What did God say today? God is speaking powerfully through the miraculous daily collisions of heaven and earth. The Touched by Heaven podcast shares encounters with angels, divine interventions, visions, near-death experiences, and God-incidents to fortify the faithful and awaken the fallen away.
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Showcasing real people telling their real miracle stories. Host "Trapper Jack" includes commentary from Dr. Issam Nemeh. He prays, things happen. Topics include miracles, power of prayer, the importance of forgiveness in healing, angels and demons, end times, the antichrist, the status of the Church, and so much more.
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Men's Morning Light takes a less traveled mystical road to fanning the flames of faith. Known for his humorous 'trapperisms,' legally blind radio personality turned KofC Faith Director, Trapper Jack, 'sees' things that many of us miss in Catholic teachings. Here is a fresh uplifting approach to the Way, the Truth, and the Life.
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This series of podcasts presents life at Mawson Base, Antarctica throughout 1976 and the summer of 1977. Mawson is one of three Australian Antarctic bases with a fourth on the sub-Antarctic Macquarie Island. Each episode is devoted to a specific adventure (or mis-adventure) over a 15 month period. At this period of time Mawson was one of just a few Antarctic bases that had working Husky dogs to which a number of these podcasts are about. I am surprised upon looking back and referencing sourc ...
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Film and TV professionals talk about the ups and downs of navigating Hollywood and how they've worked to stay relationally and spiritually healthy in a demanding industry. Hosted by filmmaker and author Allen Wolf.
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Tune in to Banter as American Enterprise Institute President Robert Doar and Phoebe Keller, the head of AEI’s media department, take you inside the think tank for conversations on pressing policy issues with AEI’s leading experts. Banter keeps the conversation entertaining for anyone with an interest in politics and policy.
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Richard Foster. Elisabeth Elliot. J. C. Ryle. Bonhoeffer. So many authors, so many books, so little time to read them all! Daniela and John take turns reading books and discuss them together, sharing highlights, takeaways, and personal convictions.
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DIVINE DETOUR - The Exit Claire Didn't Plan On - TBH 365
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36:34"From my passenger seat, I literally grab the steering wheel from my husband. I yanked the steering wheel to the right, taking the exit. He yelled, ‘Are you nuts?’ I thought I was nuts. But the Voice said, ‘Exit at the McDonald's.’ I wasn't hungry, I didn't have to go to the bathroom. But the Holy Spirit wanted me there for a reason I did not yet k…
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Philip Winchester, Actor: Ransom Canyon, Strike Back, In My Sleep, Law & Order: SVU
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43:35Send us a text Philip Winchester takes us behind the scenes of his remarkable journey from Montana to the Royal Shakespeare Company to Hollywood, revealing how his mother's brave decision to send him to London drama school launched a career spanning classical theater, action-packed television, and movies. On the adrenaline-fueled set of "Strike Bac…
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"I wasn't even sure I believed in God. But when I saw the miracle of the sun with golden raindrops falling from it, and my friend Bill saw the exact same thing. I started to cry; I knew that God really did exist. And, that He loves me." ---------- Hi! Trapper Jack here. I get to put on the referee uniform again this week. These vertical stripes are…
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Good Friday Encounter, Easter Conversion - TBH 363
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33:32"It was Jesus. I was on my knees in front of Jesus. He looked at me with such love, love that I have never ever seen in this world." ---------- Happy Easter! Let's go back many years to a very special Easter weekend. It was episode 104. Melody was about to meet Jesus, a man she had no belief in. For decades, she had worshiped the Earth, in a pagan …
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When God's Voice Doesn't Make Sense - TBH 362
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33:10I just kept praying, ' God, let my husband come home. Let my husband come home.' I have heard God's voice three times. This would be the first. ---------- Katrina—yes, spelled like the hurricane, and she’ll tell you the personality matches—is a fiery force of faith navigating through one of life’s messiest middle chapters. Unlike the usual Touched …
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Dad, Dementia, and a Divine Light - TBH 361
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32:43"My whole body is shaking. I'm full-blown sobbing. I run out of the church, leaving my mom, son, and girlfriend flipping out because they know that I just saw something in church." ---------- Hi! Trapper Jack here. While recording episode 357, I had no idea how deeply it would affect listeners. One of them, my friend, Doug George, had to stop liste…
