"When you have read these simple pages, you won't say "It's Raining Miracles" is a great book." You won't say "Don Evans is a great writer." But your heart will know that God is still doing today the same things He did when Jesus walked the earth. You will hear testimony after testimony of just how great our God really is." "'It's time saith the Lord. It's time to see the fire on the roof again. It's time for the wind to blow. 'It's time for the lame to be made whole, for the blind to see, and the lepers to be cleansed. It's time that I will do mighty acts so that men can be saved. I will do it through your hands,' saith God. Some will say, 'Is that the Don Evans we know?' Yes, but they will hardly recognize you, for the anointing of God will be so strong and powerful upon you'" (Prophecy given by Danny Griffin, September 1987). The late great Irene Burk Harrell said, "Many say they have a miracle ministry or flow in the Prophetic, and we see very little. But not so when Brother Don Evans comes to town. The proof is in the pudding, they say, and truly He does provide the proof to back up his ministry from God."

The rain and lightning miracles are the best-known events of Marcus Aurelius' northern wars. Several pagan and Christian versions existed in Antiquity. The author studies and publishes for the first time all the sources and the development of the legend from Antiquity to the 14th century.

For as long as the idea of "miracles" has been in the public sphere, the conversation about them has been shaped exclusively by religious apologists and Christian leaders. The definitions for what a miracles are have been forged by the same men who fought hard to promote their own beliefs as fitting under that umbrella. It's time for a change. Enter John W. Loftus, an atheist author who has earned three master's degrees from Lincoln Christian Seminary and Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. Loftus, a former student of noted Christian apologist William Lane Craig, got some of the biggest names in the field to contribute to this book, which represents a critical analysis of the very idea of miracles. Incorporating his own thoughts along with those of noted academics, philosophers, and theologians, Loftus is able to properly define "miracle" and then show why there's no reason to believe such a thing even exists. Addressing every single issue that touches on miracles in a thorough and academic manner, this compilation represents the most extensive look at the phenomenon ever displayed through the lens of an ardent nonbeliever. If you've ever wondered exactly what a miracle is, or doubted whether they exist, then this book is for you.

Father Hector, trained in agronomy and extension, delights in farming. When the bishop appoints him to San Miguel in the mountains of Mexico, he feels his prayers have been answered. The bishop's agenda differs. He directs Hector to convince the Indian congregants that miracles are not the frequent events that they are reporting. When Hector reaches San Miguel, he confronts a Protestant evangelical, who is encouraging villagers to plant cash crops and use new pesticides and modern technology. Instead of battling for souls, Hector must pit sustainable agriculture and appropriate technology against his rival. Hector's empathy and hard work win out over the charisma and charm of the Protestant, but his attempts to reduce the frequency of miracles at San Miguel are a different matter.

Join the Lee Family as they travel the world, seeing miracles and watching God do the supernatural in the lives of people they meet along the way. This book tells many stories of situations that look desperate until God saves the day. (Practical Life)

Miracles give hope to the hopeless and exemplify the intersection of the divine and the mundane. They have shaped world history and continue to influence us through their presence in films, television, novels, and popular culture. This encyclopedia provides a unique resource on the philosophical, historical, religious, and cross-cultural conceptions of miracles that cut across denominational lines. Multidisciplinary in approach, this informative yet entertaining encyclopedia covers major aspects of miraculous phenomena through more than 150 alphabetically arranged entries that document how humanity's belief in religious miracles over multiple places, periods, and faiths have affected society—even changed the course of history. Written for high school students and general readers, the coverage enables readers to learn about different civilizations and cultures, the controversies surrounding different beliefs, and the often uncomfortable engagement of religion with science. This single-volume book provides a one-stop ready-reference that addresses a broad variety of subject matter on miraculous phenomena and guides further investigations into the subject. Helpful illustrations and lucid explanations of the ancillary concepts associated with miraculous phenomena make learning about this topic more engaging. Readers will be able to link the doctrinal concepts, such as "grace" or "prayer," with the descriptions of miraculous events, especially those associated with saints or holy objects. The examination of the controversial aspects of different belief systems along with the book's balanced coverage of the interpretation of miracles will encourage students to weigh different explanations, thus fostering the development of their critical thinking skills.

Scholarly literature on Jesus has often attempted to relate his miracles to their Jewish context, but that context has not been surveyed in its own right. This volume fills that gap by examining both the ideas on miracle in Second Temple literature (including Josephus, Philo, the Dead Sea Scrolls, Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha) and the evidence for contemporary Jewish miracle workers. The penultimate chapter explores insights from cultural anthropology to round out the picture obtained from the literary evidence, and the study concludes that Jesus is distinctive as a miracle-worker in his Jewish context while nevertheless fitting into it.

Preliminary Material /H. Van der loos -- I. A Miracles as religious phenomena /H. Van der loos -- II. Miracles and science /H. Van der loos -- III. Miracles and medicine /H. Van der loos -- I. Type and style of the miracle stories in the gospels /H. Van der loos -- II. Magical and miraculous practices of the jews in Jesus' day /H. Van der loos -- III. The miracles of Jesus in the oldest testimonies /H. Van der loos -- IV. Jewish opinions on Jesus' miracles /H. Van der loos -- I. Jesus' miraculous power /H. Van der loos -- II. Function and significance of miracles in Jesus' activities /H. Van der loos -- III. Relations involved in the miracles of Jesus /H. Van der loos -- IV. Jesus' activities as healer /H. Van der loos -- V. Jesus' methods of treatment /H. Van der loos -- I. The healing of the possessed /H. Van der loos -- II. The healing of the blind /H. Van der loos -- III. The healing of the paralytics /H. Van der loos -- IV. The healing of the lepers /H. Van der loos -- V. The healing of a man with dropsy /H. Van der loos -- VI. The healing of the woman with the issue of blood /H. Van der loos -- VII. The healing of the woman bowed together /H. Van der loos -- VIII. The healing of the deaf man with a speech defect /H. Van der loos -- IX. The healing of the centurion's servant at capernaum and of the Nobleman's son /H. Van der loos -- X. The healing of Peter's mother-in-law /H. Van der loos -- XI. The healing Of Malchus' ear /H. Van der loos -- XII. The resurrection of the dead /H. Van der loos -- XIII. The Miracle At the wedding at cana /H. Van der loos -- XIV. The miraculous feeding /H. Van der loos -- XV. The stilling of the storm /H. Van der loos -- XVI. Jesus' walking on the water /H. Van der loos -- XVII. The miraculous catches of fish /H. Van der loos -- XVIII. The account of the stater /H. Van der loos -- XIX. The cursing of the fig tree /H. Van der loos -- Bibliography /H. Van der loos -- Text index /H. Van der loos -- Index of authors' names /H. Van der loos.