But here he shies from the challenge, shortchanging a story that isn't only about the lightness of souls in heaven but also about the urges of bodies on earth.

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There's a lot he doesn't remember, but one conversation does stick out: his wife talking to her 5-year-old daughter about how good people go to heaven.

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"It's like an order from heaven, " he said about becoming PM in such sad circumstances.

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Think about what happens if a child of yours, heaven forbid, got diagnosed with something that made it hard for them to insure.

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' And then there are those moments like on this record where it really is Eric Bishop, or when I talk about, you know, my daughter, "Heaven Will Never Be The Same, " and the last track on the record, which is "I Wish You Were Here, " which I dedicated to my grandmother.

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How about a raw thesis-sentence title like Todd Burpo's "Heaven Is for Real"?

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Following his ignominious fall from grace in 2003, he was resurrected from Silicon Heaven as the plucky protagonist in Ribbon Hero 2, a game designed to teach users about Office.

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Heaven knows, it seems a better use of my short time on the planet to be writing about the peaceful resolution of conflict than it would to log thousands of hours watching Survivor.

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Heaven forbid that she threatens his masculinity by giving him a hug and trying to get him to talk about what's bothering him!

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