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Medjugorje - A Place to Begin Again - TBH 360
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33:14"Medjugorje, to me, is the holiest place on earth. I've been to Lourdes, which was beautiful, but I cannot wait to go back with you, Trapper and Elizabeth, to Medjugorje." ---------- If you’re searching for a place to begin again in your spiritual life—a place of renewal, restoration, and undeniable fruit—look to Medjugorje. Elizabeth and I will be…
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“My vision isn’t all that great anymore, but I got in the pool, went underwater, and I could hear the voice saying, ‘go a little left, go forward, a little more left,’ I reached out and found it in six seconds. Even I couldn’t believe it.” ---------- Hi! Trapper Jack here. A local priest sometimes likes to comically reflect on how we seem to invite…
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The Lost, The Found, The Miraculous - TBH 358
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36:47I asked St. Thérèse to send me red roses if she approved of my boyfriend becoming my fiancé. At the grocery store, right next to the pop I was about to buy, was a dozen red roses that someone had obviously dumped. ---------- Hi! Trapper Jack here. We have some very cool stories of saintly intercession! This episode emphasizes that the Saints are no…
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When 'I'm Sorry' Is All You Need to Hear - TBH 357
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30:21"He had threatened to kill us. He died an alcoholic. And there he was at church, looking so remorseful." ---------- Hi! Trapper Jack here. in this episode, Chris and Tom share a powerful story of remorse and forgiveness. Tom grew up in a difficult home, scarred by his father’s alcoholism. There were even serious threats on the family's lives. Years…
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When the Blind Should Lead the Blind - TBH 356
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38:04"My grandfather was the one who welcomed me into the afterlife. He said, ‘Look over there.’ I saw a great white light. He said, ‘See how it shimmers? It's heaven. Rene, you're in heaven!’" ---------- Hi! Trapper Jack here. Renee lost her sight rapidly due to diabetes and faced the emotional and physical challenges of blindness head-on. What stands …
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A Heavenly Message from Dad and My Daughter's Miracle - TBH 355
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35:02"My three-year-old daughter walked toward the window and placed her hands on the screen. She then pushed out the screen and began her 40-foot fall.” ---------- Hi! Trapper Jack here. Where do I start with Monica’s story? What if a photo from heaven fell right before your eyes? Monica shares her incredible story of how, after her father’s passing, a…
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From Proposal to Conversion: What Happened on Cross Mountain? - TBH 354
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28:54“She didn't know it was coming. We got to the top of Cross Mountain, with her mom secretly about to take the photo of the proposal. I dropped to one knee to ask her to marry me." The next few things that happened are hard to explain to anyone who hasn't been to Medjugorje. ---------- A couple of weeks ago, we talked about how bad things can happen …
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The Journey from Judaism to Jesus - TBH 353
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46:00"My college roommate had a picture on her dresser of a guy with long brown hair and a beard. I asked, 'is that your boyfriend?' She looked at me like I was crazy. She said, 'his name is Jesus, and yes, he's my boyfriend.'" ---------- Hi! Trapper Jack here. In this episode, I sit down with Debbie Herbeck to hear her incredible story of transformatio…
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“I was thrown a couple of hundred yards away from the vehicle. When I woke up, I heard a voice saying, ‘It’s okay. they’re looking for you.’” ---------- Hi, Trapper Jack here. It’s one thing to hear from the book of Romans, ‘God works for the good of those who love Him.’ It’s quite another to hear someone living it. In the blink of an eye, Susie’s …
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My Faith vs Earthly Lures - The Tug of Two Worlds - TBH 351
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36:27“I heard my son scream. The dart had ricocheted and hit Kyle directly in the eye. I began to negotiate with God.” ---------- Hi there! Trapper Jack here. John and Shanita had their plans in place. Fame and fortune, along with a few kids, would be the goal for a successful life. But everything changed, literally in the blink of an eye. The eye belon…
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Using the 5-Second Rule to Become a Better You - TBH 350
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40:43I was listening to Fr. Mike Schmitz talking about the five second rule in regard to food on the floor. But, at the same time I was reading a book about a different five second rule that can literally change your life, in five seconds. ---------- Hi there! Trapper Jack here. You are familiar with the five second rule, right? It's when you drop a pie…
