The end is not the end. Several people in the small town of Coldwater, MI receive phone calls from their dead relatives or friends. Are these really phone calls from heaven? The message is simple - the end is not the end. There is a heaven and it is wonderful. People are always looking for proof but belief in heaven is a thing of faith. Believe in the Lord Jesus Christ and you will be saved. Believing is an act of faith. It is the one thing we must do. Jesus has done all the rest - he died for us, rose again, so that we might be saved.
I enjoyed this book - it was a good read. At first it seems that the focus is the calls from heaven but truly the real message is one of healing for Sully. Many people, including Sully, have unresolved issues and being able to have one more phone call from our loved ones helps to tie up those loose ends - helps us heal through resolution. A lesson we can learn from this is to not leave things unsaid. Say the good-byes, say 'I'm sorry' and 'I forgive you'. Don't leave things undone. I think that is the gift that cancer can bring - those that fight that battle and win - have been given a unique gift of having starred at death - realized that death might be imminent - and then lived life with that knowledge, refusing to leave things unspoken and refusing to leave deeds undone.
On the other hand, I have to say that I don't agree with everything the author believes. He has one comment - when the alive sister asks the dead sister - "Do you miss me like I miss you?" The answer from the sister in heaven is "every minute". (p283) My belief is that we will be worshipping God and so in awe of Him - we won't miss those that aren't there. Those are earthly feelings that incorporate sadness and pain. In heaven there is no more pain and sadness. I believe there is joy - and that we will be joyful for those that arrive but we will not be sitting around moping and sad until they arrive.
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