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When Angels Speak: Inspiration From Touched By An Angel
The beloved hit television series Touched by an Angel has touched millions of lives with its warmth, wisdom, and humor. But unlike other hit series, the show attracts a group of viewers who are looking for more than entertainment and who feel that the show's endearing topics, its wonderfully warm cast of characters, and the wisdom conveyed in its dialogues genuinely "touch" their hearts and influence their lives. Now, the words of Monica, Tess, and Andrew can be with you every day, everywhere.
272 pages, Paperback
First published May 5, 1997
About the author
Martha Williamson
21 books12 followersMARTHA WILLIAMSON made television history when her CBS series, “Touched By An Angel” set a new standard for an inspirational family drama when it grew to a weekly audience of 25 million viewers and exploded into more than a billion dollar franchise during its initial 9-year run.
As Executive Producer and Head Writer of the ground-breaking series, Williamson was the visionary who guided the show into previously uncharted territory with her unique brand of inspirational story telling that produced more than strong ratings; it changed lives.
Correspondence from viewers reveals its continued impact as the series plays in syndication and DVD’s worldwide.
Williamson then sealed her place in history when she went on to become the first woman to solely executive-produce two one-hour dramas simultaneously, after creating and executive-producing “Promised Land”, which aired for three years on CBS.
As the go-to creative executive for inspirational family entertainment, Williamson is consulting with companies that are expanding their brands into the growing genre of faith and family programming. Under her MoonWater Productions banner, she is developing a number of television pilots. Her “Dead Letters” comic drama is currently in production to air on The Hallmark Channel in the Fall of 2013. She has also returned to script doctoring and is serving as a Screenwriter and Executive Producer for the remake of Disney’s classic family film “Thomasina.”
She began her career in comedy, working with the producing teams for Carol Burnett and Joan Rivers and went on to write for and produce situation comedies such as “The Facts of Life”, “Family Man”, “Jack’s Place” and “Living Dolls” for all the networks. She became known as a “script doctor” who was brought in to fix shows that weren’t working, as was the case with the abandoned pilot that later became “Touched By An Angel”.
Williamson made an unusual transition when she stepped in front of the camera to host of “A Touch of Encouragement,” a video web series, which quickly became the #1 inspirational video site on Beliefnet. She also successfully launched a musical one-woman show “Martha At Risk” which she performed and developed with Tony award-winning composer Larry Grossman.
A popular author and speaker, Williamson’s “Inviting God to Your Wedding”, a must-have book for brides, was recently released in its 10th anniversary edition by Random House. She continues to be a sought-after speaker for colleges, universities and organizations. Past speeches have included keynotes for The United States Senate Retreat,The National Speakers Association Convention, The National Executive Women’s Association and the World Association for Children and Parents.
Williamson’s work has been inducted into the Television & Radio Hall of Fame and honored with numerous awards including the Freedom Works Award from the United States Congress, the Anti-Defamation League’s Deborah Award, the Edward R. Murrow Responsibility in Television Award, the Producer’s Guild Nova Award, the Templeton Prize Epiphany Award, achievement awards from the NAACP and nine Emmy nominations.
She has been featured on talk shows such as “Oprah”, “60 Minutes” and “Larry King Live” as well as in numerous magazine articles.
She serves on the Board of Trustees for Williams College and The Pasadena Playhouse, where she established the Carrie Hamilton Theatre together with Carol Burnett. In 2003, she was appointed by the President to the White House Council for Service and Civic Participation and served on its Board for two years.
Martha is a graduate of Williams College. She founded the Williams Arts and Entertainment Fellowship there, which provides internships and support for students and graduates interested in a career in the arts. She is a frequent guest lecturer and has been involved as a director and playwriting advisor to the Williams Summer Theatre Lab since its inception. She received the Williams Bice
As Executive Producer and Head Writer of the ground-breaking series, Williamson was the visionary who guided the show into previously uncharted territory with her unique brand of inspirational story telling that produced more than strong ratings; it changed lives.
Correspondence from viewers reveals its continued impact as the series plays in syndication and DVD’s worldwide.
Williamson then sealed her place in history when she went on to become the first woman to solely executive-produce two one-hour dramas simultaneously, after creating and executive-producing “Promised Land”, which aired for three years on CBS.
As the go-to creative executive for inspirational family entertainment, Williamson is consulting with companies that are expanding their brands into the growing genre of faith and family programming. Under her MoonWater Productions banner, she is developing a number of television pilots. Her “Dead Letters” comic drama is currently in production to air on The Hallmark Channel in the Fall of 2013. She has also returned to script doctoring and is serving as a Screenwriter and Executive Producer for the remake of Disney’s classic family film “Thomasina.”
She began her career in comedy, working with the producing teams for Carol Burnett and Joan Rivers and went on to write for and produce situation comedies such as “The Facts of Life”, “Family Man”, “Jack’s Place” and “Living Dolls” for all the networks. She became known as a “script doctor” who was brought in to fix shows that weren’t working, as was the case with the abandoned pilot that later became “Touched By An Angel”.
