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When Colton Burpo made it through an emergency appendectomy, his family was overjoyed at his miraculous survival. Colton, not yet four years old, told his parents he left his body during the surgery. He talked of visiting Heaven and relayed stories told to him by people he met there whom he had never met in life, sharing events that happened even before he was born.
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"Joey's been wondering a lot about heaven lately. So when Gabby, his guardian angel, shows up to invite him on a tour, Joey can't wait to get started. With a gold-lettered visitor's pass in hand, Joey hops on the angel's odd-looking, winged suitcase and the two fly right up to heaven's magnificent golden gates. And Joey's adventure of a lifetime begins"--P. [4] of cover.
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Curiosity about what will happen after we die is as strong as ever in the twenty-first century. Today's bestseller lists are filled with stories of those who claim to have experienced heaven firsthand. Yet each book contains a different story about what we will experience in heaven. Mark Hitchcock, a respected Bible teacher, sorts out the facts. He chronicles the recent phenomenon of "heaven" books, comparing and contrasting the ideas presented in...
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"En En defensa del cielo, el autor de best sellers y periodista de investigación se centra en las pruebas del cielo, en una variedad de afirmaciones sobre la vida después de la muerte y en historias modernas de experiencias cercanas a la muerte para construir un caso convincente de que la muerte no es el final de nuestra existencia, sino una transición a un mundo venidero emocionante y muy real"--
65) Heaven and hell
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"In his most popular and influential work, Emanuel Swedenborg describes his journeys through the afterlife the souls experience of dying and then being resurrected in heaven, how each of us finds a community there in which to live, and how we can ultimately become angels. More...Heaven More... and Hell is a powerful affirmation that we are all born for heaven, regardless of background or religion, and that the choices we make in this world shape our...
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Since publishing his inspirational bestseller in 2004, the author has traveled the world spreading his message of faith certain faith in the promise of Heaven. In Heaven is Real, he shared how life's trials can be turned into spiritual lessons, when we are open to the certainty of God's grace and love. Now, in his first new book in four years, the author of 90 Minutes in Heaven, draws on his own firsthand experiences with the joys of Heaven, as well...
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Is God present in our world today? Do miracles still occur? Is there sufficient reason to live by faith? Dr. Mary Neal's walk with God has been extraordinary, brimming with the gift and privilege of being touched by God in visible and very tangible ways. She is a practicing orthopaedic surgeon and, despite her scientific training, she believes the answer to each one of these questions is a definitive yes. She drowned on a South American river and...
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"At the age of 25, Vincent Tolman was pronounced dead and put in a body bag. Nearly an hour later, he miraculously came back to life. This book is about Vincent's experience--what he saw, what he was taught, and the message of hope and joy he brought back with him to Earth." --Back cover.
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Based on a true account and New York Times best-selling book comes the feature film adaption. Don Piper experienced love, joy and life like he₂d never known during the 90 minutes he was declared dead after a traffic accident. But when he finally wakes in the hospital, Heaven's bliss was replaced by excruciating pain and emotional turmoil. With the support of his family and community, Don clings to his faith and fights to recover the life he's lost....
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December 10, 2009. McVea was being treated in a hospital for pancreatitis when her heart stopped pumping for nine minutes. She went to heaven, stood with God, and was forever changed. By dying, she learned how to live. McVea believes we have to chase heaven while we are still alive-- and allow God to turn our lukewarm love into a firestorm of faith.
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"From classics such as the Odyssey and the Aeneid to fifth-century Christian apocrypha, narratives that described guided tours of the afterlife played a major role in shaping ancient notions of morality and ethics. In this new account, acclaimed author Bart Ehrman contextualizes early Christian narratives of heaven and hell within the broader intellectual and cultural worlds from which they emerged. He examines how fundamental social experiences of...