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St. Michael Rescues Tiffany - Part 2 - TBH 349
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38:45"I'm starting to see my guardian angels. My four-year-old said, ‘Mommy, what are those fireflies?’ I said, 'you see them too?'” -------- Hi there. Trapper Jack here. At age 36, Tiffany was living in a world of daily drug usage, nightmares, and demons, with only a small bit of relief by praying for the intercession of the archangel Saint Michael. Ti…
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St. Michael Rescues Tiffany - Part 1 - TBH 348
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37:24"For the first time I called upon St. Michael, the Archangel. There was a sudden bright light, and I heard a loud ‘whoosh'! It was like the entire house rumbled!" ---------- Hi there! Trapper Jack here. I have found this to be an eye-opening, game changing interview and episode. It's totally altered how I pray. At age 4, Tiffany saw something that …
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"It's an abandoned house. There is nothing inside. But on the day that I sent my guardian angel to my husband, a Christmas angel ornament appeared out of nowhere." ---------- Hey there! Trapper Jack here. I can't say I've ever tried sending my guardian angel to anybody else. Anne gave it a try with spectacular results! Also spectacular… St. Anthony…
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Guadalupe. 46 Stars. 46 Popes. A Powerful New Prophecy of End Times? - TBH 346
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33:48Social Media: "The gentleman walked up to me and said, 'That was…spine tingling! It seems mathematically impossible for that to appear on the image of Our Lady of Guadalupe.'" ---------- Hi there! Trapper Jack here. A 500-year-old miraculous tilma continues to come up with something new to say to us, even now. An Italian scholar has noticed somethi…
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Faith as Bold and Permanent as Her Tattoos - TBH 345
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30:20"I can feel the coldness of the jail cell bars on my hands. I feel the concrete beneath my knees as I kneel. I am going to be executed for my faith. I hear footsteps coming for me. They are at my door." Tammie's original conversion story: https://touchedbyheaven.net/the-view-from-the-cross-tbh-96 ---------- Hi there! Trapper Jack here. Have you see…
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The Flying, Incorruptible, Blue Nun - TBH 344
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35:50"The lady in blue was seen bilocating more than 500 times from her cloistered convent in Spain, to the indigenous people of what is now Southwest America. More than 60,000 were baptized here." ---------- Hi there! Trapper Jack here. How did this one slip by the historians? As we gathered around the Thanksgiving table this year, somebody brought up …
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“When my father was seeing another woman, God allowed my mother to hear everything my dad said or even thought.” ---------- Hi! Trapper Jack here. Movie watching has led to our topic this week. The music that has bubbled up in my head comes from the movie Superman with Christopher Reeve. It's a particular piece of music that plays while Superman is…
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Send us a text After 15 months in the Antarctic at Mawson Base and throughout the area called Enderby Land, Phil and his fellow expeditioners left for Australia on the Nella Dan in the summer of 1977 - a journey which spanned 13 days. This account describes one person’s experience of leaving such a unique environment to resume life in Australia.…
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PROPHETIC: Is This Why Trump's Life Was Saved? - TBH 342
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28:36What happens when an irresistible force meets an immovable object? They pass through each other. Here, the Trump prophecy of 60 weeks ago passes through the 'why' he was saved. ---------- Hi! Trapper Jack here. I said some crazy prophetic type of stuff 60 plus weeks ago in episode 280. The podcast mentioned how the music that bubbles up in my head …
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Butterfly Kisses - The Pursuit of Childlike Innocence - TBH 341
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42:28"We have to remember what Jesus said, ‘Unless we are like a child, we cannot enter into heaven.’” ---------- I literally just walked our daughter, Carolyn, down the aisle to her wonderful new husband, Daniel. My wife, Elizabeth, and I were just reflecting on a particular Sunday morning, five years ago, while we were headed home from Sunday mass. Th…
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Which Crowd are You Hanging With? - TBH 340
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30:29The Virgin has told us that the chastisement for the world is coming, as the world is not changing. The cup is filling up ~ Garabandal visionaries ---------- Hi! Trapper Jack here. Have you ever pondered the gospel where Jesus has locked up the house that is headed for heaven. In this parable, the crowd arrives and says, ‘open up,’ but Jesus says, …
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GHOSTBUSTER - Real Stories with Ghost-Whisperer Maryann Winkowski - TBH 339
