90 Minutes in Heaven: A True Story of Death and Life
by:
Cecil Murphey (author)
Don Piper (author)
As he is driving home from a minister's conference, Baptist minister Don Piper collides with a semi-truck that crosses into his lane. He is pronounced dead at the scene. For the next 90 minutes, Piper experiences heaven where he is greeted by those who had influenced him spiritually. He hears...
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As he is driving home from a minister's conference, Baptist minister Don Piper collides with a semi-truck that crosses into his lane. He is pronounced dead at the scene. For the next 90 minutes, Piper experiences heaven where he is greeted by those who had influenced him spiritually. He hears beautiful music and feels true peace.Back on earth, a passing minister who had also been at the conference is led to pray for Don even though he knows the man is dead. Piper miraculously comes back to life and the bliss of heaven is replaced by a long and painful recovery.For years Piper kept his heavenly experience to himself. Finally, however, friends and family convinced him to share his remarkable story.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780800759490 (0800759494)
ASIN: 800759494
Publish date: September 1st 2004
Publisher: Revell
Pages no: 208
Edition language: English
Category:
Non Fiction,
Autobiography,
Memoir,
Biography,
Book Club,
Religion,
Christian,
Faith,
Christianity,
Spirituality,
Inspirational
I am so glad I am not the only person so give this book only one or two stars. I'm trying not to feel guilty about giving it such a mow rating, but I just wasn't feeling it. In fact, I could probably classify this book as a DNF (did not finish). I really just scanned the last half of it. I found it ...
Author was sincere and believed all that he wrote. He is a Baptist pastor and interpreted his experiences in the light of his beliefs. It stuck out for me that he has never critically examined anything.
I gave it 3 stars because of its unique content and some important lessons. However I do not like Rev. Don Piper at all! The book is mostly about his whiny recovery from his near-fatal accident. The first 2 chapters deal with his experience in heaven during the 90 minutes that the paramedics thought...