Williamson made an unusual transition when she stepped in front of the camera to host of “A Touch of Encouragement,” a video web series, which quickly became the #1 inspirational video site on Beliefnet. She also successfully launched a musical one-woman show “Martha At Risk” which she performed and developed with Tony award-winning composer Larry Grossman.
A popular author and speaker, Williamson’s “Inviting God to Your Wedding”, a must-have book for brides, was recently released in its 10th anniversary edition by Random House. She continues to be a sought-after speaker for colleges, universities and organizations. Past speeches have included keynotes for The United States Senate Retreat,The National Speakers Association Convention, The National Executive Women’s Association and the World Association for Children and Parents.
Williamson’s work has been inducted into the Television & Radio Hall of Fame and honored with numerous awards including the Freedom Works Award from the United States Congress, the Anti-Defamation League’s Deborah Award, the Edward R. Murrow Responsibility in Television Award, the Producer’s Guild Nova Award, the Templeton Prize Epiphany Award, achievement awards from the NAACP and nine Emmy nominations.
She has been featured on talk shows such as “Oprah”, “60 Minutes” and “Larry King Live” as well as in numerous magazine articles.
She serves on the Board of Trustees for Williams College and The Pasadena Playhouse, where she established the Carrie Hamilton Theatre together with Carol Burnett. In 2003, she was appointed by the President to the White House Council for Service and Civic Participation and served on its Board for two years.
Martha is a graduate of Williams College. She founded the Williams Arts and Entertainment Fellowship there, which provides internships and support for students and graduates interested in a career in the arts. She is a frequent guest lecturer and has been involved as a director and playwriting advisor to the Williams Summer Theatre Lab since its inception. She received the Williams Bice
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January 6, 2018
Despite being 272 pages, book isn’t really all that long. And while some of it can be seen is uplifting and inspirational, in terms of depth, the book has very little to give.
The book is a list of quotes from the TV so touched by an angel. The book would’ve been better off if the quotes were organized by type, and the quotes were sourced. Not one quote is identified by who said it, or even what episode it was mentioned in.
It’s not a bad book, I just feel that it could be more.
The book is a list of quotes from the TV so touched by an angel. The book would’ve been better off if the quotes were organized by type, and the quotes were sourced. Not one quote is identified by who said it, or even what episode it was mentioned in.
It’s not a bad book, I just feel that it could be more.
July 1, 2014
This is a little book of quotes from the tv show. Positive, nice and inspirational.
May 1, 2019
I'm going to start out by saying that I didn't watch Touched by an Angel. I was a young kid when it was on. I remember my parents watching it but that's about it. I know the factors by face but I don't know any details. But I was pulling old books in the religious section of my library's bookstore and this would have been trashed so I got to take it home for free.
I started to read this Apr 18 and only got to pg. 13 before I decided I didn't want to read it. I didn't like the format and was really disappointed with it. But I gave it another shot when I was more in the mood to read all the quotes.
The introduction said people may want memorabilia but what they want the most are the words from the show. I didn't realize it had such a big impact.
By quote 2, I was dismayed. I knew this would be quotes from the show, but I didn't know it would be just a sentence or two, on every page. I just read a quote book like this recently and I'm burnt out on endless quotes, one after another. I didn't even want to read when I realized this was how this was. I just wasn't in the mood for little snippets and not a bigger message.
I felt like they were cutting quotes out that didn't stand up without their context. This made the individual quotes vague and almost meaningless. For ex: "Timing is everything in this business."
What business? What are you talking about? And then one said "There's a rhythm to life, sweetheart." That is specifically to the woman this character was talking to, and it's ruined for general use. That sweetheart term doesn't make for a good quote.
One quote said you can't spend your life sitting in a boat, staying safe. That only applies to someone sitting in a boat!
With no explanation or what came before or after, you have no idea what they're talking about and so you don't know to what circumstance and instance to even apply it to. They're inapplicable without their context.
There was a quote about music and I had absolutely no idea why it made it into this book. "No generation understands the following generation's music." What does that have to do with anything? This is about religion, not music.
I was surprised by the quote that it's hard to forget a friend but dangerous to forget an enemy. The bible teaches us to love our enemies and pray for them, and so I started to doubt the authenticity of this show.
There was a poem that started with roses are fed, said something about making sure you floss some more, and ended with your Caddy's a classic. What?
There was one that said there's something about singing the blues and no one ever sung yellows or greens...really important stuff.
What does "Three dimensional living is so limiting" mean??
When they said "There is no greater love than to give your life for your friend" I went what? We're supposed to sacrifice our lives for our friends?? I don't think that's a message you wanted to share outside that episode.
The last 40% or so was the best for me. The quotes seemed to get better. I found almost all of them to be good, a smaller percentage were random or too specific to whatever character they were talking about. There was more inspiration and ideas I could apply to my own life. I found the biggest problem with the book to be that the quotes were hard to apply to life. Many would have a term like "baby" or "dear," which contaminated the quote for general use. Some mentioned things like a child dying or abuse or living in a rundown motel, things so specific to the character they were addressing that they wouldn't apply to the public in general and so are quite useless. I found myself wondering if there weren't better quotes and thinking these shouldn't have been included.
