Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven, But Nobody Wants to Die

by Mike Hogan and David Crowder

Book Overview

Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven ... is an honest, profound look at the connection between death, the soul and bluegrass music by best-selling musician David Crowder. From exploring the death of the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0310291917
• ISBN13: 9780310291916
• Release Date: November 2009
• Publisher: Zondervan
• Length: 271 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.5" x 8.1"

Customer Reviews

Release

I cried. I cried for Hogan when he couldn't. I cried for David when he was golfing and stupified. I cried for myself. Then I thanked God for giving me the understanding that came through this book. My jars of tears are finally flooding out. Give this book a chance; you never know how you could change.

Brilliant

David Crowder and his friends, whether in music or in writing, have a tendency to express the deep recesses of my soul which I thought to be inexpressible. This latest book is no different. With a little bit of something for everybody, it tackles the subjects of death and suffering head-on, and demonstrates the incredible community we as humans have as sufferers together here on the earth. By the end of the book, the authors' statement is clear: Death, you will not win. You may tear at our hearts and momentarily cripple our spirits, but the victory will not be yours. In short, this book is a work of art, and it is beautiful.

I'll stop myself from writing too much but...

This book is absolutely amazing. I got it for Christmas, and sat down and read the first half out loud with my brother. That's how awesome it is, we read that much in one sitting. :D I took the book to a party with me 2 days later and we finished it. People at the party were looking at me funny for sitting and reading a book about death and bluegrass instead of, say, eating cake. But the eschatology of bluegrass, as depicted by David Crowder and Mike Hogan, is a lot better than cake. I absolutely loved every part of it. Hilarious footnotes, IM conversations between Crowder and Hogan, and even a lawyer joke. My brother and I were laughing out loud (which caused people to look at us strangely also, oh well). Then suddenly there would be a story of the death of one of their close friends, or relatives, and we'd be trying not to cry. Crowder and Hogan have an excellent way of writing; the entire book was captivating and beautiful. I think I'll be quoting from it until long after the cows come home. Death can be a painful topic, one most people try to avoid, but everybody will encounter it at some point. This book, along with their AMAZING cd, A Collision, discusses death honestly and openly, which is quite necesary. Good job, guys. :)

David Crowder is So Strange

And so is his book. That makes it a perfect read for me. It kept me on my toes, filled me with all sorts of new information, made me laugh, let me feel like I go to know David and Mike a little more intimately, made me think and challenged my ideas on how books are written and read. Definitely 5 stars.

it is good

death needed to be discussed in this way. to be invited into their greiving like this helped. most people don't understand, and that can stand in the way. it is a book for people who love to learn, who love music and it's history, and who don't mind unconventional ways of thinking. it is for people who are grieving, who will grieve and need to know what that looks like. i found it's idiosyncrasies more in line with my natural thought life, and so that was comforting too. it is good. thanks to the authors for this book, and lots of grins and giggles too! you guys are crazy. (good crazy) i thoroughly enjoyed all of the footnotes.