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Thursday, March 27, 2008

90 Minutes in Heaven

I've decided to give a book review. '90 Minutes in Heaven-A True Story of Death and Life' by Don Piper is a book about his life more than the 90 minutes in heaven. I was impressed by this because I thought it was a book only about his encounter in heaven. I almost didn't buy it just for that fact alone. The verse Colossians 2:18 says, 'Do not let anyone who delights in false humility and the worship of angels disqualify you for the prize. Such a person goes into great detail about what he has seen, and his unspiritual mind puffs him up with idle notions.' So I am cautious about what I listen to.
The book covers Don's life from just prior to the accident up to now. However, the bulk of it is the recovery and his struggle with depression. It is an awesome book that is an account by account recollection of the entire story of a man that gets into an accident, dies, goes to Heaven, gets prayed back to earth, gets fixed up at the hospital, recovers for about a year, deals with depression, goes home, does therapy, and gets back to life and learns to minister to others in similar situations.
It is really good for a true account on depression. It does get really depressing in the middle but after he gets through it, it starts to pick up again.
I like the way he just says it like it is. You feel like your in the room with him. I would recommend this book. It shows Heaven, dealing with tragedy, and using your trials to minister to others.
The jacket reads: '90 Minutes in Heaven offers a glimpse into a very real dimension of God's reality. It encourages those recovering from serious injuries and those dealing with the loss of a loved one. And now it is available in this audio edition, read by Don Piper himself. The experience dramatically changed Piper's life, and it will change yours too.'
Two thumbs up!

1 comments:

Web Designer said...

Hey Aaron,
I read this one a while back. I found it to be incredibly depressing. However - you are right - it is a very real account of someone who has walked a very difficult road. Even though I was left wishing more time was spent on the heaven part, I think it was worth the read.