Touched By Heaven - Everyday Encounters With God

"My seatbelt was still on. There were tree branches on the windshield. That's when I realize that me and my giant truck and trailer were somehow upside down." ---------- Four years after first sharing his story, Nick the truck driver returns with one of the most baffling moments of his life. A routine winter drive turns into something he still can't fully explain--loss of control, lost time, and a scene that defies logic when it's over. But what makes this story even more unsettling isn't just what happened on the road… it was his wife calling at that precise moment, asking, "Are you OK?" ---------- 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 interes

"I gasped. There it was, taped to the wall. That wasn't there before." ---------- Today is Divine Mercy Sunday. Just days ago, Jennifer--a hospice worker--was praying The Divine Mercy Chaplet for a patient who had just passed away. At that very moment, a man arrived late to do some work at her house… his own father had died the night before. Two people. Two losses. Two hearts already turned toward heaven, even before the day had really begun. Jennifer brought him upstairs to her son's bedroom, where he was scheduled to paint. But when they walked in, they both stopped. Taped to the wall… was something that hadn't been there before. No one had been in the room. No explanation. Just a message--waiting. What do you do when heaven doesn't whisper… but leaves something behind? Plus, more stories of encounter with Chris, Traci and Russ, and Natalie! ---------- 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/con

"He is going to give you what you need in each moment. But he won't give you what you need tomorrow, today." ---------- Here we are on Easter Sunday with the conclusion of our episode with Julianne from Ireland. The song that bubbled up in my head this week that takes me to her story is called Promises, Promises. Spiritualized, it speaks to the choice of which promise we grabbed for in this life. Three years after sharing her battle with alcohol and Our Lady's call to "keep Jesus first," she returns with a new baby, a new home, and a new perspective. The struggle remains--but through St. Thérèse and daily surrender, she's learning that God gives exactly what we need… for today. ---------- 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 n

"I saw myself from above, as God would see me. Through His eyes. He looked at me with such love, and I became aware of all the little ways that He is talking to me." ---------- Julianne from Ireland is back. The song that bubbled up in my head this week that takes me to her story is called Promises, Promises. Spiritualized, it speaks to the choice of which promise we grabbed for in this life. Three years after sharing her battle with alcohol and Our Lady's call to "keep Jesus first," she returns with a new baby, a new home, and a new perspective. The struggle remains--but through St. Thérèse and daily surrender, she's learning that God gives us exactly what we need… for today. ---------- 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 no

"I wondered if I would die early as my father had, and I suddenly heard a voice, 'You will not die before you are married with children.' I was shocked. and then the voice said it again. Who was that?" ---------- Wanja, whose journey stretches from Kenya to British Columbia is guided by moments that feel anything but ordinary. She shares what it's like to hear a voice she believes is God's, offering answers, direction, and peace. Formed by a mother's deep faith after losing her father as a toddler, Wanja's life includes visions, dreams, and songs placed on her heart to help others. After a season of falling away, a house fire, the very night she conceived her son, became a turning point. What followed reveals not punishment--but God's relentless mercy, love, and call back home. ---------- 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 enco

"He walked out the door, with me running right behind him. When I ran out the door, he was gone. Nowhere to be found. There's not a car, not a bicycle, not a motorcycle, not a person…  Just a streetlight and mosquitoes." ---------- Three ordinary encounters. Three strangers, each appeared at exactly the right moment. And three stories that leave you wondering if heaven briefly stepped onto earth. Nick felt compelled to give money to a woman who seemed to be expecting him. John was confronted by a mysterious old man just after taking something he shouldn't have. And my friend Danny found himself drafting behind two cyclists who rode straight into a brutal headwind as if the wind didn't exist. Each encounter ended the same way: the stranger vanished. Coincidence? Divine nudge? Or something more? Scripture warns us that we may entertain angels without knowing it. In this episode, the question becomes unavoidable. ---------- Share Your Story If you have a Touched by Heaven moment that you would like to share w

"I had just asked Saint Thérèse for a sign. Suddenly, there was a single yellow rose in a vase. Sitting on the dining room table. Where had it come from? ---------- Episode 409 revisits a story that beautifully illustrates the friendship of the saints. Known as "The Little Flower," Saint Thérèse of Lisieux became famous for her "little way" -- the belief that holiness is found in small acts of love offered to God.  She also promised that after her death she would send roses as signs that prayers had been heard. In this episode, Catherine shares two remarkable moments when roses appeared at just the right time, confirming that her prayers had reached heaven. It's also a reminder that the saints are not distant figures of the past. They are friends, inspirations, and powerful intercessors walking with us today. ---------- 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

