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Revealing Heaven
Father Price retells and analyzes testimonies of near-death experiences as told to him by a variety of ordinary people.
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First published January 1, 2013
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May 30, 2013
I came to this book through reading reviews from other bloggers, reviews that were decidedly mixed. As I read more reviews, I realized that they fell into two groups. On the one hand, there were the people who liked the book. On the other, there were people who were upset because Price questioned their view of Christianity. According to Price, non-Christians, animals, and (gasp!) homosexuals go to heaven and there were a lot of people who were not happy in the least about that.
I'll admit it--I wanted to see what the hubbub was about.
Before I go further, I think I should state where I stand on death, Heaven, Near Death Experiences (NDE's), and the like. In short, I believe in it all. I am a devout Christian and I believe that there is everlasting life. However, I also believe that, as mortals, none of us are even remotely able to understand God and his ways. To hold Him strictly to our interpretation of the Bible is arrogant and wrong. Nor do I have any patience for those who use God's word to support their views, rather than letting God's word form their views. Who are we to question who gets into heaven and who does not? So, when Price's research leads to possibility that it is not just the chosen few who get into heaven, not only am I fine with that, I'm relieved.
Okay, that is out of the way and what I think of the people who decried this book as being "wrong." But what did I think of the book? Frankly, I wasn't overly impressed. This really doesn't have anything to do with the content--as I said, Price was preaching to the choir with me on this one.
However, this was not a successful book for me. While I'm all on board with the content of this book, the writing lost me. Price is a rather clunky writer, which made this hard to read at times. I also felt that he needed to spend more time editing to streamline his work. He gives many examples of NDE's throughout his book, but he doesn't do so in a way that differentiates one from another. Then he refers back to them by the subject's name and I wasn't able to keep all the information straight.
My other major complaint with this book is Price's ego. He spends a lot of time talking about he turned around a congregation and about how he improved things. There is even one NDE he reports where Jesus--yes, Jesus!--tells a woman that he--John Price--is right and she should listen to him. I mean, yeah, that could have happened. But there is just something about going around saying that Jesus says you are right that makes me doubt the messenger a bit.
So, there you go. If you are looking for information about NDE's, it is here in this book. However, you will have to look through the writer--and the author--to get to the information.
I'll admit it--I wanted to see what the hubbub was about.
Before I go further, I think I should state where I stand on death, Heaven, Near Death Experiences (NDE's), and the like. In short, I believe in it all. I am a devout Christian and I believe that there is everlasting life. However, I also believe that, as mortals, none of us are even remotely able to understand God and his ways. To hold Him strictly to our interpretation of the Bible is arrogant and wrong. Nor do I have any patience for those who use God's word to support their views, rather than letting God's word form their views. Who are we to question who gets into heaven and who does not? So, when Price's research leads to possibility that it is not just the chosen few who get into heaven, not only am I fine with that, I'm relieved.
Okay, that is out of the way and what I think of the people who decried this book as being "wrong." But what did I think of the book? Frankly, I wasn't overly impressed. This really doesn't have anything to do with the content--as I said, Price was preaching to the choir with me on this one.
However, this was not a successful book for me. While I'm all on board with the content of this book, the writing lost me. Price is a rather clunky writer, which made this hard to read at times. I also felt that he needed to spend more time editing to streamline his work. He gives many examples of NDE's throughout his book, but he doesn't do so in a way that differentiates one from another. Then he refers back to them by the subject's name and I wasn't able to keep all the information straight.
My other major complaint with this book is Price's ego. He spends a lot of time talking about he turned around a congregation and about how he improved things. There is even one NDE he reports where Jesus--yes, Jesus!--tells a woman that he--John Price--is right and she should listen to him. I mean, yeah, that could have happened. But there is just something about going around saying that Jesus says you are right that makes me doubt the messenger a bit.
So, there you go. If you are looking for information about NDE's, it is here in this book. However, you will have to look through the writer--and the author--to get to the information.
March 21, 2018
I always have loved the weird things of God: visions and miracles and angels and such. After all, once you've accepted God incarnate, born to a virgin, crucified and then raised from the dead, it sort of messes with what your definition of "weird" is.
