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This book leaves me with mixed emotions. On one hand, I'm cheering for Colton's story because I believe in the supernatural, I believe in Heaven, and I even think kids can have a closer emotional understanding of Heaven than world-weary adults. When I was in 3rd or 4th grade I had this moment during one of my prayers, just a millisecond, where I had this sudden sense of eternal heavenly existence. I wasn't transported or anything but even that one moment was enough to bolster my faith. Colton's message is simple; God wants to be present with people, both in this life and the one to come.
On the other hand, there is part of me that is a little skeptical. Three-year-olds have imaginations, the story would only come out in random comments over a span of a couple years, and most of the details given could have been imprinted by Christian art/culture. After all, kids pick up on more than we realize -- whether it be the images they see or parents talking on the phone in the other room. When Colton would mention something like "Jesus had a rainbow horse," the parents would go crazy with delight and immediately assume Colton's simple description matched verses out of Scripture. It's certainly possible, hmm, I want to believe the story, hmm, but yeah, part of me is hesitant.
It'd be fun to read a book like this from a Saul/Paul type, who is well respected in his field, intelligent and rational and authoritative, then has a life-changing vision/experience of the supernatural and remains a rational/intelligent/authoritative person who proclaims the good news, that Jesus really was the Son of God and died so that we might live. And yes, truly, Heaven is for real.
On the other hand, there is part of me that is a little skeptical. Three-year-olds have imaginations, the story would only come out in random comments over a span of a couple years, and most of the details given could have been imprinted by Christian art/culture. After all, kids pick up on more than we realize -- whether it be the images they see or parents talking on the phone in the other room. When Colton would mention something like "Jesus had a rainbow horse," the parents would go crazy with delight and immediately assume Colton's simple description matched verses out of Scripture. It's certainly possible, hmm, I want to believe the story, hmm, but yeah, part of me is hesitant.
It'd be fun to read a book like this from a Saul/Paul type, who is well respected in his field, intelligent and rational and authoritative, then has a life-changing vision/experience of the supernatural and remains a rational/intelligent/authoritative person who proclaims the good news, that Jesus really was the Son of God and died so that we might live. And yes, truly, Heaven is for real.