Amanda Foster, a 33-year-old mother from Kentucky, once lost her first baby to Potter's syndrome-a loss that led her away from God for a time. In 2021, she surrendered her life to Jesus, and later became pregnant with her second son, Kyler.
When early scans raised concerns about a possible heart issue near his aorta, Amanda began praying before every appointment “Lord, keep your hand on my baby.” At 32 weeks, during a routine ultrasound, her daughter Bailey noticed something remarkable--an image resembling a large hand resting over Kyler's head.
The photo, often called the "Hand of God," quickly went viral after the family shared it online. Soon after, follow-up scans showed the heart abnormality had disappeared. Though skeptics point to possible ultrasound artifacts, Amanda and her husband Kyle believe it was a sign of God's protection. Kyler was born healthy—a living testimony to answered prayer and the God who forms life in the womb.
Someone just fainted during urinating.
His bladder was very full, and he was forcing the urine out fast. That entire thing triggered something in his body that slowed his heart rate and opened his blood vessels very wide and gbam. Fainted!
This is actually very rare
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Jesus did not just die. He was brutally tortured: In 1986, the American Medical Association published an article titled "The Physical Death of Jesus Christ". It details the entire process of Jesus' trial to His death on the cross.
In Luke 22, before Jesus is arrested, it is written that He was in great distress & sweating blood. Although rare, it is recognized as Hematidrosis, a condition caused by high levels of stress.
At the time, the crucifixion was considered the worst death for the worst of criminals. But this is not all Jesus faced. He endured whipping so severe that it tore the flesh from His body. He was beaten so horribly that His face was torn & His beard ripped.
A crown of thorns, 2-3 inches long cut deeply into His scalp. The leather whip used to flog Him had tiny iron balls & sharp bones. The balls caused internal injuries while the sharp bones ripped open His flesh. His skeletal muscles, veins, & bowels are exposed, causing major blood loss. Most men do not survive this kind of torture. After Jesus was severely flogged, He was forced to carry His cross while people mocked & spat on Him.
Crucifixion was a process meant to instill excruciating pain, creating a slow & agonizing death. Nails as long as 8 inches were driven into Jesus' wrists & feet. The Roman soldiers knew the tendons in the wrists would tear & break, forcing Jesus to use His back muscles to support Himself to breathe. Imagine the struggle, the pain, the courage...Jesus endured this reality for 3 hours!
The Gospel of John writes that after Jesus' death, a Roman soldier pierced His side with a spear & blood & water came out. Scientists explain that from hypovolemic shock, the rapid heart rate causes fluid to gather in the sack around the lungs & heart. The accumulation of fluid in the membrane around the heart is called a Pericardial effusion & the lungs is called a pleural effusion.
To the world, Christianity is as foolish as it can get. They believe it's for the weak. But when you are confronted by the reality of the cross, it's clearly not a pretty sight. It is brutal & horrific.
This is the weight Jesus carried. The weight of the sins of the world, all so that we can live. God's wrath is fully satisfied in Jesus. This is what it took. Repent & believe! Jesus is “God among us” in the flesh. Jesus is our Savior. Jesus loves you so much that He went through this spiritual and physical punishment for your sins and mine.
Jesus is King!