The Miracle Chase: Three Women, Three Miracles, and a Ten Year Journey of Discovery and Friendship »

What exactly is a miracle? That's the question three women try to answer when one of them faces a sudden tragedy. In the process, they transform a simple friendship into a powerful spiritual odyssey.
Recent polls reveal that while most Americans believe in miracles, few feel that a miracle could happen for them. Joan, Katie, and Meb were no exception, yet each had experienced something extraordinary: Joan's son had survived a catastrophic illness. Katie had, perhaps with the aid of Divine intervention, escaped serial killer Ted Bundy. And Meb's 6-month-old daughter had suffered abuse and was now blind; she coped through the power of prayer and faith. Katie was a skeptic, Meb a believer, and Joan struggled to mediate faith and doubt. The Miracle Chase is a story of how these three friends tried to discover what religions around the world have to tell us about miracles, why some people are blessed with miracles when others aren't, and how anyone could believe in miracles in an age of science.

Prologue 1

Part 1 Chasing Miracles 9

1 Telling Stories 11

Blind Faith 11

The Heart of the Matter 18

Deliver Us from Evil 25

Part 2 The Chase Is On 29

2 Wise Guys 31

3 Footsteps in the Sand 47

4 A Mother's Trust 59

Part 3 Crossing the Rubicon 77

5 The Widow Maker 79

6 Fear of Flying 91

7 Going the Distance 101

Part 4 Chasing Beyond 107

8 A Quantum Leap of Faith 109

9 Making the Connection 123

10 Not Afraid of the Dark 143

11 Climb Every Mountain 151

Part 5 The Ripple Effect 159

12 Miracle Mixers 161

13 Waves of Grace 175

14 Taking the High Road 191

15 Magical Miracle Tour 201

Miracle Works Foundation 217

Bibliography 219

Acknowledgments 223

About the Authors 225

Reading Group Guide 229