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One afternoon, best-selling angel-bookauthor Joan Wester Anderson came across an account of a woman who believed she had been protected by an ‘angel’ dog. An angel dog ? Nonsense, thought Anderson. But, the more she thought about it, the more she realised that perhaps she was putting limits on how God ought to act. If God is the god of everything can’t he use anything, including a dog,to help people in their time of need?
Angelic Tails is a collection of down-to-earth true stories from ordinary people who believe that God has graced their lives through heavenly Each of the 30 stories challenges readers to reconsider their conception of angels. Featured in the book are stories of a former US air force colonel whose golden retrievers served as his heavenly helpers in the Colorado wilderness to the account of St John Bosco who, for more than 30 years, was protected by an angelic dog as he walked the dangerous city streets.
Angelic Tails is written from a clearly Orthodox Christian perspective. In fact, Anderson opens the book by describing how she came to embrace the idea of God’s dog-helpers only after asking the Holy Spirit for discernment. In the end, for all who see through the eyes of faith, this book is evidence that God can use even muddy paws and cold noses to fulfil his purposes in our world.
Joan Wester Anderson has been writing and speaking about angels since 1992. She is the author of a New York Times best seller Where Angels Walk and has written a total of eight books on angels and miracles. Known as the ‘Angel Lady’, she is a frequent guest on radio and television talk shows.
