The following column is excerpted from author Eric Metaxas’s book, "Miracles: What They Are, How They Happen, and How They Can Change Your Life" (Plume, October 13, 2015), now available in paperback ...

An encounter with God can change lives. Pastor Philip Pimlott believes that so much that two years ago, he changed the name of the HeartsEase Family Life Church in Baton Rouge to Encounter Church. “We ...

Profound religious experiences are linked to lasting mental health benefits, new research suggests. In a survey study of more than 4000 individuals, those who reported having profound personal ...

We sometimes have high experiences with God on Sunday, but on the other days of the week we don’t give much evidence of that. One person said, “It’s not how high you jump that gives evidence of a ...

On this Christmas Eve, which is also Hanukkah Eve, I want to ask you a favor. I want you to call to mind and give voice to the miracles in your life. Some of you have written to me in sadness that no ...

The first reading from Genesis and the Gospel from Matthew each describe an experience of human encounters with God. Abram (later Abraham) receives a divine calling, and Peter, James and John witness ...

Recently, I had the unique opportunity to experience a men’s silent retreat at the Carmelite Monastery in Alhambra, California. It was an irreplaceable spiritual exercise — a profound encounter with ...

For Jews and Christians alike, the significance of God’s covenant with the Jews is one of history’s great theological mysteries. Why did the Creator entrust his revelation to an obscure tribe of ...

Stories of divine intervention will be explored at Lifetree Café 7 p.m. Thursday at Trinity Lutheran Church. The program, titled “Angels Among Us: Stories of Miraculous Encounters,” features an filmed ...