Earth Angels
Story of the Week, September 17, 2011
Lou Berry loves to fish and duck hunt. He will go regardless of weather, and he would probably prefer either to eating, says his wife Nell. Lou also takes an interest in teenagers. He has been a Baptist camp counseler, and spent several years teaching a pair of young brothers to (what else?) fish and [...]
Story of the Week, September 4, 2011, Angel Alarm
The plans were complete. Melva’s husband would be driving the church’s Greyhound type bus full of young choir members to the beautiful state of Colorado. In that place where God placed springs in the valleys and streams that gush from mountains, those excited boys and girls would minister in song. God did not give Melva [...]
Storyof the Week, June 24, 2011, Garage Sale Signal
Dale found something unexpected at a garage sale.
Story of the Week, June 10, 2011, Angel in her Lap
When does a hard fall feel like cotton?
Two Stories: Priceless and Sister’s Story
Hello, friends. Hope your Lent is going well. The following story just seemed to fit. And when you’re finished with this one, another one follows: One of my favorite episodes in Scripture has Jesus telling his followers that the more they give, the more they will receive. It cannot be otherwise, he explains, because God [...]
Story of the Week, March 9, 2011, No Batteries Needed
Debe’s mother in law passed away in Wisconsin during January, not the easiest time of year for a funeral. With so many friends and family members traveling to say their last goodbyes, the family decided to hold a memorial service at the funeral home chapel instead of at the gravesite. “We put her photos and [...]
Story of the Week, February 19, 2011, Angel in Hiking Boots
ANGEL IN HIKING BOOTS Angels don’t always announce their arrival. And sometimes the helper is an ordinary person acting like an angel. Either way, they change our lives. Tammy Kline would agree. Tammy, her husband Rich and several others had embarked upon a climb on the Grand Canyon. An experienced hiker (and married to one), [...]
Story of the Week, January 29, 2011, God’s Vehicle
Hello, friends. Not much happening these days. I guess we’re all waiting for spring. In the meantime, here’s something to warm you. We don’t always have to sense an angel’s presence for them to be near us. Sometimes the “coincidences” in life are so compelling that it must be a heavenly being orchestrating everything or [...]
Story of the Week, January 2, 2011, Hospital Helper
Many angel stories occur in hospitals, and that’s logical, isn’t it? Where better to look for helpers of the spiritual kind? Mary LaGrange, of Greenfield, Wisconsin, would agree. She was concerned when her brother George was admitted to the hospital to have laser surgery on his lower eye lid. Frank had had a previous surgery [...]
December 21, 2010, Story of the Week, Love in a Big Lot
The first Christmas after the death of a loved one is especially hard, and Gail Cotter, of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, was feeling down. All around her were joyful families planning parties and celebrations, and all she could think about was how much she missed her husband, Gary. Gary had died of cancer on December 17, 2007, [...]
