That's Just What I Needed Podcast

Donna Jones

What’s Heaven Like? Guest interview with Pastor John Burke

October 12, 2022 ● 41 min

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Hey Friend!

I’m going to be honest; today’s show is an unusual one.

On this week’s episode I have an eye-opening conversation with pastor and New York Times best-selling author, John Burke, about his research into the stories of people who have had near-death experiences and how it links to what the Bible teaches about heaven.

If you're thinking, “wait a minute…that’s weird” I get it. John does, too, which is why he is committed to having scripture inform our view of heaven, first and foremost. And, to ease your mind, even more, you should know that “Imagine Heaven” was endorsed by some of the world’s foremost biblical scholars, like JP Moreland, Ph.D. at Biola University (not the same JP as my hubby) and Gary Habermas, Ph.D. department chair at Liberty University.

But here’s the most important thing: when we understand what the Bible teaches about Heaven it transforms how we relate to God here on Earth! I think you’re going to have more than a few “ah-ha” moments as you listen to today’s show. I know I did.

Heaven is real and God wants us to be prepared to live with Him there forever.

xo,

Donna

John Burke is the founder and lead pastor of Gateway Church, a multi-site church based in Austin, Texas, which has grown to more than 4,500 people since its start in 1998. He is also the president of Gateway Leadership Initiative, a non-profit organization working to help church-planting pastors and ordinary Christians “raise the church out of the culture.” John has authored several books, including No Perfect People Allowed, Soul Revolution, and The New York Times best-seller Imagine Heaven. He and his wife, Kathy, have two young adult children. Learn more about John at his website, JohnBurkeOnline.com.

** Don’t forget to DM or email me your questions so I can answer them in a few weeks during our Q & A episode! You can reach me at @donnaajones on Instagram or email me at donna@donnajones.org.

Listen to learn more:

What convinced John Burke to study near-death experiences and how do near-death experiences line up with the Bible?
Heaven is real…and so is hell.
The story of how an atheist found Jesus.
Why the blood of Christ had to cleanse us

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