Download or read book TOWARD HEAVEN VOL I written by David A Swincer and published by INTEGRITY PUBLICATIONS. This book was released on with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You have arrived in Heaven—the Ultimate Reality. You are busy greeting all the old friends and acquaintances, that passed on ahead of you. It’s like Pleasant Sunday Afternoons on steroids—and non-stop. Coffee and doughnuts for everyone—just like Sunday School. All are chatting about the “good old days”. What could be more wonderful? But then you become aware of a little kid, standing off to one side, seeming to be lost. Oh, he’ll be OK. But he doesn’t go away, and you start to feel a bit guilty—but you can’t do anything as he doesn’t speak your language. Then you discover, this is from the slums of Calcutta—what can you say to him? A mere 2-year-old. He has never had a cup of coffee—let alone a doughnut, or even one decent meal in his entire life. But by the grace of God he is there—and no doubt many others like him. Hovering to one side, cowering behind some large potted plants, is a bedraggled woman. Further enquiries reveal that she is a survivor from the Holocaust—the subject of abuse and repeated raping. Will you invite her to join your happy little group? Welcome her to the friends that you are preoccupied with? What will you say to her—if you can understand her language? Let us not be unmindful of these precious souls for whom Christ died—and who are now in Heaven—the Ultimate Reality. They are just as important in God’s eyes, as we are. Even if we don’t understand their language or culture, and have never experienced anything remotely like their totally impoverished lives. * * * * * It is scenarios like this that motivated the writing of this book, and that shook me deeply about my own prejudices and presuppositions. * * * * *