The Two Doors of Heaven: A Story of Your Future

by John Bolin

Book Overview

Heaven? Hell? Purgatory? Reincarnation? Nothing? Theories abound. And when we come face-to-face with our own eternity, it's enough to jar our convictions and prompt our deepest questions. Join Jack as... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1590522648
• ISBN13: 9781590522646
• Release Date: February 2005
• Publisher: Multnomah Books
• Length: 170 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 7.4"

Customer Reviews

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Jack leaves a personal growth seminar for a lunch break. He's holding his life together, but a divorce appears imminent, which means he's going to lose his wife and children. He stops at Starbucks and while waiting to place his order he has a phone call from his wife. There are problems with the kids-and Jack assumes the conversation is about making the problems his fault. And there's one other thing she wants to say, but bad reception ends the call. Sitting on the patio with his latte he studies the people around him-people watching is his past time. There's the one-legged black woman named Millie whom he bumped, then ignored on the way to the patio. She's working a crossword puzzle. There's Elliott, a young geek-type furiously and delightedly typing away on his computer. And then there's Alexis, a young lawyer with her now-retired philosophy professor, Sean Stanton. A truck loses control, crashes through the patio into the brick wall that then cascades down, killing everyone. And life as the five people know it is over. Nate shows up to be their guide to the two doors-one choice leading up to heaven, the other to hell. On the way to the doors they each get to revisit portions of their lives and the choices they've made, choices determining which of the two doors will open. Bolin writes in a crisp, interesting manner. An interesting addition to the book is a follow-up conversation that has Bolin discussing the book as a possible Hollywood film with a studio exec, Chris. This allows us to get the back story on each of the characters-and a very clear picture of what each of us must do on this side of death to have the door to heaven be our choice after death. Armchair Interviews says: Thought-provoking discussion questions accompany each chapter and make this book and excellent choice for a small group study.