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Encountering Angels: True Stories of How They Touch Our Lives Every Day
Angels have long fascinated humanity. From books to movies, from TV shows to video games, angels are portrayed in inconsistent and sometimes imaginative ways. What is biblical and really true about these heavenly beings.In this follow-up to her bestselling Angels Are for Real, author Judith MacNutt helps you separate fact from fiction. With warmth and insight, she shows you· the scriptural foundation for angels· their purposes here and in heaven· their role as protectors of children· how they comfort, protect, and worship with us· their role in spiritual warfareThis book is full of amazing encounters and inspiring stories. You will come away encouraged and awed by God's provision for us through angels!
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224 pages, Kindle Edition
Published January 26, 2016
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May 26, 2016True stories of how they touch our lives every day…
Ms. MacNutt, the author of this book, has collected stories about angels for many years. The wide variety of types of stories is a testament to this.
This wide variety of first hand story authors is the main strength of this book. There are stories from people in all walks of life and there are stories about angels protecting us, helping to heal us, giving us messages, helping us in worship, helping us die and helping us grieve and more.
A large portion of the stories are of the “ordinary” kind, where an angel appears in the form of a human and is not recognized as an angel until he/she disappears. There is another portion of stories that is about seeing or hearing angels as truly spirit beings either in person or in visions/dreams.
All of the stories are believable, however, I do not believe that every story is about angels, per se. All the stories are about the supernatural and that’s a good thing. They will increase your faith for that but some of the stories appear to me about God using ordinary human beings that are being obedient to a specific circumstance and some of the stories seem to be about the Holy Spirit intervening directly in a person’s life and lastly some of the stories seem to involve a human being using the gift of prophecy or prophetic intercession.
The stories that I felt were not about actual angels severely annoyed me as this book is suppose to be about angels. But, even so, those very stories still had value and could increase your faith in the supernatural realm in general.
This book did not contain theological information on what angels actually are, their functions etc. It did not contain information on the demonic or on spiritual warfare. Encountering Angels did not claim to contain this information but in case you are looking for these this book is not for you.
This book is for you if you like true stories of the inspirational type, true stories of angels or if you would like to increase your faith in the supernatural in general.
Disclosure of Material Connection: I received this book free from Chosen Publishers as part of their blogging for books program. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commision’s 16 CFR, Part 255: “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.”
Ms. MacNutt, the author of this book, has collected stories about angels for many years. The wide variety of types of stories is a testament to this.
This wide variety of first hand story authors is the main strength of this book. There are stories from people in all walks of life and there are stories about angels protecting us, helping to heal us, giving us messages, helping us in worship, helping us die and helping us grieve and more.
A large portion of the stories are of the “ordinary” kind, where an angel appears in the form of a human and is not recognized as an angel until he/she disappears. There is another portion of stories that is about seeing or hearing angels as truly spirit beings either in person or in visions/dreams.
All of the stories are believable, however, I do not believe that every story is about angels, per se. All the stories are about the supernatural and that’s a good thing. They will increase your faith for that but some of the stories appear to me about God using ordinary human beings that are being obedient to a specific circumstance and some of the stories seem to be about the Holy Spirit intervening directly in a person’s life and lastly some of the stories seem to involve a human being using the gift of prophecy or prophetic intercession.
The stories that I felt were not about actual angels severely annoyed me as this book is suppose to be about angels. But, even so, those very stories still had value and could increase your faith in the supernatural realm in general.
This book did not contain theological information on what angels actually are, their functions etc. It did not contain information on the demonic or on spiritual warfare. Encountering Angels did not claim to contain this information but in case you are looking for these this book is not for you.
This book is for you if you like true stories of the inspirational type, true stories of angels or if you would like to increase your faith in the supernatural in general.
Disclosure of Material Connection: I received this book free from Chosen Publishers as part of their blogging for books program. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commision’s 16 CFR, Part 255: “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.”
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March 9, 2017Wonderfully inspiring stories that will boost your faith and bring comfort!
March 16, 2026
lovely book
I found the this book so helpful and uplifting. I would recommend if you like reading about beautiful stories of how angels are interwoven with our human experience in the world
I found the this book so helpful and uplifting. I would recommend if you like reading about beautiful stories of how angels are interwoven with our human experience in the world
February 19, 2025
*2.5. I believe in angels and angel encounters but this book didn’t stir much in me. I’m not sure if it was the writing, editing, structure, etc.
July 10, 2016
I'm a big fan of books on faith and angels but there have been times that I get an uneasy feeling when I beginning reading and Encountering Angels by Judith MacNutt is included in that category.
While the majority of angel stories in this book were submitted, so therefore not Macnutt's own stories, they didn't seem to be filtered for quality material.
I know that spiritual encounters can seem nutty and strange to someone who wasn't there to encounter it themselves. But take for example a mother who was horrified to see her child leaning out an upstairs window but then relieved to realize an angel is there blocking the window and keeping the child safe. How was the child leaning out of the window and yet the angel was blocking the open window? Either it was written in a way that was unbelievable or the story itself is.
The writing is so choppy - one story, followed by Macnutt's musings, immediately followed by musings on a different story. You can't tell where one story begins and another ends. Within three chapters I was getting a headache and was more annoyed with the writing and editing that I had to call it quits. I didn't find this book encouraging but rather eye-roll inducing. And this coming from someone who does believe in angel encounters.
This book was given to me by Chosen Publishing in exchange for my honest review
While the majority of angel stories in this book were submitted, so therefore not Macnutt's own stories, they didn't seem to be filtered for quality material.
I know that spiritual encounters can seem nutty and strange to someone who wasn't there to encounter it themselves. But take for example a mother who was horrified to see her child leaning out an upstairs window but then relieved to realize an angel is there blocking the window and keeping the child safe. How was the child leaning out of the window and yet the angel was blocking the open window? Either it was written in a way that was unbelievable or the story itself is.
The writing is so choppy - one story, followed by Macnutt's musings, immediately followed by musings on a different story. You can't tell where one story begins and another ends. Within three chapters I was getting a headache and was more annoyed with the writing and editing that I had to call it quits. I didn't find this book encouraging but rather eye-roll inducing. And this coming from someone who does believe in angel encounters.
This book was given to me by Chosen Publishing in exchange for my honest review
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