'Heaven is for Real' by Todd Burpo with Lynn Vincent

In a tiny nutshell, Todd Burpo and Lynn Vincent's book, Heaven is for Real, is the story of Todd's then four-year-old son, Colton, and his illness with a burst appendix which involved him having a death/near death experience.   The little boy talks about Heaven and in such detail that you can't help but be intrigued.

I'm sure there are folks who will pooh-pooh the book calling it frivolous, and maybe books about near death happenings have been a bit over-marketed in recent years.  But the thing about this book is that it's very sincerely written, and it is totally believable.  The writing is excellent, never trite, and I found it easy to fall in love with the Burpo family. 

We tend to want to put God and Heaven into a box that matches our understanding, making things all neat and tidy.  Who am I to question what this family so obviously went through?  And to be honest, I put the book down with a greater sympathy for those who claim to have seen what God has in store for His believers. 

(i received this book free to review from booksneeze/thomas nelson publishers)