas Nelson) describes these experiences in detail. You will find his observations fascinating.

            Working as a missionary for over five years, Doyle was initially skeptical but began hearing over and over about Muslims having dreams and visions of Jesus. One woman claimed a vision of the curtains she should buy for her 10,000 square-foot house. Doyle just didn’t believe God operated like that. He discovered he was wrong.

            As he listened to many people, Doyle realized that God rescues people in ways that more conservative people like Tom weren’t use to recognizing. An Egyptian named Hassan helped change his mind.

            Having become a believer, Hassan tried to share his faith without being found out in a city hostile to the Christian faith, but his personal story leaked out. He was waking up one morning when he felt the muzzle of a gun in his face.

            “Don’t say a word,” the kidnapper said. “Get up and come with me.”

            As Hassan stumbled through the darkness, he could feel the gun in his back. Hassan was sure he was on his way to an execution. His kidnapper forced him into an old warehouse. Hassan was certain he would not see the light of day again. As he walked along, the young man whispered, “Jesus, into Your hands I commit my spirit.”

            Hassan was forced into a foreboding room lit by only one single candle. The dim light revealed ten Muslim men circling him and ordering him to sit down. They stared at him.

            Finally, the kidnapper spoke. “We are all imams who studied at Al-Azhar University. During that time, each of us had a dream about Jesus and each of us has privately become a follower of Christ. We each prayed to know what this means and He has brought us together. Now we meet three times a week in secret to better know how to follow him. He led us to you.”

            The gun, the kidnapping had all been a ruse to avoid being caught in a Muslim city where great danger would have followed. The meeting concluded with one question. “Will you teach us the Bible.”

            All because of dreams.                     

            And you? Listen to your dreams. You may be surprised by what you discover.           

            Remember. Miracles never cease.

26 bones where broken as he lay dying until…

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OUT OF THEIR DREAMS APPEARED …

Blog 313

October 23, 2023

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.

OUT OF THEIR DREAMS APPEARED …

            As the attacks on Israel unfold, the Middle East erupts in fire. In the midst of the chaos, we must remember that Jesus was a Jew and Christianity grew out of Judaism. One wonders where the Hand of God is in this current war. It may surprise you to learn that in the last couple of decades more Muslims have become Christians than in the previous 1400 years. The cause? Supernatural visions and dreams.

            This means that the miraculous appearances of Jesus Christ remain one of the most significant spiritual awakenings in the world today. Here’s some examples.

            Living in Jerusalem, Rami had been a fervent Muslim before he started to dream about Jesus. Out of nowhere arose these vibrant appearances. His dreams were not vague, but bright and completely focused when Jesus appeared in a white robe. In his dream, Rami went over and embraced Jesus. When he awoke, Rami made decisions that changed his life.

            Of course, the Bible is filled with stories of God speaking through dreams.  In the Old Testament Jacob’s dream ladder in the night is such an encounter. (Genesis 28:10-16)  The New Testament starts with Joseph’s dream instructing him to take the baby Jesus and Mary to Egypt. (Matthew 2:13-14). Dreams have been one of the ways God speaks to humanity.

            Tom Doyle worked as a Christian in Cairo. As he was walking through the crowded market place, a Muslim woman started yelling, “You’re the one! You’re the one!” Noor pushed through the crowd toward Tom. “You were in my dream last night. Those clothes—you wearing the clothes. For sure it was you!”

            Noor explained that Doyle was in her dream when Jesus appeared. He walked with her beside a lake and told her how much he loved her. The woman had never experienced such love and peace in her life. As Jesus prepared to leave, he told her to find Tom Doyle the next day and he would explain what she needed to know about why Jesus visited her in her sleep. Jesus told her that Tom Doyle would be wearing the exact clothes he now had on. That was how she recognized him in the crowded marketplace.

            Noor responded, “For the first time in my life, I felt no shame. … I felt perfect peace.” The encounter completely came in a dream.

            On Pentecost, Peter predicted, “Your young men shall see visions and your old men dream dreams. (Acts 2:17) These visions and dreams continue to happen.

            In the mist of Israel’s war with Hamas, terrible things will follow. People will be killed. Nevertheless, our Heavenly Father is not silent. Even in the dark of night, God continues to speak.

            And you? Listen to your dreams. You may be surprised by what you discover.           

            Remember. Miracles never cease.

26 bones where broken as he lay dying until…

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THE SKY OPENED AND …

Blog 312

October 16, 2023

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 SKY OPENED AND …

            We were discussing miraculous events when Barbara Yates eyes lit up. “I’d almost forgotten what happened to a friend of mine,” she said. “Jody Hubbard lives in Denver and her experience happened in the Fort. Logan cemetery West of the city. I’ll never forget the moment.”

