Table of Contents
GPS Step 1 Speak with the Navigator 1
Carla's Chat 4
Toni and David 8
Anita, Dick, and Don: Miracle on the Bridge 13
An Allison Moment 21
Nathan's Story 23
Five Frequently Asked Questions 32
GPS Step 2 Listen to your Inner Compass 39
How Francis Saw the Light 40
Heroes to Each Other 44
Inner Voices, Invisible Threads-Irene's Story 52
Zaki's Plan 62
GPS Step 3 Mapping Your Destination 73
Carol Burnett's Divinely Aligned Map 74
Shyness and Saddle Shoes 82
GPS Step 4 Unshackle Your Baggage 93
Madea's Main Man 94
Family Ties That Shackle 96
My Dear Mother 98
Auntie Anne's Pretzeled Path 101
Dave Ramsey's Baby Steps 116
Debt and Shame-SQuire's 117
Unshackling from Fear and Anxiety-Carla 124
GPS Step 5 Step Out in Faith and Believe You'll Arrive 129
Dusty Roads and Dreams 130
Driving into the Fire 140
The Believing Truckers 142
GPS Step 6 Read the Signs, Recalculate, and Accelerate 149
Signposts of Graduation 151
Bikes, Mikes, and Signs 154
The Reinvention of Steve 157
The Sign in the Basement 160
GPS Step 7 Gratefully Arrive with a Full Well Within 165
The Rise and Fall of Straw 168
Eric's Season of Discontent 183
What's Next? The Ultimate Arrival 187
What Is Heaven Like? 188
Cynthia-It's Not Your Time! 193
The Child Who Speaks to God 197
A Child's View of Heaven 202
Alex, Back from Heaven 213
Chart of Similarities of Heaven 222
How About Hell? 225
How Do I Choose the Path to Heaven? 227
Conclusion 229
Amazing Data in Support of Faith 229
Science vs. God 230
God or No God? 231
Summing Up 233
A Final Message from a Re-inventor 235
Acknowledgments 239
Notes 241