New Releases by Todd Burpo

"DO YOU REMEMBER THE HOSPITAL, COLTON?" SONJA SAID. "YES, MOMMY, I REMEMBER," HE SAID. "THAT''S WHERE THE ANGELS SANG TO ME." WHEN COLTON BURPO MADE IT THROUGH AN EMERGENCY APPENDECTOMY, HIS FAMILY WAS OVERJOYED AT HIS MIRACULOUS SURVIVAL. WHAT THEY WEREN''T EXPECTING, THOUGH, WAS THE STORY THAT EMERGED IN THE MONTHS THAT FOLLOWED-A STORY AS BEAUTIFUL AS IT WAS EXTRAORDINARY, DETAILING THEIR LITTLE BOY''S TRIP TO HEAVEN AND BACK. COLTON, NOT YET FOUR YEARS OLD, TOLD HIS PARENTS HE LEFT HIS BODY DURING THE SURGERY-AND AUTHENTICATED THAT CLAIM BY DESCRIBING EXACTLY WHAT HIS PARENTS WERE DOING IN ANOTHER PART OF THE HOSPITAL WHILE HE WAS BEING OPERATED ON. HE TALKED OF VISITING HEAVEN AND RELAYED STORIES TOLD TO HIM BY PEOPLE HE MET THERE WHOM HE HAD NEVER MET IN LIFE, SHARING EVENTS THAT HAPPENED EVEN BEFORE HE WAS BORN. HE ALSO ASTONISHED HIS PARENTS WITH DESCRIPTIONS AND OBSCURE DETAILS ABOUT HEAVEN THAT MATCHED THE BIBLE EXACTLY, THOUGH HE HAD NOT YET LEARNED TO READ. WITH DISARMING INNOCENCE AND THE PLAINSPOKEN BOLDNESS OF A CHILD, COLTON TELLS OF MEETING LONG-DEPARTED FAMILY MEMBERS. HE DESCRIBES JESUS, THE ANGELS, HOW "REALLY, REALLY BIG" GOD IS, AND HOW MUCH GOD LOVES US. RETOLD BY HIS FATHER, BUT USING COLTON''S UNIQUELY SIMPLE WORDS, HEAVEN IS FOR REAL OFFERS A GLIMPSE OF THE WORLD THAT AWAITS US, WHERE AS COLTON SAYS, "NOBODY IS OLD AND NOBODY WEARS GLASSES." HEAVEN IS FOR REAL WILL FOREVER CHANGE THE WAY YOU THINK OF ETERNITY, OFFERING THE CHANCE TO SEE, AND BELIEVE, LIKE A CHILD. टॉड बर्पो हे नेब्रास्कातील इम्पीरिअल या गावी क्रॉसरोड्स वेस्लेयान चर्चचे धर्मोपदेशक आहेत. ते चेस काउन्टी पब्लिक स्कूलमध्ये कुस्तीचे मार्गदर्शक व आणीबाणीच्या प्रसंगी इम्पीरिअल व्हॉलेंटियर फायर डिपार्टमेंटच्या जवानांबरोबर स्वयंसेवक म्हणूनही आगीशी झुंजतात. कुटुंबाला आर्थिक आधार देण्यासाठी टॉड `ओव्हरहेड डोअर स्पेशालिस्ट` ही कंपनीही चालवतात. त्यांची पत्नी सोनया ही अर्ध वेळ शिक्षिका असून, त्यांना कॅसी ही मुलगी व कोल्टन आणि कोल्बी असे दोन मुलगे आहेत. कोल्टनच्या आजारपणाची घटना घडण्यापूर्वी टॉडला सॉफ्टबॉल खेळताना पायाला दुखापत होऊन पायातील हाडांचे तुकडे होतात. त्यामुळे दोन महिने त्याला परावलंबी व्हावे लागते. धर्मोपदेशकाचे काम करतानाही एक पाय खुर्चीवर ठेवून प्रवचन द्यावे लागायचे. गॅरेजची दारे बसवून देण्याचा त्याचा उद्योगही शक्तीची गरज असणारा होता, त्यामुळे तोही ठप्प झाला. त्यातच मूतखड्यांचा जुना त्रास उद्भवला. पाठोपाठ छातीत गाठ झाली. ''हायपरप्लासिया'' असं निदान झालं. ऑगस्टपासून सुरू झालेल्या या दुखण्यांच्या मालिकेतून जरा बर

