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Where Wonders Prevail: True Accounts That Bear Witness to the Existence of Heaven
Is there anyone who does not long for signs of God's loving presence, some token of guidance and protection? In Where Wonders Prevail, New York Times bestselling author Joan Wester Anderson gathers dozens of true stories that tell of tender coincidences, inspirational healings, and safe passages through the very heart of trouble and danger.
There's the missionary priest in the Nicaraguan jungle whose life is saved by a prayer from friends in Michigan. Teenaged best friends Patty and Joni harbor a closeness even death can not erase. And a lonely Seattle man finds his life transformed by a mysterious little messenger. In Anderson's moving narrative, we find many such glimpses of heaven--reminding us that God is always near, every step of our way.
There's the missionary priest in the Nicaraguan jungle whose life is saved by a prayer from friends in Michigan. Teenaged best friends Patty and Joni harbor a closeness even death can not erase. And a lonely Seattle man finds his life transformed by a mysterious little messenger. In Anderson's moving narrative, we find many such glimpses of heaven--reminding us that God is always near, every step of our way.
288 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1996
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Joan Wester Anderson
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Author and lecturer Joan Wester Anderson was born in Evanston, Illinois. She began her writing career in 1973 with a series of family humor articles for local newspapers and Catholic publications, and was a monthly columnist for two national magazines during the 1980s. She has published more than one thousand articles and short stories in a variety of publications, including Woman’s Day, Modern Bride, Virtue, Reader’s Digest, and the New York Times Syndicate.
Author and lecturer Joan Wester Anderson was born in Evanston, Illinois. She began her writing career in 1973 with a series of family humor articles for local newspapers and Catholic publications, and was a monthly columnist for two national magazines during the 1980s. She has published more than one thousand articles and short stories in a variety of publications, including Woman’s Day, Modern Bride, Virtue, Reader’s Digest, and the New York Times Syndicate.
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January 28, 2020
I expected miraculous accounts, but I didn't expect them to sound so much like internet hoaxes.
Many were plausible from a Christian perspective, but a few had elements that were not in sync with how God's Kingdom operates. For example, God would not initiate contact with the dead, nor do people in heaven bless us with favors; God wants the glory to be for himself alone because it is not good for us to worship angels or our deceased loved ones.
Anyway, this goes on the DNF pile. I wanted to read the stories featured on the flap, but made it about halfway through before I reached them. That's when I decided to move on. It didn't help that the stories had no credited source other than another book exactly like this one, which probably also didn't credit the source.
Many were plausible from a Christian perspective, but a few had elements that were not in sync with how God's Kingdom operates. For example, God would not initiate contact with the dead, nor do people in heaven bless us with favors; God wants the glory to be for himself alone because it is not good for us to worship angels or our deceased loved ones.
Anyway, this goes on the DNF pile. I wanted to read the stories featured on the flap, but made it about halfway through before I reached them. That's when I decided to move on. It didn't help that the stories had no credited source other than another book exactly like this one, which probably also didn't credit the source.
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