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A Little Boy's Astounding Story of His Trip to Heaven and Back 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.
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23 of 23 people found the following review helpful
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I have to say that I wasn't sure whether I was going to like Heaven is for Real by Todd Burpo with Lynn Vincent. It's the story of Burpo's son's visions of heaven in the context of a life-threatening episode of appendicitis when he was only four years old. And I wasn't sure I was going to like it because unfortunately this genre tends to attract rather colourful stories of unlikely visions, many of which can't be substantiated in Scripture or which seem to have led to pride or even subtle twisting of faith in the writer.
So it was to my great delight to find that this book is, in some ways, different. Burpo, a pastor, tells how the story of his son's visions came out only over time and in small parts. As he and his wife began to realise that something had happened to their son, they began to ask him questions about the experience; and so it is that we have in this book the details of some of what Colton Burpo saw. Most importantly for me, Todd Burpo - as a pastor who loves his Bible - was keen to test how the things his son claimed to have seen measured up with Scripture and would even try to trick his son with questions to see whether his son would affirm things about his experience of heaven which the Scriptures expressly deny!
As someone who has a healthy - even extreme? - tendency towards cynicism regarding this genre, I found this book incredibly faith-enhancing in fact. There were a handful of things which Colton claims to have seen that I don't think can be substantiated from Scriptural accounts of heaven and which sound a little far-fetched. But then...nor does Scripture expressly deny those things either! It is because of this fact that I would not give this book to a new believer unless I was prepared to sit with them and do a detailed Bible study to help them test its content; I still maintain that believers are to test carefully against Scripture anything which purports to be revelation and worry that some new believers might get very excited about this book and not necessarily follow on to reading the Scriptural accounts of heaven.
Yet, truth be told, what this book did for me was to reignite an excitement. Excitement that heaven - this dimension of reality so wonderful that you'd think it could only belong in a fairytale - heaven is for real! Excitement that actually the life of faith is all about Jesus, how much he loves us and how he longs for us to enter into relationship with him. And, as I was brought to a place of childlike wonder and love for Jesus, I remembered his own words that the kingdom of heaven was open to those who would come as children. Todd Burpo's book invited me to come as a child and marvel at all the wonders which will be our inheritance. If you are longing to stand and stare at the joys of heaven, the face of Jesus, this book might just reignite your heart for Jesus, your longing for heaven and your passion for the Scriptures.
I have to say that I wasn't sure whether I was going to like Heaven is for Real by Todd Burpo with Lynn Vincent. It's the story of Burpo's son's visions of heaven in the context of a life-threatening episode of appendicitis when he was only four years old. And I wasn't sure I was going to like it because unfortunately this genre tends to attract rather colourful stories of unlikely visions, many of which can't be substantiated in Scripture or which seem to have led to pride or even subtle twisting of faith in the writer.
So it was to my great delight to find that this book is, in some ways, different. Burpo, a pastor, tells how the story of his son's visions came out only over time and in small parts. As he and his wife began to realise that something had happened to their son, they began to ask him questions about the experience; and so it is that we have in this book the details of some of what Colton Burpo saw. Most importantly for me, Todd Burpo - as a pastor who loves his Bible - was keen to test how the things his son claimed to have seen measured up with Scripture and would even try to trick his son with questions to see whether his son would affirm things about his experience of heaven which the Scriptures expressly deny!
As someone who has a healthy - even extreme? - tendency towards cynicism regarding this genre, I found this book incredibly faith-enhancing in fact. There were a handful of things which Colton claims to have seen that I don't think can be substantiated from Scriptural accounts of heaven and which sound a little far-fetched. But then...nor does Scripture expressly deny those things either! It is because of this fact that I would not give this book to a new believer unless I was prepared to sit with them and do a detailed Bible study to help them test its content; I still maintain that believers are to test carefully against Scripture anything which purports to be revelation and worry that some new believers might get very excited about this book and not necessarily follow on to reading the Scriptural accounts of heaven.
