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BLINDNESS PREVAILED UNTIL

Blog 367

November 24, 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.

BLINDNESS PREVAILED UNTIL

            We often think that only special people have the capacity to participate in miracles. Do you need a special endowment to be part of the miraculous work of God? From interviewing many people who experienced the touch of God, I can tell you the issue is not a special capacity, but an openness to the possibility. The important issue for us to consider is our personal receptiveness to the working of God.

            In a great many instances, nothing happened when people were struggling because there was no one there to fill the space between them and God. Talent wasn’t the issue. Availability was. Here’s an example.

            Quinton Moore discovered this dimension of ministry that occurred almost without him until he allowed himself to become a conduit of grace. The issue was his availability to stand in the gap when a need occurred.

            Quinton took a bus load of 15 kids on a mission trip to San Rafael, Mexico. While they were exploring the scenic area around the local church, a young blind girl walked up to the Americans. The group stared in consternation because her eyes were totally and completely white. Quinton was immediately moved and knelt down to begin praying for her eyes. Quinton knew he had to do something.

            A white, milky substance started running through his fingers. Grabbing a cloth, Quinton began wiping her eyes. From underneath the white film, beautiful brown eyes emerged.

            The child blinked several times and then looked at him. She abruptly screamed and called for her mother. Running her hands across the woman’s face, the child made sure it was truly her mother. She had never seen anything in her life and had to make sure of what was rushing through her mind. But her eyes had been restored.

            And what about the teens watching? Their hearts were changed as well. They witnessed the results of availability.

            In our quest to understand miracles and divine interventions, Quinton Moore’s experience added an additional dimension. While he had grown up in an environment where unique encounters occurred, he had developed a skepticism that caused him to retreat. Only an unexpected need pushed him into praying for divine mediation.

            Quinton discovered that divine appointments happen without any expectation on his part. The occasions simply occurred because of a need. He made himself available for whatever followed. The results speak for themselves.

            His example instructs that our willingness to respond is more important than any gift we bring.

            What follows when we pray is up to God. Our job is simply to intercede. Perhaps, now is a good time to make a decision to be more open.

            Remember; miracles never cease.

Did you discover something miraculous during the past year? I’d be delighted to hear your story. Please write me, 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!

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MOVEMENT WAS IMPOSSIBLE UNTIL

Blog 366

November 18, 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.

MOVEMENT WAS IMPOSSIBLE UNTIL

            Art Shaw remained a fascinating guy. At age 95, he was a retired Army Colonel who fought in World War II and all the conflicts that followed. Art received a serious back injury that required a spinal fusion from L1 to S1. Twenty-two units of blood were needed. A team of doctors and nurses was required even to move him in the bed. Of course, any motion was extremely painful. Nevertheless, what the staff called a “log roll” was necessary to prevent pneumonia.

            In the middle of the night, Art heard a voice call his name. “Art, it’s time to log roll.” No one was in the room. The voice came again. Because of the pain and serious possible complications, Art knew how impossible movement would be. “Art, do what I tell you and you won’t be hurt.” Art intuitively knew to obey.

He opened his eyes and saw something like a black tube extending into infinity. At the top was a bright, concentrated light. With the instruction to turn over came the assurance that they would help him do so. He made the log roll and went back to sleep.

            Later in the night the voice called again. “Art, it’s time to roll.” The same assurance that he would be helped was there. He turned over. Easily.

            When his wife Joan arrived the next morning, Art told her that he turned over twice.

            “Impossible!” she insisted. “You couldn’t have!”

            She rushed out of the room to confront the nurse. “What are you giving him?” she forcefully inquired. “What drugs? What pain killers? He’s hallucinating!”

            The nurse frowned. “What are you talking about? We didn’t give him any additional medications last night.

            Joan dragged the nurse and her assistants back to his room. “He couldn’t have turned by himself! The pain would be too great. Too dangerous. But look!”

            The nurse stared for a moment and then ran for the doctor. Dr. Shephard came in. Astonished! There was no medical explanation for how Art Shaw could have been repositioned – but it had happened – twice.

            The angel continued to speak several other times. “Art, you will be alright. You’ll be okay.”

            Art told me that the Angel always has the same particular tone in voice. Distinct. Individual. Whenever the voice sounds, Art knows who is speaking and listens.