            I listened as Barbara described how years earlier her friend had the amazing experience that imparted a vibrant faith. Jody Hubbard had been born with “a lazy eye” problem. As time progressed, the eye problem deteriorated. When her eye sight suddenly vanished, Jody was rushed to the hospital emergency room. The doctor diagnosed a macular hemorrhage. In his many years of practice, he had only one patient regain their vision. Jody was given a negative prognosis.

            Jody Hubbard began to pray. Two and a half years later, to the surprise of the doctor, her sight simply returned! Jody knew she had experienced a miracle and developed a faith in what was possible.

            Years later Jody’s husband Bud Hubbard developed ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease) and passed away. During the time she tried to help him, even though Jody learned patience, time still took its toll. Days after the burial in the Ft. Logan military cemetery, Jody and Barbara returned to the grave site. Jody came with a sense of urgency about needing to visit the cemetery. Her love for Bud had been so deep, she needed to stand there again.  The two women walked over to the grave and stood silently for several moments. Knowing how emotional this was for her friend, for privacy sake Barbara walked away to leave Jody standing by the grave weeping.

            Even though she was standing some distance away, Barbara could hear Jody began to cry out.  “Bud, I need to know if you are alright! Please! I need to hear from you. Are you okay?”

            To her amazement, the clouds begin to move into an unexpected formation. Carefully, the haze shifted into a clear shape. To Jody’s astonishment, the form was exactly that of an angel with wings.

            “Barbara! Can you see the sky? What do you see?”

            “Good heavens! That’s an angel!” Barbara cried out.

            As the two women looked, a band of colors like a rainbow began to form above the angel. Jody had her answer.

            When Barbara Yates first told me this story, she said, “I would never have believed if I hadn’t seen it with my own eyes. The clouds formed a perfect angel.

            Jody Hubbard’s experience reminded me that there is no end to what the hand of God can provide. Regardless of the need, when any problem touches your heart, the eye of God is watching.

            Remember. Miracles never cease.

26 bones where broken as he lay dying until…

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.

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MIRACLES NEVER CEASE

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THE DISASTER TURNED INTO A …

Blog 311

October 9, 2023

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 DISASTER TURNED INTO A …

            Recently I was talking with my friend Penny Randell. As author, Penny dearly loves the continent of Africa and has often traveled there, venturing into the darkest jungle and places where most Americans wouldn’t go.  On one occasion, Penny ventured into the jungle habitat of gorillas. One of the females walked over to her and touched her hand. That stuck me as almost qualifying for a miracle story. Through the years, Penny developed an interest in angels and came to talk about what my encounters with inspired persons had taught me.

            I shared with her a statement from Normandi Ellis’s book The Ancient Tradition of Angels (Bear and Company publishers). This highly informative work details the history of what has been written about angels through the centuries. At one point he writes, “Angels can take whatever form they wish. When the occasion warrants, they may appear as humans.” The quote sparked Penny’s memory and she told me about one of her many experiences in Africa.

            While driving through the back country on dirt roads in Kenya, Penny hit a deep hole. The severe jolt stopped the car. When Penny got out, she discovered the motor had broken loose and was now sitting in that depression. The motor had dropped out of the car!

            I am not a mechanic, but I can envision how unusual a detachment of the engine from the transmission must be! Fixing it on a remote road sounded impossible. Certainly would put the car out of business!

            As Penny sat there desperate on this remote jungle road, she knew travelers seldom came down this stretch. She felt doomed, but being a spiritual person, she began to pray. Suddenly in the rearview mirror, Penny saw a truck load of natives roaring down the road behind her.  Abductions and murders were known to happen in this part of Kenya. Her consternation turned into fear.

            The truck stopped and six black men got out. The leader knocked on her car window. “Need help?” She nodded. He looked under the car and motioned for the other men to join him. They immediately went to work creating a lift with a rope and a crane. The motor lifted up out of the hole and back into the vehicle. The six men started doing something under the hood. Penny couldn’t grasp how anyone could reattach the engine back into the car and make it run out there on that remote road.  However, in an astonishingly short amount of time these men had the motor reattached and the car running.

            Penny explained she would have to get money to pay them in the next town. They declined and said they would follow her to make sure everything was running okay. The car worked fine and Penny started down the road. When she looked back to thank them, the six men and their truck weren’t there. They had simply vanished.

            What happened? Penny Randall is convinced they were angels sent in her hour of desperate need. She now knows angels can take any shape they wish.

            The Apostle told us to be kind to strangers for “some have unwittingly entertained angels.” (Hebrews 13: 2) Here’s a new dimension to your quest to understand the miraculous. Angels may be standing around you right now.

            Remember. Miracles never cease.

