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 …

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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.

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MIRACLES NEVER CEASE

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

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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!

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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!

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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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ONE MIRACLE, TWO MIRACLES, AND…

Blog 302

July 31, 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.

ONE MIRACLE, TWO MIRACLES, AND…

            For several weeks I’ve been asking, “Does praying make any difference?” Secularists conclude you’re only talking to yourself but they only live in one dimension, the physical world.  I keep pointing out that people of faith live in two worlds: the natural and the supernatural. Here’s another example of what happens when we cross that divide.

            Archbishop Quinton Moore is the Presiding Bishop of the Communion of Evangelical Episcopal Churches and one of my best friends. Here’s what he learned about prayer while working in Africa.

            Ugandans call their churches Prayer Palaces where the services are almost endless. After three hours of congregational singing, the sick and infirm are carried in on mats. The twisted, broken bodies were placed down front near the pulpit. People pray constantly.

            Bishop Quinton stood up and proclaimed his text. “And in that day his burden will depart from your shoulder, and his yoke will be destroyed from your neck.” (Isaiah 10:27) Inspiration grew as he preached that the power of God would remove burdens and break all yokes. Unfortunately, the translator couldn’t get it straight and finally Quinton felt his sermon was going nowhere. What he needed was to pray for the broken. Quinton jumped down from the pulpit into the midst of the struggling mass of humanity.

            A14-year old girl sat in front of him with a twisted body that left her immobile. She held up her arm and Quinton swung at her hand, hitting the palm. Immediately, the girl stood up and began clapping. She ran through the congregation with overwhelming joy. Quinton stood there more astonished than anyone in the room.

            How did I do that? he thought. I can’t do such things! 

            While people prayed, Bishop Quinton had simply reached out to help a struggling girl and a miracle followed.

            The multitude surged forward. Elders immediately began lining the people up in an orderly fashion. One-by-one they marched before Quinton for him to lay hands on them. After he prayed, most would take several steps and fall to the ground. The elders would pull them aside and the line walked forward. For three and a half hours, the needy came by. Quinton became so tired he could barely stand. Finally, he cratered to the floor, weeping at what he had seen.

            An Ugandan elder bent down. “You didn’t do nothing,” the man whispered. “They had the faith, It was in them, not you.” People prayed.

            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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THEY THOUGHT SHE WOULD DIE BUT…

Blog 301

July 24, 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.

THEY THOUGHT SHE WOULD DIE BUT…

Last week I ask, “Does praying make any difference?” I noted that secularists conclude you’re only talking to yourself when you pray but they only live in one dimension, the physical world. People of faith live in two worlds: the natural and the supernatural. Here’s another example of how prayer reaches across that divide and changes things.

Mark Cooper called me this week. I have known him since he was a young teenager. Mark wanted to bring me up to date on what had happened to his wife Valorie. She had trouble sleeping and occasionally got up in the middle of the night.  On this particular night at around 4:00 a.m., Valorie slipped and her head crashed on the rock-hard kitchen floor. Mark heard her scream and jumped out of bed to help her.

Valorie seemed to be okay, but as they talked, she began to feel pain in her head and began feeling woozy. Something was wrong, Mark called 911. He reasoned she needed a CAT-Scan to make sure nothing serious happened. The ambulance arrived with his instructions to take her to a near-by hospital for the test. After they picked Valorie up and left, the ambulance called Mark. Her condition was far more complicated than he realized. They were taking her directly to a hospital better equipped to deal with brain damage.

Valorie’s condition was serious.

Mark hurried around to get to the hospital. A doctor called. Valorie was in trouble. She had severe damage with bleeding in her brain. To stop the hemorrhage, immediate surgery was needed.  A big piece of her skull would be removed to accommodate swelling. She would be on a breathing machine as they weren’t sure she could breathe on her own after the operation. The situation was touch and go. No one could assure Mark what would happen. Mark panicked.

After the surgery, Mark sat by her bed. Heavily bandaged, her skull remained open but heavily bandaged. He felt she didn’t know him or anything else. The first day was awful.

The second day didn’t show improvement. Mark began calling everybody he knew to pray. Church people were alerted and family members notified. People they didn’t even know began praying for Valorie. Prayer was constant and universal. Mark prayer over and over. The next day would be critical.

On the third day, Mark returned to the hospital with trepidation. He opened the hospital door. To his shock, Valorie was sitting up in bed eating breakfast. The doctors were shocked. How could she be doing so well? They could only shrug their shoulders and say, “The Man upstairs had other plans for her. It’s a miracle.”

Expecting release to take weeks, Valorie went home in one week. Her brain did not swell. Her balance remains good and today she is fine.

Does prayer make a difference? Ask Mark and Valorie. They’ll tell you that the Holy Spirit is there if you will only ask Him to come.

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!

BRAND NEW VIDEO MIRACLE! WATCH NOW!

HOPE WAS GONE UNTIL SHE …

Blog 299

July 10, 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.

