Tom Sawyer, an avowed agnostic, had a near-death experience in 1978, when his pickup truck fell on him, crushing his chest flat. He was clinically dead for 15 minutes, yet he came back to tell about his strange experience of going through a tunnel, meeting a "Light that was God," and being sent back to tell people about death and the unconditional love of God. He has talked about these subjects and shared his near-death experience on such shows as Phil Donahue, Oprah Winfrey, Unsolved Mysteries, and Good Morning America. The following are excerpts from Tom Sawyer's excellent book What Tom Sawyer Learned From Dying.