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Heaven Is for Real

A young boy emerges from life-saving surgery with remarkable stories of his visit to heaven. Heaven Is for Real is the true story of the four-year... more
Subtitle:
A Little Boy's Astounding Story of His Trip to Heaven and Back
Author:
Todd Burpo
Format:
Softcover
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Short description

A young boy emerges from life-saving surgery with remarkable stories of his visit to heaven. Heaven Is for Real is the true story of the four-year old son of a small town Nebraska pastor who during emergency surgery slips from consciousness and enters heaven. He survives and begins talking about being able to look down and see the doctor operating and his dad praying in the waiting room. The family didn't know what to believe but soon the evidence was clear.

Long description

A young boy emerges from life-saving surgery with remarkable stories of his visit to heaven. Heaven Is for Real is the true story of the four-year old son of a small town Nebraska pastor who during emergency surgery slips from consciousness and enters heaven. He survives and begins talking about being able to look down and see the doctor operating and his dad praying in the waiting room. The family didn't know what to believe but soon the evidence was clear. Colton said he met his miscarried sister, whom no one had told him about, and his great grandfather who died 30 years before Colton was born, then shared impossible-to-know details about each. He describes the horse that only Jesus could ride, about how "reaaally big" God and his chair are, and how the Holy Spirit "shoots down power" from heaven to help us. Told by the father, but often in Colton's own words, the disarmingly simple message is heaven is a real place, Jesus really loves children, and be ready, there is a coming last battle.

Product details

Contributor:
Lynn Vincent
Publisher:
Thomas Nelson Publishers
ISBN:
9780849946158
Length:
201mm
Width:
127mm
Thickness:
15mm
Weight:
204g
Illustrated:
Illustrated

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  Such an insultingly bad read
Reviewed by Barry from Johannesburg on 10 December 2012
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

Read both the Afrikaans (Die hemel is werklik) and English versions of this book. It came highly recommended by certain religious friends, who in turn were recommended to read it by their respective religious leaders. I am disappointed that this type of drivel is what passes these days as Christian inspirational or recommended reading. As the chapters wore on, the book became progressive more and more ridiculous to the point of being insulting to one’s intelligence. The author carefully plays on the parental instincts and emotions to wedge his foot in the door in an attempt to convince the reader that his son actually had a heavenly experience. The cycle of ‘Todd askes, Colton answers, Todd recalls a bible passage, Todd is shocked/amazed/breathless/etc, Colton gets bored and scurries off, repeat’ gets really exhausting. Read the book if you need a quick glimpse at whole “bestselling” hype is all about but avoid otherwise. Religious fanatics or those spiritually desperate will however hail this book as extraordinary and inspirational. I give it 2 stars as Choo Thomas's "Heaven is so real" sub 1 star read obliterates Todd Burpo's attempt at describing heaven; this book almost offered comical relief in comparison

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  A must read...
Reviewed by Megan Joseph from Cape Town on 20 July 2012
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

This is a definite must read. An inspiring and uplifting read on Christianity as a religion, bought the book and read it about 12 times, each time with a new experience and new higlights.

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