The Dead Are Raised
My guest blogger today is Jesse Birkey. We were met at the door by a frantic woman hurrying us inside with jumbled words and erratic gestures. She showed us to a middle-aged man lying face down on the floor. I bent down and gave him a shake. That’s all it took to realize the man was dead. I told my partner to grab his feet while I moved to the head. “When was the last time…
Man Wakes Up During His Own Autopsy
A Venezuelan man who had been declared dead woke up in the morgue in excruciating pain after medical examiners began an autopsy. Carlos Camejo, 33, was declared dead after a highway accident and taken to the morgue, where examiners began an autopsy only to realize something was amiss when he started bleeding. They quickly sought to stitch up the incision on his face. “I woke up because the pain was unbearable,” Camejo said, according to…
Dr. George Ritchie’s Near-Death Experience
In December 1943, during World War II, twenty year old Dr. George Ritchie died of pneumonia. Nine minutes later, he returned to life to tell of his near-death experience. His experience in eternity is one of the most complete descriptions to date. He visited many different planes of existence, only a few of which are described here. The following are excerpts from his books, Return From Tomorrow and My Life After Dying. Out of Body…
The Resurrection of Daniel Ekechukwu
Did Jesus rise from the grave after three days? Could it happen today? This is the story of a man who witnesses say was raised from the dead in Nigeria after being dead for three days. In fact the similarities between his resurrection and that of Jesus are numerous. On November 30th 2001, Daniel Ekechkwu was involved in a car accident, suffering severe head and chest injuries. He was taken to a local hospital, but…
Healings Great and Small
This post discusses the variety and magnitude of healing we can expect through prayer. I believe God heals in dramatic ways and in ways that seem ordinary. On Jan 21, 2009 I met a friend at a local hospital. Sara is a paramedic like me. I don’t know her feelings about God or supernatural healing. I asked her how she was doing. She replied, ‘terrible’. She’s had migraine headaches for 2 days and hasn’t been…