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37:46“The caller on my radio show said that she always felt a presence in the car on her way into work. Maryann then said, ‘Yes, he’s in the back seat. He’s looking at your blue butterfly clip that holds your ponytail.’ The caller let out a huge scream!” ---------- I wasn’t sure if I believed in ghosts or not. Then, I met Maryann. For 25 consecutive Hal…
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I had some knock down drag out arguments with God. ‘Where’s my husband? Everyone else is married.’ That’s when I had two dreams about my future husband. ---------- Hi! Trapper Jack here. I remember reading a much-publicized Newsweek article, almost 20 years ago, that said single women over 40 were more likely to be killed by a terrorist then to fin…
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How Did a Bone Chip from an Apostle Heal Rich? - TBH 337
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35:00"As soon as I turned the corner and saw it behind the glass, the hair stood up on the back of my neck and I felt this incredible warmth. It was like ‘whoa!’" ---------- Hi! Trapper Jack here. As I think about it, it’s really a rather simple story. Rich wanted something. He prayed for it. He got it. Did Rich pray directly to anyone of the three in t…
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The Warning - a Preview of Your Upcoming 15 Minutes with God - TBH 336
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50:12Hi! Trapper Jack here. Many of our podcast guests have included their own Medjugorje stories of repentance, conversion, miraculous healings, and an overall turning back to the will of God. It is even more remarkable how many of these same guests have also experienced what is known as the warning, or the illumination of conscience. This is a period …
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What If... Earth is the Center of the Universe? - TBH 335
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45:36Hi! Trapper Jack here. Did you know there is a cosmology crisis? I thought those were the people who do hair and makeup. I have a couple of links here in the show notes to videos that speak to this crisis. There is enough evidence to believe that God has placed us in the middle of the entire universe. Doesn’t that just sound crazy! Listen to my exp…
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Beauty Is Your Destiny by Philip Ryken
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1:01:00How often do you think upon the beauty of God? How often do you treasure it and steward it? Do you know that even now, God is making you beautiful? In this episode, we discuss Philip Ryken's exposition on the theology of beauty. For what it's worth, this was John's favorite discussion to date besides Knowing God Pt 2. :) --- What book would you lik…
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Three Drowning Seminarians Saved by Real Angels - TBH 333
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38:49Hi! Trapper Jack here. Spoiler alert. In this podcast episode, we have three seminarians telling the exact same story of being young, strong swimmers, plunging into the ocean and being carried out to a watery grave by a strong riptide. If this sounds a bit familiar, the Holy Spirit is going to build on this recent topic. In all three drowning semin…
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Luz de Maria, A Visionary to Believe? - TBH 332
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31:00Hey there! Trapper here. Apparently, it's time to don my football referee uniform and do a prophetic thing. I'm not the prophet here, just the messenger. Last fall, I was given a dream in which I saw a referee running for a touchdown. Then, I heard the word, 'impartiality.' The key to a good ref is that he is impartial. There is to be no rooting fo…
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WOW! It's a Miracle! But Did You Get the Message? - TBH 331
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50:38Hi! Trapper Jack here. Happy birthday Mary! The mother of our Lord is about 2038 years old and doesn't look a day over 1873. How does she do it!? I have a very special devotion to the mother of Jesus, since all the signs indicate that she was the one to come after me. She is the one who turned me back to God some 25 years ago. September 8th is the …
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Tune in to learn about the man who through his unswerving faith and sacrifice inspired a generation of missionaries, from Jim Elliot to Amy Carmichael. There's a reason why our son's middle name is Hudson. :) What book would you like us to discuss next? Email us at [email protected]. Follow along for quotes! Instagram: greatchristianbooks…
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NDE - I Was Walking with Billions of Others Toward the Light - TBH 330
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43:13Hi! Trapper here. My conversation with Marie, who now lives in London, was eye-opening! She can probably thank her mom for all the incredible experiences that she has received. Marie's faith wavered until her mother's persistent encouragement brought her back to the church. Marie had never heard of our Lady of Fatima and yet dreamt about her and wa…
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SEVEN Near-Death Experiences - TBH 329
