God Stories: Inspiring Encounters with the Divine

A collection of inspiring stories describing the moment when people received personal proof God existsHave you ever experienced a miracle? A prayer was answered or an accident was averted? For many, these mysterious and inspiring events are proof positive that God exists. This collection of life-changing stories celebrates the breakthrough moments when the hand of a divine power is felt: A doctor opens the chest of a dying heart patient to discover her heart is healed; Marines watch as a fellow soldier in Iraq is hit by a powerful explosion but remains uninjured; a young woman loses her boyfriend on 9/11 and receives a message that brings her peace.Reassuring, hopeful, and unforgettable, these amazing confirmations of divine intervention will lift your spirits and leave you wondering-and even remembering-when your life was touched by a miracle.?A wide range of heavenly touches, everything from quiet hugs to stunning out-of-body experiences.?-Joan Wester Anderson, author ofWhere Angels Walk andAngels and Wonders?Reading this book is a touching and soul-penetrating experience.?-Mark Victor Hansen, cocreater of the #1New York Times bestselling Chicken Soup for the Soul series andcoauthor ofThe One Minute Millionaire?A bouquet of inspiring stories...for the believer and nonbeliever alike.?-Julia Cameron, bestselling author ofThe Artist?s WayReview?Whatever your personal beliefs, this book is a perfect way to explore and discuss your own relationship with the spiritual.?-Redbook ?God Stories arrives at a perfect time. With each of us struggling to find our personal missions and how to manage the madness of everyday life, this book reminds us that clues, signs, and moments can be found everyday showing us that God is here.God Stories is a book filled with fabulous true stories. With the increasing hunger to find peace, spirituality, and personal mission, this book shows us we're not alone in that journey. God Stories arrives at a perfect time recounting those almost unbelievable moments when others were touched and moved in the right direction.?-Carole Tomko, Executive Vice President, Discovery Networks?Faith can?t necessarily be explained no matter what religion you are but there are examples where faith has moved mountains for people. This book helps people to understand, from whatever religious perspective they have, that there is someone watching over you.?-Alan Bond, America?s Cup Winning Yachtsman?Just when you thought life's journey was the solitary plodding of one day unconnected to the next;God Stories reveals the golden threads that link lives and loves and give us strength to weave a beautiful tapestry.?-Carolyn O?Neil, Former Executive Producer & Senior Correspondent CNN Television?God Stories is proof positive that God - whatever else He or She may be- is one helluva storyteller. Transcendent reading.?-Susan Maushart, author ofThe Mask of Motherhood,Wifework, andWhat Women Want Next?Here's one thoughtful, readable and thoroughly engaging approach to understanding the phenomenon of faith and inspiration, the existence of which we cannot dispute, but the sources of which are a constant wonder.?-Becky Madeira, Vice President, Pepsico?I'm not a believer - soGod Stories and spiritual experiences I usually take as proof of people's willingness to believe anything, no matter how nonsensical and silly. These tales bought to us by Jennifer Skiff are not silly. If you abstract the religious elements you are left with people at a point in their lives where they discover optimism and joy. There is not enough of either in the world and we need more people to affirm ?Yes life is worth living?. These stories do just that.?-Guy Brooke, The Earl of Warwick?God Stories are the stuff of life and living. Reading this book is a touching and soul penetrating experience.?-Mark Victor Hansen, Co-creator, #1 New York Times best selling seriesChicken Soup for the So