Skepticism about near-death experiences is common. Reading Jim “Bubba” Bay’s account makes it difficult to be skeptical. He refers to himself as “just a common man.” Yet, his story is quite uncommon. The night he stepped backwards to avoid a truck, left him with 23 broken bones, including 11 ribs, 10 vertebrae, his skull, and his left scapula. As so many others have described, Jim saw a white light, and he heard God tell him it was “not yet his time.” This accident plus the earlier deaths of his 10-day-old son and his 18-year-old could make a person bitter, angry, or stuck in self-pity. Instea
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