The Eight-Minute Flight: The Miraculous Story of the Boy Who Choose Earth Instead of Heaven

When a hard hit to the head during a youth football game took Derek Ruth to heaven, he stood face-to-face with Jesus.

A gifted multi-sport athlete and a devout Roman Catholic, Derek Ruth was barely one month shy of his thirteenth birthday when he suffered a traumatic brain injury on the football field. As his family, friends, and even competitors gathered, they prepared for the worst while praying for a miracle, as Derek was on an eight-minute life-flight to the hospital where the heroic doc...