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    My firsthand account: God is alive and well

    . Part 2 of 2 Q: You write that you considered talking to friends about your experiences. Did you ever do that? A: I tried, but I quickly realized it wasn't the best way to tell the story. It made me realize I had to write about it. Since there were many events, I needed to lay it out and...
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    My firsthand account: God is alive and well

    Part 1 of 2 These Q&A are a supplement to the story, “Look Closely and You Will See Him.” I wrote them to give readers a better understanding, and hopefully a greater appreciation for the events in the story. Q: Why did you write the story? A: I am not a writer, professionally or...
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    Conversion Stories

    I've posted my "reversion" story elsewhere on this site. It's really a story about how I came to believe in divine intervention. Here is the introduction and a link to the rest of the story. Look Closely and You Will See Him by David Wilkins INTRODUCTION It has been said that coincidence...
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    My firsthand account: God is alive and well

    March 17, 2006 Reggie White Needless to say, in spite of this curious event, I made no preparations for a lottery windfall. I did, however, make plans to talk with friends about my experiences. As if I didn’t have enough to talk about, one more puzzle piece formed in my game of lottery...
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    My firsthand account: God is alive and well

    A Lottery Code By mid-December, my interest in these coincidences had reached its peak. The time had come to shed light on this puzzle in any way I could. In addition to this latest event, after finding the calling card, I saw a sudden flurry of more subtle coincidences over the next few...
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    My firsthand account: God is alive and well

    September 5, 2005 For a completely different reason, the word “dog” was on my mind one day in early September. It was an ordinary day, but one in which I unexpectedly expressed some brief thoughts to God. Despite the plea concerning my father, I hadn’t made a habit of speaking to Him aloud...
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    My firsthand account: God is alive and well

    Curiosities Although I wasn’t lucky in the lottery, my real luck was having Dad around to the “lucky” age of seventy-seven. Despite his smoking habit, he lived an average lifespan for a man of his generation, and for that, I was thankful. The doctors did everything possible, but by the time he...
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    My firsthand account: God is alive and well

    Until last year, I was not involved in any religion for most of my adult life. I returned to the Catholic faith (was raised Catholic) at the start of 2006. My return was motivated by some remarkable events that had taken place the previous year. It took me a few months, but I finally finished...