The Grave Robber

July 14, 2014
“Miracles are happening all around us all the time, but you won’t see them if you don’t know how to look for them,” writes Batterson (The Circle Maker), lead pastor of National Community Church in Washington, D.C., in his book that examines the seven miracles of Jesus as presented in the Gospel of John and also assures readers that miracles continue to happen every day. Whether turning water into wine, bringing the dead back to life, restoring sight to the blind, calming the waters during a storm, or multiplying fishes and loaves to feed a hungry crowd, Jesus demonstrated the power given him by God. God still reveals his power today through modern-day miracles, Batterson argues, offering numerous examples of such miracles. From the story of a pastor friend who escaped death by making it to a neighbor’s house without losing any blood after being stabbed repeatedly to the healing of a little boy with an aggressive malignant growth in his middle ear that disappeared minutes before surgeons planned to remove it, the author supplies evidence for his assertion that “it’s not over till God says it’s over.” People who seek assurance and hope that miracles can and do happen—or those who simply enjoy reading about miracles past and present—will find inspiration in this conversationally written study.