            When Art told me this story, he was relating how he had come to know that a guardian angel was with him. Like a voice speaking inside his head, when his name was called direction followed. Today at important times, Art’s angel always shows up and gives him the orientation that he needs.

            Believe in Angels? Art certainly did. Oh, and remember miracles never cease.

Did you discover something miraculous during the past year? I’d be delighted to hear your story. Please write me, 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!

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82 Days on Okinawa: One American’s Unforgettable Firsthand Account of the Pacific War’s Greatest Battle

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DEATH DIDN’T STOP RUTH

Blog 365

November 11, 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.

DEATH DIDN’T STOP RUTH

            With her bright red-hair and rambunctious style, Ruth Eaton was one of the most delightful persons I’ve ever known. Ruth was always on the go. Visiting a friend in a nursing home, 86 year-old Ruth discovered that many of these “old” people had no one left who knew anything about them or cared for them. She simply couldn’t let this be! The work she began on their behalf never stopped until Ruth died at age 93.

            Ruth Eaton made it her job to find a gift for every lonely person in a nursing home in Oklahoma City. She watched for specials in the newspaper and came up with everything from women’s socks to men’s underwear. Her living room was piled high with boxes and wrapping paper for her “best buys” being prepared for delivery on Christmas Eve.

            Ruth’s only daughter had died at age 44. I had the service for her and knew that the death had nearly killed Ruth. At that time, I couldn’t fully comprehend how the affect lingered for years. Only after the death of my oldest son did I realize how difficult it had been to deal with the death of a child. Ruth didn’t speak of her experience often, but it was always there.

            On this particular Friday, I told my secretary not to let anyone in or any phone calls get through until I had my sermon completed. Thirty minutes later, I could hear Ruth raising a ruckus. “I don’t care what he said!” she yelled at the secretary. “I demand to speak with him NOW!” And in came Ruth.

            She had been sitting on her couch wrapping presents when she began to think about her beloved daughter and wondered where she was today. At the same time, Ruth thought about her mother who had died many decades earlier. The remembrance of these two important and significant persons always remained important to her.

            Ruth abruptly had the strangest feeling. She looked down at the end of the couch and there stood her mother and daughter. Though they had been many years apart in age, they now both looked exactly the same age at about 25. Ruth stared in amazement. Mother and daughter smiled back at her, reflecting their joy at what she was doing. The three of them seemed to communicate telepathically, sharing their love and devotion.

            Ruth swallowed hard and looked away. When she looked again, they were gone. For a long time, Ruth sat there in astonishment, trying to grasp what she had experienced. Whatever else Ruth might have been uncertain about, there was no question in her mind, but that she had been visited by her deceased mother and her daughter.

            That’s when Ruth came to my office.

            What did her encounter mean? Ruth was certain that her view of eternity had been assured. Think about it.

            Remember… miracles never cease.

Did you discover something miraculous during the past year? I’d be delighted to hear your story. Please write me, 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!

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82 Days on Okinawa: One American’s Unforgettable Firsthand Account of the Pacific War’s Greatest Battle

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DEATH DIDN’T STOP HIM

Blog 364

November 4, 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.

Death Didn’t stop Him

While reading The Oklahoman daily newspaper, I saw the story of Don Houston’s near-death ordeal. Intrigued, I found him and his wife. Don told me what happened.

            Congestive heart failure ran in his family, taking his father at 58 and his brother at 56. Don is in the 2% who survive this condition. Because bronchitis made Don snore, Rita often slept in another room, but on this night she didn’t. In the middle of the night, she heard a “death rattle” and panicked. When she rolled Don over, there was no movement. His tongue began to hang out. Rita called 911 for an ambulance as well as receiving instructions on performing CPR.

            When the ambulance arrived, the attendants stuck needles in Don’s feet and received no response. By the time he got to the hospital, the only things keeping him breathing were machines. The doctors gave Rita no hope. She was told he probably wouldn’t recognize her if he ever woke up. The best they could hope for was a nursing home.

            Rita asked the ER doctor if they could go into his secluded room and pray. With Don’s two daughters, she made a prayer circle around the bed and began to pray fervently. Rita kept praying over and over, “Jesus help us.”

