Why Are We Afraid of Dying? Real Answers Based on One Man's Personal Experience

VISALIA, Calif. - Oct. 11, 2013 - PRLog -- As a pastor, Mike Robertson has been at the sides of the dying and grieving countless times, offering comfort and wisdom in the final moments of life. That alone might qualify Robertson to author a book on the topic, but it is his own near-death experience that propelled Robertson into awareness that dying is not to be feared.

Imagine finding yourself 200 feet below the surface of an East Texas lake, dazed from a canoe accident, unsure of anything except that you are dying. “I could not believe it was happening. I could not believe what I was seeing and yet, I had the best seat in the house,” Robertson says. “Somehow I was suspended above own my body. I hovered above my lifeless form. I knew . . . I knew I was dead.”

In I Shook Hands with Death (Authentic Publishers, 2013), Robertson reveals why death is not the end of the story, but rather the beginning. Of his near-death experience, he says simply, “I died and my life was given back to me.” His harrowing experience convinced him that not only is there life beyond the grave, but also more to life than we are experiencing right now.

“It is liberating when we see death as a part of living. As I had been looking at my body slowly being covered with dirt and sand and lying on the bottom of the lake, I had not been afraid. I had never had the feeling of such complete, unconditional love that I felt at that moment.  I shook hands with death and learned wonderful, life-changing lessons.”

Product Details: Paperback: 192 pages Publishers: Authentic Publishers (October 2013)

Language: English ISBN 10: 9781780781105  ISBN 13: 9781780781105