Heaven Changes Everything: The Rest of Our Story

by Todd Burpo, Sonja Burpo

Overview

There's so much more to the story. Todd and Sonja Burpo’s almost-four-year-old son Colton made an unforgettable trip to heaven and back during the darkest, most-stressed-out days of their lives. Times were tough, money was scarce and the bills, frustrations, and fears were piled high. The story of Colton’s visit to heaven changed their lives—and the book they wrote about it, Heaven Is for Real, gave new hope to millions of readers.

In Heaven Changes Everything, the Burpos share details about their experience and about Colton's visit to heaven that they weren't able to include in the original story or in the Sony Pictures release of the Heaven Is for Real movie. Practical and inspiring, the short essays shed light on living with a miracle and the afterlife, each ending with a relevant scripture. Listen in as Todd, and for the first time ever Sonja, from her perspective as a mom, show you how believing heaven is for real helps us survive hardships here on earth, including the death of a loved one or the loss of a child through tragedy, miscarriage, or even abortion.

This newly revised edition offers bonus material including:

• New foreword
• Never-before-seen family photos
• Favorite scenes from the movie
• Q&A section

Come see how heaven can indeed touch earth and change everything.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780718036560
Publisher:	Nelson, Thomas, Inc.
Publication date:	01/13/2015
Pages:	242
Sales rank:	378,258
Product dimensions:	4.95(w) x 7.95(h) x 0.75(d)
Lexile:	950L (what's this?)

About the Author

Todd Burpo is pastor of Crossroads Wesleyan and a volunteer fireman. He and his wife, Sonja, have four children: Colton is an active teenager; he has an older sister, Cassie; a younger brother, Colby; and a very special sister he met in heaven. Sonja Burpo is a busy mom and pastor's wife. A certified elementary teacher, Sonja is passionate about children's ministry and helping women work through the difficulty of miscarriage.

Sonja Burpo is a busy mom and pastor's wife. A certified teacher in the state of Nebraska, she has taught in the public school system both in Oklahoma as well as in Imperial. Sonja is passionate about children's ministry and helping women through the difficulty of miscarriage.

Table of Contents

Foreword xi

1 Heaven-We're Not There Yet 1

2 Missing the Miracles 5

3 Watching for God-cidents 9

4 Solving the Puzzle 13

5 Call Your Dad! 17

6 Acquiring a Heavenly Perspective 23

7 Forgiveness Is for Real 29

8 Thanks for Being Imperfect 35

9 A Mixture of Faith and Doubt 39

10 Which Way You Gonna Run? 43

11 Be Specific! 47

12 The Blessing of Friends 51

13 Give Anyway 57

14 A Journey Through Humility 61

15 No Secrets 65

16 Find Your Own Faith 69

17 Lead-Footed Preacher's Wife 75

18 Prayers for the Hopeless 83

19 Life as a Sermon 87

20 It's the People 93

21 At Home in Heaven 97

22 Heaven-You're Gonna Like It 101

23 Heavenly Comforters 105

24 Imagine Being Held by Jesus 109

25 Connecting Through Loss 113

26 Waiting at Heaven's Gates 121

27 Unforgivable? No! 125

28 "But I Had an Abortion…" 129

29 Urgent! 135

30 Is Your Light On? 141

31 The Coach's Challenge 147

32 Contagious Faith 153

33 A Child's Prayers 157

34 A Perfectly Normal Pastor's Family Is Imperfect 161

35 "Dad, Jesus Told Me to Tell You" 167

36 Really Loving the Children 173

37 Seeing the Face of Jesus 179

38 A Family Affair 185

39 Asking for and Giving Help 191

40 The Battle to Come 197

41 Yes, No, and Not Yet 203

42 Being Ourselves in Heaven 209

The Last Word: Heaven Changes Everything 215

Our Favorite Scenes 221

Q&A 225

Cotton's Prayer For You 233

About the Authors 235

Index 237