Angels, Miracles, and Heavenly Encounters

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Contents

Aw 11I 13

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

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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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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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As days passed, Derek and my nine-year-old daughter,

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Dereks shoulder, she added, Im so happy or your Pawpaw,

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Thank you, God, for giving them one last pleasure together,

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your love. Youre probably as tickled by all of this as they

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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

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J.The blood of Jesus I understand, but the dead are already

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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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