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Heaven is for real : a little boy's astounding story of his trip to heaven and back / Todd Burpo with Lynn Vincent.

By: Contributor(s): Nashville, Tenn. : Thomas Nelson, ©2010Nashville, Tenn. : Thomas Nelson, ©c2010Description: xxi, 163 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 21 cmContent type:
  • text
ISBN:
  • 9780849946158 (pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 23 /B93
LOC classification:
  • BT846.3 .B87 2010
Contents:
The crawl-a-see-um -- Pastor Job -- Colton toughs it out -- Smoke signals -- Shadow of death -- North Platte -- "I think this is it" -- Raging at God -- Minutes like glaciers -- Prayers of a most unusual kind -- Colton Burpo, collection agent -- Eyewitness to heaven -- Lights and wings -- On heaven time -- Confession -- Pop -- Two sisters -- The throne room of God -- Jesus really loves the children -- Dying and living -- The first person you'll see -- No one is old in heaven -- Power from above -- Ali's moment -- Swords of the angels -- The coming war -- Someday we'll see.
Summary: Presents the story of the four-year old son of a Nebraska pastor who during emergency surgery slips from consciousness and enters heaven. With disarming innocence and the plainspoken boldness of a child, Colton tells of meeting long-departed family members. He describes Jesus, the angels, how "really, really big" God is, and how much God loves us. Retold by his father, but using Colton's uniquely simple words, Heaven Is for Real offers a glimpse of the world that awaits us.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 159-160).

The crawl-a-see-um -- Pastor Job -- Colton toughs it out -- Smoke signals -- Shadow of death -- North Platte -- "I think this is it" -- Raging at God -- Minutes like glaciers -- Prayers of a most unusual kind -- Colton Burpo, collection agent -- Eyewitness to heaven -- Lights and wings -- On heaven time -- Confession -- Pop -- Two sisters -- The throne room of God -- Jesus really loves the children -- Dying and living -- The first person you'll see -- No one is old in heaven -- Power from above -- Ali's moment -- Swords of the angels -- The coming war -- Someday we'll see.

Presents the story of the four-year old son of a Nebraska pastor who during emergency surgery slips from consciousness and enters heaven. With disarming innocence and the plainspoken boldness of a child, Colton tells of meeting long-departed family members. He describes Jesus, the angels, how "really, really big" God is, and how much God loves us. Retold by his father, but using Colton's uniquely simple words, Heaven Is for Real offers a glimpse of the world that awaits us.

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