{"id":1423,"date":"2011-12-31T08:30:22","date_gmt":"2011-12-31T13:30:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/changingchannels\/?p=1423"},"modified":"2011-12-31T08:37:36","modified_gmt":"2011-12-31T13:37:36","slug":"colton-burpo-one-inspring-heavenly-kid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/changingchannels\/2011\/12\/colton-burpo-one-inspring-heavenly-kid.html","title":{"rendered":"Colton Burpo: One Inspiring, ‘Heavenly’ Kid"},"content":{"rendered":"

I am more than a day late and probably a dollar short on this post, but I still have to write about one SUPER inspiring kid: Colton Burpo<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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Colton Burpo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The kid author of Heaven is for Real: A Little Boy’s Astounding Trip to Heaven and Back<\/em> is such an impressive little man it’s unreal.<\/p>\n

Colton visited Today Weekend<\/em> with his parents last weekend … I know, I know … I am really behind on this one but I STILL can’t help but give the youngster his props.<\/p>\n

Colton claims he died for a brief time after a medical emergency when he was 4, and actually got to see friends and family who had departed long before him. It is a story that’s hard NOT to believe because of the descriptions he gives of people he never met before.<\/p>\n

He also tried to describe seeing colors he’s never seen before because they are not on this earth. He came across as lucid, decent and respectful despite his special “journey”.<\/p>\n

What’s more impressive is how willing and able this now 12-year-old is to stand up for Christ. He makes no excuses and is firmly in command of himself and what he’s saying.<\/p>\n

Amazing!<\/p>\n

“I remember being with Jesus and having a great time with him up in heaven,” he told an NBC interviewer. “With adults (my story) is healing some of their hurts.”<\/p>\n

What a GREAT kid, who is not afraid to tell his story including in a new book, co-written by his dad, Todd: Heaven is for Real for kids<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Great story, great kid … GREAT God!<\/p>\n

Happy New Year everyone and thanks for reading Changing Channels in 2011!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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