The Case for Miracles: A Journalist Investigates Evidence for the Supernatural
By: Lee Strobel
Rating: 5 of 5
In this book, “The Case for Miracles” author Lee Strobel takes a look at miracles. Are they the work of God, the creator? Or are they merely coincidences, spontaneous remissions, fleeting moments of seeming recovery, or even worse, the work of charlatans.
Mr. Strobel’s investigation is what one would expect from a good and hard-hitting journalist. While he is now a Christian, he once was a committed atheist and skeptic. Because of that and his experience of years as a journalist, the tone and style of the book is uncommitted and leaves the reader to decide for themselves.
For me, the evidence was overwhelming. As I read through Mr. Stroble’s interview with noted skeptic, Dr. Michael Shermer, I noted that the Dr. Shermer’s viewpoint was favorably portrayed and explained well. If you were on the fence and stopped reading after that first chapter, you would walk away without a belief in miracles.
As I am a Christian, I read further and found that chapter and chapter, case after case presented a portrait of a loving God.
The miracles included reach beyond those that are physical healings. The most important miracle of all is covered in depth. That is the death and resurrection of Jesus. I was aware of some of the historical background surrounding this momentous event but was very happy to read of more supporting information.
In the end, do I believe in miracles? Yes, I do. Have I had a miracle in my life? Yes, I have. That I am alive today can be attributed to a number of miracles, not the least of which was having second and third degree burns over much of my body at age 2. Not only did I live, I don’t have a single scar.
However, God doesn’t always provide a miracle. I watched my son struggle with leukemia, thought we had a cure in a bone marrow transplant and then watched him die from a simple yeast infection. There is a chapter in this book which deals with when a miracle doesn’t happen.
So, undoubtedly, because of my own personal experiences, I was biased in one direction as I read through the book. Some, like me, will believe and others will not. Some will be seeking with an open mind. I think that the arguments in the book as well as the study guides at the end, will be a valuable resource for those individuals.
In addition to the hard copy version of this book that I purchased on Amazon, I was provided a digital advance reader copy of this book by the publisher via Netgalley.
In this book, “The Case for Miracles” author Lee Strobel takes a look at miracles. Are they the work of God, the creator? Or are they merely coincidences, spontaneous remissions, fleeting moments of seeming recovery, or even worse, the work of charlatans.