Discovering God's grace in healing and renewal, 'The Miracles Among Us' takes readers on a spiritual odyssey through diverse life stories, emphasizing the transformative might of faith and endurance. Its purpose is to motivate readers to seek divine intervention in their healing paths and find solace in their struggles.
For some reason, Goodreads prevents me from listing it under Audible. But I did listen to it there. No matter, a fabulous reminder by a warm and caring physician that faith and science can mix. One doesn't have to extinguish the other. I highly recommend this read. Hope and unexplained healing stream through it. Yes, miracles do exist.
The Miracles Among Us chronicles some extraordinary medical outcomes and in most cases leaves it to the reader to ascribe how much divine versus human intervention versus combination thereof achieved the results. The most powerful accounts for me were those without medical explanations, and it provided a most moving account of a surgeon without traditional surgical training operating successfully on thousands of patients each year in war-torn Sudan - A modern day Albert Schweitzer.
I was somewhat disappointed in the increasing attention as the book progressives to extraordinary feats of physicians versus otherwise inexplicable miraculous healings, which I believe are more prevalent than the book credits. In fact, it doesn't mention as much as it should of the Judaic and Christian teachings in the Bible regarding healings - i.e., Lazarus' being raised from the dead or lepers being healed. There were no physicians to credit for those extraordinary interventions and none for many healed by prayer, at shrines, at faith-infused congregations and by medical missionaries who use their skills but rely on God for miracles every day...
I heard an interview with Dr. Siegel and was very interested in reading this book. So often I've read about medical miracles that include out-of-body-experiences, and doctors feeling as though they are being guided by an unseen entity. Those stories always intrigue me, but this book doesn't go in that direction. Instead, Dr. Siegel tells how medicine, whether through training or some other manner is miraculous in saving people who should not have survived. He shares how circumstances fall into place that should not have happened, except through divine intervention. Two doctors watching a procedure on YouTube in a remote area when the Wi-Fi was iffy at best, a first responder being guided by a voice to find a young boy, and others. Dr. Siegel does bring prayer and spiritual belief into the book with a number of stories. He makes it clear he believes it's a combination of medical procedures and a strong belief in God's intervention that have saved these people. I would recommend this book to those interested in another way God shows His presence.
I saw this book on Fox News, with the author speaking about it. We have come to know the author, Dr Marc Siegel over the years with his often commentary on Fox. This brought me to want to read this book. His chapters are all a particular patient, accident or sickness that he describes. He feels strongly that there is Devine intervention in many cases, where people recover from the impossible. Very interesting stories. Some we have heard, some we have not. His message is that there is a “higher power” out there that helps in situations. Not everything can be explained in a rational way. Some call it”luck.” Dr Siegel calls it “faith.” This book had some dry parts to it, for me. But a very interesting read. I agree with him, you must have faith in this life.
Vignettes of people who were ill, injured in various ways and one in Ethiopia with a heart problem. They were all helped in spite of seemingly insurmountable odds. Sometimes in little miracles, sometimes big unexplainable miracle. He mentions situations for Jewish and Christian people. I can't recall if there was a Muslim involvement in the book. Lots of medical problems which as a retired family practice doctor, I had no problems. Overall interesting stories.
The content of this book gets 5 stars, it is wonderful, inspiring and non-denominational. However I can’t get used to his use of the present tense throughout. It is very confusing and I often have to reread sentences to figure out the meaning. I’m sure it was done for a reason, but I can’t imagine what that reason was. If you can get past that (pun intended), I highly recommend this book for all!
A doctor takes us on a journey of some of the most hopeless cases any doctor can encounter and demonstrates how real miracles are happening all around us. Read this book. If you have a relationship with God, it will bolster your faith. If you don't care about God, you might just find yourself wanting to know more about Him.
This was a pretty good book about real life accounts of miracles that occurred among us. I didn't know that Bret Baiers son was diagnosed with a heart condition at birth. Stories also included the football player who suddenly collapsed at a NFL game. Siegel also covers the shooting of Steve Scalise and how he survived that horrible day. I enjoyed this first book of the new year.
The medical miracles were fascinating and I enjoyed learning more about Lourdes. Quick read due to the various stories the author tells throughout. I appreciated that the author incorporated both scientific and religious perspectives. There is a useful section that includes several healing prayers, which I will put to good use.
Many touching stories showing how faith and medicine often work together. Most of the stories weren't of instantaneous miracles but instead how a series of events can still be miraculous. Lots of medical terminology.
This book argues that God’s presence is real whether the patient or doctor recognizes it or not. Several of the stories are from big names. This is not a heavy read but a compilation of 16 short stories about healing miracles.
This book was awesome. At the end of each chapter, I had to stop and think about the miracle. I usually waited 30 minutes to an hour before I started a new chapter. This book was very thought provoking. I enjoyed it a lot!
Love the premise of this book, with interesting, well researched stories. Dr Siegel’s medical background provides a great foundation for the stories. It was interesting to see how different faiths define miracles. And to see how God and the medical field work hand in hand.
The stories of various medical cases are amazing, as are the people involved. I found it a little difficult to read because of the repetition and the structure of the sentences.
I really wanted to give this book a 3.5, but that’s not an option. Very interesting stories, but Dr. Siegel is not a writer. I enjoyed the book, and you probably will, too, but really a 3.5.