26 bones where broken as he lay dying until…

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.

Please watch and subscribe to my new YouTube channel:

MIRACLES NEVER CEASE

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

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HE WAS DEAD UNTIL…

Blog 308

September 18, 2023

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.

HE WAS DEAD UNTIL…

            A featured story on the evening news this week was about the new scientific investigation into what happens when people die. One of the most recent discoveries is that when the heart stops beating, the brain goes into hibernation for a period of time.  Medical research personnel have discovered the experiences I have been researching for a number of years. My book CROSSING THE THRESHOLD OF ETERNITY contained the stories of what people discovered after they were pronounced medically dead and returned with an after-life experience. It appears science maybe catching up with theology!

            Here’s another encounter that was reported in the Times of Israel this week in Israel.

            Jose Hernandes had always been an avowed atheist. An engineer, Hernandes worked with only the hard facts and they didn’t seem to support the idea of a God or an afterlife. Logical explanations were all he needed … or so he thought. Hernandes was on a routine assignment when his certainty smashed into a wall.

            His assignment was to repair an electrical problem from atop a bucket attached to a truck. The job was taking more time than expected and this forced him to run late. Below him on the ground was another man who worked as a safety because the job was dangerous. As the safety considered their job and started moving the truck, he didn’t realize what was coming up fast. A tree directly stood in front of them. Jose Hernandes above the in the bucket smashed into the tree. Jose’s vulnerability left him with multiple broken ribs and an ambulance rushing him to the hospital in critical condition.

            The doctor’s worked frantically but Jose’s breathing stopped.  Although the medical staff worked desperately to save him, they were in a losing battle. Jose was sinking fast. Knowing how critical his condition was, Jose remembers praying, “If you get me through this, I’ll change.”

            At that moment, Jose realized there was a mysterious presence in the room. A shadow appeared by the door. The shadow moved across the room and touched his toe. Immediately an overwhelming sense of relief, calm, peace and loved engulfed him. The shadow began to speak to Jose. Abruptly, Jose was suspended on the ceiling in a corner of the room watching the doctor work on his body.

            Hernandes began flying and seeing cities below him, cities, forests and herds of wild animals. He was assured that he would see his children again and be reunited with his father. When he encountered his father, he realized that while we cannot express certain things here, on the other side we can. Jose had survived his own death.

            Jose Hernandes renounced his atheism. His perspective was transformed. Jose shared his story on YouTube and spoke of his new belief and convictions. Wouldn’t it be something if the medical community discovered the validity and reality of such experiences?  

            Remember. Miracles never cease.

26 bones where broken as he lay dying until …

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.

Please watch and subscribe to my new YouTube channel:

MIRACLES NEVER CEASE

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

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

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THE OTHER SIDE OF LIFE 

Blog 306

September 4, 2023

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 OTHER SIDE OF LIFE   

            I’ve just returned from eleven days in Ireland, traveling from Dublin to Belfast and all sites in-between. The trip had many dimensions, including talking with the locals, visiting historic sites that stretched back to 10,000 B.C., and spending time at shrines like the Apparition of Mary at a little church in Knock. I continue to explore these mysteries and miracles that happen with Protestants, Roman Catholics, Jews, and even people who did not believe until they had an experience that opened their eyes to eternity.

            I continue to be amazed by these divine encounters that I can never fully understand or explain. Nevertheless, I am confounded by how frequently they occur. Even in these times of doubt and secular scorn, they happen everywhere. Here’s an example.

            The Jerusalem Post reported Jewish Shiv Grewal was eating in a restaurant with his wife Alison near their south-east London residence when he suffered a cardiac arrest. By the time paramedics arrived, it appeared his heart had stopped beating. Shiv said, “I knew somehow that I was dying.” For seven minutes Shiv Grewal was dead.

            Grewal details how he felt profoundly detached from his physical body as if he occupied an ethereal void. Suddenly he recounted experiencing emotions and sensations without the constraints of a human form. Grewal likened this sensation to weightless swimming in the water and recalled, “I felt like I walked over the moon and could see meteorites and the whole space.”

            Interestingly enough in Moreland and Haberman’s Immortality: The Other Side of Death, they found very similar descriptions from most persons who had near-death experiences. Over half describe an unworldly or heavenly realm. More than half met deceased relatives or angelic beings. Many people found it difficult to describe what they experienced. One person said, “There are no human words that even come close.” These authors noted that often there is a difference between what people report and how they later interpret it. However, when the authors dug into what people were saying, they discovered what they encountered was consistent with what Scripture reports is to come.

            Gives you something to ponder. Yes! Maybe, just maybe, the best is yet to be.           

            Remember. Miracles never cease.

26 bones where broken as he lay dying until …

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.