Yet, truth be told, what this book did for me was to reignite an excitement. Excitement that heaven - this dimension of reality so wonderful that you'd think it could only belong in a fairytale - heaven is for real! Excitement that actually the life of faith is all about Jesus, how much he loves us and how he longs for us to enter into relationship with him. And, as I was brought to a place of childlike wonder and love for Jesus, I remembered his own words that the kingdom of heaven was open to those who would come as children. Todd Burpo's book invited me to come as a child and marvel at all the wonders which will be our inheritance. If you are longing to stand and stare at the joys of heaven, the face of Jesus, this book might just reignite your heart for Jesus, your longing for heaven and your passion for the Scriptures.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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This is a wonderful book - on a purely human level, it is the heart-warming and at times tear-jerking story of a family going through a crisis. On a spiritual level, it is the amazing revelation of one little boy's vision of heaven. As a Christian, I found it comforting and encouraging - and I would like to think that any non-believer reading it would at least have food for thought as a result.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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Colton Burpo is not quite four, when he has an emergency appendectomy. In the months that follow, he starts to tell his parents about how while he was being operated on he was in Heaven with Jesus, and the Angels sang to him.
If you are a non-believer you could probably say this is a clever book of fiction by a Pastor with Biblical knowledge.
I am a Christian and I believe Heaven is for real, but I don't know why I find it hard to accept that Jesus would let a child visit Him in Heaven and tell us of his experiences. It's not that I disbelieved Colton's story, I just suppose it's so supernatural it's hard to get your head around - imagine how his parents coped as he casually told them about meeting his mis-carried sister!
The story naturally unravels without coming across as overly sentimental or cheesy.
Colton's Pastor dad backs up his accounts with scripture references, and the end of book poses questions to make you think further beyond what you have read.
Heaven is for real? Yes it is.
Did Colton Burpo visit Heaven? Why not?
If you are a non-believer you could probably say this is a clever book of fiction by a Pastor with Biblical knowledge.
I am a Christian and I believe Heaven is for real, but I don't know why I find it hard to accept that Jesus would let a child visit Him in Heaven and tell us of his experiences. It's not that I disbelieved Colton's story, I just suppose it's so supernatural it's hard to get your head around - imagine how his parents coped as he casually told them about meeting his mis-carried sister!
The story naturally unravels without coming across as overly sentimental or cheesy.
Colton's Pastor dad backs up his accounts with scripture references, and the end of book poses questions to make you think further beyond what you have read.
Heaven is for real? Yes it is.
Did Colton Burpo visit Heaven? Why not?
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There is life beyond the grave!
I so enjoyed and appreciated this little book that I purchased a number of copies for friends. When my mother died I was a teenager. Read more
Published 3 days ago by phil
Top-shelf
`Heaven is for Real' is top-shelf. It ranks together with To Heaven and Back and The Reincarnation of Albino Luciani: In Search of the Human Soul as the best near-death... Read more
Published 5 days ago by Mark Kingston
Heart wrenching and tearjerking and worth reading
Four year old Coulton started saying that he had been to heaven. Bit by bit he reveals amazing things. Read more
Published 5 days ago by Graham
Akiane Kramrik
In 1999, Colton Burpo is born.
In March 2003, he is said to experience a near-death experience in which he goes to heaven. Read more
In March 2003, he is said to experience a near-death experience in which he goes to heaven. Read more
Published 16 days ago by Joan Henderson
Heaven is for real
I enjoyed this book very much and it gave me some real insights into what heaven must be like. As a committed Christian I believe that there is life after death but the rest is... Read more
Published 17 days ago by Dr Ann
For Real!
Another confirmation to help our unbelief. Nicely written with confirmation quotes from the Bible and should be read by all.
Published 21 days ago by EM
A good book for believers and doubters
I thoroughly enjoyed the book,I could feel for all the people in the book.
An excelent book to recomend to friends who have doubts about the existance of Jesus and God. Read more
An excelent book to recomend to friends who have doubts about the existance of Jesus and God. Read more
Published 24 days ago by MrFixitJohn
Not recomended.
Heaven is for real is a book that misleads.
The title says Heaven is for real, but there are so many points in the book that go against what the Bible says about Heaven. Read more
The title says Heaven is for real, but there are so many points in the book that go against what the Bible says about Heaven. Read more
Published 25 days ago by Eno
Questions & answers regarding heaven, death and the after life
I have to say I was pretty sceptical about this book "heaven is for real" by Todd Burpo and I have read critiscm regarding this book before I opened the first page which probably... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Page Hartley
Touching Story
I had just read "Dying to be me" about another death experience and was interested to read more on the same subject and came across this book. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Anju
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