            The hospital put Don in an induced comma called the “Arctic Sun” where his body temperature was reduced down to around 90 degrees Fahrenheit. For four day he was the “frozen man” with his arms tied down to the bed.

            And what was happening with Don?

            Don became aware and looked around. He was in a totally white room with no windows and two distinct doors. The voice of God said, “Don, you had a heart attack.” The room suddenly lit up and arch-shaped widows appeared. Don saw figures walking by. They all had the same features, and the same colored hair. Each wore a white robe. He realized they were angels.

            Don felt totally peaceful with no worries. Finally, one of the angels said, “Come with me.”  The angel escorted him through what Don calls “the door of second chances.” Suddenly, he was back in his body.

            His daughter had been holding his hand and felt a squeeze. The doctor thought the tug was only a reflex. He took Don’s hand and abruptly there was another squeeze. The doctor nearly fainted. He rushed out and brought in other doctors to observe Don.

            Rita leaned over the bed. “Do you know what’s happened?”

            “Yes,” he said. “I had a heart attack.”

            “How do you know?” Rita asked.

            “God told me,” Don said.

            Rita stared. Don’s eyes had always been a greenish brown. Now, they were the prettiest bright blue eyes, she had ever seen.

            Today Don is inspired to tell everyone that there is life after death. He says, “I do know for a fact, there is something out there and you’re not alone. There is something there to comfort you and help you along the way and they’ll lead you. You need to get God in your heart because you never know when you’re going to pass.”

            Can we call the results a miracle? Even a skeptic has to throw in the towel on such a phenomenon. For all practical purposes, Don was dead and the medical profession did not expect a recovery. However, Don Houston came back because he was filled with renewed life that only heaven can give.

            Remember… miracles never cease.

Did you discover something miraculous during the past year? I’d be delighted to hear your story. Please write me, 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!

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82 Days on Okinawa: One American’s Unforgettable Firsthand Account of the Pacific War’s Greatest Battle

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

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You’ll find another Robert L. Wise’s latest books to be inspiring, too. One of the most significant Christians of the 20th Century, Dietrich Bonhoeffer attempts to stop Adolph Hitler!

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THE MAN WAS OVERWHELMED WHEN

Blog 363

October 27, 2018

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 MAN WAS OVERWHELMED WHEN…

            In Quin Moore’s world extraordinary events were considered the norm. He had grown up in a Pentecostal Church where people prayed for things to happen and they did. Perhaps, you’d like to know more about the Pentecostal Movement.

               Pentecostalism appeared around the turn of the century in the Azusa Street revival in Los Angeles, California beginning on April 19, 1906 when a black preacher named William Seymour began calling the Holy Spirit down on the congregation. Many people repented and fell under the power of the Holy Spirit. The revival lasted until 1915 and is considered to be the beginning of Pentecostalism. From humble beginnings, the movement rapidly spread across America and into Oklahoma.

            When Quinton went to college, he encountered attitudes at the other end of the spectrum. The skepticism bug began to bite. Modern academia looked askance at the divine intervention stories coming out of Pentecostal churches. They were considered emotionalism, psychological manipulation, as well as nonsense. As Quinton studied logic, philosophy, and science, he began sliding to the edge. He certainly believed in the basic tenets of the biblical faith, but the supernatural dimension became less and less attractive. After Quinton completed an excellent education, he felt called into the ministry and started exploring various aspects of  outreach.

            A church in Liberal, Kansas called him to come up and speak. Taking his new wife Annie with him, he drove to a small congregation, to try his hand at preaching. Around 35 people showed up to hear this young man.

            The typical plain church building had a communion table underneath the pulpit with a thanksgiving basket sitting in the middle of the table. Bananas, apples, oranges had been piled together to represent the harvest season. People sauntered in and sat down to listen to this young fellow.

            One man was particularly noticeable. Slouched down in the middle of the pew, the man stared at Quinton with a defiant look on his face. While no words were spoken, he seemed to be daring the preacher to say something. Quinton could feel the challenge written across the man’s face.

            Quinton launched into his sermon, but a strange thought blipped through his mind. “Take a banana and put it on that obstinate man’s head.” While Quinton knew what it was to have the Holy Spirit speak in his thoughts, this idea sounded beyond the preposterous. He kept preaching but the idea wouldn’t go away. Finally, he jumped down from the pulpit grabbed a banana out of the basket, and started up the aisle pointing the fruit at the man’s head.