One of those weird things is this idea of the near-death experience, something that recently has gotten attention from Christians with the 2010 release -- and ascent to the top of the New York Times bestseller list -- of the book "Heaven Is for Real" by Todd Burpo.
In "Revealing Heaven: The Christian Case for Near-Death Experiences," Rev. John W. Price -- pastor, spiritual director and former chaplain of St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital in Houston -- tackles this idea: Price reveals his own journey from not really believing heaven exists to not only believing that it exists, but that some people have been there and returned during near-death experiences. (In short: He read "Life After Life" by Raymond Moody, then, a month later, heard his third account of a near-death experience; this time, from a private in the Texas Army National Guard, in which he was a chaplain.)
Price also makes the biblical case for near-death experiences and what they reveal to us about God. Mostly, what he does is make the biblical case for the existence of heaven, which surprisingly many Christians reportedly are on the fence about. He shares some of the more than 100 stories he since has heard from "returnees." Then he points to this strange passage from 2 Corinthians 12:
"I know a man in Christ who fourteen years ago was caught up in the third heaven. Whether it was in the body or our of the body I do not know -- God knows. And I know that this man -- whether in the body or apart from the body I do not know, but God knows -- was caught up to paradise. He heard inexpressible things, things that man is not permitted to tell."
That man was St. Paul himself, covertly using the third person like St. John, a.k.a. "the disciple whom Jesus loved" in his own gospel, to share his own near-death experience, Price argues. This seems unlikely to me, as it never says that man, Paul or not, was near death when he had this experience.
Things get really problematic when Price begins extrapolating what these visits to heaven tell us about God, rather than how they confirm what God tells us about heaven -- "looking at all of life through the lens of the insights gained from returnees," as he put it, rather than through the lens of Scripture. Things like:
-- One does not need to be baptized a Christian to go to heaven—anyone who lives a good life and practices kindness can experience heaven. (This is because Jesus is God, and God is love, so "those who do live a life of love are, whether they know it or not, accepting Jesus in his command to love as the central orientation of their lives," he says.)
-- Sins we commit in life are forgivable even in death. (He offers no biblical support.)
-- God has a plan for all of us, including a specific "time" for each of us to continue our lives in heaven. (He offers no biblical support here for a pretty complex theological argument.)
-- He even throws ghosts in there: "Many returnees did not immediately understand they were dead. ... Perhaps this explains people's spirits that do not go on to heaven; some may not realize they are dead and stay in the vicinity of their death." (He offers no biblical support. Again, that's a lot of supposition to just throw out there.)
Now, I'm not necessarily saying I disagree with any or all of the above. All possibly could be supported by Scripture. C.S. Lewis, for one, makes a sound argument for points one and two in his books "The Last Battle" and "The Great Divorce." But Price doesn't spend much time showing the biblical evidence for these things; instead, he shares merely anecdotal evidence.
That's not quite enough to establish a "Christian case for near-death experiences." While neither the author nor I are Catholic, the Catechism of the Catholic Church has some good things to say here about what it calls "private revelation," emphasis mine:
"Throughout the ages, there have been so-called 'private' revelations, some of which have been recognized by the authority of the Church. They do not belong, however, to the deposit of faith. It is not their role to improve or complete Christ's definitive Revelation, but to help live more fully by it in a certain period of history. ... Christian faith cannot accept 'revelations' that claim to surpass or correct the Revelation of which Christ is the fulfillment, as is the case in certain non-Christian religions and also in certain recent sects which base themselves on such 'revelations.'"
That said, I certainly believe in a number of things Price describes. I believe heaven exists, and, obviously, the man Paul describes in 2 Corinthians has had, at the very least, a vision of this place. So has John, who also authored the book of Revelation. I've heard stories of Christians whose eyes were transfixed on things others in the room with them could not see as they left this world for the next. That's not unlike the story of St. Stephen in Acts 7:54-60, who saw heaven open and Jesus at the right hand of God just before he was stoned. The author mentions several similar stories in his book, though never that of the first Christian martyr.
But do I believe one's soul can, after death, be turned away from heaven's gates and sent back to reanimate one's body, as described in these near-death experiences? Price's little book certainly is full of comfort and fascinating stories, but not quite enough evidence to convince me.
