Archive for November, 2008
Panic in the Surf
Jan and Lee, a teenage couple, had gone to Huntington Beach, California, rather late on a weekday. Maybe this was why there were no lifeguards stationed along the shore, and hardly any people there either. “The waves were huge,” Jan says. “There was a storm at sea, and the waves were breaking in sets, one [...]
Padre Pio’s Angels
The television series UNSOLVED MYSTERIES occasionally runs a story on Padre Pio, the beloved Italian Franciscan who, for 50 years, bore the wounds of Christ on his hands, feet and side, and who was canonized in Rome in 2001. The story tells of a miracle attributed to the intercession of Padre Pio; a little American [...]
Pacifier and a Prayer
For years, Debi McCrea and her husband Mike had attempted to adopt an infant. Twice they’d almost signed papers, but arrangements had fallen through. Then in April 1993, they learned that a young pregnant woman had selected them to receive her baby. “We were thrilled, yet fearful of being disappointed again,” Debi recalls. Tentatively they [...]
Over the River and Through the Woods
I was a guest on CFRB Radio in Canada, discussing angels with the host and callers. A young man named John phoned in, and told us of a time two years before when, as a college student, he had been touring Germany, and had lost his way. By the time he found the bus station, [...]
On the Road
There are so many events that happen while we’re driving (the angels must be very busy on expressways) that I’d like to share two of them with you today. The first story came from a listener we’ll call Steve, on host Jack Pattie’s radio show (WVLK-AM in Lexington, KY) when Jack and I were discussing [...]
On Patrol
Kathleen Hauk, of Barrington, Illinois, was delighted when she discovered she and her husband were going to be parents. But the news didn’t slow her down. “In winter, 1999, I became vice president of marketing for a new website, and the job was very stressful,” she says. “Even though I was five months along at [...]
Nothing Too Small
“I just LOVE those angel stories,” says Donna Sheldon. She has no trouble believing that these holy beings do indeed watch over us. She and her teenage daughter Janna had gone to dinner at a local Mexican restaurant one evening. “The restaurant was in a very busy mall, where space was at a premium,” Donna [...]
Not All That Interested
Now that their children are grown, Cindy and Jim Hawkins run a closet organizer business out of their home. A few years ago, they moved to a house in a new community, and of course, the closet business came too. Cindy was nervous about the move; it would be hard to build up a new [...]
No Nametag
We know that we worship only God, never angels. But these guardian beings, given to us by God, are so near that it is natural to ask them for help. That’s what Terry Polakovic did a few months ago, with blessed results. Terry lives a busy life in Denver, and last April she learned that [...]
Narrow Escapes
You may have heard of Youth for Christ, an organization created to help young Christians grow in their own faith, while also giving them the support and tools to offer God’s message of forgiveness and love to their peers. Amy King belongs to an offshoot of Youth for Christ, a performing group called Spirit Borne. [...]
