Publisher's Synopsis:
A young boy emerges from life-saving surgery with remarkable stories of his visit to heaven.
Heaven Is for Real is the true story of the four-year old son of a small town Nebraska pastor who during emergency surgery slips from consciousness and enters heaven. He survives and begins talking about being able to look down and see the doctor operating and his dad praying in the waiting room. The family didn't know what to believe but soon the evidence was clear.
Colton said he met his miscarried sister, whom no one had told him about, and his great grandfather who died 30 years before Colton was born, then shared impossible-to-know details about each. He describes the horse that only Jesus could ride, about how "reaaally big" God and his chair are, and how the Holy Spirit "shoots down power" from heaven to help us.
Told by the father, but often in Colton's own words, the disarmingly simple message is heaven is areal place, Jesus really loves children, and be ready, there is a coming last battle.
My Thoughts:
I will admit, I am a picky reader. When given the chance to read this book, I was intrigued. After all it had spend many weeks on the New York Times Best Seller list at #1, placed in many other Top 10 Lists across the country and it was a Christian book. Having not read many books about Heaven, I wasn't expecting anything in particular. What I found was an easy to read book that gives insights into this child's life experiences. A quick and enjoyable read, definitely one I would share with a friend. The story of when Colton meets his miscarried sister are ones that make you believe you will see your loved ones in Heaven.
Interested in reading an excerpt, check out: http://heavenisforreal.net/.
I received this book courtesy of the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