Dios es Real aborda las preguntas: ¿Cómo es Dios? ¿Por qué son las cosas como son, a pesar de quien Dios es? Si el primer libro de Todd, El Cielo es Real, fue sobre el "entonces y allí" del cielo, Dios es Real es sobre el "aquí y ahora" en la tierra: ¿Por qué hay tantos hipócritas de iglesia? ¿Por qué los cristianos hacen de la cruz un asunto tan importante? ¿Por qué Dios no parece contestar nuestras oraciones más grandes? Las personas están cansadas de las respuestas adecuadas que se ofrecen en lenguaje de iglesia explicando sus preguntas; nosotros queremos la verdad directa y explícita. Lo que nos molesta de la vida y la fe es real y rudo. Necesitamos una voz franca que brinde las respuestas de Dios a las luchas difíciles y a las dudas que duelen. Todd va a la carga sobre estos temas con el valor de un bombero, la vulnerabilidad de un amigo de pueblo, y la compasión de un pastor local. Él ayuda a articular las preguntas que tienen las personas, y luego les aporta sabiduría bíblica relevante para que den sus siguientes pasos en la fe. Dios está preparado para conocerte. ¿Estás tú preparado para conocerle? God is for Real addresses the questions: What is God like? Why are things the way they are in spite of who God is? If Todd''s first book, Heaven Is for Real, was about the then and there of heaven, God is Real is about the here and now on earth. Why are there are so many hypocritical church people? Why do Christians make such a big deal about the cross? Why doesn''t God seem to answer our biggest prayers? People are tired of pat answers offered up in churchy language explaining away their questions; we want the down-and-dirty truth. What bothers us about life and faith is real and gritty. We need a plain-spoken voice to offer God''s answers to difficult struggles and painful doubts. Todd charges into these subjects with a fireman''s courage, a small-town friend''s vulnerability, and a local pastor''s compassion. He helps articulate the questions people have, then gives them relevant biblical wisdom for taking their next steps in faith. God is ready to meet you! Are you ready to meet Him?

God is for Real, a new book from author of the best-seller Heaven is for Real, addresses soul-searching questions about God, likeWhat is God like? Why are things the way they are in spite of who God is? If Todd''s first book, Heaven Is for Real, was about the then and there of heaven, God is for Real is about the here and now on earth: Why are there are so many hypocritical church people? Why do Christians make such a big deal about the cross? Why doesn''t God seem to answer our biggest prayers? People are tired of pat answers offered up in churchy language explaining away their questions; we want the down-and-dirty truth. What bothers us about life and faith is real and gritty. We need a plain-spoken voice to offer God''s answers to difficult struggles and painful doubts. Todd charges into these subjects with a fireman''s courage, a small-town friend''s vulnerability, and a local pastor''s compassion. He helps articulate the questions people have, then gives them relevant biblical wisdom for taking their next steps in faith. God is ready to meet you! Are you ready to meet Him?

Colton Burpo non ha ancora quattro anni quando viene ricoverato d''urgenza per un''appendicite perforata. Mentre lo stanno operando i medici "perdono" il bambino per tre lunghi minuti. Al termine dei quali Colton si risveglia, come per miracolo. L''intervento è riuscito e il piccolo si ristabilirà perfettamente, ma in quei tre minuti è successo qualcosa: mentre il suo corpo giaceva sul tavolo operatorio il bimbo ha compiuto un incredibile viaggio, fino al Paradiso e ritorno. Trascorreranno diversi mesi prima che Colton riveli ai genitori - sempre più sconcertati - gli incredibili dettagli della sua grande avventura. In questo libro il padre, Todd, riporta il racconto del bambino, che dice di aver osservato "dall''alto" il medico mentre lo "aggiustava"; di aver incontrato Gesù - che lo ha preso in braccio - e Dio, che è "grandissimo"; di aver conosciuto la sorellina mai nata e di cui nessuno gli aveva mai parlato. La straordinaria esperienza che ha illuminato la vita di una famiglia come tante ed ha toccato il cuore di milioni di persone in tutto il mondo, nutrendo in ciascuno di noi una dolce speranza.