Mary, a varsity college swimmer, shares her Near-Death Experience -- the moment she slipped beneath the pool water during a competition, saw the face of her grandmother, and heard the unmistakable voice of God behind her. ---------- We open with that powerful encounter. But the story doesn't end in the pool. Years later, after attending one of my talks at a local parish, and initially brushing off the podcast, Mary tuned back in -- and suddenly the message wasn't just interesting. It was personal. And Convicting. Sometimes God lets you drift for a season. And sometimes He brings you back to face the one thing standing between you and freedom. ---------- 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 t

Mark was dead. EMS had shocked him three times with no results. 10 Minutes had gone by. One of the men said let's try one more time. ---------- Three years ago, on a road in Billings, Montana, Mark was driving with his wife Carol when his heart suddenly stopped. For ten minutes, there was no pulse. No oxygen. Carol shut off the car, called 911, and followed the dispatcher's instructions until EMS arrived. Three shocks. No response. They were ready to stop. As we enter Lent and hear, "Remember you are dust…, and to dust you will return" why is the dust sometimes put on pause? And what does that say about God's timing--and ours? ---------- 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

"Everything went black, the devil had his hands on my shoulder, looked at my father, and said, you know the rules, I get to keep Josh." ---------- Josh Jung returns to Touched by Heaven since first guesting back on Episode 205, four years ago. Back then, he shared how, as an atheist, he openly invited anything that might be "out there" to reveal itself. God, angels, demons, even aliens. It seemed to Josh that they were all responding. In this episode, Josh goes farther back to powerful dreams at ages eight and fifteen that carried both promise and warning. Now, Josh is learning to follow the Holy Spirit boldly and speak what he's been given, without fear. ---------- 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 w

"I was in the car with my wife and one year-old listening to the radio. They announced that united flight 232 had crashed. I was supposed to be on that plane." ---------- In 1989, Jerry was on the phone with a travel agent, ready to book his seat on United Airlines Flight 232 from Denver to Chicago. But something strange happened. His gut clenched. He felt sick. Anxious. When an earlier flight was mentioned, his body relaxed. Calm. Peace. He didn't know why, but he listened. Later that day, from a car in New York with his wife and one-year-old child, he heard the news. Flight 232 had crashed. One hundred twelve people died. Jerry was would have been on that plane. Years later, he finds Touched by Heaven, and his story leads to a conversation with Trapper's podcast friend, Jim Harold. The topic is premonitions, instincts, and the quiet ways God sometimes intervenes--whether we believe in Him yet or not. ---------- Share Your Story If you have a Touched by Heaven moment that you would like to share with Trapp

"I wasn't even sure I believed in God. But when I saw the miracle of the sun with golden raindrops falling off of it, I knew that God existed and that he loved me." ---------- In the Bible, the number forty shows up when something is being tested, purified, or prepared. Forty days. Forty years. It is never random. It is the stretch between what God promises and what finally comes to life. When the music that bubbles up in my head began to take me back to a story from 40 weeks ago, I pushed back. Why would I do that? Wrong question. Just trust. OK. This episode returns to the conversion story of Michael Campanelli, a man who went to Medjugorje not even sure he believed in God. What happened there was not flashy or emotional hype. It was uncomfortable. A call to confession. A confrontation with long buried sin. A moment of grace that broke through his resistance and changed the direction of his life. That moment became a turning point. Skepticism gave way to surrender. Confession led to healing. And eventua

"The doctor told me that I would be completely disabled within months with aggressive MS. I heard a voice, 'Everything is going to be OK.' What?" ---------- Chris is the kind of guy you might live next door to. A regular husband and dad, doing his best, never presenting himself as special or gifted in any way. Just humble and real. In this episode, he shares several moments where God quietly but unmistakably showed up. The most dramatic came in 2015, when his children were still very young and he was diagnosed with the most aggressive form of multiple sclerosis. Doctors told him he would likely be disabled within six to nine months. Crushed and searching for meaning, Chris turned to prayer. Without even owning a rosary, he began counting prayers on his fingers. That's when the miracle happened. Since then, there have been other encounters, moments of protection, answered prayer, and reassurance. Not because Chris is extraordinary, but because God is. ---------- Share Your Story If you have a Touched by Heave

"I was stuck in the snow, in my car, when these four huge-football-player-sized guys got out of this tiny little car and started walking toward me to help. Who were these guys? And how did they fit inside that car?" ---------- In today's episode, Sarah, a mental health therapist, shares how revisiting her life through the lens of faith revealed moments that no longer feel random. After discovering the Touched by Heaven podcast, memories began resurfacing--an icy road, a spinning car, and unexpected help that arrived in a way she still struggles to explain. Other experiences from childhood also took on new weight, including an unsettling encounter with the Ouija board, a cemetery, and a message that arrived later in a mysterious Christmas card. Uninvited, and deeply confusing. As Sarah reflects, patterns emerge: quiet protection, timely warnings, and a presence that seemed to know what she needed before she did. This conversation invites listeners to reconsider what they may have overlooked in their own liv