Do you believe in near-death experiences? I'd love to read your stories and arguments, for or against, in the comments below.
Full disclosure: I received this book free from TLC Book Tours.
For my original review of this book on my blog, visit http://www.emmillerwrites.com/2013/02....
One of those weird things is this idea of the near-death experience, something that recently has gotten attention from Christians with the 2010 release -- and ascent to the top of the New York Times bestseller list -- of the book "Heaven Is for Real" by Todd Burpo.
In "Revealing Heaven: The Christian Case for Near-Death Experiences," Rev. John W. Price -- pastor, spiritual director and former chaplain of St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital in Houston -- tackles this idea: Price reveals his own journey from not really believing heaven exists to not only believing that it exists, but that some people have been there and returned during near-death experiences. (In short: He read "Life After Life" by Raymond Moody, then, a month later, heard his third account of a near-death experience; this time, from a private in the Texas Army National Guard, in which he was a chaplain.)
Price also makes the biblical case for near-death experiences and what they reveal to us about God. Mostly, what he does is make the biblical case for the existence of heaven, which surprisingly many Christians reportedly are on the fence about. He shares some of the more than 100 stories he since has heard from "returnees." Then he points to this strange passage from 2 Corinthians 12:
"I know a man in Christ who fourteen years ago was caught up in the third heaven. Whether it was in the body or our of the body I do not know -- God knows. And I know that this man -- whether in the body or apart from the body I do not know, but God knows -- was caught up to paradise. He heard inexpressible things, things that man is not permitted to tell."
That man was St. Paul himself, covertly using the third person like St. John, a.k.a. "the disciple whom Jesus loved" in his own gospel, to share his own near-death experience, Price argues. This seems unlikely to me, as it never says that man, Paul or not, was near death when he had this experience.
Things get really problematic when Price begins extrapolating what these visits to heaven tell us about God, rather than how they confirm what God tells us about heaven -- "looking at all of life through the lens of the insights gained from returnees," as he put it, rather than through the lens of Scripture. Things like:
-- One does not need to be baptized a Christian to go to heaven—anyone who lives a good life and practices kindness can experience heaven. (This is because Jesus is God, and God is love, so "those who do live a life of love are, whether they know it or not, accepting Jesus in his command to love as the central orientation of their lives," he says.)
-- Sins we commit in life are forgivable even in death. (He offers no biblical support.)
-- God has a plan for all of us, including a specific "time" for each of us to continue our lives in heaven. (He offers no biblical support here for a pretty complex theological argument.)
-- He even throws ghosts in there: "Many returnees did not immediately understand they were dead. ... Perhaps this explains people's spirits that do not go on to heaven; some may not realize they are dead and stay in the vicinity of their death." (He offers no biblical support. Again, that's a lot of supposition to just throw out there.)
Now, I'm not necessarily saying I disagree with any or all of the above. All possibly could be supported by Scripture. C.S. Lewis, for one, makes a sound argument for points one and two in his books "The Last Battle" and "The Great Divorce." But Price doesn't spend much time showing the biblical evidence for these things; instead, he shares merely anecdotal evidence.
That's not quite enough to establish a "Christian case for near-death experiences." While neither the author nor I are Catholic, the Catechism of the Catholic Church has some good things to say here about what it calls "private revelation," emphasis mine:
"Throughout the ages, there have been so-called 'private' revelations, some of which have been recognized by the authority of the Church. They do not belong, however, to the deposit of faith. It is not their role to improve or complete Christ's definitive Revelation, but to help live more fully by it in a certain period of history. ... Christian faith cannot accept 'revelations' that claim to surpass or correct the Revelation of which Christ is the fulfillment, as is the case in certain non-Christian religions and also in certain recent sects which base themselves on such 'revelations.'"
That said, I certainly believe in a number of things Price describes. I believe heaven exists, and, obviously, the man Paul describes in 2 Corinthians has had, at the very least, a vision of this place. So has John, who also authored the book of Revelation. I've heard stories of Christians whose eyes were transfixed on things others in the room with them could not see as they left this world for the next. That's not unlike the story of St. Stephen in Acts 7:54-60, who saw heaven open and Jesus at the right hand of God just before he was stoned. The author mentions several similar stories in his book, though never that of the first Christian martyr.