O CÉU EXISTE. PODE ACREDITAR.A fé nos dá a convicção da existência do céu. Mas a realidade do Paraíso tornou-se uma certeza para um menino de apenas quatro anos quando ele foi até lá e voltou para contar as coisas extraordinárias que testemunhou.Colton Burpo viveu essa experiência enquanto passava por uma cirurgia de emergência. Arrebatado, ele viu os médicos em ação, o pai orando na sala de espera, e muito mais! Colton foi transportado para o céu, onde contemplou o próprio trono de Deus. Horas depois, ao acordar da cirurgia, revelou sua jornada impressionante.Neste livro — que inspirou o filme homônimo, estrelado por Greg Kinnear e Kelly Reilly — você será desafiado a sair da incredulidade que chegou a rondar até mesmo a mente dos pais de Colton. O céu é de verdade convida o leitor a se entregar às evidências claras de uma realidade além dos olhos, e que renovam a esperança na eternidade com Deus.

¡El cielo es real, y te va a encantar! Colton Burpo regresó de su viaje al cielo con un mensaje muy importante: Jesús realmente, realmente ama a los niños. En un esfuerzo por llegar a más familias con esta historia eternamente importante, El cielo es real, se ha simplificado y se le ha dado un formato especial para los niños más pequeños. Los pequeñitos sentirán el mismo consuelo y bienestar y la seguridad que tantos niños mayores han recibido del libro ilustrado. Bellamente ilustrado bajo la dirección de Colton, El cielo es real, para pequeñitos puede ayudar a los padres introducir el concepto de cielo para niños pequeños y preescolares. ¡Nunca es demasiado pronto para que los niños sepan que Jesús realmente los ama y tiene un lugar especial para ellos en el cielo!

¡El cielo es real, y te va a encantar! Colton Burpo regresó de su viaje al cielo con un mensaje muy importante: Jesús realmente, realmente ama a los niños. En un esfuerzo por llegar a más familias con esta historia eternamente importante, El cielo es real, se ha simplificado y se le ha dado un formato especial para los niños más pequeños. Los pequeñitos sentirán el mismo consuelo y bienestar y la seguridad que tantos niños mayores han recibido del libro ilustrado. Bellamente ilustrado bajo la dirección de Colton, El cielo es real, para pequeñitos puede ayudar a los padres introducir el concepto de cielo para niños pequeños y preescolares. ¡Nunca es demasiado pronto para que los niños sepan que Jesús realmente los ama y tiene un lugar especial para ellos en el cielo!

#1 New York Times best-seller with more than 11 million copies sold and Amazon’s #17 best-selling book of all time. Heaven Is for Real was the best-selling non-fiction book of 2011 as reported by Nielsen’s Bookscan, and it was made in to a major motion picture by Sony in 2014. “Do you remember the hospital, Colton?” Sonja said. “Yes, mommy, I remember,” he said. “That’s where the angels sang to me.” When Colton Burpo made it through an emergency appendectomy, his family was overjoyed at his miraculous survival. What they weren’t expecting, though, was the story that emerged in the months that followed—a story as beautiful as it was extraordinary, detailing their little boy’s trip to heaven and back. Colton, not yet four years old, told his parents he left his body during the surgery–and authenticated that claim by describing exactly what his parents were doing in another part of the hospital while he was being operated on. He talked of visiting heaven and relayed stories told to him by people he met there whom he had never met in life, sharing events that happened even before he was born. He also astonished his parents with descriptions and obscure details about heaven that matched the Bible exactly, though he had not yet learned to read. With disarming innocence and the plainspoken boldness of a child, Colton tells of meeting long-departed family members. He describes Jesus, the angels, how “really, really big” God is, and how much God loves us. Retold by his father, but using Colton’s uniquely simple words, Heaven Is for Real offers a glimpse of the world that awaits us, where as Colton says, “Nobody is old and nobody wears glasses.” Heaven Is for Real will forever change the way you think of eternity, offering the chance to see, and believe, like a child. Continue the Burpos story in Heaven Changes Everything: The Rest of Our Story. Heaven Is for Real also is available in Spanish, El cielo es real. Bonus material in this special movie edition includes: Photos from the movie set Updates from father, Todd, and son, Colton, on recent events including the making-of-the-movie experience “From the Set” Q&A’s with the movie’s filmmakers and actors