            The defiant look vanished and the fellow virtually fell out of the pew. He began crawling up the aisle crying. The man grabbed the kneeling rail and sobbed bitterly. Most of the people in the congregation were family or knew him. They gathered around, praying for his wholeness.

            After the service was over, Quinton approached the man to inquire what had happened. “Look,” the man said. “I cynically told the Lord if this preacher hears from you, let him put a banana on my head.” Still sobbing, the man said “you did!”

            Does our heavenly Father speak to people today? There’s a man in Kansas with a banana who will tell you so.

            Remember miracles never cease.

Did you discover something miraculous during the past year? I’d be delighted to hear your story. Please write me, 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!

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82 Days on Okinawa: One American’s Unforgettable Firsthand Account of the Pacific War’s Greatest Battle

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SHE FOUND IT IMPOSSIBLE TO BREATHE UNTIL

Blog 360

October 13, 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.

SHE FOUND IT IMPOSSIBLE TO BREATHE UNTIL…

            I am often asked if there is any special place where miracles most often seem to happen. Of course, they occur where people are completely open to the Holy Spirit working in their life. No one can predict where the hand of God will move, but we can depend on the fact that our heavenly Father’s love is not only constantly, but particularly working when we hurt.

            However, miraculous events often occur around people who have the gifts of the Holy Spirit. (See the New Testament, I Corinthians 12 for insight into the gifts of the Spirit) Such giftedness provides a channel for the power of God to be poured out. The Andrew Warmack conferences are a good example. Melanie Davis had gone to the Summer Family Bible Conference with such a hope.

            Melanie had struggled with severe allergies her entire life. She took every medication possible, but still had difficulty sleeping. Breathing proved to be a struggle and her eyes were constantly red and usually swollen. Melanie Davis lived in continual misery. Often allergies forced her eyes shut. She had come to the Bible Conference hoping that maybe… just maybe… something … anything could make her life easier.

            As the evening session unfolded, the speaker made a surprising announcement. “Someone here is struggling with breathing and a seasonal-type allergy giving them trouble sleeping.” Looking out over the audience, the speaker called out if that person was there, they should stand up.

            Melanie abruptly felt like there were arms lifting her up. She rose to her feet feeling rather embarrassed. The speaker immediately suggested that the people around her should place their hands on Melanie and pray for her condition. With her eyes closed, Melanie could feel the warmth of hands being placed on her shoulders and prayers being said.

            Lost in the prayers, Melanie no longer heard anything that was being said, but she felt the power surging through her body. Suddenly, her eyes popped open. She could see everything around her clearly. The swelling was gone. The itching had vanished. Melanie could feel the condition leaving. Stunned, she began to cry.  Later she took a bicycle ride outside in the breeze and had no problems. She was healed.

            Where did the miracle happen? At a place where gifted people prayed for others in need.  Could be a church, a meeting, a conference. Just look for the places where spiritual gifted people are at work. And remember: miracles never cease!

Did you discover something miraculous during the past year? I’d be delighted to hear your story. Please write me, 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!

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82 Days on Okinawa: One American’s Unforgettable Firsthand Account of the Pacific War’s Greatest Battle

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ANGER INFECTED FOR YEARS UNTIL

Blog 358

September 22, 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.

ANGER INFECTED FOR YEARS UNTIL …

            People are often surprised by how much healing comes through forgiveness. Human nature tends to bury injustice and hurt deep in the soul. Even if we’re not aware of how much we are harboring, the brokenness tends to fester and infect. The poison of resentment can contaminate our best thoughts and hopes. No matter how badly we have been treated, forgiveness remains necessary.

            Regardless of what your religious background might be, the need for forgiveness remains the same. Protestant, Catholic, or Jewish, all have the same issue. And all can find the same miraculous release. It’s a matter of facing the truth.

            We must wrestle with how we feel until we get the injury out of our system. When those difficult remembrances return, they are opportunities to set us free from the past. Our quiet inner work becomes God’s opportunity for renewal. Sometimes, meditations can take on a life of their own. Muriel Neveux made this discovery.

