A Stone, A Cross, A Listener Named Claire - TBH 393

Touched by Heaven - Everyday Encounters with God

Philip Keller

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🗓️ 16 November 2025

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

TBH 393

"We had a massive fire. We lost everything, with the exception of one thing. In the living room, within the ashes, one thing survived, our Bible."

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At the base of Cross Mountain in Medjugorje, our guide had us bend down and pick up a small stone. She said to place all our worries, fears, and crosses on this tiny rock. Then, she told us to carry it in our pocket to the top and to leave it at the foot of the cross, surrendering it all to Christ.

In this episode, I bring you along for the ascent, with audio from my fellow pilgrims Ben and Paul and the 20-plus souls who climbed with us.

I also share a providential two-minute encounter with Claire, a listener whose own life reveals the gentle fingerprints of God—from her father's passing to a house fire that showed His hand. Together, our stories point to the daily cross, and the strength Christ gives to carry it.

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0:00.0	Yeah, we had a massive fire.
0:09.0	We lost everything, with the exception of one thing.
0:14.0	When we went into the ashes, in the living room, I had my mother's Bible on an end table, and everything was gone with the exception of that Bible.
0:26.1	And that is what we call a sign.
0:29.0	This is touched by heaven.
0:30.5	Everyday encounters with God those moments when heaven and earth collide and we see God.
0:36.6	In these encounter stories with angels, divine intervention, prophetic dreams, visions, near-death
0:40.7	experiences, welcome.
0:41.9	I'm your host.
0:43.7	Jack, whole house burns down, but the Bible remains.
0:47.1	The only thing not in ashes, perhaps not a coincidence.
0:50.0	Yes.
0:50.9	Yeah, even though I wasn't, you know, like involved in church or anything, that, obviously that meant something.
0:58.9	Our guest today is Claire. From where?
1:01.8	Wilmington, North Carolina.
1:03.6	And it was so nice meeting, Claire, just a few weeks back in Magigoria, not in our group, a listener, but with another group.
1:09.2	But our paths crossed for a couple of minutes.
1:12.2	But it was an important two minutes there in front of St. James Church and right there by the Blessed Mother statue as she brought tape to me.
1:20.6	And did you listen to this week's episode?
1:23.2	So you kind of heard my little reflection on the broken white cane and all that kind of good stuff.
1:29.0	I was like, oh my gosh.
1:32.0	You know, you kind of played a role in all of that, you know.
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