NDE Radio With Lee Witting

Jesus warned his disciples, "I am sending you out like sheep among wolves. Therefore, be as shrewd as snakes and innocent as doves." How is that possible? Host Lee Witting recalls how, as a child, a literal gut-punch launched a brain-snake struggle with the dove heart of his childhood NDE, and how lessons learned by the brain can stunt, frustrate, but ultimately grow the heart lessons learned from our exposure to eternal love.

Francis of Assisi began as a young warrior, fighting with the city-states of Italy in the Middle Ages, until he nearly died and experienced a spiritual transformation. He renounced family and fortune, declared God his only father, and reoriented the basis of faith from ritual to love--love for God and love for nature. For Americans arming themselves with plans to kill other Americans, Francis has much to offer. We remember this on St. Francis Day, October 4, the day we bless the animals.

When Jesus invited his disciples to become "fishers of men," did he include dolphins in that directive? Carlos Vivas' STE of his rescue suggests that might be true. Over the centuries, there have been countless reports of dolphins, alone or in pods, coming to the rescue of drowning humans. From the Second Century on, Christians have used a Greek-letter acrostic -- what appears to be a simple looped drawing of a fish -- to state Jesus is savior. St. Francis reminds us we need to recognize that God provides salvation through the STEs of Nature, as well.

Why does traditional Christianity tend to ignore the Near-Death Experience? Does part of it have to do with NDErs' increased belief in the possibility of reincarnation? Host Lee Witting reviews the worldwide acceptance of reincarnation -- including that by the early Christian faithful -- until it was quashed by Church Fathers some 500 years after Jesus.

Are NDEs gifts meant to be windows into heaven, or intended more as mirrors to reflect the NDErs' roles in their lives on Earth?

On last week's show, host Lee Witting discussed how NDEs should be considered not only as windows into heaven, but also as mirrors to reflect the nature of the "realness" of our lives on earth. Lee continues that discussion with today’s guest, Lee's wife, Charlene Kent, who holds a Master of Theological Studies degree from Bangor Seminary, and has made a study of some science fiction approaches to interpreting what we call "real."

Dr. Moody is best known for his groundbreaking, best-selling 1975 book, "Life After Life," in which he coined the term "near-death experience." Many books later, we know that was just the beginning of his exploration of how we might understand NDEs in a world given over to the constricted notion that the scientific method is the only path to knowledge.

Rainbow Bridge captures the love, but not the possible maturity of dogs' souls. As psychics and scientists make inroads to communicating with animals, less is known about souls that choose to reincarnate as family pets, or opt to experience living in the wild. On this show, we reprise the report of one NDEr's shared death with her dog, as she witnessed her pet's soul's liberation. For the full story, look for our show of Feb. 3, 2014, "Gifts from the Other Side, Pt. 2," on our You Tube channel.

Following Lee's 9-11 Day, one-minute vent against social injustice, a calmer, deeper look at love in peace, rather than love in action, comes out of this remarkable conversation with return guest Dr. Rod Chelberg. Look for his book, When God Calls, Say "Yes!", and check out his website at www.drrodchelberg.com.

What turns an average, sinful human into an evil monster, such as a Hitler or a Putin? When Satan offered Jesus rulership of the world he wasn't tempted, but narcissists have taken the bait many times. Is human narcissism, a reflection of Lucifer's own prideful fall, the wide-open pathway to authoritarian evil in the world? Ken Root and Lee discuss.

Lee reads from the accounts of two women who nearly died - one by drowning, the other, Chrystal Rae, when her jeep plunged off an icy mountain road. Both learned much about themselves, and both were sent back with messages for the world.

Past life and pre-birth memories told by children are an important, wide-open door to understanding a soul's path through immortality. They tell us, as well, that our relationship with our family is more than incidental, and that the youngest observations can contain great spiritual wisdom.

While white male legislators inflict "Handmaid's Tale" style legislation on certain states, the pre-birth soul agreements made between mother and child bring an understanding to miscarriage and abortion that no law should attempt to abridge. Return guest Janice Goff brings her own experience to the discussion, and tells how a soul was spiritually awakened in a four-year-old boy.

Listener comments from last year's "Kids" show sow more seeds of Pre-Birth Experiences, as hinted at by the off-hand remarks of children to their parents. Included is a note of explanation excerpted from a PMH Atwater interview. If you enjoy this show, check out the original--our "Kids' Hints of Past Lives." You'll find it at April 18, 2022, in the TalkZone archives and on our YouTube channel.

Our month's review of judgments we might face--from Plato's NDE through Books of the Dead, from the Bardo journey's message to scary dNDEs-- concludes today with a new understanding of heavenly reconciliation. It was foretold in Isaiah, declared by Jesus and the Dalai Lama as love and compassion, and is messaged to us daily via thousands of NDEs, such as Emilie Spear's Pool of Peace.

This show is the third in a series we are dubbing "Judgment July." It includes a discussion of distressing NDEs, including insights from Nancy Evans Bush, and ends with a remarkable NDE of spiritual good resulting from human evil. We began our look at spiritual judgment and its consequences on the July 10th show, with Plato's NDE observing death to judgment to rebirth. Last week's show reviewed the Egyptian and Tibetan Books of the Dead on the subject, with the Bardo offering clues to the root of today's dNDE concerns. (All our past shows are available by date on our You Tube channel, NDE Radio with Lee Witting.)