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    Encouragement from 90 Minutes in Heaven: Selections from the Life-Changing New York Times Bestseller
    Encouragement from 90 Minutes in Heaven: Selections from the Life-Changing New York Times Bestseller
    Encouragement from 90 Minutes in Heaven: Selections from the Life-Changing New York Times Bestseller
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    Encouragement from 90 Minutes in Heaven: Selections from the Life-Changing New York Times Bestseller

    By Don Piper and Cecil Murphey

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    These encouraging selections from the runaway bestseller 90 Minutes in Heaven is the perfect gift of hope for those struggling to understand a tragedy or recover from the loss of a loved one.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBaker Publishing Group
    Release dateFeb 1, 2011
    ISBN9781441214249
    Encouragement from 90 Minutes in Heaven: Selections from the Life-Changing New York Times Bestseller
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    Don Piper

    Don Piper has been an ordained minister since 1985. He is the author of the New York Times bestseller 90 Minutes in Heaven and other popular books. He has appeared on Today, The 700 Club, James Robison's Life Today, and other television and radio programs, and teaches across the United States and around the world. He and his wife, Eva, live in Texas. Learn more at www.donpiperministries.com.

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      Encouragement from 90 Minutes in Heaven - Don Piper

      © 2004, 2008, 2011 by Don Piper

      Published by Revell

      a division of Baker Publishing Group

      P.O. Box 6287, Grand Rapids, MI 49516-6287

      www.revellbooks.com

      Revised edition of 90 Minutes in Heaven: An Inspiring Story of Life beyond Death, published 2008

      Ebook edition created 2012

      All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means—for example, electronic, photocopy, recording—without the prior written permission of the publisher. The only exception is brief quotations in printed reviews.

      Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data is on file at the Library of Congress, Washington, DC.

      Unless otherwise indicated, Scripture is taken from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Wheaton, Illinois 60189. All rights reserved.

      Scripture marked GW is taken from GOD’S WORD®. Copyright 1995 by God’s Word to the Nations. All rights reserved.

      Scripture marked NIV is taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by Biblica, Inc.™ Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved worldwide. www.zondervan.com

      To protect the privacy of those who have shared their stories with the author, some details and names have been changed.

      The internet addresses, email addresses, and phone numbers in this book are accurate at the time of publication. They are provided as a resource. Baker Publishing Group does not endorse them or vouch for their content or permanence.

      Contents

      Cover

      Title Page

      Copyright Page

      Prologue

      1. The Accident

      2. My Time in Heaven

      3. Heavenly Music

      4. From Heaven to Earth

      5. The Why Questions

      A Final Word

      Stories of Encouragement

      My Favorite Bible Verses and Quotations

      Notes

      About the Author

      Back Ads

      Prologue

      When 90 Minutes in Heaven was first published in 2004, I had no idea how people would respond. But in the years since then, as I’ve traveled in the United States and abroad, I’ve been amazed at the ways my experience has touched so many individuals.

      If you read 90 Minutes in Heaven you know I began that book by saying I wrote it in self-defense. By that, I meant I wrote it so I would personally never have to tell the story again. I must confess I have failed in that objective completely. Since its 2004 release I have traveled all over this world and spoken to millions in person, on the radio, on TV, and in other books.

      Indeed, what did happen after 90 Minutes was published has become an international phenomenon, with editions in every format possible—including some that didn’t exist when the original book hit bookstores. Now in forty languages and with nearly five million copies in print, 90 Minutes in Heaven has brought hope, encouragement, and inspiration to millions worldwide.

      That’s what led us to release a new edition of this riveting testimony. In this small book, you’ll read the story of what happened to me when I died. You’ll also read just a few of the stories that others have shared with me. Some have graciously given permission to use their names. On other stories, I’ve carefully changed the details to preserve privacy.

      I also wanted to share with you some of my favorite Scriptures and quotations about heaven, comfort, and prayer. I trust they’ll be as meaningful to you as they are to me. Dwight Moody said, Heaven is a prepared place for a prepared people. I’ve made my reservation, and I know I’ll be going back someday. Prayerfully, I’ll see you there, too.

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      The Accident

      That is why we can say with confidence,

      "The Lord is my helper, so I will not be afraid.

      What can mere mortals do to me?"

      Hebrews 13:6

      The Baptist General Convention of Texas (BGCT) holds annual statewide conferences. In January 1989, they chose the north shore of Lake Livingston where the Union Baptist Association, composed of all Baptist churches in the greater Houston area, operates a large conference center called Trinity Pines. The conference focused on church growth, and I went because I was seriously considering starting a new church.

      The conference started on Monday and was scheduled to end with lunch on Wednesday. On Tuesday night, I joined a BGCT executive and friend named J. V. Thomas for a long walk. J. V. had become a walker after his heart attack, so we exercised together the last night of the conference.

      Months earlier, I had begun thinking that it was time for me to start a new congregation. Before embarking on such a venture, I wanted as much information as I could get. I knew that J. V. had as much experience and knowledge about new church development as anyone in the BGCT. Because he had started many successful churches in the state, most of us recognized him as the expert. As we walked together that night, we talked about my starting a new church, when to do it, and where to plant it. I wanted to know the hardships as well

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