These five families along with their adult friends seem unique in their love for God and for their Bible study teacher, Mrs. Ruth, but all of them, including the teacher, are introduced to someone who calls himself Obadiah and seems very strange indeed! However, in the course of time, everyone seems to fall in love with this man so deeply they're saddened and devastated when he suddenly, one evening, leaves them in quite an unusual and most unsuspected way. Who was this man, where did he come from, and why did he come to them?

On October 20, 2006, a middle-aged auto mechanic, Jeff Markin, walked into the emergency room at the Palm Beach Gardens Hospital and collapsed from a massive heart attack. Forty minutes later he was declared dead. After filling out his final report, the supervising cardiologist, Dr. Chauncey Crandall, started out of the room. "Before I crossed its threshold, however, I sensed God was telling me to turn around and pray for the patient," Crandall explained. With that prayer and Dr. Crandall's instruction to give the man what seemed one more useless shock from the defibrillator, Jeff Markin came back to life--and remains alive and well today. But how did a Yale-educated cardiologist whose Palm Beach practice includes some of the most powerful people in American society, including several billionaires, come to believe in supernatural healing? The answers to these questions compose a story and a spiritual journey that transformed Chauncey Crandall.

Enter a wonderful world filled with real magic, mystery … and danger. As if being small for his age and also having S. Horten as his name isnt bad enough, now 10-year-old Stuart is forced to move far away from all his friends.But on his very first day in his new home, Stuarts swept up in an extraordinary adventure: the quest to find his great-uncle Tony--a famous magician who literally disappeared off the face of the earth--and Tonys marvelous, long-lost workshop. Along the way, Stuart reluctantly accepts help from the annoying triplets next door… and encounters trouble from another magician whos also desperate to get hold of Tonys treasures. A quirky, smart, charming page-turner, Hortens Miraculous Mechanisms will enchant young readers--as well as teachers, librarians, and parents. Long-listed for the Carnegie Medal (2012) and the Guardian Childrens Fiction Prize (2011)

Asked where he got the ideas for his stories, Stephen King replied, "My mother would read me FATE magazine—which was about the paranormal, flying saucers, and all that stuff. …and I was fascinated." Now you can read The Best of FATE. UFOs and Close Encounters brings you the story of Unidentified Flying Objects through key reports—from the encounter that started it all in 1948 to 21st century sightings worldwide—selected from the magazine's over 700 issues. In this book, Kenneth Arnold, the pilot whose 1949 account launched the modern fascination with flying saucers, shares his story. James A. Harder, professor of engineering at the UC Berkely's metallurgical analysis of UFO remains, he says proves they are of extraterrestrial origin. Cambridge historian Harold T. Wilkins discusses findings from his survey of 1,000 years of UFO sightings. Utah State University professor Frank B. Salisbury, PhD, meditates on whether science alone is adequate to explain their existence. Renowned UFOlogist Jaques Vallee shares possible extradimensional, psychic or spiritual explanations. Geologist Robert M. Schoch, PhD, considers on a connection between UFOs and Lost Civilizations. Many others share authentic personal reports of UFOs seen around the world—and even beneath the seas! You will not find any final answers or solutions—they still don't yet exist, contrary to what some people might tell you. But you will find sensible, clear-headed perspectives on the greatest riddle of our time, as seen by those who know the most about it. And it's a good bet that when the solution is found, it will be due in no small part to the efforts of the individuals whose testimonies you'll find in these pages...and those of the most thought-provoking publication of all time—FATE magazine.

Heaven has often been pictured as a place where everyone sits on fluffy clouds and plays a harp for eternity. According to the Word, however, this picture is far from the truth. So, what is Heaven really like? In this amazing testimony, you'll find out as Jesse shares his "close encounters of the God kind" with you! Your faith will be strengthened as Jesse Duplantis shares his most miraculous spiritual encounters, including his supernatural trip to Heaven in 1988! You'll be encouraged as Jesse reveals the answers to such questions as: - What is Paradise? - Are there children in Heaven? - Will I recognize family members? - Will I really have my own mansion in Heaven? - What is God's great Throne Room like? - Plus much more! As you experience this amazing testimony, it's our prayer that you will understand the great love God has for you and the great future He has for you in Heaven. Start spreading the news that Jesus is coming soon! As Jesse says, "Heaven, it's a great place. You don't want to miss it!"

Aliens first visited Judy Clarke in 1952, when she was just nine months old. Since then, the visits have occurred approximately once every two years, and though she does not recall every detail, she does carry physical reminders and specific, vivid memories. Fear is often associated with beings not of the human world, but in this, Clarkes experiences are very different. In Alien Encounters: A Lifetime Deal, writer, counselor, healer and nurse Judy L. Clarke reveals her enlightening, lifelong relationship with aliens in exacting, evidence-laden detail. She helps us to recognize the truth in our hearts and soulsand see that there is nothing to fear. The powers that be in our world, steeped as they are in ignorance, aggression and greed, are quick to react to the stories of abductees with laughter, ridicule, disbelief and horror. By that measure it is clear humans are not ready for the greater destiny shared by the many beings dwelling beyond earth, in space and in the spiritual plane. But the aliens in our skies are patiently waiting for us, watching us and, yes, implanting a select few of us with special gifts to help us be better people, gifts like kindness, healing, empathy, creativity, clairvoyance, clairaudience, telepathy and closeness to the God within. Clarkes experiences, shown encounter by encounter and lesson by lesson, lead us to understand that if we open our eyes, hearts and minds, light will shine inif we ask, we may indeed receive.

Close Encounters with God presents a study of multiple close encounters with Yahweh, the name of God in Hebrew Scripture. These encounters enable us to have a clearer portrayal of the self-revealed God, one who is different from the conceptualized deity envisioned through such means as transcendental meditation, vision quest, or mystical rapture. By rediscovering the true personality of the self-revealed God, we will be able to understand the great mysteries of the universe that have baffled mankind for millennia. Why do the blameless suffer? Why does evil persist in the world? Why do the wicked prosper? Must the chosen people suffer the destiny of martyrdom? And why should Yahweh remain the hidden God?

Presents over one hundred thirty short stories of actual events and includes mysterious tales of ghosts and alien encounters, time travel and out-of-body experiences, psychic warnings and miraculous healings, and guardian angels.

Including more than 200 true, thought-provoking stories, this inspirational collection provides a fascinating glimpse into the world of unexplained phenomena and survival against overwhelming odds. A wide range of topics and circumstances is covered, including angelic interventions, surviving airplane crashes and cataclysmic natural disasters, medical miracles, amazing sea rescues, miracles on the highway, and near-death experiences. Remarkable stories include how a sky diver plummeted more than 4,000 feet and walked away with only a cut, how a mother and her children ride out a tornado atop an airborne mattress and survive, and how a group of dolphins rescued a swimmer from a shark attack.