Heaven, an Unexpected Journey Quotes

“The tall warrior angel described joy as living on the edge of a huge laugh motivated by a constant awareness of the presence of God.”
― Jim Woodford, Heaven, an Unexpected Journey: One Man's Experience with Heaven, Angels, and the Afterlife

“For consider your calling, brethren, that there were not many wise according to the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble; but God has chosen the foolish things of the world to shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of the world to shame the things which are strong, and the base things of the world and the despised God has chosen, the things that are not, so that He may nullify the things that are, so that no man may boast before God.5 Take”
― James D. Woodford, Heaven, an Unexpected Journey: One Man's Experience with Heaven, Angels, and the Afterlife

“In those eyes was a well of both compassion and sorrow. There was sorrow for those who had not acknowledged or recognized Him. There was sadness for how I had personally lived my life apart from Him—so much time and life lost and squandered. Yet, there was a great love for me that so encompassed me that I felt as though I was the only person ever born. In those moments suspended in eternity, I was His sole focus. This same love is available for all people who know and turn toward Him. And with this gracious love flows forgiveness for all.”
― James D. Woodford, Heaven, an Unexpected Journey: One Man's Experience with Heaven, Angels, and the Afterlife

“The tall warrior angel described joy as living on the edge of a huge laugh motivated by a constant awareness of the presence of God. I cannot help but smile thinking about that definition. I experience that feeling even today as I recall my experience in Heaven.”
― James D. Woodford, Heaven, an Unexpected Journey: One Man's Experience with Heaven, Angels, and the Afterlife

“I felt quite small by comparison to the immense stature of the warrior angel. Then he began to speak, not as you and I might speak. His mouth didn’t move, nor was there an audible voice. Rather, there was a communication or thought transference of spirit to spirit. I knew what he was saying as his thoughts entered my own mind. The communication was on a deeper level than earthly, audible words could express. His communication surpassed mere language as if coming from someone who knew me very well. It was not unlike the connection some married couples experience after years of being together who know each other so well that one hears the heart of the other and might even finish their sentences.”
― James D. Woodford, Heaven, an Unexpected Journey: One Man's Experience with Heaven, Angels, and the Afterlife