Foreword

Bob and Gail tell delightful tales of experiencing extraordinary interventions in the midst of the ordinary sort of life you and I live. Each story gives simple testimony to an astounding aspect of the relationship God offers each of us; you might call it the nearness of God.

Contrary to what you might imagine, He is not a God who remains far off, aloof from our daily quandaries; rather, time and again, He reveals Himself as a very present help-giver, a sustainer and guide, an encouraging, watchful, safe counselor.

These accounts provide a remarkable vantage point from which anyone can glimpse the incredible immediacy of God—right here and now. Those of us who have walked with God on a daily path like theirs will find the stories delightfully familiar and can often guess how the Lord is going to intervene. If you are still considering what your life will be like if you offer it to Jesus, these accounts will give you a fast-forward viewing.

Popcorn Miracles® has a tender intimacy that lingers from page to page, as though written on paper scented with closeness and affection. In part, that tenderness comes from the welcomed simplicity of what they relate—testimonies stripped of all theological jargon and hype. Mostly, however, the intimacy that permeates all of what they tell us has its source in the One about whom they write. His Name is Jesus, and He wants to walk with you, too, all the days of your life.

Daniel A. Brown, PhD, President, Commended to the Word