Chicken Soup for the Soul: Miracles & Divine Intervention: 101 Stories of Faith and Hope

by Amy Newmark

These true stories of breathtaking coincidences, answered prayers, healing, angels, and messages from heaven will deepen your faith and strengthen your hope.

Miracles, divine intervention, amazing coincidences—these unexplainable but welcome surprises occur every day for people from all walks of life. You’ll be inspired, awed and comforted by these 101 stories from ordinary people who’ve had extraordinary experiences,

Genres: Inspirational

352 pages, Paperback

Published January 12, 2021

About the author

Amy Newmark is the bestselling author, editor-in-chief, and publisher of the Chicken Soup for the Soul book series. Since 2008, she has published 191 new Chicken Soup for the Soul titles, most of them national bestsellers in the U.S. and Canada, more than doubling the number of Chicken Soup for the Soul titles in print today.

Amy is credited with revitalizing the Chicken Soup for the Soul brand, which has been a publishing industry phenomenon since the first book came out in 1993. By compiling inspirational and aspirational true stories curated from ordinary people who have had extraordinary experiences, Amy has kept the thirty-year-old Chicken Soup for the Soul brand fresh and relevant.

Follow Amy on Twitter @amynewmark. Listen to her free podcast, The Chicken Soup for the Soul Podcast, on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, the Podcasts app on iPhone, or by using your favorite podcast app on other devices.

Reviews

[Linda Jackson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Enjoyed It

Inspiring and encouraging. I thoroughly enjoyed this Chicken Soup title. I love the unexplainable, and this book had excellent stories of miracles and mysterious happenings.

[Lisa Loos · Rating 3 out of 5]

I usually love the miracles and divine intervention branch of the Chicken Soup for the Soul books. And I really BELIEVE in miracles and divine intervention, so I'm always so open to these stories and excited to read them and gain more hope, faith, and inspiration.

However, a few of these stories were simply unbelievable. The one that sticks out in my mind was of the woman who swears she saw writing appear on her bathroom mirror while she was taking a shower but didn't have time to take a picture of it...but then it happened AGAIN a few days later and this time she had time to take a picture before it disappeared, so she did. (Why not get a video of the letters "appearing" on your bathroom mirror? Wouldn't that be cooler/more believable?) The best part was that she ended the story saying her husband doesn't like it when she brings it up--because he doesn't believe her, either. LOLOLOL

There were a couple of other stories like this, and it just made this book so hard to take seriously.

There were some uplifting stories, though, and for that, I gave the book a 3.

[Whitney Byars · Rating 3 out of 5]

My favorite quote from this book is on page 153. “ Was it a miracle or a coincidence? But isn’t a miracle really just a glorious coincidence? We tend to think of miracles as great biblical events, but I believe that we should appreciate those tiny gifts that come our way. Seek simple miracles, and you will always catch a glimpse of heaven.”
Then my favorite story was on page 304 called “ A Saturday Night in Central City”.
I gave this book 3 stars!

[Lynny · Rating 5 out of 5]

LOVE ALL THESE SHARED MIRACLES

Another wonderful book from chicken soup for the soul. I love these books and can read them over and over again.

On days if you’re feeling down, or even depressed, the stories of divine intervention!
In faith and hope… they speak to Our hearts

[Riley Pearson · Rating 5 out of 5]

I recently re-discovered my love for the Chicken Soup for the Soul series. I immensely enjoyed reading these stories which brought much joy and peace to my heart.

[Cassandra Ulrich · Rating 4 out of 5]

This anthology contains many emotionally moving stories. I enjoyed reading them.

[Kathy Spann · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good compilation of stories of inspiring and hard to believe true stories.

[Rachel · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good stories. They make you think not everything can be explained.

[Judy · Rating 5 out of 5]

It is an honor to be one of the authors of this uplifting book. I was moved by stories that served as a reminder that miracles do happen.

[Tammy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great stories to make your heart smile.

[Lilibeth Santiago · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved the stories! I have cried and laughed, but most importantly some of these stories have strengthened my faith.

[Karen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Some of these stories were interesting and some were just strange. Not a fan

[Erica Wilson · Rating 5 out of 5]

I may be a little impartial because my story, written by my friend Amanda Flinn is #68.  While my own story uplifted me during a difficult time, I also found that reading through the entire book of other's people's stories of miracles and divine intervention to be incredibly healing.  I recommend this for anyone, but it may especially be helpful for those that are walking through grief.  

[Wintermote · Rating 2 out of 5]

Read this because I needed to give it a rating for something else. Most of the stories in the first section just felt like promos for the author/singer/whatever their career was—just trying to get their Name out there. So most of the stories felt fake or forced. Just didn’t enjoy the majority of them.

[Katie · Rating 5 out of 5]

I only read this book for the quotes at the beginning of each story