{"id":14486,"date":"2026-03-10T10:13:39","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T10:13:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/uncategorized\/the-story-behind-an-angel-named-bill\/"},"modified":"2026-04-10T05:57:31","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T05:57:31","slug":"the-story-behind-an-angel-named-bill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/angels-and-miracles\/angels\/the-story-behind-an-angel-named-bill\/","title":{"rendered":"The Story behind  \u2018An Angel Named Bill&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This month, in the July\/August issue of <a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/newsstand\/details\/Angels_on_Earth?id=CAow3Nn5AQ\"><em>Angels on Earth <\/em>magazine<\/a>, we have a lovely story called, &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/angels-and-miracles\/angels\/an-angel-named-bill\/\">An Angel Named Bill<\/a>,&#8221; about an angel who escorted an elderly woman to heaven. 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