But do I believe one's soul can, after death, be turned away from heaven's gates and sent back to reanimate one's body, as described in these near-death experiences? Price's little book certainly is full of comfort and fascinating stories, but not quite enough evidence to convince me.
Do you believe in near-death experiences? I'd love to read your stories and arguments, for or against, in the comments below.
Full disclosure: I received this book free from TLC Book Tours.
For my original review of this book on my blog, visit http://www.emmillerwrites.com/2013/02....
August 30, 2017
This challenges me in my perception of Heaven.
I have been under the religious ideas that if you did not accept Jesus as your personal savior,toy can not enter into Heaven. I can't wait to share this book with my sister in law who lost her husband last year and is concerned that he might not have gone to Heaven because he never formally proclaimed his acceptance of Jesus as his personal saviour. Yet her husband did all sorts of work for the church they attended. At his funeral everyone there had at one time or another been helped by him in some way that blessed them. He did many kind acts for friends family and total strangers. I've tried to comfort her by telling her that my personal belief is that he is in Heaven, that he accepted Jesus as a small boy and even though he said he just wasn't sure about Jesus as an adult, he always showed love and compassion for others, and the word states that no one can snatch us out of Goods hand. I feel like this book will give her the peace she needs to know her husband is in Heaven waiting on her when her time comes. Thank you for writing this book, I loved it!
I have been under the religious ideas that if you did not accept Jesus as your personal savior,toy can not enter into Heaven. I can't wait to share this book with my sister in law who lost her husband last year and is concerned that he might not have gone to Heaven because he never formally proclaimed his acceptance of Jesus as his personal saviour. Yet her husband did all sorts of work for the church they attended. At his funeral everyone there had at one time or another been helped by him in some way that blessed them. He did many kind acts for friends family and total strangers. I've tried to comfort her by telling her that my personal belief is that he is in Heaven, that he accepted Jesus as a small boy and even though he said he just wasn't sure about Jesus as an adult, he always showed love and compassion for others, and the word states that no one can snatch us out of Goods hand. I feel like this book will give her the peace she needs to know her husband is in Heaven waiting on her when her time comes. Thank you for writing this book, I loved it!
July 7, 2013
Ever since I witnessed my grandfather pass this past November I have had a strange curiosity about the afterlife. I have officially watched my paternal grandmother, paternal grandfather, and my mother die. Once you have experienced death first hand you are never really the same. On one hand I am not anxious about death and plan on living a good long life until I can go no further. However, I often wonder what the afterlife is like. Do people really meet their long lost relatives in heaven and do rapists go straight to hell? Is heaven real or is there a nothingness that some atheist believe? Every once in a while I see a book that catches my eye and I pick it up. This book was one such act.
This book is a wonderful collection of stories about near death experiences that have happened throughout the United States. The author goes through great detail to show Christians that real death experiences are valid and should be accounted for. It has been a past trend for the church state not to recognize near death stories. Science has stated that it is just the lack of oxygen to the brain that calms the mind as the body is dying. Either way I found this book to be a fascinating read and am happy that I purchased it. I plan on forwarding it too my father. I have never been an overly religious person and do not belong to any particular church or denomination. I do believe that near death experiences are real and like many ghost stories I find comfort in the fact that it lets people know that we still exist after our body shuts down. I highly recommend this book if you are exploring this subject or you have a loved one dealing with death.
This book is a wonderful collection of stories about near death experiences that have happened throughout the United States. The author goes through great detail to show Christians that real death experiences are valid and should be accounted for. It has been a past trend for the church state not to recognize near death stories. Science has stated that it is just the lack of oxygen to the brain that calms the mind as the body is dying. Either way I found this book to be a fascinating read and am happy that I purchased it. I plan on forwarding it too my father. I have never been an overly religious person and do not belong to any particular church or denomination. I do believe that near death experiences are real and like many ghost stories I find comfort in the fact that it lets people know that we still exist after our body shuts down. I highly recommend this book if you are exploring this subject or you have a loved one dealing with death.
