Dad, Dementia, and a Divine Light - TBH 361
Touched by Heaven - Everyday Encounters with God
Release Date: 04/06/2025
A Glimpse Beyond the Last Breath - TBH 384
Touched by Heaven - Everyday Encounters with God
“My mom hadn’t spoken in four years. But when my dad passed away, she let go of his hand, her head shot upward, she began pointing straight up—and then the play-by-play began.” ---------- Sometimes heaven breaks through in the most unexpected ways. Heather’s parents had faced years of suffering—cancer, strokes, and decline. Her mom, weighed down by Alzheimer’s, had not spoken in four years. Yet, at the very moment Heather's father passed away, everything changed. Mom suddenly lifted her head, pointed upward, and began to speak—doing the impossible. What she revealed left...
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The Prayer that Stopped the Bleeding, a Delivery Room Miracle - TBH 383
Touched by Heaven - Everyday Encounters with God
“The baby was delivered via C-section. but my wife was hemorrhaging, 2 Liters of blood, and the doctors didn’t know from where. Her blood pressure was down to 52/38, and she was losing consciousness.” ---------- I asked Johnny, " How did you pray differently?" This week on Touched by Heaven, we meet musician, Johnny Hall, whose life took a dramatic turn in the delivery room. Known for leading praise and worship at healing services and events like Encounter School of Ministry, Johnny had learned about bold, Spirit-filled prayer. Those lessons became more than theory when his wife...
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Mary Calls, Vickie Answers - TBH 382
Touched by Heaven - Everyday Encounters with God
“I was in the middle of a massive migraine when I heard a woman’s voice saying, ‘Go to a Catholic church.’ I walked into the nearest one, sat in the pew, looked around, and said, OK, I am here. Now what?” ---------- This Labor Day weekend, I’m reminded of the words: “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few.” One of those laborers is Vickie Smith. In this revisiting of episode 174, Vickie shares how saying yes to Our Lady set her on a path she never could have imagined—from battling relentless migraines to a life-changing encounter that brought both healing...
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The Day God Fixed Ginny's Eyes - TBH 381
Touched by Heaven - Everyday Encounters with God
The doctor said, “The vision in your bad eye has gone from 20/100 to 20/10. And the other eye has gone from 20/40 to 20/20.” Stunned, he asked, “How did this happen?” ---------- I’ve known Ginny Pippin for nearly 20 years, but nothing prepared me for the story she shares in this episode. While attending a training class at the Encounter School of Ministry, Ginny sat before the tabernacle as her classmates practiced prayers for inner and physical healing. One student, simply following a script, asked if she wanted prayer for anything else. Ginny quietly said, “Yes—my vision.”...
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Nature's Sermon from 130,000 Preaching, Buzzing, Honeybees - TBH 380
Touched by Heaven - Everyday Encounters with God
"In my hives are nurse bees, worker bees, drones, the queen, funeral bees that cart out the dead, and guard bees, that make sure bees from other hives don't get in. No, I don't think this is all random." ---------- I've heard it said that nature is a silent sermon. If that’s true, then my friend, Tom Kennish, has 130,000 preachers buzzing in his backyard. Tom’s a beekeeper and his bees are as organized as the Vatican on Easter Sunday. Nurses, workers, foragers, guards, and even funeral bees, all doing their jobs without coffee breaks or union demands. In this episode, we talk about...
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Angels in Disguise - TBH 379
Touched by Heaven - Everyday Encounters with God
“So, this stranger walks up and flat out points his finger at me and asks, ‘Are you looking for a wife?’ then points his finger at the lady I had just met, and asks, ‘Are you looking for a husband? …’cause there’s something going on here.’” ---------- Hi! Trapper Jack here. Today… Four extraordinary encounters—each is a reminder that Heaven is closer than we think. In revisiting episode 134, we open with Dave, a lonely truck driver who had cried out to God for a partner, only to meet a woman the very next day through a mysterious man… or was it an angel? The...
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Inside the Shroud: Pathologist John Judge's Story - TBH 378
Touched by Heaven - Everyday Encounters with God
"It hit me, as I was looking at the blood of Jesus, this is something that just leaves you with a sense of awe! And I'm thinking, where do I fit in?" ---------- Hi, Trapper Jack, here! I just recently learned that one of my fellow parishioners at church, Dr. John Judge, is a pathologist who played a role in the last major investigation of the Shroud of Turin, believed by millions to be the burial cloth of Jesus Christ. He actually examined the blood—type AB—up close! How did he get selected for this once-in-a-lifetime study? What did he see? And what mysteries about the shroud still...
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God's Song from a Biker Gang - TBH 377
Touched by Heaven - Everyday Encounters with God
"And, all of a sudden, the peace that surpasses all understanding was there, and it's there till this day." ---------- There are some stories you don’t just hear—you feel them. And when you walk away, you don’t walk the same. You walk with a limp. That’s what happened to Jacob in the Old Testament after wrestling with God all night. Forever changed, forever reminded of the moment he came face to face with the Divine. This episode will give you that kind of limp. Penny, a nurse who has often seen tragedy through others’ eyes, suddenly faces her own unthinkable loss—the death of...
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The Camino - The Way to Everything that Matters - TBH 376
Touched by Heaven - Everyday Encounters with God
I was sitting in my convertible Mercedes, staring up at the dark, starry night, anxiety and worry filling my heart. I figured Heaven was somewhere up there. I said, “God, if You are up there, all I want is inner peace. Please help me.” ---------- John Sottosanti had everything—success as an oral surgeon, a beautiful home steps from the San Diego beach, and a Mercedes in the garage. But one by one, it all unraveled. Fraud, unexpected lawsuits, and even a car that seemed possessed, threw his life into chaos. Desperate for peace, John whispered a simple prayer—and God answered in ways he...
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Do Good Restaurant: If You Build It, They Will Come - TBH 375
Touched by Heaven - Everyday Encounters with God
"I was in the kitchen and this Audible Voice said I was to build a nonprofit restaurant. ‘There are many good people in the world, but they're not coming to my churches. They go out to eat. And I will show you things to draw them back to me.’” ---------- “If you build it, he will come.” That iconic line from Field of Dreams echoes through the remarkable story of Karen Homan, a farmer’s wife in rural Ohio who, like the fictional farmer Ray, in Iowa, heard a voice that didn’t make any earthly sense. Only this voice wasn’t about baseball—it was about opening a restaurant. A...
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"My whole body is shaking. I'm full-blown sobbing. I run out of the church, leaving my mom, son, and girlfriend flipping out because they know that I just saw something in church."
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Hi! Trapper Jack here. While recording episode 357, I had no idea how deeply it would affect listeners. One of them, my friend, Doug George, had to stop listening—it hit too close to home. Like Tom, Doug saw his deceased father… in church, bathed in light. In that moment, he felt it all—closure, forgiveness, love.
Doug shares his journey of growing up with a unpredictable dad, caring for him during his final months with dementia, and finally experiencing healing in that holy encounter.
Both Doug and Tom found peace in church—a reminder that healing flows from the heart of the Church, and through Jesus, we come to know not only our Heavenly Father… but our earthly ones too.
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