Angels in Our Midst [Hardcover]

Guideposts Editors (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 20, 1994

Angels In Our Midst is a  special Guideposts collection of  true stories in which ordinary human beings have had  rather extraordinary encounters with heavenly  messengers. In the Bible there are angels to be read  about from Genesis to Revelation, and you'll find  many of them in the pages. You'll even meet angels  who visit us today a learn a bit about the  messages they have to convey. In this book you are  invited to ponder the tales of ministering spirits who  by their presence provide not just succor, but the  reassuring evidence of a loving God who is forever  watching over us. And when you finish it's likely  you will have a new appreciation of phenomenon  that heretofore you may have only sensed. This  inspirational book of angels will cause you to look back  over your life and recall certain inexplicable  happenings that left you puzzled or in awe. It is  then that you will understand some of the mystery and  beauty of the events related in these stories.  Gradually your understanding will deepen, so that  you, too, may hear what the poet Betty Banner has  heard as "the swish of passing wings."  Angels In Our Midst was created by  the editors of Guideposts  Magazine, a monthly magazine filled with true stories of  people's adventures in faith. Founded by the late  Norman Vincent Peale, the magazine appeals to a  wide spectrum of American believers and has a  circulation of over four million readers.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Readers of the inspiration magazine now have a strong collection of real-life stories of ordinary individuals whose lives were altered by angels. Enjoy descriptions of inexplicable heavenly interventions in a strong religious guide. -- Midwest Book Review

From the Publisher

Angels In Our Midst is a special Guideposts collection of true stories in which ordinary human beings have had rather extraordinary encounters with heavenly messengers. In the Bible there are angels to be read about from Genesis to Revelation, and you'll find many of them in the pages. You'll even meet angels who visit us today a learn a bit about the messages they have to convey. In this book you are invited to ponder the tales of ministering spirits who by their presence provide not just succor, but the reassuring evidence of a loving God who is forever watching over us. And when you finish it's likely you will have a new appreciation of phenomenon that heretofore you may have only sensed. This inspirational book of angels will cause you to look back over your life and recall certain inexplicable happenings that left you puzzled or in awe. It is then that you will understand some of the mystery and beauty of the events related in these stories. Gradually your understanding will deepen, so that you, too, may hear what the poet Betty Banner has heard as "the swish of passing wings." Angels In Our Midst was created by the editors of Guideposts Magazine, a monthly magazine filled with true stories of people's adventures in faith. Founded by the late Norman Vincent Peale, the magazine appeals to a wide spectrum of American believers and has a circulation of over four million readers.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 128 pages
• Publisher: Doubleday; 1 edition (October 20, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0385475365
• ISBN-13: 978-0385475365
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.6 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,207,616 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Entertaining Angels, April 26, 2004

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Margaret Waggoner (us) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Angels in Our Midst: Encounters with Heavenly Messengers from the Bible to Helen Steiner Rice and Billy Graham (Paperback)

This book is an amazing compilation of stories of people's experiences with God and angels. What most Christians don't realize (although they acknowledge it) is that angels still roam this earth. They're walking down the street, just like everyone else, blending in, but on a mission from God. This book shows that angels truly do exist, and that they're amongst us when we least expect it. Besides it's amazing illustrations these individual stories entrap the reader into realizing that their guardian angel is with them NOW, helping them through life, making sure they don't fall.. and appreciating them for their lifelong devotion. I thank Guideposts for their remarkable books and their amazing website that helps me through my Christian walk every day. In conclusion, be weary of how you treat others, because you might be entertaining angels.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Mysterious Glimpses of the Spirit World, February 15, 2005

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Dr. W. G. Covington, Jr. (Edinboro, Pennsylvania) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Angels in Our Midst (Hardcover)

The purpose of this book seems to have been that which other editors have had, i.e., to collect real life stories of experiences with angels. That's the way the book starts. I assume there must have been some difficulty finding enough information because while that's the way the book starts, there seems to be a lot of "filler" material elsewhere.

The middle section of the book provides a teaching on angels in the Bible, which is appropriate. This is common on other books I've read on this subject. The weakest part is the final section, which takes about good deeds people have done, equating them with "angels" in a very loose translation of the word, i.e., that they are messengers of God.

In terms of content, only the first section really gives instances of mysterious, possible angel sightings in modern times. On the positive side, it's better to be limited in content than to exaggerate.

4.0 out of 5 stars Angels Everywhere, December 30, 2010

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Regina Yuhas (MELBOURNE, FL, US) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Angels in Our Midst: Encounters with Heavenly Messengers from the Bible to Helen Steiner Rice and Billy Graham (Paperback)

I purchased this book for a friend who just found out she has leukemia and the prognosis is not good. I perused some of the book and thought it would be uplifting for her. I don't know what her opinion is since I haven't heard from her yet.