A wide-eyed 4-year-old makes a fairly convincing case for the existence of an afterlife in “Heaven is for Real.” But it’s Greg Kinnear – with his characteristic affability – that just about seals the ...

Trapped below eight feet of raging water, spinal surgeon Mary Neal, M.D. strained to free herself from her pinned kayak. But instead of panic, air hunger or fear, she felt… calm. As her body went ...

Writhing in pain, 21-year-old Tricia Barker was rushed into surgery. “We’ll do what we can, but her chances aren’t good,” Tricia heard a doctor say. Terrified, she reeled with panic as tears streamed ...

Greg Kinnear, an actor perpetually on the verge of tears, is the perfect choice to play a preacher whose son tells him he’s been to heaven. And “Heaven is for Real,” based on a book by a Nebraska ...

Continuing the recent trend of faith-based films, including “Noah” and “Son of God,” “Heaven Is for Real” is a sweet tale based on a 4-year-old boy’s account of his trip to heaven that’s likely to ...

Several years ago I read the book, Heaven is for Real. The book chronicles Colton Burpo’s purported near-death experience at the age of 4 during an emergency appendectomy surgery. Whatever the truth ...

A young boy claims to have visited heaven during a near-death experience in this family drama directed by Randall Wallace. With Greg Kinnear, Kelly Reilly, and Thomas Haden Church. The Reader is free.