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I remember when 90 Minutes in Heaven was first released in Christian book stores and the hype was huge! The hype imo is right as this indeed is a gripping read. As you can tell by the title, the book is about a man who died, went to heaven and then came back after 90 minutes.
What I like is that the book starts straight at the time of the car accident were he died and then through his experiences of heaven and recovering. This is great as it grabs your attention and demands you to read more.
The problem I find with biographies is that they tend to make the person into an immortal and (if a Christian book) into some HUGE hero of faith that no normal person could relate to. Don Piper does a smart thing not to allow this to happen by 1) He gets Cecil Murphey to help write it, and 2) He is honest.
What will shock many is that Don Piper was no BIG hero of faith, he was a sook and wanted to stay dead so he can go back to heaven BUT what follows is his realisation that Gods plans are bigger than his and once God humbles Don Piper enough God starts to use him and then he becomes a man God can use.
The process is the same as with us. God wants to use us but without humility and a sole dependency on God, He cannot use us.
Overall this was a great read and I would recommend it to anyone (whether you believe or are skeptical about heaven). It is honest, well written, not self glorifying and does not cram his view of religion down your throat.
For more information go to his website.
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