June 18, 2017
Answers your Biblical questions
This book gives insights into the Biblical aspect, asking and answering questions about how both the Biblical stories and near death experiences can coexist.
This book gives insights into the Biblical aspect, asking and answering questions about how both the Biblical stories and near death experiences can coexist.
July 10, 2017
Comforting
This book has given me more hope that there really is life after death. It is so comforting to me to hear the reunions with loved ones and most of all, our Lord.
This book has given me more hope that there really is life after death. It is so comforting to me to hear the reunions with loved ones and most of all, our Lord.
October 3, 2018
Near Death Experiences
A pastor grapples with people telling him accounts of near-death experiences. At first he thinks those people are out of their minds. He investigates accounts from the Bible and more people give him accounts. He comes to believe the accounts, and he shares what he has learned in this book.
A pastor grapples with people telling him accounts of near-death experiences. At first he thinks those people are out of their minds. He investigates accounts from the Bible and more people give him accounts. He comes to believe the accounts, and he shares what he has learned in this book.
July 29, 2019
Rev Price's interviews with people who have had near death experiences was very well written and thought out.
September 24, 2019
A Christian clergy confirmation that NDE's are biblical and soundly acceptable to orthodox theology.
December 4, 2019
Book Review
Excellent book which covers near death stories ultimately summing up that our lives should be centered on loving one another.
Excellent book which covers near death stories ultimately summing up that our lives should be centered on loving one another.
May 27, 2020
Mind opening
Excellent insight on part of the pastor, you can perceive his nobility and great wisdom from the way he decided to approach what was being presented in front of him.
Excellent insight on part of the pastor, you can perceive his nobility and great wisdom from the way he decided to approach what was being presented in front of him.
March 3, 2013
Revealing Heaven by John W. Price is about near death experiences and how every person who is good and kind gets to heaven no matter their religion, but mean people will face hell.
John W. Price is a member of the Near Death Experience Research Foundation. He is an Episcopal priest. A collection of real life accounts of near death experiences (NDE) are recorded in this book, but I have to say I am disappointed in it. The book contradicts scripture.
The first half of the book works at proving that life after death exists. He says a lot of Christians doubt it exists. Most Christians I know believe in life after death, but when you hear of near death experiences it’s natural to feel skepticism. Price uses scripture to prove life after death. I don’t dispute this part of the book. Halfway through is when I had a problem.
Skepticism plays in when he writes about how some NDE’s return able to read minds and predict the future. One of the NDE’s saw Heaven but remains a Buddhist today. Price talked about how God didn’t care about any sin, unless you were mean; especially a mean Christian. At the end of the book, Price affirms his own belief. Here are the two statements of belief:
Page 137: “Now Jeff had not been baptized a Christian. Yet he and others like him with whom I’ve visited did not go to hell, but rather experienced God’s wondrous love in heaven. How can we reconcile this with statements in the New Testament that way we must accept Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior in order to go to Heaven? I think the conclusion we can draw here is this. Jesus is, in Christian theology, God come to earth. Since God is love, so is Jesus, and he showed and commanded that love for us. Those who do live a life of love are, whether they know it or not, accepting Jesus in his command to love as the central orientation of their lives.” Emphasis mine.
Page 143 [Regarding John 14:1-6): “As an Episcopal priest, I cannot argue with it except to point out that it seems to exclude non-Christians.” Emphasis mine.
Price also speaks about the controversial Rob Bell and his book “Love Wins.” In several places, Price can’t explain the scripture about Jesus being the only way.
In the beginning of the book, Price’s stories of NDE’s returning exemplified changed lives from meeting Jesus, but towards the end it felt like all I had to do was love well to go to Heaven regardless of the choices I make in my life. He got one point correct, however. Jesus is about transformation. Jesus also spoke about loving our enemies. Love is God. However, there is more to God than just love. For clarification, I would recommend reading the Bible and pray. Satan can come as an angel of light, too, and if something contradicts the Bible, one should ask lots of questions. From the point of view of a non-Christian, I am left confused as to how to get to Heaven.