I did make me want to watch the show though and see what the angels were all about. This is clearly geared toward fans of the show, but as someone who hasn't watched the show, only heard it on as a kid when my parents watched, I would have liked some background on the show. The characters should have been introduced, and explained how they became angels and what their jobs are now. I didn't think this made a good book because of all of the reasons I stated throughout my review.
I started to read this Apr 18 and only got to pg. 13 before I decided I didn't want to read it. I didn't like the format and was really disappointed with it. But I gave it another shot when I was more in the mood to read all the quotes.
The introduction said people may want memorabilia but what they want the most are the words from the show. I didn't realize it had such a big impact.
By quote 2, I was dismayed. I knew this would be quotes from the show, but I didn't know it would be just a sentence or two, on every page. I just read a quote book like this recently and I'm burnt out on endless quotes, one after another. I didn't even want to read when I realized this was how this was. I just wasn't in the mood for little snippets and not a bigger message.
I felt like they were cutting quotes out that didn't stand up without their context. This made the individual quotes vague and almost meaningless. For ex: "Timing is everything in this business."
What business? What are you talking about? And then one said "There's a rhythm to life, sweetheart." That is specifically to the woman this character was talking to, and it's ruined for general use. That sweetheart term doesn't make for a good quote.
One quote said you can't spend your life sitting in a boat, staying safe. That only applies to someone sitting in a boat!
With no explanation or what came before or after, you have no idea what they're talking about and so you don't know to what circumstance and instance to even apply it to. They're inapplicable without their context.
There was a quote about music and I had absolutely no idea why it made it into this book. "No generation understands the following generation's music." What does that have to do with anything? This is about religion, not music.
I was surprised by the quote that it's hard to forget a friend but dangerous to forget an enemy. The bible teaches us to love our enemies and pray for them, and so I started to doubt the authenticity of this show.
There was a poem that started with roses are fed, said something about making sure you floss some more, and ended with your Caddy's a classic. What?
There was one that said there's something about singing the blues and no one ever sung yellows or greens...really important stuff.
What does "Three dimensional living is so limiting" mean??
When they said "There is no greater love than to give your life for your friend" I went what? We're supposed to sacrifice our lives for our friends?? I don't think that's a message you wanted to share outside that episode.
The last 40% or so was the best for me. The quotes seemed to get better. I found almost all of them to be good, a smaller percentage were random or too specific to whatever character they were talking about. There was more inspiration and ideas I could apply to my own life. I found the biggest problem with the book to be that the quotes were hard to apply to life. Many would have a term like "baby" or "dear," which contaminated the quote for general use. Some mentioned things like a child dying or abuse or living in a rundown motel, things so specific to the character they were addressing that they wouldn't apply to the public in general and so are quite useless. I found myself wondering if there weren't better quotes and thinking these shouldn't have been included.
I did make me want to watch the show though and see what the angels were all about. This is clearly geared toward fans of the show, but as someone who hasn't watched the show, only heard it on as a kid when my parents watched, I would have liked some background on the show. The characters should have been introduced, and explained how they became angels and what their jobs are now. I didn't think this made a good book because of all of the reasons I stated throughout my review.
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July 14, 2021
This book is a book of some of the most uplifting and enlightening quotes from the show “Touched By An Angel”. I read it all in one go easily and did find inspiration within it. However, I don’t think that is the way it was actually designed to be read. Like with most spiritual/new age books, I think the best way to get the most out of it would be to treat it as a wisdom/spiritual guidance book, kind of like motivational cards. Pick it up each day and just turn it to a random page that you feel guided, or, drawn to, in order to get the message that most corresponds to you in that moment.
As per one quote that has always stuck out to me (although, unfortunately it’s not in the book); “Man provides the words, but God provides the inspiration.” When you keep that in mind, you’ll know that God is with you in each moment that you pick the book up. The quotes are definitely worthy of paying attention to.
As per one quote that has always stuck out to me (although, unfortunately it’s not in the book); “Man provides the words, but God provides the inspiration.” When you keep that in mind, you’ll know that God is with you in each moment that you pick the book up. The quotes are definitely worthy of paying attention to.
January 19, 2026
Just because quotes show off good will does not mean jack shit to actual believers of Prophets who know how to call out hypocrites afraid of being held accountable for their own hurtful actions.
if a follower is to come to Yeshua like a.chikd, they better be prepared to.be disciplined...
#SavedButNotForgiven
if a follower is to come to Yeshua like a.chikd, they better be prepared to.be disciplined...
#SavedButNotForgiven
December 26, 2012
Dec 17, 20 - Guess this is a book to read around Christmas since that's when I did it before. It's got some decent quotes, but I lowered it from 5 stars to 3 on this reread.
Dec 26, 12 - Love this show. Just a book full of quotes. What could be better?
Dec 26, 12 - Love this show. Just a book full of quotes. What could be better?
February 26, 2016
When I read this I was teenager, it wasn't too interesting to me. I think I got it due to my obsession with Touched by an Angel at the time
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