The following written confession was submitted via email: On the morning of April 20th, 2023, my life changed forever. It began like any other day on our farm. I was getting ready to check a section of the property on my quad bike. But that morning, something felt different. Our border collie, Shep, was acting strangely. He’s full of energy—always eager to run alongside me—but this time, he was restless and uneasy. His behaviour was so unusual that I stopped to reassure him, telling him I was fine, and even asked if he was okay. When I finally rode off, instead of following me like he always did, Shep stayed sitting in the driveway, just watching me disappear down the road. Looking back now, I know something spiritual was stirring, even then….

When people come back from the brink of death, their stories often sound eerily similar: glowing light, heavenly beings, and the sense of crossing into another realm. Researchers interviewed 48 people who had near-death experiences (NDEs), asking them to describe and even sketch what they saw as they hovered between life and death.

The following written confession was submitted via email in response to Episode 485: Death To Life (Members): I really loved that episode because I had a near death experience when I was 17 however mine differed from hers. I actually saw Jesus…

By definition, a near death experience is “an unusual experience taking place on the brink of death and recounted by a person after recovery, typically an out-of-body experience or a vision of a tunnel of light.” Though fundamentally correct, the textbook definition of NDEs fails to capture the mystery, transcendence, and often supernatural nature of these episodes, which have been well-documented but still remain ambiguous in the wide scope of science.