The Angel's Gift. A grieving wife is comforted in an unusual way. Reprinted with the author's permission from Where Angels Walk: True Stories of Heavenly Visitors. Copyright 1992 by Joan Wester Anderson, Barton and Brett Publishers. Also included in Chicken Soup for the Couple's Soul, copyright 1999 by Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Mark and Chris Donnelly, and Barbara De Angelis, pp. 326-328. Health Communications, Inc., Deerfield Beach, FL. (This resource, as well as many others including a specially-priced package of the Chicken Soup books, is available at a discount through the Homiletic Resource Center.)
Does It Pay to Pray for Healing? by Tony Campolo. Good article.
Don't Worry, Be Happy. In answer to a prayer, a man's cancer is cured through a dream. Copyright 1995 by Paul Santoro. From Chicken Soup for the Surviving Soul, pp. 151 - 153, copyright 1996 by Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Patty Aubery and Nancy Mitchell. Health Communications, Inc., Deerfield Beach, FL. Used with permission. (This resource and many others, including a specially-priced package of the Chicken Soup books, is available at a discount through the
Kermit Alexander by Tom Friend. Moving story of the football player whose infamous hit knocked Gale Sayers out of professional football and whose life combined a mixture of glory and tragedy.
The Oil of Healing. The healing power of oil. Contributed by Rev. William McDaniel (Comments to bill.mcdaniel@ecunet.org)
Dawn Townsend. The mother of one of the youth who were killed in the Colombine massacre recounts how she came to peace.
You Don't Bring Me Flowers Anymore. Emphasizes the benefit for those who grieve of redirecting their grief to help others who are still alive. Reprinted with permission from Best of Bits & Pieces, published by The Economics Press, Inc., 12 Daniel Rd., Fairfield NJ 07004-2565. Also cited in A Fourth Course of Chicken Soup for the Soul, copyright 1997 by Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Hanoch McCarty and Meladee McCarty. Health Communications, Inc., Deerfield Beach. FL. (Both of these resources, as well as many others including a specially-priced package of the Chicken SoupHomiletic Resource Centere at a discount through the Homiletic Resource Center.)
