Heaven is for Real: A Little Boy's Astounding Story of His Trip to Heaven and Back
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Has anyone read this book? If so, what did you think about it?
The premise is that Colton Burpo, a three year old little boy, died during emergency surgery to remove his appendix, and then was sent back. He reported meeting Jesus and John the Baptist, his great grandfather, and even seeing Satan. He also knew details about things that had occurred both during the surgery (when he was unconscious) and about other things that happened both before and during the surgery.
It’s a fascinating and easy read, but I was curious as to other opinions on the book.
The premise is that Colton Burpo, a three year old little boy, died during emergency surgery to remove his appendix, and then was sent back. He reported meeting Jesus and John the Baptist, his great grandfather, and even seeing Satan. He also knew details about things that had occurred both during the surgery (when he was unconscious) and about other things that happened both before and during the surgery.
It’s a fascinating and easy read, but I was curious as to other opinions on the book.
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Jay,
We’ve had a couple of Filings about this book -
The Tim Challies review was linked to http://sharperiron.org/filings/4-20-11/18726] here and there’s a link to a NYTimes review http://sharperiron.org/filings/3-11-11/18281] here . Those might be helpful.
People recommend this book to me all the time, and although I’ve checked it out from the library once or twice, I haven’t gotten around to reading it. Yeah, I’m being one of those awful people who denounce a book without reading it myself. :)
We’ve had a couple of Filings about this book -
The Tim Challies review was linked to http://sharperiron.org/filings/4-20-11/18726] here and there’s a link to a NYTimes review http://sharperiron.org/filings/3-11-11/18281] here . Those might be helpful.
People recommend this book to me all the time, and although I’ve checked it out from the library once or twice, I haven’t gotten around to reading it. Yeah, I’m being one of those awful people who denounce a book without reading it myself. :)
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