Scant places in the book talk about getting to Heaven through Jesus. Then, many statements talk about God’s love as if that’s His only attribute. I gave this book one star. It contradicts the Bibles’ main point: the only way to Heaven is through accepting Jesus Christ as Savior. You can’t be a Muslim and enter Heaven, unless you have accepted Him as your Savior which means you are no longer a Muslim. His book indicates that religion doesn’t matter. All roads lead to Heaven. This makes Christ’s sacrifice on the cross meaningless.
*Book given by publisher to review.
John W. Price is a member of the Near Death Experience Research Foundation. He is an Episcopal priest. A collection of real life accounts of near death experiences (NDE) are recorded in this book, but I have to say I am disappointed in it. The book contradicts scripture.
The first half of the book works at proving that life after death exists. He says a lot of Christians doubt it exists. Most Christians I know believe in life after death, but when you hear of near death experiences it’s natural to feel skepticism. Price uses scripture to prove life after death. I don’t dispute this part of the book. Halfway through is when I had a problem.
Skepticism plays in when he writes about how some NDE’s return able to read minds and predict the future. One of the NDE’s saw Heaven but remains a Buddhist today. Price talked about how God didn’t care about any sin, unless you were mean; especially a mean Christian. At the end of the book, Price affirms his own belief. Here are the two statements of belief:
Page 137: “Now Jeff had not been baptized a Christian. Yet he and others like him with whom I’ve visited did not go to hell, but rather experienced God’s wondrous love in heaven. How can we reconcile this with statements in the New Testament that way we must accept Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior in order to go to Heaven? I think the conclusion we can draw here is this. Jesus is, in Christian theology, God come to earth. Since God is love, so is Jesus, and he showed and commanded that love for us. Those who do live a life of love are, whether they know it or not, accepting Jesus in his command to love as the central orientation of their lives.” Emphasis mine.
Page 143 [Regarding John 14:1-6): “As an Episcopal priest, I cannot argue with it except to point out that it seems to exclude non-Christians.” Emphasis mine.
Price also speaks about the controversial Rob Bell and his book “Love Wins.” In several places, Price can’t explain the scripture about Jesus being the only way.
In the beginning of the book, Price’s stories of NDE’s returning exemplified changed lives from meeting Jesus, but towards the end it felt like all I had to do was love well to go to Heaven regardless of the choices I make in my life. He got one point correct, however. Jesus is about transformation. Jesus also spoke about loving our enemies. Love is God. However, there is more to God than just love. For clarification, I would recommend reading the Bible and pray. Satan can come as an angel of light, too, and if something contradicts the Bible, one should ask lots of questions. From the point of view of a non-Christian, I am left confused as to how to get to Heaven.
Scant places in the book talk about getting to Heaven through Jesus. Then, many statements talk about God’s love as if that’s His only attribute. I gave this book one star. It contradicts the Bibles’ main point: the only way to Heaven is through accepting Jesus Christ as Savior. You can’t be a Muslim and enter Heaven, unless you have accepted Him as your Savior which means you are no longer a Muslim. His book indicates that religion doesn’t matter. All roads lead to Heaven. This makes Christ’s sacrifice on the cross meaningless.
*Book given by publisher to review.
February 2, 2013
John W. Price is an Episcopal Priest who served many years as a hospital chaplain. In the course of his ministry he heard many stories about near death experiences. With all the recent interest in such things, this book comes out at the right time.
I am skeptical about Near Death Experiences -- or at least the idea that people have died, gone to heaven, and return to tell their stories. I believe in an afterlife -- so that's not the problem -- more it is the attempts to claim these experiences as proof of heaven. I'm not discounting the experiences, I just not prepared to grant that they are heavenly visitations.
Most problematic is the idea that we all have a time to die, and if it's not our time we're sent back. Not sure I can accept this deterministic theology. It also doesn't give comfort to those who have watched their friends and family members die tragically. Was this God's plan? Not sure I can accept that view of God.
Still, the book might be helpful to some.
I am skeptical about Near Death Experiences -- or at least the idea that people have died, gone to heaven, and return to tell their stories. I believe in an afterlife -- so that's not the problem -- more it is the attempts to claim these experiences as proof of heaven. I'm not discounting the experiences, I just not prepared to grant that they are heavenly visitations.
