This is a
well-written book and a fast read. It is 187 pages, double spaced.
It is uplifting and encouraging to those living with and overcoming
a debilitating illness. I had high expectations after reading the
praise and good reviews for this book. The actual ND experience was
not really the emphasis of the story, but more about his ability to
see God working in his life through “Bubbles of Heaven.”
It had some very
good stories in it, and they emphasized some good life lessons.
However, when I read a non-fiction book that wants to influence me
spiritually, I expect every word of that book to be true. Perhaps the
lapse of time influenced the telling of the stories, but there are
some things that just don’t ring true.
The first was the
lack of knowledge about the specifics of his medical condition at the
time of his ND experience. Even if I can overlook that, there is a
story that I doubt happened as described. He tells of his witness of
child abuse when a big burly man hit a child in a restaurant. He
bravely confronted the man and told the cashier to call 911 and have
them send police and social services. After shaming the man, he said
to the cashier, “Tell the dispatcher it was a mistake. Everything’s
going to be okay.” Then they all went on with their meals. The
problem that immediately bothered me is that you can not reverse a
911 call. The police will come, especially if there was an argument
with swearing, as he states, in the background. There would be an
investigation of the incident.
The book has benefit
and it has good messages. I just did not believe some of it to be
true.
I received this book
as part of the Blogging for Books program in exchange for an honest
review.
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