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?

Offers clear, down-to-earth answers to the questions people have about the real difficulties of their life and faith, using biblical wisdom to encourage readers to meet God in their daily lives.

There''s so much more to the story. Todd and Sonja BurpoÆs 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 ColtonÆs visit to heaven changed their livesùand 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.

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, este libro best seller esta ahora narrado por Colton ¡de niño a niño! Los niños sentirán el mismo bienestar y la seguridad que tantos adultos han recibido del libro El cielo es real. Bellamente ilustrado bajo la dirección de Colton, él comparte sus experiencias en primera persona y hace comentarios que son importantes para los niños. Se incluye una carta a los padres para guiarlos mientras hablan con sus hijos sobre el cielo. También se incluyen en el libro escrituras de la Biblia junto con una sección de preguntas y respuestas. Heaven is for real, and you are going to like it! In an effort to reach even more families with this eternally significant story, this runaway bestseller is now told from Colton--kid to kids! 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.

¡Con solamente 4 años de edad Colton salió de una operación que ponía en peligro su vida con detalles sorprendentes sobre el cielo! La historia detallada de Colton incluye el flotar, mirando hacia abajo a su padre orando en el hospital, viendo el trono de Dios, y reuniéndose con familiares fallecidos -- incluyendo a su hermana que murió en un aborto involuntario (a quien sus padres nunca habían mencionado).

#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

Nesten fire år gammel overlevde Colton sprukket blindtarm. Etterpå kunne han fortelle at han var utenfor kroppen under operasjonen, og skildret nøyaktig hva foreldrene holdt på med akkurat da i en annen del av sykehuset. Han snakket om besøket i himmelen, gjenfortalte samtaler og møter med avdøde slektninger. Dette er Coltons fortelling, gjengitt av faren. Den gir oss et glimt av en verden der "ingen er gamle og ingen bruker briller", ifølge Colton.

La mattina del 5 marzo 2003 il piccolo Colton Burpo, che non ha ancora compiuto quattro anni, entra in sala operatoria per essere sottoposto con urgenza a un intervento delicatissimo. Ha l''appendice perforata e gli errori commessi dai medici prima di arrivare alla diagnosi corretta non lasciano molte speranze. Todd, il padre, si ritira a pregare in una stanzetta dell''ospedale, mentre la mamma, Sonja, cerca conforto al telefono nelle parole dei parenti e degli amici più stretti. La tensione è altissima, per tre lunghissimi minuti i medici «perdono» Colton. Ma come per miracolo l''esito dell''operazione è positivo e il bambino guarisce perfettamente. Passeranno anni prima che i genitori attoniti si trovino ad ascoltare i racconti, del tutto spontanei e tranquilli, di ciò che Colton ha visto in quei tre minuti e dell''incredibile viaggio che ha compiuto, f ino al Paradiso e ritorno. Lì stava in braccio a Gesù, che lo ha accolto sul suo cavallo color arcobaleno e «ha detto agli angeli di cantare, perché avevo tanta paura», ha incontrato Dio, che è «grandissimissimo e ci vuole veramente bene», ha visto la luce «sparata» dallo Spirito Santo sugli uomini, ha conosciuto la sorellina mai nata, di cui nessuno gli aveva parlato prima, ha osservato «dall''alto» il medico che lo «aggiustava» e i suoi genitori in pena per lui. In questo libro è suo padre, Todd, a raccontarci la storia di una famiglia normale toccata da un''esperienza straordinaria. Ma la voce che ci resta davvero nel cuore è quella di Colton, che con le sue parole semplici e piene di vita ricorda momenti indimenticabili che hanno già emozionato milioni di lettori. Il Paradiso per davvero, pubblicato negli Stati Uniti da un piccolo editore, si è diffuso grazie al passaparola e da mesi occupa il primo posto delle classifiche dei libri più venduti.

"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.

Esta é a história verdadeira de um menino de três anos, que fez uma viagem ao Céu e trouxe de lá uma mensagem muito importante para todos: Jesus gosta mesmo, mesmo, das crianças. Colton partilha com as outras crianças a experiência de estar com Jesus, como é o Céu, e o que podem encontrar lá. E responde às perguntas de muitos meninos curiosos, como por exemplo: No Céu há animais? Os anjos são altos? Baseado em O Céu Existe Mesmo, o livro que mais vende em Portugal, e narrado nas palavras do pequeno Colton, esta obra vai mostrar às crianças, com a ajuda de belas ilustrações, uma visão possível do Céu. Serve ainda de guia para os pais (ou avós) que, através do livro, podem dar às crianças o conforto e a segurança de saberem que o Céu é um lugar feliz. Os pequenos textos da Bíblia, e a secção de perguntas e respostas, podem facilitar ainda mais as conversas, e ajudar a explicar um tema tão interessante como complexo. O Céu existe mesmo e vocês vão gostar!

Picture book version of the best selling book about Colton, a boy who died and went to heaven. Vietnamese translation by Tuong Linh. In Vietnamese. Annotation copyright Tsai Fong Books, Inc. Distributed by Tsai Fong Books, Inc.

Nesten fire år gammel overlevde Colton sprukket blindtarm. Etterpå kunne han fortelle at han var utenfor kroppen under operasjonen. Han skildret nøyaktig hva foreldrene holdt på med akkurat da i en annen del av sykehuset. Han snakket om besøket i himmelen, gjenfortalte samtaler og møter med avdøde slektninger. Fortelling gir et glimt av en verden der ”ingen er gamle og ingen bruker briller”, ifølge Colton. Dette er Coltons fortelling, slik han fortalte det til sine foreldre. Illustrasjonene i boka er laget etter Coltons egne anvisninger. Fortelling for småskole-/mellomtrinnet.

In this amazing true story, Colton Burpo shares his comforting and exciting experience in heaven, where he saw Jesus, lost loved ones, and other miracles. During a surgery, four-year-old Colton visited heaven, and he wants everyone to know how wonderful it is there! Following the runaway bestseller for adults, Heaven is Real for Kids includes Colton''s memories of heaven, including sitting on Jesus'' lap, singing angels, animals, and even some of his own family members beautiful illustrations created with Colton''s directions a letter to parents to guide them as they talk to their children about heaven an age appropriate Q&A section with answers from the Bible Build up your child''s faith and comfort their heart with this reassuring picture book for 4- to 7-year-olds. Whether a child is grieving for a lost loved one, asking questions about God and heaven, or just likes true stories about other children, Heaven is for Real for Kids will show them that there is life after death and that Jesus loves children very, very much.

#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

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...

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

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