Karen Kingsbury on the Transformative Power of Christian Entertainment

Author Karen Kingsbury is a bestselling author and the executive producer of the new movie "Someone Like You," which is available on Great American...

Michael Foust

Updated Feb 19, 2025

Karen Kingsbury's Angels Walking book series remains one of the most popular titles from the Christian author, weaving in stories of angels sent on special missions to intervene in human lives. Perhaps surprisingly, Kingsbury says the series was inspired by what she believes was a real-life encounter her family had with an angel.

Kingsbury shared details this week with Crosswalk Headlines about the angel encounter as she promoted her new movie Someone Like You, currently streaming on Great American Pure Flix and launching on Great American Family Feb. 22.

The angel encounter, she says, occurred in 2007 after her father suffered a heart attack while laid back in a recliner.

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Originally published February 19, 2025.

Michael Foust has covered the intersection of faith and news for 20 years. His stories have appeared in Baptist Press, Christianity Today, The Christian Post, the Leaf-Chronicle, the Toronto Star and the Knoxville News-Sentinel.

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