Hi, I'm Susie Larson. Thanks for listening to the podcast of Susie Larson Live.

You're listening to an encore presentation of Susie Larson Lime.

Welcome to Susie Larson Live. Always so honored to get to spend this time with you. In fact, I look forward to

bringing you conversations every single day that hopefully inspire you in your faith walk,

the deep in your understanding of God's word, and that heightens your awareness of his

very real presence in your life. Well, we've been doing a series every Tuesday on

living with the end in mind. And today's topic is one, I'll just be honest, I may not have

tackled it, if not for John Burke. In times past, when I heard about near-death experiences,

I just left it alone. But a number of years ago, around the

time that my brother-in-law died from pancreatic cancer, I just developed this profound hunger to know

more about heaven. And I didn't want to talk with guests given to sensationalism or out

on a limb theology. In fact, this isn't even a topic John Burke set out to explore. He's got an

engineer brain, and he says he's more the cerebral

type. So this is not a sensational pie in the sky book. It's a well-researched and astute analysis of

many people who claim to have near-death experiences from people who had more to lose by speaking up than

they did by keeping quiet. Again, John never set out to be this guy to explore this topic,

but God has used him greatly. Looking back at this book, I've interviewed him several times on it. It is no wonder.

Over a million copies have been sold of Imagine Heaven. And this book comes endorsed by reputable

leaders like Lee Strobel and J.P. Moreland. We have got a powerful show ahead. John Burke is

my guest today.

His book is titled Imagine Heaven, Near Death Experiences, God promises, and the exhilarating

future that await you. And thanks to Baker, we have 10 copies to give away. Honestly, I wish we had

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