Touching Heaven


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Children have always been close to the heart of God. It is when children are sick, even dying, that they can suddenly bring us closer to God ourselves. Children's minister and former children's hospital chaplain Leanne Hadley has been ministering to hurting children for years. In Touching Heaven, she recounts the poignant stories and simple faith of the remarkable children she has been privileged to serve. She shares their encounters with God, Jesus, and angels. And with humor and tenderness, she offers their inspiring testimonies to the presence of God in our lives--even as earthly life is ending. Anyone who has lost a child or another loved one, or anyone who is currently supporting a dying person along the journey, will find in these stories comfort, inspiration, and hope of everlasting life.




Children Touching Heaven


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Hey, kids, Have you ever stopped and wondered what prayer was? What about who should you pray to? Yes! Well then, this book is just for you! Calling all stages, shapes, and sizes! Here's a cool book to read with a friend or a loved one that's full of heavenly surprises. Everyone can read it, whether you're big or small in God's eyes. Just ask Mom, Dad, or a guardian to help be your reading guide! As you travel through this book, joyful things you will find. Hope, happiness, and, yes, a peace of mind. Once the reading begins, the prayers will end never As children from everywhere will be touching heaven together.




Touching Heaven


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How a doctor's glimpses of eternity confirmed everything he believed about God, suffering, life on earth, and what happens after death.Dr. Chauncey Crandall knows his patients well. When they are dying, he sits at the bedside with them and holds their hands. He prays with them. Sometimes he can feel what they feel and see what they see. At other times his patients have near-death experiences and "come back" with astonishing descriptions of the afterlife. In TOUCHING HEAVEN, Dr. Crandall reveals how what he has seen and heard has convinced him that God is real, that we are created for a divine purpose, that death is not the end, that we will see our departed loved ones again, and that we are closer to the next world than we think.




More Heaven


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Based on a true story, More Heaven is about six children with special needs and the remarkable teacher who gives them a chance at learning and life. Despite challenges and a lack of support, Miss Tina Randolph’s commitment to reach, teach, and inspire these children is unwavering. By accepting their uniqueness and participating in their private fantasy world, while at the same time engaging them in the real world, she eventually succeeds. Tina, her quick-witted teacher’s aide Kaye, and the children mount a tireless, daily battle to shift the tide toward the acceptance of people who are different. The experiment, begun in chaotic, uncharted waters, bridges the gap of understanding and paves the way for the inclusionary practices of education and society’s acceptance of children and adults with special needs. This is a road that continues to need paving, making the messages in More Heaven equally relevant today. The book evolved from an experiment in the Philadelphia school system in the late 1970s in response to the 1975 Education for the Handicapped Act, ruling that public schools in the US educate all children with disabilities, despite their severity. Previously, many of these special needs children were kept at home—isolated and denied access to the mainstream. More Heaven is a powerful story of compassion, determination, disappointment, triumph, and love.




Touching Heaven


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A gripping account of what drew the author into the deep waters of Christianity through a life-changing pilgrimage to ancient Valaam monastery.




Heaven on Earth


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6 lectures and an essay, 1919-1920 (CW 297) World War I destroyed the structures, values, and self-confidence that created the seeming greatness of the nineteenth century. In its place stood ruins and the shards of a civilization. In response to this, Emil Molt--the director of the Waldorf-Astoria Cigarette Factory and a student of Rudolf Steiner--decided to establish a school to educate people who could create a new culture. Thus, the Waldorf school movement was begun. Rudolf Steiner agreed to act as the school's consultant, and his insights guided the school in accomplishing this ambitious task. The goal of this education was that, through living inner work guided by the insights of Rudolf Steiner, the teachers would develop in the children such power of thought, depth of feeling, and strength of will that they would emerge from their school years as full members of the human community, able to meet and transform the world. These lectures occurred around the opening of the first Waldorf school. They serve as an excellent, inspiring introduction to Waldorf education as a whole. Here Steiner outlines--with freshness, immediacy, and excitement--the goals and intentions of a new form of education and speaks to parents of prospective students. He explains the school's guiding principles and describes how parents must participate, with understanding and interest, in the awakening of their children's creative forces so that a healthier society can come about. German sources: Die Waldorfschule und ihr Geist (GA 297); "Die pädagogische Zielsetzung der Waldorfschule in Stuttgart," from Soziale Zukunft, Feb. 1920 (GA 24).




Touching Heaven


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Touched by Heaven


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Let Heaven Touch Your Everyday Life Nancy Ravenhill was just five years old, hiding in her bedroom after being beaten by her father, when she first saw Jesus. He was wearing white; His eyes were filled with love. In Nancy's earliest traumatic moment, Jesus showed up. Literally. It was the first of a lifetime of encounters that have shaped Nancy's life and faith. Here, Nancy shares the remarkable stories of her experiences with the living Christ. Her stories will leave you astounded--and inspired--by the God who still reaches out to comfort His children today. If you've ever wondered if Jesus is really there--or if He cares about you and knows what you're going through--this book is for you. The living Lord who has appeared and spoken to Nancy again and again is alive and well. He wants to speak to you, too. "What a delight to hold in your hands a book from a woman of God who loves and lives the Word of God. Want to be touched by heaven? Then read this book!"--James W. Goll, president, Encounters Network; international director, Prayer Storm; bestselling author "This is a truly remarkable book. God will become more alive and real to you as you follow Nancy on her fascinating, enlightening journey."--Joy Dawson, international Bible teacher and bestselling author "I highly recommend Touched by Heaven because, no matter where you are in life, there is always hope that God and all He has created are there to help you."--John Paul Jackson, Streams Ministries International "Touched by Heaven was captivating and kept my attention from the moment I began to read it. This book will bring life and raise a renewed expectation in the Lord and His providential plans for each of us."--Doug Stringer, founder and president, Turning Point Ministries International, Somebody Cares International




A Window to Heaven


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As seen on ABC's 20/20 and featured in the March 1992 issue of Life Magazine, this sensitive book tells of a doctor who finds faith through the dying children she treats. Any believer who has asked questions about the innocent suffering of a child will relate to the author's honest quest for faith.




BRIEFLY TOUCHING HEAVEN


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This is a story about finding love and then losing love. Set initially in the 1960's in a small village, two teenagers fall in love only to be tragically torn apart. Later in life they are re-united, but all is not well as the heroine of this story Julia, is dying of cancer. Her one time boyfriend Robert is now happily married but his wife knowing that Julia still desparately loves Robert suggests he goes to be with her in her dying days. This is a story about relationships and selflessness and above all about hope.