"We're all going to die. That's what's on my mind. I'm going to die, and I'm never gonna see my three-year-old again. I'm hot, I'm sweating, And I still don't get in the taxi and leave." ---------- This week's episode plays like a movie. It began with a song that bubbled up unexpectedly: "Comedy Tonight." Not comedy as in jokes or punch lines, but comedy in the ancient Greek sense -- a story that ends with order restored, hope intact, life going on. The opposite of tragedy, where death or despair gets the final word. In this episode, three true stories from the Touched By Heaven archives unfold like scenes from film or television. Each contains danger, darkness, or apparent loss -- but none of them end there. A bullet that should have killed. A killer interrupted. A dream that warned. These stories are familiar, peculiar, appealing, and at times appalling -- yet each one closes with uplift. God steps into the frame, fires the flare gun, and reminds us: this is not a tragedy. ---------- Share Your Story If y

"I heard his voice next to my ear. His arm was around my shoulder. I looked down, but I did not see shoes or his pant legs." ---------- Episode 400 brings Touched by Heaven back to where it all began. Before the themes expanded and the conversations deepened, it was angel stories that first drew many of you in. In this milestone episode, I return to real moments where help arrived quietly and unexpectedly. No wings were seen. No explanations were given. At the time, the people involved didn't even call it an angel. They simply knew something intervened. Through stories of guidance, protection, warning, peace, and rescue, I invite you to slow down and reconsider what you may have overlooked in your own life. Because if angels were present in these moments, perhaps they have been present in ours as well, long before we had language for it. ---------- 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 O

"I just saw this bright, golden, light. It encompassed me. And in the middle of that light was the most beautiful face." ---------- Fifty years ago today, with seconds left on the clock, a quarterback launched a desperate pass and later said, "I closed my eyes and said a Hail Mary." The phrase stuck -- a last-ditch effort when human ability runs out. As I record this episode, I'm reading Project Hail Mary -- a story about humanity's final attempt to save the world. A last play. A long shot. A mission resting on grace. But tucked inside this episode is something even more striking. In Episode 246, Darron wasn't throwing a Hail Mary at all. And yet -- at the very last seconds of a supposed past-life regression -- the Blessed Mother arrived anyway. Uninvited. Unmistakable. Pointing him not to herself, but to her Son. Because sometimes, when time is up… You don't even have to throw the prayer. She comes running. ---------- Share Your Story If you have a Touched by Heaven moment that you would like to share with

9/11. He saw a jet coming right for his office. The wing went through his window. Fire was everywhere as he cried out, "Lord, take over!" --------- This Christmas week episode is truly a gift. I'm joined by kindred spirit and author Mark Ellis, whose book When Kingdom Light Shines mirrors the heart of the Touched by Heaven podcast--60 powerful stories of divine intervention, angels, near-death experiences, and unmistakable encounters with God. Mark shares several unforgettable stories, including a man who survived the impact zone in the second tower on 9/11, and an astronaut whose life was transformed when he encountered Jesus--while walking on the moon. If you're looking for hope, wonder, or a last-minute Christmas gift, this episode (and Mark's book) delivers. When Kingdom Light Shines --------- 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-cha

"For 16 months, my body and mind shut down due to spiritual warfare. My doctor said, "I don't believe in your God, I believe in my medicine." ---------- Peter Nathan and his wife Christine from Australia, both of deep faith, experienced one brief encounter on the street that changed everything. In this extraordinary retelling of episode 243, a woman fixed Peter with what can only be described as a deliberate evil intention, and from that moment he entered a 16-month physical and mental shutdown. Priests were called. Prayers were offered. Nothing worked. Peter's psychiatrist dismissed the idea of spiritual warfare--until one specific Bible verse was spoken. The oppression lifted, and even the doctor's certainty began to unravel. A rare, sobering, and fascinating account of spiritual reality breaking through. ---------- 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 he

"I was living on the reservation, with my father, drunk, my mother, drunk, and pointing a rifle at me and my siblings." ---------- In this moving episode, we meet Susy—a woman whose life has been marked by deep loss, relentless struggle, and extraordinary moments of grace. Raised amid instability on an Indian reservation and searching for belonging across multiple faith traditions, Susy carried trauma into adulthood. She would lose her husband to cancer and later her daughter, Dakota, whose life was overshadowed by spiritual torment and addiction. Yet through every season, God kept breaking through. From miraculous interventions—including one that stopped her from ending her own life—to the unexpected moment she discovered "Touched by Heaven" on Coast to Coast A.M., Susy began to see that she had been pursued by a faithful God all along. This is a story of a soul relentlessly loved back home. ---------- Share Your Story If you have a Touched by Heaven moment that you would like to share with Trapper, pleas