Most problematic is the idea that we all have a time to die, and if it's not our time we're sent back. Not sure I can accept this deterministic theology. It also doesn't give comfort to those who have watched their friends and family members die tragically. Was this God's plan? Not sure I can accept that view of God.
Still, the book might be helpful to some.
June 7, 2016
Another reviewer of this book described the author's writing style as "clunky," and, at times, I would have to agree. Price seemed to repeat himself quite a bit, but it probably was his way to show the reader just how skeptical and, really, uninterested he was in near-death experiences at the beginning of his career as an Episcopalian clergyman. The writing was stronger as he described his growing acceptance of the NDEs; this acceptance changed how he did his job. I know many in the evangelical community might not agree with everything Price writes, but I found his ideas to be an interesting and refreshing.
July 15, 2013
Father John Price describes his own journey from a non-believer in NDE's to that of a believer. What surprised me even more was his admission that he never quite believed in heaven until he started really listening to parishoners describing their NDEs. Basically, this book was a re-hash of other books about NDEs and added nothing new to the subject. Perhaps his target audience was others in the religious field who so adamantly deny that these experiences are even possible. If so, let's hope this books starts a conversation amongst our religious leaders about these experiences.
January 5, 2016
This is one to read and pay attention.
I was skeptical about buying this book, I am so glad I did. Pastor Price gives excellent and honest insight into the experience many people had when they died and came back. I took so much comfort in knowing how much God truly loves all of us and that He is waiting for us to join him when it's time. The relevant scripture was in all the right places and makes me want to take refuge under His wing and cling to Him for everything!!! It's a must read, it will give you a little bit of an understanding of God's love for me and you.
I was skeptical about buying this book, I am so glad I did. Pastor Price gives excellent and honest insight into the experience many people had when they died and came back. I took so much comfort in knowing how much God truly loves all of us and that He is waiting for us to join him when it's time. The relevant scripture was in all the right places and makes me want to take refuge under His wing and cling to Him for everything!!! It's a must read, it will give you a little bit of an understanding of God's love for me and you.
March 29, 2013
This book was interesting at first, but as I read more I realized that it wasn't scripturally sound. The only way to heaven is by accepting Jesus Christ, the Son of God who died on the cross for our sins as your savior. Otherwise your sins will drag you down to hell. The person reading this who doesn't know what the Bible says will think anyone who is nice will go to heaven and the mean people will go to hell. I'm afraid this book will mislead many.
April 5, 2013
Father Price's book kept my interest throughout. The only reason I didn't give it a 5 is that I found the structure a little hard to follow - people's testimonies and experiences were repeated at times. However, John's voice shone through - I felt as glued to the text as when he told us about the book just prior to its publication. It's very well done, and the stories are truly amazing. Highly recommended.
July 26, 2013
God's love is not limited to Christians, but is for all people of goodwill who live with love for one another. I cannot in good conscience say that Christianity is the only way. I can say it is the way for me. I can say God's love is not exclusive to Christianity or Judaism or Islam or Hinduism or Buddhism or any other faith group, since members of each group embrace and live the command that we are to love one another.
Amazing. How I've always looked at my faith and spirituality.
Amazing. How I've always looked at my faith and spirituality.
February 27, 2013
The books tells some stories of people who have had near death experiences, but focuses more on the common themes between the stories and what we can learn of heaven from these people’s experiences. Fascinating.
February 7, 2017
The Title Says It All!
The best I've read so far. Accounts of heaven from people who have been there! And if you haven't read the originals yet, it's an excellent source for further reading.
The best I've read so far. Accounts of heaven from people who have been there! And if you haven't read the originals yet, it's an excellent source for further reading.
August 25, 2013
Helps demystify the death experience in the stories of those who were clinically dead and returned to life.
March 28, 2014
This book surprised me. It is one of the best "religious" writings on near-death experiences I've read. I plan to read it again.
September 23, 2015
As the title suggests, this book, by a Christian pastor, makes the case that near death experiences fit well with Biblical Christianity and are a gift of God.
February 8, 2017
Good read
Liked the stories of what those who had a near death experience shared. Moral is to love others. Some differences from bible reaching but overall a positive message.
Liked the stories of what those who had a near death experience shared. Moral is to love others. Some differences from bible reaching but overall a positive message.
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