Hi David. Another request here. Take a couple of hours and watch "The Cokeville Miracle". Awesome true story, I believe you will find it pertinent. Thanks David.
After a series of family / household losses from the age of 10 - 19, I was in a perpetual state of grieving. That book helped lift me out of the pit. I could say so much more about these experiences that won’t at this time. Interested to watch this video. Your selection of churches is so interesting. God bless, Christina
Thanks for sharing this, David. I too bought and read the book "Heaven is for Real" a few years ago, and like you, thoroughly enjoyed it and was very touched by it. I love reading accounts about near death experiences, and do agree that we have to be careful about not being too gullible by accepting every account out there, particularly ones that seem to be trying to capitalize on a trendy subject in an effort to sell books, such as that other book you mentioned which was found later to be fabricated. I do believe that the "Heaven is for Real" account is a true one. I have read many NDE accounts over the years, some in book form but most from different people's personal accounts. The personal, non-book accounts I think tend to be the most likely to be factual. One of my favorite near death experience accounts is the 1st one I ever read many years ago. It is a book called "Return from Tomorrow" by George G. Ritchie. It was written in 1978, and the author describes a remarkable NDE that he had during WW2, when he almost died from pneumonia during training during the winter in Abilene, TX. He was pronounced dead by the doctor on duty. It is a very detailed account and I was very touched by it. It is obviously a book account which I believe to be factual, and was one of the first, I believe, to ever be published. This NDE was also the inspiration for Dr. Raymond Moody to begin his investigation into NDEs and resulted in his "Life After Life" book and ongoing research over the years. I think you would enjoy Ritchie's book also, if you haven't yet read it. Update: I just re-read the "Return From Tomorrow" book tonight, spurred by this referral of it to you. I hadn't read it for a few years and it was great re-reading it from a newer perspective. It's a fairly quick read (2 or 3 hours for me). I love the central message, summarized at the end of the book: "God is busy building a race of [people] who know how to love. I believe that the fate of the earth itself depends on the progress we make -- and that the time now is very short. As for what we'll find in the next world, here too I believe that what we'll discover there depends on how well we get on with the business of loving, here and now." The author also emphasizes the importance of this love for our fellow human beings, being an unconditional love, being focused on Jesus Christ as our exemplar.
There are a lot (hundreds or thousands) of Near Death Experience videos on RUclips, on channels including "Heaven Awaits", " Beyond Death", etc. Most of these uploaded stories are by people who have not written a book, are not profiting financially, and some are even anonymous. So while some people might be making stuff up to profit or get attention, after I saw what is out there I definitely think I could not assume that they are all just made up. It is really fascinating to compare and contrast the different NDEs. While each is unique, there are a lot of commonalities that most reference, or at least don't contradict. My two biggest takeaways are that life does indeed continue after death, and that God is love.
David, Heaven is absolutely for real.
Your ancestors are waiting for you rooting for you and guiding you. Have you done your genealogy yet?
I have read all of the left behind books and I will read them again
Hi David. Another request here. Take a couple of hours and watch "The Cokeville Miracle". Awesome true story, I believe you will find it pertinent. Thanks David.
After a series of family / household losses from the age of 10 - 19, I was in a perpetual state of grieving. That book helped lift me out of the pit. I could say so much more about these experiences that won’t at this time. Interested to watch this video. Your selection of churches is so interesting. God bless, Christina
Man i remember watching the movie while i was in junior year
Thanks for sharing this, David. I too bought and read the book "Heaven is for Real" a few years ago, and like you, thoroughly enjoyed it and was very touched by it. I love reading accounts about near death experiences, and do agree that we have to be careful about not being too gullible by accepting every account out there, particularly ones that seem to be trying to capitalize on a trendy subject in an effort to sell books, such as that other book you mentioned which was found later to be fabricated. I do believe that the "Heaven is for Real" account is a true one. I have read many NDE accounts over the years, some in book form but most from different people's personal accounts. The personal, non-book accounts I think tend to be the most likely to be factual. One of my favorite near death experience accounts is the 1st one I ever read many years ago. It is a book called "Return from Tomorrow" by George G. Ritchie. It was written in 1978, and the author describes a remarkable NDE that he had during WW2, when he almost died from pneumonia during training during the winter in Abilene, TX. He was pronounced dead by the doctor on duty. It is a very detailed account and I was very touched by it. It is obviously a book account which I believe to be factual, and was one of the first, I believe, to ever be published. This NDE was also the inspiration for Dr. Raymond Moody to begin his investigation into NDEs and resulted in his "Life After Life" book and ongoing research over the years. I think you would enjoy Ritchie's book also, if you haven't yet read it.
Update: I just re-read the "Return From Tomorrow" book tonight, spurred by this referral of it to you. I hadn't read it for a few years and it was great re-reading it from a newer perspective. It's a fairly quick read (2 or 3 hours for me). I love the central message, summarized at the end of the book: "God is busy building a race of [people] who know how to love. I believe that the fate of the earth itself depends on the progress we make -- and that the time now is very short. As for what we'll find in the next world, here too I believe that what we'll discover there depends on how well we get on with the business of loving, here and now." The author also emphasizes the importance of this love for our fellow human beings, being an unconditional love, being focused on Jesus Christ as our exemplar.
There are a lot (hundreds or thousands) of Near Death Experience videos on RUclips, on channels including "Heaven Awaits", " Beyond Death", etc. Most of these uploaded stories are by people who have not written a book, are not profiting financially, and some are even anonymous. So while some people might be making stuff up to profit or get attention, after I saw what is out there I definitely think I could not assume that they are all just made up.
It is really fascinating to compare and contrast the different NDEs. While each is unique, there are a lot of commonalities that most reference, or at least don't contradict. My two biggest takeaways are that life does indeed continue after death, and that God is love.
I won that book via Premier Christian radio
Here's an interesting read:
"The Dissappearance of the Universe" by Gary Renard