Please watch and subscribe to my new YouTube channel:

MIRACLES NEVER CEASE

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

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

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MIRACLES NEVER CEASE!

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SHE SAW NO HOPE UNTIL …

Blog 305

August 21, 2023

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.

SHE SAW NO HOPE UNTIL …

            Last week I shared an encounter in Tulsa, Oklahoma when I was talking with one of my colleagues about some of her spiritual experiences. Margie McCaslin is a clergyperson and bishop in Denver, Colorado. I was fascinated by one of her spiritual experiences. She had one of those moments that turns a secularist on their ear. Margie reached back into the First Century and took a page right out of the Book of Acts.

            A friend wanted Margie to go with her to Switzerland because her husband couldn’t go. The friend had a niece in the German speaking sector, and they could visit her. Even though Margie couldn’t speak a word of German, the trip sounded like fun.

            The niece had a boyfriend named Omar who spoke only German and didn’t understand any English. Nevertheless, when he learned Margie was a Christian clergyperson, he was enthusiastic to meet her. Omar knew virtually nothing about the Christian faith but wanted to learn about Jesus. The young man seemed to have an urgency about discovering what this rabbi was all about.

            Margie was more than ready to share, but realized they had a serious communication problem. Neither one could understand the other. She began to pray fervently. “Lord, we’ve got a big complication. Omar can’t understand me, nor I him. Please help us connect.”

            They sat down together and Margie took a deep breath. “You want to talk about Jesus?”

            “Yes,” Omar said.

            Margie was taken back. How could he have understood her?”

            “You know about Jesus of Nazareth from the Bible?”

            Omar nodded his head. “Yes, I do.”

            Margie was stunned. They were communicating perfectly. Just as in the Book of Acts on the Day of Pentecost, where there were a multitude of different languages but everyone understood saying, “we hear them declaring the wonders of God in our own tongues.” The exact experience was happening again.

            Omar understood Margie’s every word and professed a new faith. He wanted her to baptize him. Even though it was late at night, they walked down to a lake in the dark, but a storm started blowing in. Nevertheless, Margie and Omar walked into the lake. There in the total darkness, she immersed him. As he came up out of the cold, cold water, a light abruptly bounced off the water.  But from where?

            Omar immediately wanted to take Holy Communion. With the extreme time difference from America, Margie was exhausted. Nevertheless, a deeply touching service followed. Finally, at 3:00 in the morning, they went back to the hotel and parted company. Margie shut her hotel room door and whispered, “Please, God. My body hurts so bad. I’m exhausted. Please give me some energy.” She staggered into the shower.

            When she stepped out dripping wet, Margie realized that all exhaustion had vanished. She was reenergized! God had moved again.

            Pentecost was a long, long time ago? Not for Margie and Omar. And not so for us either.    Remember. Miracles never cease.

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.

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

MIRACLES NEVER CEASE!

ORDER NOW!

Please watch and subscribe to my new YouTube channel:

MIRACLES NEVER CEASE

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

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

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If SHE HADN’T LISTENED, DISASTER WOULD HAVE …

Blog 303

August 7, 2023

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.

If SHE HADN’T LISTENED, DISASTER WOULD HAVE …

Recently my wife and I were having supper with friends when I discovered this story. For anonymity sake, I’m using pseudonyms. We were discussing the Vietnam War when the following experience was related to me.

John Harris had joined the army like so many others that went to Vietnam. He had been trained to be a forward observer. With binoculars, John crawled to the edge of the enemy lines to make observations that would allow Army soldiers to advance. An extremely dangerous assignment, that was still John’s job. Of course, his mother fervently prayed for him.

In the middle of the night, John’s mother awoke with a distinct feeling that John was in imminent danger.  As she continued praying, she knew something had to be done quickly. A distinct thought emerged.

She contacted the military and told them that the family was faced with a crisis that demanded John’s involvement and immediate attention. They must get him out of the front lines immediately. Her request went through amazingly fast. John was pulled back from the front to await further instructions.

When the forward observers advanced the next day, the entire unit was wiped out. Only John Harris survived.

The Lord had spoken. John’s mother listened. John survived.

You might ask, “Why only John? Weren’t the others important?”

Most certainly. Absolutely most certainly. But apparently no one else was listening.

One of the elements I’ve observed in miraculous experiences has been that someone was ready for a prompting of the Holy Spirit. They were open. Observant. Worshipping. Listening. Doubters tend to be spiritually closed. Believers remain spiritually open.

How about you? Are you listening?

Remember. Miracles never cease.

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.

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

MIRACLES NEVER CEASE!

ORDER NOW!

Please watch and subscribe to my new YouTube channel:

MIRACLES NEVER CEASE

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

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

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