As a cardiologist, Pim van Lommel was struck by the number of his patients who claimed to have near-death experiences as a result of their heart attacks. As a scientist, this was difficult for him to accept: Wouldn't it be scientifically irresponsible of him to ignore the evidence of these stories? Faced with this dilemma, van Lommel decided to design a research study to investigate the phenomenon under the controlled environment of a cluster of hospitals with a medically trained staff.
For more than twenty years van Lommel systematically studied such near-death experiences in a wide variety of hospital patients who survived a cardiac arrest. In 2001, he and his fellow researchers published his study on near-death experiences in the renowned medical journal The Lancet. The article caused an international sensation as it was the first scientifically rigorous study of this phenomenon.
Van Lommel provides scientific evidence that the near-death phenomenon is an authentic experience that cannot be attributed to imagination, psychosis, or oxygen deprivation. He further reveals that after such a profound experience, most patients' personalities undergo a permanent change. In van Lommel's opinion, the current views on the relationship between the brain and consciousness held by most physicians, philosophers, and psychologists are too narrow for a proper understanding of the phenomenon. In his excellent book, Consciousness Beyond Life, van Lommel shows that our consciousness does not always coincide with brain functions and that, remarkably and significantly, consciousness can even be experienced separate from the body.
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Our world is increasingly ravaged by darkness and is in desperate need of much more than human solutions. We need true spiritual power and authority to break through
Pastor Todd Smith has witnessed tens of thousands of lives supernaturally transformed by the power of God as he has stewarded the North Georgia Revival in Dawsonville, Georgia. As people attend their revival gatherings and experience water baptism, documented miracle healings take place, irreconcilable relationships are restored, prodigals return to God, and the impossible become possible in one divine encounter.
But revival doesn't just happen. There is a secret behind it.
In his new book, Unless We Pray, Pastor Todd shows how sustained revival, supernatural power, and divine encounter are directly connected to prayer. In short, power-packed chapters, you will receive tools, weapons, and strategies that arm you for victorious prayer!
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It has been proclaimed many times, but perhaps never more convincingly than now when every news cycle seems to deliver further confirmation of a world gone mad.
Is this the endgame? Have we come to closing time in the West?
Author Spencer Klavan is a classicist, with a Ph.D. from Oxford, and a deep understanding of the West. His analysis: The situation is dire. But every crisis we face today, we have faced before. And we can surmount each one.
In his new book How to Save the West, Klavan brings to the West’s defense the insights of Plato, Aristotle, the Bible, and the Founding Fathers to show that in the wisdom of the past lies hope for the future. That wisdom can improve our own lives and the lives of those around us—and ultimately save the West.
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After experiencing an anxiety attack on stage, productivity expert Chris Bailey realized that he had become stressed and burnt out because he was pushing himself too hard. Before he could continue giving advice on productivity, he knew he needed to learn how to rein things in and actually take a break. His new book How to Calm Your Mind reveals the tools and strategies that have allowed him to become more engaged, focused, and deliberate—while at the same time making him more productive and satisfied with his life.
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In his new book The Future Is Analog, culture writer David Sax points out that the onset of the pandemic instantly gave us the digital universe we’d spent so long anticipating. Instant communication, online shopping, virtual everything.
It didn’t take long to realize how awful it was to live in this promised future. We craved real experiences, relationships, and spaces and got back to real life as quickly and often as we could.
This new book unveils a manifesto for a different kind of change. We can spend our creativity and money on building new gadgets—or we can spend them on new ways to be together and experience the world, to bake bread, and climb mountains. All we need is the clarity to choose which future we want.
Find out more at SaxDavid.com.
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If we live according to the gospel, we're going to make waves. Why? Because the way of Christ is countercultural. It doesn't go with the flow, compromise on truth, or stay silent in the face of injustice—so neither can we. No matter how young or old we are, or how much or how little influence we think we have, God calls us to boldly engage our upside-down culture through the lens of his truth.
With powerful examples from Scripture and stories from teens today and through the centuries, Sara Barratt equips teens to live with a biblical worldview, approach today's hot-button issues with godly wisdom, and influence their generation for the glory of God. Tackling tough topics like sexuality, addiction, identity, media, and much more, Sara offers practical ways to stay rooted in God's truth while engaging culture with the redemptive story of the gospel—no matter the cost.
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I'm honored to welcome Dr. Raymond Moody back to the podcast to discuss how his personal understanding of God has changed over the course of his life and research into near-death experiences.
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Though many today accuse Christianity of being a White, imperialistic religion, it is actually the source for cherished Western ideals of racial and gender equality. In More than a White Man's Religion, author and speaker Abdu Murray shares stories from the Bible and his own experiences as a global apologist, a member of an ethnic minority, a son of immigrants, and a former Muslim to show that the gospel message provides dignity and liberty to non-Whites and women.
Find out more at EmbraceTheTruth.org.
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In a civilized society, violence is rarely the answer. But when it is, it's the only answer. The sound of breaking glass downstairs in the middle of the night. The words, "Move and you die." The hands on your child, or the knife to your throat.
In When Violence Is the Answer, self-protection expert and former military intelligence officer Tim Larkin changes the way we think about violence in order to save our lives. By deconstructing our assumptions about violence -- its morality, its function in modern society, how it actually works -- Larkin unlocks the shackles of our own taboos and arms us with what we need to know to prevent, prepare for, and survive the unthinkable event of life-or-death violence.
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Adam Blai cracks open his exorcism case files to share enlightening true stories of demonic oppression and possession. Whether people provided a gateway through Ouija boards, tarot cards, Reiki, Yoga, or martial arts, Blai reports from firsthand observation how they were lured into the occult.
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If you or a loved one is battling a serious illness, there is hope! God is a healing God, and nothing is impossible with Him! One touch from God can change everything.
In his new book God Heals, hospital chaplain Steve Austin will inspire your faith, encourage your heart, and give you proven biblical keys to win the battle for your health.
Find out more at God-Heals-Book.com.
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In 1977 Fr. Cedric Pisegna had two near-death experiences. Not only did he come back to tell us what will happen to each of us when we cross into the afterlife, but he also had a life-transforming throne room encounter where he was bathed in God's radiant glory. The things he saw in Heaven led him to profess vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience as well as become a Catholic priest. You don't want to miss this life-changing story.
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Do you have the spiritual warfare chops to survive a demonically inspired zombie apocalypse?
Novelist S. L. Smith returns to The Shaun Tabatt Show to share about book one in the Cajun Zombie Chronicles series. We explore his inspiration for the series and talk about the important spiritual lessons you'll glean along the way.
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