Touched by Heaven - Everyday Encounters with God

"Live your life with arms wide open, today is where your book begins."
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There is one day each year that seems to echo across history. Fatima in 1917. Akita in 1973. A mysterious moment during adoration in San Francisco in 2023. Different places. Same invitation: return to God.
In this episode, I revisit one of the most talked-about episodes of Touched by Heaven and ask a simpler question than before--not what every sign means, but what they're asking of us.
Along the way come unexpected clues through songs like Unwritten and Anything Goes, and a surprising realization: perhaps the ending isn't fixed. Perhaps, even now, the story is still being written.
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Join Us for a Pilgrimage to Medjugorje
We invite you to embark with us this October 10th to 17th on a pilgrimage to Medjugorje--one of the most grace-filled and spiritually uplifting places we've ever encountered. Register now, tickets are selling fast.
Click below to see all the details:
 https://padrepiopilgrimages.com/trapperjack/
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If you have a Touched by Heaven moment that you would like to share with Trapper, please leave us a note at https://touchedbyheaven.net/contact Our listeners look forward to hearing about life-changing encounters and miraculous stories every week.
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"We didn't know about the Netflix documentary. We didn't know these two young men. We only knew that the Holy Spirit guided us here."
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Holly and Lauren stood quietly at the gravesites in a cemetery in Strongsville, Ohio, wondering why prayer had led them there. During a class assignment through Encounter School of Ministry, my two new friends had asked the Holy Spirit where they were supposed to go and pray. Neither woman knew the names on the stones or the tragic story connected to them.
Two men eventually approached and explained that these were the graves of two young men killed when a teenage girl drove her car into a building at nearly 100 miles an hour. The case later became the subject of The Crash, one of Netflix's most watched documentaries.
Holly and Lauren exchanged stunned looks. Why had they been guided here?
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If you have a Touched by Heaven moment that you would like to share with Trapper, please leave us a note at https://touchedbyheaven.net/contact Our listeners look forward to hearing about life-changing encounters and miraculous stories every week.
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"He looked at me, and said, "Go ahead and get up and walk towards the door." I got up and started to walk. I didn't even need to reach the door. All the pain was gone. I busted out crying. I knew that I was healed."
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Aaron reaching out during Pentecost week feels fitting somehow. Pentecost marks the birth of the Church and the outpouring of the Holy Spirit into the world -- an outpouring still seen today through miraculous healings, answered prayers, prophetic gifts, and lives transformed in unexpected ways.
Aaron's story includes the healing of his sciatica after prayers from Dr. Issam Nemeh, whose ministry was also central to my very first podcast, Blind Faith Live. Though Aaron admits he has wrestled with skepticism over the years, he now says the evidence is becoming impossible to ignore -- not only through his own experience, but through the many stories shared on Touched by Heaven and Blind Faith Live.
Dr. Nemeh: https://www.pathtofaith.com/
Click below to learn more about joining our Pilgrimage to Medjugorge October 2026.
Medjugorje Pilgrimage:  https://padrepiopilgrimages.com/trapperjack/
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Share Your Story
If you have a Touched by Heaven moment that you would like to share with Trapper, please leave us a note at https://touchedbyheaven.net/contact Our listeners look forward to hearing about life-changing encounters and miraculous stories every week.
Stay Informed
Trapper sends out a weekly email. If you're not receiving it, and would like to stay in touch to get the bonus stories and other interesting content that will further fortify your faith. Join our email family by subscribing on https://trapperjackspeaks.com 

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"I looked at Paul and said to myself, 'I want a husband, but… it better not be him.' Paul, meanwhile, mumbled, 'I just met my wife… I just met my wife.' And, I said, 'I don't think so.'" (laughter)
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As Elizabeth and I prepare for our fourth pilgrimage to Medjugorje with listeners this October, I was reminded of a beautiful conversation I recorded three years ago in Medjugorje with Monica and her husband Paul at visionary Marija's pansion.
That memory came rushing back after hearing "Waltzing Matilda" playing in my head while receiving a WhatsApp message from Monica in Australia.
Their remarkable love story is wrapped in faith, providence, humor, and the loving influence of the Blessed Mother.
In the show notes, you'll find pilgrimage details through Padre Pio Pilgrimages, including information about where we'll be staying in October, along with a link to episode 404 featuring Michael Campanelli -- founder of Padre Pio Pilgrimages -- and his powerful Medjugorje conversion story.
Elizabeth and I hope you can join us this October!
Medjugorje Pilgrimage:  https://padrepiopilgrimages.com/trapperjack/
Episode 404:  https://touchedbyheaven.net/size/5/?search=tbh+404
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Share Your Story
If you have a Touched by Heaven moment that you would like to share with Trapper, please leave us a note at https://touchedbyheaven.net/contact Our listeners look forward to hearing about life-changing encounters and miraculous stories every week.
Stay Informed
Trapper sends out a weekly email. If you're not receiving it, and would like to stay in touch to get the bonus stories and other interesting content that will further fortify your faith. Join our email family by subscribing on https://trapperjackspeaks.com 

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"I write books about things I don't know. That's how this Near Death Experience book began…" - Michael Zigarelli
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What happens when people clinically die… and then come back with stories they can't explain?
In this episode, I speak with professor and author Michael Zigarelli of Messiah University in Pennsylvania about his book Evidence for Heaven, a fascinating look at documented Near Death Experiences from around the world.
Michael has studied countless cases involving children, the blind, atheists, medical patients, and others who describe remarkably similar encounters beyond this life.
Evidence for Heaven - click here to see on Amazon https://a.co/d/0ginEV7b
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Share Your Story
If you have a Touched by Heaven moment that you would like to share with Trapper, please leave us a note at https://touchedbyheaven.net/contact Our listeners look forward to hearing about life-changing encounters and miraculous stories every week.
Stay Informed
Trapper sends out a weekly email. If you're not receiving it, and would like to stay in touch to get the bonus stories and other interesting content that will further fortify your faith. Join our email family by subscribing on https://trapperjackspeaks.com 

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More About Trapper Jack
Visit Our Website: https://TrapperJackSpeaks.com
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