Imagine Heaven Podcast with John Burke

What if non-speaking autistic individuals aren’t “trapped”… but experiencing something far beyond what we can see?

Pastor Joe Infranco joins John Burke to reveal stunning parallels between Near-Death Experiences (NDEs) and what autistic non-speakers are now communicating through spelling.

These individuals—once thought unable to express themselves—are describing encounters with the same realities reported in Imagine Heaven:
 A “mysterious hill” - Encounters with spiritual beings
 Overwhelming peace, love, and clarity
 Verifiable details that raise serious questions
Why are their accounts so consistent with NDEs… even though they’ve never died? Is this a deeper level of spiritual awareness?
Or a hidden truth we’re just beginning to understand?

This conversation also builds on ideas explored in the viral The Telepathy Tapes—but introduces a perspective many believe has been overlooked.

At just 20 years old, Gabe Poirot thought he understood God. He had been to Bible college. He believed in Jesus. Millions were already watching him teach about faith online.

But everything changed in an instant. 

After a 30 mph crash on a motorized skateboard, Gabe suffered a traumatic brain injury that cracked open his skull - and led to a life-altering near-death experience. 

What he encountered wasn’t what he expected.

In this powerful episode, Gabe and John share:

What he saw and experienced beyond this life
The reality of God in a way he had never known before
The four distinct loves of God and how they apply to YOU
How this moment completely transformed his faith
This conversation will challenge what you think you know about God, and invite you into something deeper.

Joe Joe Morris grew up in an extremely strict religious environment that gave him a harsh and fearful view of God. Raised within Mennonite and Hutterite communities, his faith was built on rules, judgment, and shame.

But everything changed the day he nearly died.

During a powerful near-death experience, Joe Joe says he encountered God in the throne room of heaven - and the God he met was nothing like the one he thought he knew.

In this powerful conversation, John Burke talks with Joe Joe about the difference between religion and relationship, and how encountering God's love completely transformed his life. 

If you've ever struggled with religion, felt burned by legalism, or wondered what God is really like, Joe Joe's story may change how you see faith.

What would you do if a doctor told you that you only had two years to live?

In this episode, John Burke interviews Mike Olsen, who faced that exact reality.

After receiving what felt like a two-year notice, Mike began living with new urgency and clarity - only to later actually die, experience a profound near-death encounter, and return with life-altering insight. 

In this powerful conversation, Mike shares what his NDE revealed about suffering, trials, fear, purpose, and how God uses even our darkest moments for transformation.

If you are walking through hardship, illness, loss, or uncertainty - this episode will deeply encourage you.

Mike Lewis lived for years under the weight of horrific things that had been done to him - and what he had done to others. Shaped by childhood trauma, buried shame, and a constant sense of condemnation, he believed God could only be disappointed, if not disgusted, by who he had become.

Then, in a near-death experience, he met Jesus face to face and everything changed.