In DIE HEMEL VERANDER ALLES sien lesers in 42 inspirerende oordenkingshoofstukke hoe Todd en Sonja Burpo se lewens verander het nadat hulle seuntjie Colton hemel toe is tydens ’n ernstige operasie. Deur persoonlike en ander mense se verhale wys hulle hoe geloof in die werklikheid van die hemel ons hier op aarde help om teëspoed te hanteer, soos die verlies van ’n geliefde, die afsterwe van ’n kind, miskrame en selfs aborsie. Elke oordenkingshoofstuk sluit af met ’n teksvers en ’n samevattende gedagte of nadink-vraag. Daar is ook ’n gebed van Colton aan die einde van die boek. DIE HEMEL VERANDER ALLES is ’n kragtige boek wat lesers wys dat God se wonderlike geskenk van die hemel werklik alles verander.

"Colton Burpo has come back from heaven with a very important message: Jesus really, really loves the children. and He really, really loves you!"--P. [4] of cover.

Em todo o mundo, milhões de pessoas emocionaram-se com a incrível experiência de um miúdo de quatro anos que, durante uma operação que correu mal, esteve no céu. Naquela altura a família vivia tempos conturbados, debatia-se com a falta de dinheiro e uma série de problemas que pareciam irresolúveis. Mas bastaram algumas horas no céu para que tudo mudasse. Agora, em 42 breves capítulos, o pai e mãe de Colton recordam o que se passou desde então. Milhões de pessoas em todo mundo foram tocadas pela experiência única do menino, e nela encontraram a força de que precisavam para superar as dificuldades da vida terrena, como, por exemplo, a perda de familiares ou de amigos chegados. Em cada capítulo, os autores recordam um pouco da história, recomeçam a partir dela, e oferecem uma pequena leitura inspiradora retirada da Bíblia, que ajudará os leitores a enfrentar os desafios que os esperam. Porque de uma coisa os Burpo têm a certeza: por mais dura que nos pareça a realidade, nada temos a temer, pois sabemos o que nos espera. E o que nos espera é um lugar no céu.

The authors of "Heaven Is for Real" share their family''s responses and reactions to their previous book, answering questions about what it is like to struggle with and question God, to doubt, and even to get angry with Him.

Kiedy Colton Burpo cudem wyzdrowiał po nagłej operacji wycięcia wyrostka robaczkowego, jego rodzina nie posiadała się z radości. Nie spodziewała się jednak, że w ciągu następnych kilku miesięcy usłyszy piękną i wyjątkową historię o podróży małego chłopca do nieba i z powrotem. Niespełna czteroletni Colton oznajmił rodzicom, że opuścił swoje ciało podczas zabiegu, wiarygodnie opisując, co jego rodzice robili, gdy on leżał na stole operacyjnym. Opowiadał o wizycie w niebie i przekazywał historie ludzi, z którymi spotkał się w zaświatach, a których nigdy wcześniej nie widział. Wspominał nawet o zdarzeniach mających miejsce jeszcze przed jego narodzinami. Zaskoczył swoich rodziców opisami i mało znanymi szczegółami o niebie, dokładnie pasującymi do tego, co podaje Biblia, a przecież nie mógł ich stamtąd znać, bo jeszcze nie umiał czytać. Z rozbrajającą niewinnością i typową dla dziecka prostolinijnością Colton opowiadał o spotkaniach z członkami rodziny, którzy już dawno odeszli z tego świata. Opisywał Jezusa i anioły, twierdził, że Bóg jest "bardzo, bardzo duży" i naprawdę nas kocha. Historia ta - opowiedziana przez ojca przywołującego proste słowa własnego syna - ukazuje miejsce, które czeka na nas wszystkich, gdzie, jak mówi Colton, "nikt nie jest stary i nikt nie nosi okularów".

