How did this little child know unrevealed things about his parent’s past? He said he learned them in Heaven! God loves to confound our intellect and boost our faith! Enjoy this stunning story with your kids. If you click over to the full Family Conquest, the “To Do” activity in the Wrapping It Up section encourages families to share times when they felt fearful, then chose to pray, and no longer were afraid.


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Spiritual Nuggets for Family Discussion

Open with a prayer.
(i.e. a Glory Be, or Our Father, or Hail Mary, or ‘Jesus, Mary, Joseph, we love You! Save souls!’)

Why did Colton's parents believe that he had actually been to heaven?

  • He somehow knew that he had almost died, even though he had just come out of surgery.
  • He knew that his dad’s grandpa was named “Pop,” even though he didn’t know that before.
  • He knew about things Pop had done with Colton’s dad as a little boy.
  • He somehow knew that his mom had a baby that had died in her tummy.

Does Colton’s experience prove that angels are real?

  • No, it is not perfect proof. This story is amazing and convincing, yet God still requires us to have faith.
  • Since God is love and love requires trust and faith, God stretches us to have faith and trust Him, so we can learn to really, really love well.
  • Even so, we do know that angels are real for sure because Jesus said so!


If you’d like to find out more, you can purchase the book Heaven is for Real, or watch the movie.

Close with a prayer.

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