Online Presenter to Offer Latest Research and Modern Perceptions Related
to Near Death Experiences (NDEs)
As part of our church’s educational outreach, First Presbyterian of Elizabethton will be sponsoring a zoom presentation on Oct. 26 at 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. by Joseph Khasho, vice-president of the Near Death Experience Research Foundation, Inc., based in Rolling Meadows,Illinois. A group viewing will be held at the church in Martin Hall or people can simply log in from their homes. Khasho will discuss recent scientific and spiritual perspectives related to unexpected experiences of consciousness during life-threatening traumas – often referred to as NDEs. Such events have been collected and studied by the foundation since its formation in
1998. A second presenter, Vernon Baumgardner, will share his personal NDE, which led him eventually to enter Christian ministry. In the United States alone, an estimated 9 million people have reported an NDE, according to a 2011 study in Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. These individuals are often deeply changed afterwards, with some reporting to have a greater gusto for life, more compassion for others, and a diminished fear of death. Khasho would like participants “to leave with an understanding of the consistent elements that form the foundation of these uniquely awe-inspiring stories. Often, the after-effects of these incidents are profound and transformative, unlike any other human experience.”