Wonder jy ook hoe lyk dit in die hemel? DIE HEMEL IS WERKLIK – VIR KINDERS is die ware verhaal van die vierjarige Colton se besoek aan die hemel tydens ’n noodoperasie. In hierdie boek vertel hy self hoe asemrowend dit daar gelyk het en wat hy gesien het. Hierdie unieke vertelling van ’n kind aan ander kinders bevat pragtige illustrasies en toepaslike Bybelverse wat kinders sal oortuig van Colton se boodskap: Die hemel is wonderliker as wat jy dink en Jesus is baie, baie lief vir kinders. Aan die einde van die boek is daar vrae wat kinders vra oor die hemel met eerlike, Skrifgetroue antwoorde. DIE HEMEL IS WERKLIK – VIR KINDERS sal kinders bekoor en hulle geloof versterk.

Living every day with eternity in mind.

Heaven is for real, and you are going to like it! Colton Burpo came back from his trip to heaven with a very important message: Jesus really, really loves children. In an effort to reach even more families with this eternally significant story, this runaway bestseller is now told from Colton-kid to kids! Children will receive the same comfort and assurance that so many adults have received from the trade book. Beautifully illustrated under Colton''s direction, he shares his experiences in first person and comments on things that will be important to kids. A letter to parents is included to guide them as they talk to their children about heaven. Scripture along with a Q&A section with answers from the Bible are also included in the book.

The best-selling book about heaven that has changed the world is now a DVD-based conversation kit for churches and small groups. In addition to learning more about what the Bible teaches about heaven, groups will hear first-hand from the Burpo family about Colton''s experience in heaven and the way it has changed their lives. Each video session features Todd, Sonja, and Colton, and is filmed interview-style with Natalie Tysdal, the Denver FOX/CW News reporter whose initial interview with the family has gone viral on the internet. The Conversation Guide will take group members through key Bible passages about heaven, helping them understand more about who goes to heaven, when they go there, and what heaven is like. Features include: 5 sessions of study for group members For use with DVD sessions (ISBN 9781418550660) Conversation Guide written for both believers and non-believers in accessible language to help group members discover what the Bible teaches about heaven

#1 New York Times bestseller with more than 11 million copies sold! When 4-year-old Colton Burpo emerges from life-saving surgery with remarkable stories of his visit to heaven, his family doesn’t know what to believe. Heaven is For Real details what Colton saw and his family’s journey towards accepting their young son had visited the afterlife. “Do you remember the hospital, Colton?” Sonja said. “Yes, mommy, I remember,” he said. “That’s where the angels sang to me.” Colton told his parents he left his body during an emergency surgery–and proved that claim by describing exactly what his parents were doing in another part of the hospital during his operation. He talked of visiting heaven and described events that happened before he was born and how he spoke with family members he’d never met. Colton also astonished his parents with descriptions and obscure details about heaven that matched the Bible exactly, even though he had not yet learned to read. With disarming innocence and the plainspoken boldness of a child, Colton recounts his visit to heaven, describing: Meeting long-departed family members Jesus, the angels, how “really, really big” God is, and how much God loves us How Jesus called Todd, Colton’s father, to be a pastor The Battle of Armageddon Retold by his father, but using Colton’s uniquely simple words, Heaven Is for Real offers a glimpse of the world that awaits us, where as Colton says, “Nobody is old and nobody wears glasses.” Heaven Is for Real will forever change the way you think of eternity, offering the chance to see, and believe, like a child. Praise for Heaven is for Real: “A beautifully written glimpse into heaven that will encourage those who doubt and thrill those who believe.” —Ron Hall, coauthor of Same Kind of Different as Me

De jongen die in de hemel was is het bijzondere verhaal van de vierjarige Colton, die op stel en sprong moest worden geopereerd aan een acute blindedarmontsteking. De artsen onderkenden te laat dat de situatie levensbedreigend was, en tijdens de operatie krijgt Colton een hartstilstand. Wonder boven wonder herstelt Colton en niet lang daarna begint hij te vertellen over de operatie: dat hij de artsen met hem bezig zag en dat hij zijn vader in een aparte kamer op zijn knieën zag bidden. De familie weet niet zo goed wat ze ermee aan moet, maar al snelhopen de bewijzen zich op. Colton vertelt dat hij zijn zusje, wier leven na drie maanden eindigde in een miskraam en over wie nooit werd gesproken, zijn overgrootvader en zelfs Jezus heeft gezien. Over al deze mensen weet hij details die hij nooit had kunnen weten en de familie realiseert zich gaandeweg dat ze Colton wel moeten geloven...