            Muriel was contemplating the figure of Jesus on the Cross and considering the agony of the Crucifixion. In this silent prayerful mode, she thought about unspeakable pain Jesus had experienced. At that moment, Jesus seemed to have looked down at her and spoke. “Bring to me each person who has harmed you in any way.” Muriel immediately felt skepticism and didn’t want to do so. Jesus spoke. in her heart again. “Bring them to me and forgive as I have forgiven you.” Trying to put her reluctance behind her, she began naming the people who came to mind, bringing them to the foot of the Cross. The memories began to pour out of her. It seemed that a parade was marching by.

            But one person would not join the crowd. The hurt seemed too permanent. Muriel cried out for Jesus’ help. To her surprise, Jesus came down from the Cross and walked over to the resistant woman. He reached out his arm’s in forgiveness. The woman resisted and even began to pound on his chest. The harder she pounded; the wider Jesus opened his outstretched arms. Finally, her stubbornness crumbled and the power of his love embraced her.

            Jesus put one arm around the woman’s shoulder, and one arm around Muriel’s shoulder and carried both of them to his Cross. Taking Muriel’s hand and the woman’s hand in his hands, Jesus blessed them. Standing at the foot of the Cross, Muriel could feel Jesus’s love penetrating her heart. Finally, Jesus returned to the Cross. Looking down on Muriel and the woman, he said, “I am on this Cross to set you free. I have redeemed you. You are new people with hearts of flesh.” Jesus then looked up into heaven and said, “It is finished.”

            What had begun as a meditation, had become a miraculous reality. All thoughts of revenge and anger had been transformed. The miracle of a healed heart had set Muriel free. Anyone can experience the same miracle at any time. It’s a matter of coming to the Cross and seeking the healing hand of Jesus.        

Remember: miracles never cease!

Did you discover something miraculous during the past year? I’d be delighted to hear your story. Please write me, email me your story at: 

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PAIN AND BITTERNESS LINGERED UNTIL

Blog 356

September 9, 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.

PAIN AND BITTERNESS LINGERED UNTIL

            Stories of amazingly healed bones or disappearing tumors always thrill us. The spectacular may obscure the fact that reconciliation and forgiveness can require an even greater work by the Holy Spirit. The effects of an emotional injury can linger forever, only increasing in bitterness with the passing years. The pain of such betrayal can infect us for decades.

            Ramona became romantically involved with a man who had no use for the church and the Christian faith. As their relationship continued, her faith dwindled.  After two years of living with Stan, the relationship ended in an ugly confrontation. Because they weren’t married, they could both walk away, but bitterness had moved in to stay.  In addition, to her resentment, Stan had borrowed $5,000 that he had not paid back. Ramona wanted every penny returned and went to a lawyer to sue.

            Ramona returned to the church to help restore her life. A Healing Service helped her begin to develop a sense of restoration. A friend who prayed for her shared that the Holy Spirit wanted Ramona to forgive. She couldn’t see how this could happen and began crying as she didn’t believe forgiveness could ever be possible.

            As she struggled, Ramona overheard a conversation. “Anything that takes you away from Jesus becomes an idol.” She abruptly realized she had replaced Jesus with Sam. He had become ultimate in her mind and that’s why the struggle was so difficult. Ramona had committed idolatry.

            During a lecture, she heard about “cutting the cords” with the people we’ve been bound to and knew what she had to do. She spiritually and emotionally cut all cords with Sam and let go. At that moment, she felt a “popping” on the right side of her abdomen. Later that day, Ramona had her first appetite in months. She had been struggling with gall bladder symptoms. In a latter conversation with her doctor, he suggested she might have passed a gallstone.

            One problem remained. Sam owed her $5,000. The debt had to be cancelled. She wrote Sam, telling him she was forgiving the amount and dropping the law suit. Her struggle was completely ended.

            Later Ramona saw Sam. The bitterness, resentment, unforgiveness and anger were gone. Ramona was healed. A miracle? A healing indeed! A life was renewed, refreshed, and reordered.

            If some of yesterday’s pain lingers, you are a candidate for the miracle of regeneration. Don’t wait. Reach out and receive what only the Holy Spirit can give. Remember: miracles never cease!

Did you discover something miraculous during the past year? I’d be delighted to hear your story. Please write me, 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!

WATCH MY LATEST VIDEO, TOO!

82 Days on Okinawa: One American’s Unforgettable Firsthand Account of the Pacific War’s Greatest Battle

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