Todd Burpo is the author of Heaven is for Real: A Little Boy's Astounding Story of His Trip to Heaven and Back, a 2010 New York Times best-selling Christian book. The novel documents the report of a near-death experience by Burpo's three-year-old son Colton.

By April 2012, more than one million ebooks had been sold, and more than 10 million copies had been sold by 2014. A feature film based on the book was released on April 16, 2014, earning $101 million at the box office.

In addition, Burpo is pastor of Crossroads Wesleyan, a volunteer fireman, and he works with a garage door company. He and his wife, Sonja, have four children: Colton, Cassie, Colby, and a very special sister Colton met in heaven, yet to be named.

He graduated from Oklahoma Wesleyan University in 1991 summa cum laude with a BA in Theology. He was ordained in 1994.

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