DIE HEMEL IS WERKLIK is die ware verhaal van ’n vierjarige seuntjie van ’n leraar van ’n klein dorpie in Nebraska wat tydens ’n noodoperasie uit sy bewussyn na die hemel gaan. Hy oorleef die operasie en begin ná die tyd vertel van hoe hy kon afkyk op die dokter tydens die operasie en hoe hy kon sien hoe sy pa bid in ’n kamer. Colton het vertel dat hy sy sussie, wat nooit gebore is nie weens ’n miskraam en van wie niemand hom nog ooit vertel het nie, ontmoet het. Hy het ook sy pa se oupa ontmoet wat 30 jaar voordat hy gebore is, al oorlede is. Hy het ongelooflike detail oor elkeen vertel waarvan hy onmoontlik kon geweet het. Hy beskryf selfs die “baie groot” stoel waarop God sit. Die verhaal word deur Colton se pa vertel, maar dikwels in Colton se eie woorde. Die boodskap is eenvoudig – die hemel is ’n werklike plek.

Colton Burpo tinha quatro anos quando foi operado de urgência. Meses mais tarde, começou a falar daquelas breves horas em que esteve entre a vida e a morte, e da sua extraordinária visita ao céu. O seu relato só agora foi revelado pelos pais. E tornou-se num fenómeno editorial sem precedentes. Foi em 2003 que o pequeno Colton, sentado na sua cadeirinha no banco de trás do carro, começou a falar sobre os anjos que o tinham visitado durante a operação à apendicite aguda... O pai, sacerdote, nem queria acreditar. Estacionou, respirou fundo, e fez algumas perguntas ao filho. E o miúdo respondeu, sem dar muita importância ao assunto. Falou do que viu, dos seus encontros com Deus e com Jesus, das visões que teve durante a cirurgia, da mãe e do pai a rezarem enquanto ele era operado. Foi apenas o início. Colton tinha de facto visitado o céu, e trazia consigo uma importante mensagem para partilhar...

Unglaublich oder erstaunlich? Urteilen Sie selbst: Colton ist vier Jahre alt, als er lebensgefährlich erkrankt und operiert werden muss. Er überlebt um Haaresbreite. Später erzählt er seinen Eltern, dem Pastorenehepaars Todd und Sonja Burpo von erstaunlichen Dingen, die er während dieser Zeit zwischen Leben und Tod gesehen hat. Er berichtet von Tatsachen, die er gar nicht wissen konnte. Coltons Fazit: "Den Himmel gibt''s echt!"

Un niño sale de una cirugía, que le salvó la vida, contando asombrosas historias acerca de su visita al cielo. El cielo es real es la verdadera historia del hijo de cuatro años del pastor de un pequeño pueblo de Nebraska que durante una operación de emergencia visitó el cielo. El niño sobrevivió y afirma que veía, desde un plano superior, al doctor operando y a su padre orando en la sala de espera. La familia no sabía qué creer, aunque pronto la evidencia se hizo más clara. Colton decía que conoció a su hermana que murió antes de nacer, de la que nadie le había hablado; y a su abuelo, que murió treinta años antes de que Colton naciera. Además, describía el caballo que solamente Jesucristo montaba, lo enorme que es Dios y su silla, y la manera en que el Espíritu Santo derrama poder desde el cielo para ayudarnos. Relatado por su padre, el mensaje es que El cielo es real, que Cristo ama a los niños y que estemos preparados, porque viene la última batalla.

When Colton Burpo made it through an emergency appendectomy, his family was overjoyed at his miraculous survival. Colton, not yet four years old, told his parents he left his body during the surgery. He talked of visiting heaven and relayed stories told to him by people he met there whom he had never met in life, sharing events that happened even before he was born.

Presents the story of the four-year old son of a Nebraska pastor who during emergency surgery slips from consciousness and enters heaven.