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2:05:41Hey there! Trapper here. Apparently, it's a thing. My son informs me that it's a trendy thing among podcasters to take several episodes that are related and stick them altogether into one extra extra long podcast. The theory being that if you are interested in that topic as a listener, you will be thrilled and happy to listen to the long form podca…
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Send us a text In the winter of 1976 at Mawson Antarctica, Phil and fellow Antarctic expeditioners travelling by Husky dog teams to Auster Emperor Penguin Rookery, three times. Each journey was different, presenting its own difficulties and spectacular attractions. This first part of an interview of Phil Wolter by Peter Niblett describes the arduou…
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Mommy, When I Was in Heaven, I Choosed You - TBH 328
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35:37Kelley's daughter may be one of the few who remembers being in heaven before being born. At age 3, she crawled up on her mom's lap and began to tell Kelley what she saw from heaven, before she was born into this world. She could look down to earth and see all the beautiful lights. They were not the lights of cities. She was seeing the light of God …
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My Angel Grabbed Me from the Back Seat. He Saved My Life! - TBH 327
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45:37I have two wonderfully entertaining guests in this TBH episode. I revisit episode 172, as Kim and Shannon give us a boatload of divine interventions. Kim was grabbed by both of her shoulders from someone in the back seat of her car, causing her to step on the brake. The angelic encounters saved her life. Shannon was dazzled as she watched her dad, …
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How to Heal the Thing that is Most Wrong with YOU - TBH 326
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48:40Trapper Jack and Father Michael Denk discuss what it takes to heal your 'predominant fault.' You know, that thing that is most wrong with you! Trapper Jack shares his personal experience of overcoming fear through prayer and renouncing lies. They also discuss the importance of sharing stories of miracles, which draw us closer to Jesus. The conversa…
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My Story of Angels, Demons, and Why I No Longer Fear Death - TBH 325
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30:39Lisa shares a story of a supernatural encounter with a tall biblical figure who saved her and her young son from a pack of angry animals. Was he an angel, or maybe her favorite saint? Later, a midnight ghost tour in New Orleans released the demonic against her husband. In fact, the only one in the tour that was unaffected by the evil darkness was L…
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Gerard Long died of a heart attack, for thirty minutes. “The doctors expected to find the brain activity of cabbage,” said Gerard. At 1 AM, Gerard and some buddies were streaming a World Cup rugby game between England and New Zealand. Suddenly, excited by a goal, Gerard went down. For half an hour, Gerard Long was lifeless. Our brains may be able t…
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Divinely Driven Taxi Sparks Romance in Rome - TBH 323
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29:57In a world of God’s miracles and blessings, this is good stuff! This is the story of an atheist from the U.S. meeting a Brazilian believer in a Rome taxi driven by a crazy man who was running red lights and driving 60+ miles an hour through downtown Rome at 1 AM. Nothing like a little shared fear of death to inspire a wide-eyed Jeff to mutter, ‘wan…
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Rediscovering Jonah by Timothy Keller
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1:07:43Unsurprisingly, the late Timothy Keller is one of our favorite Christian authors. This episode marks the first time we are discussing the same author a second time. Tune in as we traverse the book of Jonah with a fresh lens as Pastor Timothy Keller has so often provided. What book would you like us to discuss next? Email us at [email protected]…
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Have You Already Decided What You Want God to Say? - TBH 322
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35:31It's hard to hear God's voice when you've already decided what you want Him to say. Someone has said that Moses went up the mountain to see God while holding blank tablets. When we have blank tablets we have open hearts. God reveals Himself in Scripture. God reveals himself in the Commandments. God, in these 320+ episodes of TBH, continues to revea…
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Jesus, Show Me Your Father - with Fr. Michael Denk - TBH 321
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34:52The future Fr. Michael was having a difficult time praying to the heavenly Father. Where was the response? As a seminarian, he just wasn't hearing anything from above. Then, one day, he took the advice of Jesus. The Son of God has told us in Scripture that the way to the Father is through the Son. So, Michael, who was behind the wheel of his old pi…
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