That is a good book. I read it in two days. I t have had a life death experience. Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 5, 2014, at 14:21, Mark Martin <mbmartin1984@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Lucy, I read 90 minutes read by Don Piper himself. It is truly amazing what > he went through just in recovering from his injuries. Personally I wonder if > would have rather died than to go through all that he did. > > Mark Martin, 73. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Lucy Edmonds > To: msb-alumni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Sent: Friday, December 05, 2014 5:20 AM > Subject: [msb-alumni] Re: The Other Side > > Hey Mark, for what it's worth, I think you are totally sane, and definitely a > Christian! I amcertain that those who have gone before us are aware of us > here on earth, and watch out for us! I have had many experiences regarding > people that I have lost, too numerous to go into here. There is a book I read > a few years ago called 90 minutes in heaven, and it is by a pastor, Don > piper. I can't rememberwhich church he belongs to, but he had a death > experience and then came back. He swears that he was in heaven, and didn't > tell anyone about it for quite some time after it happened, because he > thought they would think he was crazy. It is very interesting to read, and is > pretty enlightening. I would recommend it to any of you. Lucy Edmonds, class > of 73 > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Dec 5, 2014, at 1:20 AM, Mark Martin <mbmartin1984@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> >> I don't remember dreams very often, but I did have a vivid one with Mike >> Trimble probably within a month or two after he passed. Years later I >> visited with Mr. Chard in a dream. Now I am going to attempt to tell a >> story which is difficult to explain because I can't quite adequately explain >> it to myself. I think this happened in the spring of 1999 although I'm not >> really sure of the time of year. It was definitely on a Friday though. I >> was in my den channel surfing between 11 and noon. I felt this sudden >> impact on my left side. It was as though someone were running fast and just >> went right through me. There was positively no pain or discomfort >> whatsoever. It just seemed like someone had bumped into me or even passed >> through me. I was not frightened in any way, I remember saying something >> like hello out loud. There was no response. I continued to channel surf >> and contemplate what had just happened. Finally a bit after noon I went to >> the living room to try to explain to Betsy this experience. Ultimately I >> told her that I would not be surprised if we found out about a death soon. >> Later that afternoon, I think it was around 3:30 or 4, I got a phone call >> that Albert Shutt, a wonderful Christian man I had known and greatly >> respected for the past 20 years had passed away suddenly and unexpectedly >> that morning around 7 I think it was. If you think I'm crazy, that's fine >> with me. If you think I'm not a Christian because of this, that's ok too >> because you are entitled to your own opinion. I would be careful however >> when it comes to being to dogmatic on either side of this. I do know there >> is life after death because of the assurance given in God's Word for those >> who trust Christ as Saviour. I also know what happened to me is real and I >> can assure you that I was not sleeping or dreaming. I can't prove what I am >> about to say, but I do think those that have gone on before us may be aware >> of what happens to the rest of us still here if they choose to. I think >> they are aware before we are of the time when each one of us will join them >> in eternity. I don't know of anyone who has come back to tell us for sure >> what happens after we cross over. This is always an interesting topic and >> we should not be too closed minded about what others have to say. The one >> thing the Bible is clear on is that there are two destinations in eternity, >> heaven and hell. I sure hope there is no one on this list who will end up >> in Hell. You can get a glimpse of that place in Luke chapter 16, concerning >> the rich man who would not even give the poor man Lazarus the crunbs from >> his table. This is not a place you should desire to be. >> >> Mark Martin, 73. >> >>