New Releases by Todd Burpo

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.

#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

"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!

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.

#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...

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...

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.

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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.