angels, miracles, and heavenly encounters
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Contents
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The Good-Bye Promise 17Tamara L. Stagg
Surprise Attack 22David Milotta
A Secret or Five 26Pam Zollman
A Supernatural Shove 32Emily Secomb, Cheryl Secomb
The Silent Cry That Was Heard 36Sally Burbank
Seeing Things in a Diferent Light 42Tina Samples
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Was It a Werewolf? 46
James Stuart Bell
Barefoot Rescue 50Connie Green, Charles D. Cochran
The Tall Visitor 56Ingrid Shelton
The Divine Mist 60Charles Earl Harrel
The Evil Creatures Who Fizzled 64Angie Reedy
A New and Radiant Heart 69Linda Jett
Backseat Angels 74Sally Edwards Danley
The Trees Are Real Again 80Joe Murphy
Peril at the Cut River Bridge 86Patricia L. Stebelton
Heavens Soldier 91Marianna Carpenter Wieck, Linda W. Rooks
The Heavenly Choir 95Fran Courtney-Smith, Pat Stockett Johnston
The Journey No One Chooses 100Kat Craword
Voice of a Liar 106Jess ica Talbot
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Thank You for Not Smoking 112
Liz Collard
When Time Stood Still 119Craig Cornelius, Billy Burch
Hear No Evil 126Laura Chevalier
The Well-Dressed Devil 131Beatrice Fishback
Amys Amazing Rescue 135Donald E. Phillips
The Sweet Touch of a Small Hand 139Patti Shene
A Shield From Danger 145Suzan Klassen
An Amateur Exorcist 150Bob Haslam
The Perfect Provider 155Connie K. Pombo
Missiles With a Message 160Mike McKown, Robert A. McCaughan
Enemy at the Door 164Jane Owen
The Locked Room Mystery 172Jonathan Rei
A Face Needing Forgiveness 176Anneliese Jawinski, Ingrid Shelton
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Fresh Wind of Peace 181
Loretta J. Eidson
The Glimmering Gown 187Connie Brown
Beyond the Fear of Death 192Kristin H. Carden
The Lasagna Multiplication Miracle 197Beverly LaHote Schwind
The Battle for Aunt Helens Soul 203Marcia K. Leaser
Plucked From the Pit 207Susan E. Ramsden
Machine Guns and Sleeping Ghosts 211Peggy Cunningham
Help Wanted: Divine Domestic 217Sandi Banks
God on the Phone 222Debi Downs
Trial by Fire 226Susan A. J. Lyttek
A Wing and a Prayer 232Ruth Biskupski, Nancy Hagerman
The Knocks, the Books, and the Wardrobe 237James Stuart Bell
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Acknowledgments
I
am thankful for the vision of Kyle Duncan, who was
willing to deal with the ephemeral territory of extraordi-
nary spiritual experiences. Also, to Julie Smith and Ellen
Chalifoux, who provided expert editing and critical judgment
on a challenging topic. Thanks also to Jeanette Littleton for
her invaluable assistance, and to Andy McGuire and Tim
Peterson for their aesthetic input. And to the contributors
who were willing to share their most intimate encounters
with the supernatural, who prove that God is still working
in mysterious and exciting ways.
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Introduction
T
he supernatural world, the world revealed to us in
the Scriptures, is normally apprehended by faith and
not by our senses. But at times, though they may be
ew and ar between, or Gods own mysterious reasons, we
are allowed a window into that world. He may be trying to
warn us about some danger, encourage our aith, or provide
guidance in terms o our behavior.
It is a world o strange marvels, with its own set o rules
that go beyond the laws o nature. And even when we get a
glimpse o that other world, as the apostle Paul says, we seethrough a glass darkly. It may be dicult to explain to oth-
ers what we see or eel in these encounters, and perplexing
when we try to interpret their ull meaning. Some o these
experiences may be meant as special gits to be cherished
alone, others to be shared to ediy others.
This volume o supernatural stories attempts to achieve
the latter purpose. In sharing these very personal experiences,
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Introduction
the writers herein hope to convey how much God cares or
us and how active and close He is to usfghting our battlesand revealing the eternal consequences o our choices and
behavior, even our thoughts and attitudes, here on earth.
It is true that we normally live by aith and not by sight,
but some o us at certain times are given supernatural sight,
hearing, and even smell. The supernatural world constantly
intersects our allen world but maniests itsel at key times:
during intense spiritual warare, at the time o death, when
were in mortal danger or dire need, and when God wantsto reveal His glory. So it isnt surprising that these stories
involve angels and demons, near-death experiences, exciting
rescues, miraculous provision, and maniestations o Gods
presence in worship.
We know that one day all the stress and struggle will be
over, as we personally go to be with the Lord after death, and
fnally when He returns in glory. This shadowland will be a
fading memory, and He will wipe all tears from our eyes. But
even now we live in the victory of His cross and resurrection,
and we know that He has equipped us or the work o His
kingdom. And whether or not we personally experience the
supernatural as in these stories, we can beneft rom those
who have sampled a taste o it.
When God seems ar rom us and the natural world eels
like the only world, we can be encouraged that the God who
pulled back the curtain or a moment in the lives o these
writers to reveal His power is the same God who works more
silently at all times or our good.
James Stuart Bell
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The Good-Bye Promise
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Thats good, Pawpaw. Youre eating mashed potatoes!
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At least tell Pawpaw you love him beore we go or the
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The nurse must have sensed my skepticism, because she
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Surprise Attack
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B thebonsan (priest) at the hongwaji (church) near Kona, Hawaii.
The Buddhist church was modeled ater the ancient temples
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As I bowed my head to enter, I adroitly avoided the low
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I chose not to light incense, as it is an ofering to a alse god.
Instead, I planned to ofer a silent prayer in ront o the altar.
As I approached the altar I elt that God was saying to
me, I want you to pray or the soul o the deceased, and
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J.The blood of Jesus I understand, but the dead are already
gone, so why bother?
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I have the git o spiritual discernment and I oten see
, .I could hardly believe what I was hearing. My mind was not
playing tricks on me. Here was independent verication rom
an outside source. What I thought was some gross hallucina-
tion on my part was really a demonic attack. The demon was
probably attracted to the statue o Buddha, as it was the ocus
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