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Bishop T.D. Jakes, a producer of the new movie “Heaven is for Real,” said interest in the story of Colton Burpo, a four-year-old boy who claims to have glimpsed heaven after a near-death experience, reflects a "growing wonder" in the afterlife that spans religious backgrounds. Photo courtesy of T.D. Jakes Ministries
Sally Morrow

(RNS1-april17) Bishop T.D. Jakes, a producer of the new movie “Heaven is for Real,” said interest in the story of Colton Burpo, a four-year-old boy who claims to have glimpsed heaven after a near-death experience, reflects a “growing wonder” in the afterlife that spans religious backgrounds. For use with RNS-JAKES-MOVIE, transmitted on April 17, 2014, Photo courtesy of T.D. Jakes.

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