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Jun 29, 2011 · In his book “Heaven is For Real” Todd Burpo ( A Christian Pastor and small business owner) recounts a series of dramatic revelations given by his four year old son – Colton, after experiencing a grave illness requiring an emergency appendectomy and painful treatments for peritonitis.
- Why This Review
- Not-So-Critical Reviews
- Summary of The Book
- The Process of Discovery
- The Biblical and Theological Problems with Colton’s Description of Heaven
- Miscellaneous Theological Concerns
- Scripture Twisting
- Conclusion
For a long time, I have ignored these authors and the books they write hoping that each title published would be the last. The increasing sales figures indicate that this is no passing fad. It appears that we can expect much more from this genre in the years to come. The completely uncritical embrace by the Christian community of any storyteller wh...
The endorsements inside the book’s cover reveal the complete lack of discernment that plagues the modern Christian church. Don Piper, author of 90 Minutes in Heaven,5tops the list with this unqualified recommendation: You will be moved by the honest, simple, childlike accounts of a little boy who has been to heaven.6It’s compelling and convincing. ...
March 2003 brought to the Burpo family a series of harrowing events centering around their then four-year-old son Colton. Colton, the youngest of their two children10, suffered from an undiagnosed ruptured appendix while on a family vacation. A series of misdiagnoses and mistreatments allowed his appendix to leak poison into his system for five day...
Four months after their harrowing experience in North Platte, Nebraska, the Burpo family, on another trip, was driving past the Great Plains Regional Medical Center where Colton had been treated. Jokingly, Todd Burpo reminded young Colton of the hospital, “Hey, Colton, if we turn here, we can go back to the hospital. Do you wanna go back to the hos...
Where other accounts are scarce on the actual details concerning their time in Heaven,13this book abounds with more than you want. The descriptions of Heaven are nothing like you would find in the book of Revelation. They are, however, exactly the type of details you would expect to be made up by an imaginative 4-year-old. Claims About Heaven Accor...
As if all of the above were not sufficient reason for rejecting this book as a blasphemous assault on Scripture, there are a number of other theological concerns with the book. The Plan of Redemption Reflecting on his love for his son and his anguish during their trial, Todd Burpo offers this nugget of insight: “The Scripture says that as Jesus gav...
Todd Burpo’s use of Scripture in this book is nothing short of perverse. Whenever a word, a phrase, or an image from Scripture can be somehow employed to reflect a similarity to something communicated by Colton, Todd does not hesitate to reference it. Todd Burpo abuses the Word of God in order to lend credibility to Colton’s experience. Consider th...
The popularity of this book is itself a sad commentary on the state of modern evangelicalism. It is evidence that the church is suffering from a lack of discernment and concern for the truth. Todd Burpo demonstrates a complete lack of critical thinking ability and biblical discernment. This book only serves to undermine confidence in the sufficienc...
Apr 18, 2014 · Watching the opening scenes of Heaven Is for Real, there's actually a certain charm in its inclusion of scenes of American life that are hugely underrepresented in movies relative to their ...
Mar 28, 2011 · Heaven Is For Real is written by pastor Todd Burpo and it tells the story of his son Colton who, at age 4, visited heaven. His visit came while he was on the operating table after suffering a burst appendix.
Nov 2, 2010 · 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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Jun 29, 2012 · Heaven is for Real is a quick read and an engaging narrative, offering hope and confirmation of the afterlife revealed in the Bible. Read it for its story; read it to be inspired; read it so you will know heaven is for real.
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Mar 20, 2014 · While books like ‘Heaven Is for Real’ offer guesswork, the Bible offers certain, infallible truths about heaven that would take lifetimes to explore.
