Are angels real? Are they truly around us? More than half of all adults, including one in five of those who say they are not religious, believe that they have been protected by a guardian angel during their life, according to a new survey by Baylor University’s Institute for Studies of Religion. The survey polled 1,700 respondents of diverse religious faiths: evangelical Protestants, black Protestants, mainline Protestants, Catholics and Jews.
Researchers found that a belief in guardian angels, affirmed by 55 percent of respondents, is a phenomenon that crosses religious. Beyond the idea of angels as cartoon figures with wings, halos and harps, research points to the theory that we live in a spiritual reality and these are spiritual beings that God’s created and we call them angels.
Guardian angels have long been a pop culture staple — starring in film classics like “It’s a Wonderful Life” and the popular television series “Touched by an Angel.”
An August 2007 Pew poll found that 68 percent of Americans believe that “angels and demons are active in the world”; 20 percent say they’ve had an encounter with an angel or a devil. People may not be thinking necessarily about angels with wings, but instead about a loved one who has gone before them.
If you believe that angels still walk among us or that you may have had a true encounter with one, please join us. Increasing your present awareness of angels is one of the best ways to start noticing their presence. On mountain slopes, on desolate rural highways and airplane cockpits are just a few of the places where ordinary people have felt the presence of God’s angels at work in their lives. Angel signs are all around us and can come in a variety of ways depending on your current challenges, next steps or the questions you’ve asked. Join us and bring your stories or just your curiosity.
Check out these titles:
Living in the Light: True & Amazing Stories of Angel Encounters & Miracles by Karen C. Rizzo
Are you looking for a brand new kind of book club?
We think we have something you’ll enjoy. Instead of all reading the same book and then discussing, you get to do it your way … Read a book or an article, listen to a podcast or an interview, watch a documentary, or just bring your experiences or opinions and we will then discuss. Clearly, it is “not your Mama’s book club.” Join us Tuesday, December 4, at 2p.m. in the Boardroom!
This month our topic is: Angel Encounters
Tuesday, December 4, at 2 p.m. in the Boardroom