John Burke Has Interviewed Over 1,500 People After Their Near-Death ExperiencesToday for Frontal Lobe Friday, we learn from New York Times Bestselling author and pastor John Burke what these events can teach us about God. This is one of my all-time favorite Friday Conversations.  John's new book is Imagine the God of Heaven: Near-Death Experiences, God’s Revelation, and the Love You’ve Always Wanted, available everywhere books are sold on Tuesday, November 7, 2023 (pre-order now here).Learn more about John Burke here. PLEASE SUBSCRIBE to the show wherever you listen!Please subscribe to our YouTube channel!Click here to access the Hope Is the First Dose playlist of hopeful, healing songs!Be sure to check out my new book, Hope Is the First Dose!Here's a free 5-day Bible study on YouVersion/BibleApp based on my new book!Sign up for my weekly Self-Brain Surgery Newsletter here!

(00:01) - Introduction and Setting the Stage
(07:38) - God's Love and Availability in Our Lives
(09:07) - Introducing John Burke, Leading Expert on Near-Death Experiences
(09:24) - Setting the Stage with a Prayer
(12:36) - Researching Near-Death Experiences and the Afterlife
(13:16) - The Mesmerizing Presence of God
(16:22) - Extraordinary Near-Death Experience during Brain Surgery
(21:09) - Veridical evidence of afterlife experiences
(24:41) - Encountering God's mercy and compassion in near-death experiences
(30:49) - The Universal Nature of God's Love and Revelation
(35:09) - Dreams and Visions as God's Continued Pursuit of Us
(38:41) - Near-death Experiences as a Glimpse, Not Eternal Life
(41:25) - Encountering Jesus: The Message from the Pastor's Heart
(42:06) - A Tragic Accident Leads to a Profound Spiritual Experience
(45:03) - Prayers Ascending to the Throne of God
(50:08) - Exploring the Phenomenon of Near-Death Experiences
(50:44) - Santosh's Phenomenal Near-Death Experience
(01:01:54) - Suffering and the Presence of God