Locally Grown
Three Books I’m Reading Right Now
A book review on trips to heaven, circus life and a murder mystery road trip.
Updated: The "Monk" section has been updated to correct when the books started. “Heaven is For Real” by Todd Burpo with Lynn Vincent This is the true story of Colton Burpo, a 4-year-old boy who has to have an emergency appendectomy. The little boy never actually dies on the operating table, but over the course of time, reveals that he went to heaven, met family members that have been gone since before he was born, knows what his parents were doing at the time of his surgery, what heaven looks like and says that he met Jesus. Colton’s story unfolds over several years. When he first announces to his parents that “Jesus really loves the children” and that no one is old in heaven, they have a hard time at first trying to wrap their brains …
