Title: Heaven is
for Real
Author: Todd
Burpo
Website: http://heavenisforreal.net/
ISBN-10:
0849946158
Link to purchase:
http://www.amazon.com/Heaven-Real-Little-Astounding-Story/dp/0849946158
Genre of book:
Nonfiction
Reviewed by Maggy Downey originally for her Maggy Downey blog
Heaven Really is for Real
What I needed as a side companion reading Heaven is for Real while
commuting to and from work was a box of Kleenex. I cried like a child reading
many sections of this book.
For two years I planned to read this book, but I just got around to
it now. And boy am I glad I did. This is just the spiritual inspiration I need
in my life at this very moment.
This true story about Colton Burpo’s visit to heaven and his
encounter with Jesus Christ happened when he almost died of a ruptured appendix
at just three-years-old. During his visitation to heaven, Colton attended
school and meet John the Baptist and family members who passed on well before he
was even a thought in the physical world. He even got to meet a sister he never
knew he had.
After his recovery, bit by bit, Colton started to share various
aspects of his encounter in heaven with Todd and Sonja Burpo, his parents. At
first Colton’s parents, paid their toddler no mind and chalked up his
evangelistic ministering to great Sunday School teachings, but as the stories
became more detailed, complex and way too sophisticated for any three-year-old
to comprehend, let alone retain, Todd began to probe his son on theological
doctrine only to discover his son was indeed in
heaven.
This beautiful revelation of Colton’s is delicately unwrapped in
Heaven is for Real. It is inspirational for Christians, non-Christians,
agnostics and atheists. Readers get a firsthand account of a toddler’s journey
into the supernatural world and the solidification and confidence of his
father’s faith in our creator.
The events of Colton’s encounter in heaven were not shared with his
parents in one sitting, but throughout the course of a few years after his
surgery. This is one of the reasons why it took as long as it did for Colton’s
father to write a book on it.
I can’t see anyone
not being blessed after reading this book. This is one book that will not
disappoint.
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