Using analogies from popular science-fiction movies, Close Encounters of the Divine Kind shows you a world that will satisfy these longings. A world that is more real than this physical world. A world with a real extraterrestrial who is waiting to be contacted. Close Encounters of the Divine Kind is not about religion. It is about having a real encounter that will transform your life. So if you are searching for truth and meaning, if you want purpose in your life, read on, and may you too have an encounter with God, the ultimate extraterrestrial. Welcome to the real world. Book jacket.

?Close Encounters of the God Kind? gives you Miracles by the dozens. You?ll feel yourself drawn closer to your Heavenly Father. You?ll see evil and even witchcraft eliminated by the grace of God. Witness a nightclub owner having a dying experience that changes his life for good. Hear him say, ?I wasn?t happy. But I was too busy feeding my sensual appetites to give it much thought. The chilling experience of being cut off at death, from every aspect of good, of all love, light, peace, joy? this was enough to wake me up.? Read of a man with an extreme speech impediment, a stutterer, who hasn?t spoken an un-stuttered word in his entire life. He stands before a large audience for the first time and delivers a flawless, inspiring speech. His pastor is stunned, ?I guess you are called by God to speak for Him.?

Forty-eight inspiring encounters with the Divine - accounts by people of many faiths and periods of history, from the burning bush to the Blue Being. Since the beginning of recorded history, selected individuals have reported seeing or sensing the presence of divine beings - gods and goddesses. As with encounters with extraterrestials, their accounts have often been received with skepticism by others. However, these experiences are perhaps even more interesting for what they reveal about human nature and, perhaps, the nature of conscious reality. By the author of numerous books about human and natural history.

Heaven has often been pictured as a place where everyone sits on fluffy clouds and plays a harp for eternity. According to the Word, however, this picture is far from the truth. So, what is Heaven really like? In this amazing testimony, you'll find out as Jesse shares his "close encounters of the God kind" with you! Your faith will be strengthened as Jesse Duplantis shares his most miraculous spiritual encounters, including his supernatural trip to Heaven in 1988! You'll be encouraged as Jesse reveals the answers to such questions as: - What is Paradise? - Are there children in Heaven? - Will I recognize family members? - Will I really have my own mansion in Heaven? - What is God's great Throne Room like? - Plus much more! As you experience this amazing testimony, it's our prayer that you will understand the great love God has for you and the great future He has for you in Heaven. Start spreading the news that Jesus is coming soon! As Jesse says, "Heaven, it's a great place. You don't want to miss it!"

"Almost certainly God is not in time. His life does not consist of moments following another-ten-thirty-and every other moment from the beginning of the world-Is always present for him. If you like to put it this way, he has all eternity in which to listen to the split second of prayer put up by a pilot as his plane crashes in flames." -C.S. Lewis, The Chronicles of Narnia; The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe "When I was privileged to read the manuscript "Encounters of The Divine Kind," I was instantly drawn in. In this, the second book of a trilogy, Joseph Padgal turns a mysterious and delightful corner with the treatment of his subject matter. I found this book to be even more than I was hoping for, after reading his first book, "FireDance." Through his creative storytelling, Padgal offers the readers of his second book the opportunity to advance a giant step further toward their ability to forgive and experience peace." -Christina Cook Lee, Author and Media Producer

As you read this book, you will discover the depth of the compassion and love God has for you. Your faith will be strengthened and encouraged.

Can you imagine what it feels like to watch your spouse die? Have you ever wondered how you would handle the loss of your husband, wife, or child? Love Your Guts Out chronicles the experiences of the author as he watched his wife (Toni) die from breast cancer. Inspired by her example in life and death, the author describes how his journey of grief led him into the depths of his soul. It was a journey that brought him to a place of desperation to find meaning in life after his wife lost hers. The soul-searching questions he presents in this book brought him face to face with a reality that can only be encountered on the inside of the human soul. Before tragedy strikes, the author encourages the reader to travel this inner road where we find an unlimited resource. He writes that human beings are intrinsically designed for love and explains that the path to experiencing an abundant life requires losing your life—to “love your guts out.”