"Please Don't Send Me Back" - David's 2 NDE's

"Please Don't Send Me Back" - David's 2 NDE's

From Round Trip Death Podcast - NDE by Near Death Experiences

February 23, 2026 · 43 min · Season 5 · Episode 608

About this episode

David McGinley shares his profound near-death experiences and their impact on his life and understanding of existence.

In this rich and moving episode about NDE's, host Eric Bennett sits down with David McGinley — psychospiritual specialist, former Lutheran pastor, and 25-year hospital chaplain based in Halifax, Nova Scotia. What begins as a conversation about a rare and life-threatening illness quickly opens into one of the most profound explorations of consciousness, faith, death, and the nature of the afterlife. ________________ Squarespace FREE Trial & 10% OFF purchase: https://www.squarespace.com/ROUNDTRIP Coupon Code: ROUNDTRIP _________________ David has faced cancer four times and as a result has had multiple NDE's, including a full near-death experience at age 27 that he describes as the single most transformative event of his life. Over three decades later, that experience continues to shape everything he does: how he sits with the dying, how he counsels the grieving, how he thinks about God, and how he understands the purpose of his own existence. What makes David's perspective especially compelling is that he has lived on both sides of the hospital bed. David shares the vivid details of his near-death experiences: the grassy hill, the celestial being who greeted him like an old…

People in this episode

Host: Eric Bennett

Guest: David McGinley

Topics covered

  • near-death experiences
  • consciousness
  • faith
  • death
  • afterlife
  • psychospirituality

Keywords

  • NDE
  • cancer
  • hospital chaplain
  • spirituality
  • afterlife
  • consciousness
  • faith

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