Is the resurrection of Jesus just a **Christian faith story**, or is it grounded in real history? In this episode of Miracles in the 21st Century, Dr. John Ashton makes the case that the **biblical evidence** for the resurrection is stronger than most people realize.

Many people assume the New Testament is little more than folklore, written generations after the fact and edited beyond recognition. Dr. Ashton challenges that assumption head-on, walking through the eyewitness authorship of the four Gospels, the historical accuracy of Luke's writing style, and the sheer volume of ancient manuscripts — thousands more than we have for any comparable Roman historical text. From there, he turns to the resurrection itself: the forensic proof that Jesus was truly dead, the empty tomb, the disciples' encounters with him afterward, and his public ascension in front of many witnesses. It's a case built not on blind faith, but on historical record.

In this episode, you will hear:
- Why the New Testament has thousands more surviving manuscripts than any other ancient historical document
- How archaeology confirmed details in the Gospel of Luke that critics once dismissed as fiction
- The medical and historical proof that Jesus was genuinely dead before the resurrection
- Eyewitness accounts of the risen Jesus — including his ascension before a crowd of witnesses

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When a devastating drought threatened an entire cattle herd, one father's answered prayer story became an unforgettable modern day miracle. In this powerful Christian faith story, host Mark Pearce recounts how three days' worth of water miraculously stretched into two full weeks on his family's remote Queensland cattle station.

Growing up on his parents' remote cattle station in northwestern Queensland, Mark witnessed the devastating drought of 1982 firsthand. When the station's main dam ran completely dry in August, the family's water storage tank — known locally as a "turkey's nest" — held just three days' supply for roughly 400 head of cattle. Drawing on the biblical account of the prophet Elisha and the widow's oil, Mark's father prayed that God would preserve the water. Against all logic, the turkey's nest level dropped for two days, then held steady — supplying thirsty cattle daily for two full weeks before unseasonable rain finally broke the drought and refilled the dam.

In this episode, you will hear:

When a devastating drought threatened an entire cattle herd, one father's answered prayer story became an unforgettable modern day miracle. In this powerful Christian faith story, host Mark Pearce recounts how three days' worth of water miraculously stretched into two full weeks on his family's remote Queensland cattle station.

Growing up on his parents' remote cattle station in northwestern Queensland, Mark witnessed the devastating drought of 1982 firsthand. When the station's main dam ran completely dry in August, the family's water storage tank — known locally as a "turkey's nest" — held just three days' supply for roughly 400 head of cattle. Drawing on the biblical account of the prophet Elisha and the widow's oil, Mark's father prayed that God would preserve the water. Against all logic, the turkey's nest level dropped for two days, then held steady — supplying thirsty cattle daily for two full weeks before unseasonable rain finally broke the drought and refilled the dam.

In this episode, you will hear:

• How a father's faith led him to pray using the story of Elisha and the widow's oil from 2 Kings
• Why a 3-day water supply somehow sustained 400 head of cattle for 2 full weeks straight
• The unseasonable rain that arrived at just the right moment to end the drought
• Why host Mark Pearce believes God's miracles aren't confined to Bible-era stories

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This inspiring Christian testimony follows Celia Moncrieff, a schoolteacher who received a frightening cancer diagnosis and later needed money for treatment she couldn't afford. What happened next is one of the clearest examples of divine healing and answered prayer you'll ever hear — from a Bible verse that mysteriously fell out of her sister's Bible, to two people who each handed her the exact same amount of money, days apart, with no idea the other had done it.

Celia was a fit, once-competitive runner when a routine biopsy revealed cancer. A year of natural treatment wasn't enough, and it returned — this time in her lymph nodes. Before a second anointing, a card carrying a handwritten Bible promise fell out of her sister's Bible; a stranger had written it out for her sister months earlier without knowing why. That promise carried Celia through chemotherapy with total peace. But when the time came for radiation, she couldn't afford it. Within minutes of telling God she had no other option, a childhood friend called and gave her the exact $2,000 she needed. Five days later, a complete stranger did the same — handing a friend a folded check for $2,000 to pass along anonymously.

In this episode, you will hear:
- How a forgotten card with a Bible verse gave Celia total peace before her treatment began
- Why God let medicine and a miracle work side by side in her healing
- The remarkable story of receiving $2,000 twice, from two people with no connection to each other
- Celia's encouragement for anyone facing a situation that feels impossible

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