HOPE WAS GONE UNTIL SHE …

Perhaps, you’ve never given much thought as to what occurs in Holy Communion. Some churches view the sacrament as only a memory of the past. We believe in the “Real Presence,” meaning Jesus meant what he said in Mark 14:22-23 “Take eat this is my body.” Many people affirm the fact without appropriating the reality. Jesus Christ can be really present to us. (Of course, that’s miraculous.)

This past week I observed Penny Randall receiving the promise.

I’ve known Penny for a number of years as we are both authors.  Her forthcoming book is about her adventures in Africa. However, she shared with me a chronic problem that could eventually swallow her life in pain if not medically treated. Her ulcerated colon threatened her ongoing well-being. Moreover, a shoulder injury had been medically diagnosed as demanding a shoulder replacement surgery. She wanted to know about angels because fear had been swallowing her emotionally. Penny was crying out for help.

I suggested an alternative. Wearing my priestly attire and stole, we would gather some friends and have Holy Communion, a Eucharist and ask the manifest reality of Jesus Christ to touch Penny’s physical struggles. As she received the elements, she would ask the risen Christ literally to fill her life.

Earlier, I had learned that the Faithful who know Jesus is there in Holy Communion, often don’t appropriate what His presence promises. I instructed Penny to receive the bread and wine and ask the risen Christ to fill her life with Himself and come as a healing presence.  After receiving the elements, I ask Penny to allow the Savior to fill her inner life and restore her body and soul. As she prayed, I silently slipped away and left her house.

On Monday, Penny took a medical exam for the ulcerated colon. The result? The internal medicine doctor found no sign of an ulcerated colon.

Two days later she had an orthopedist examine her shoulder for a replacement. The orthopedist advised her, “Let’s forget about an operation and replacement. Your shoulder is so much better, there’s no reason to do something else.”

The manifest reality of the risen Christ in the sacrament had brought recovery and healing into Penny Randell’s body and life. A miracle? You bet. Could that happen to you. Absolutely. Find a church that believes in the Real Presence in the bread and the wine. As people are being served, ask Jesus to fill you with Himself. Christ in you; you in Christ. It’s just that basic.

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!

BRAND NEW VIDEO MIRACLE! WATCH NOW!

THE HAND REACHED OUT AND…

Blog 297

June 26, 2023

MIRACLES NEVER CEASE!

Rev. Robert L. Wise, PhD 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 HAND REACHED OUT AND…

This past week stories about China have filled the news. Secretary Blinken met with his counterpart and President Xi. China has obviously come a long, long way since the revolutionary war with Chairman Mao. But here’s a story you didn’t hear about.

The somewhat underground Christian church is growing at a phenomenal rate. Ninety percent of the rapid growth is fueled by healing miracles. In the countryside where medical facilities are limited, this is particularly true reports Edmond Tang of the University of Birmingham.

I witnessed this with my own eyes.

I was invited to bring a team of Americans involved with healing ministry to Taiwan. We flew in and immediately were put on a train to ride up into the mountains. A service of praise and worship was already underway with the church overflowing and people hanging out the windows. People were everywhere trying to get into the old white worn church building. I was immediately ushered in and asked to preach.

To my astonishment, every word I said had to be translated into Mandarin and then translated again into the dialect of the congregation. The task was arduous and in five minutes I wasn’t even sure what I was saying or thinking. The confusion was the order of the day.

Finally, I told the congregation that I didn’t come to preach, but to pray for them. “Would anyone want to be prayed for?” Nearly the entire church stepped forward. My team was almost ready to run out the back door.

A woman jumped out of a pew holding a little boy maybe six or seven years old. The child swung his arms and legs in slow gyrating spastic movements. In addition to looking intellectually disabled (mental retardation), his eyes did not focus, but appeared to jerk uncontrollably. The mother stopped in front of me and started speaking in some local dialect. I didn’t have a clue what she was saying.

The Holy Spirit seemed to whisper, “Demon possession.”

While I’d heard of such, I’d never seen it. All I could do was remember what the Apostles did in the New Testament.  I put my hand on the child’s head and began casting out whatever was possessing him.

The woman slowly sank to the floor as I prayed with all the passion I had in my being. In about a minute and a half, the boy stopped slapping at the air and slumped. His arms dropped and his legs stopped kicking. I kept praying but could feel his entire body relax. Abruptly, he stood up, smiled, and waved like a normal person. His eyes were steady and normal. He had become a regular little boy.

Years have passed since that afternoon, but two conclusions have stayed. There is evil in the world and people can become trapped in it’s grip. At the same time, the power of the Holy Spirit can correct the problem immediately. We don’t have to be afraid.

Perhaps, in the Western World we don’t encounter this phenomenon as they do in the East. Nevertheless, it remains another sign that God’s power is available to any and all. 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!

BRAND NEW VIDEO MIRACLE! WATCH NOW!