A Handbook for Life with Him
Nonfiction, Religion, Christian Living, Spiritual
Date Published: August 22, 2023
Publisher: Lucid Books
In the first chapter, the author draws our attention to his impetus in writing the book - the state of unbelief in God in America today. He says there is a pandemic of infectious unbelief in America and the world today! According to a 2020 survey, ninety-four percent of adult Americans say knowing the God of the Bible is not important. Instead, they have created their own idea of who they want Him to be. So where have you placed your faith and trust? Find out now if they are firmly rooted in the solid ground of the Bible and God’s true nature. Read more Who Is This God? A Handbook for Life with Him is a Christian nonfiction book that unravels the confusion to help people discover God’s nature and character. In so doing, it demonstrates how you can develop a personal relationship with Him and grow spiritually. Major themes about God and life with Him include: There is one God in three persons, the Father, the Son, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit. God created you to experience His love and know Him personally. Everyone needs to be rescued and born-again to enter His Heaven. God has a purpose and plans for you (your life is not meaningless). The Holy Spirit was sent to dwell within, guide, help, and teach the followers of Jesus. Believers must mature spiritually to live an authentic Christian life. God is supernatural, and you live in the natural and supernatural realms of this world where miracles and other supernatural interventions by God still occur. Embedded in the forty-three chapter narratives are nearly three hundred questions, six hundred and sixty scripture quotations, and seventy true stories. These stories include miracles of healing, deliverance, and protection only the God of the Bible can do. You will also see that God communicates through His Spirit with those who sincerely seek Him.
Interview
Introduction to book
A brief overview of Who Is This God? A Handbook for
Life with Him will help add clarity to my responses. The back of the book
provides the following information.
There is a pandemic of infectious unbelief in America and
the world today!
According to a 2020 survey, ninety-four percent of adult
Americans say knowing the God of the Bible is not important. Instead, they have
created their own idea of who they want Him to be.
Who Is This God? A Handbook for Life with Him is a
Christian non-fiction book about the God of the Bible and experiencing Him in
the natural and supernatural worlds in which we live. It helps people unravel
the confusion and discover God’s nature and character. In so doing, it demonstrates
how a person can develop a personal relationship with Him and grow spiritually.
Major themes about God and life with Him include:
• There is one God in three persons: the
Father, the Son, Jesus Christ, and the Holy
Spirit.
• God created you to experience His love
and know Him personally.
• Everyone needs to be rescued and
born-again to enter His Heaven.
• God has a purpose and plans for you
(your life is not meaningless).
• The Holy Spirit was sent to dwell
within, guide, help, and teach the followers of
Jesus.
• Believers must mature spiritually to
live an authentic Christian life.
• God is supernatural, and you live in the
natural and supernatural realms of this
world where miracles and other
supernatural interventions by God still occur.
The book ultimately
asks the question: “Where have you placed your faith and trust?” Find out if
they are firmly rooted in the solid ground of the Bible and God’s true nature.
The book is structured
for learning (from the book’s Introduction)
This 392-page book is for reading, Bible study, and a
teaching resource for everyone who wants to know the God of the Bible and to
learn to have a living, personal relationship with Him. That’s why this book
includes the following:
• Scripture quotations – 660
• What Do You Think? questions – 184
• Personal Application questions – 99
• Practice It – 21
• True stories – 70
What was your main drive to write this book?
The lack of understanding and, therefore, belief in the
God of the Bible was the driving force in writing this book. Also, the
recognition that many people who go to church do not have a living,
experiential relationship with this God. In other words, they do not regularly
experience Him, communicate with Him, and interact with Him.
What do you hope readers will learn by reading
this book?
It is one thing to know ABOUT someone. It is another to
know them personally. My greatest desire is for the readers to learn about the
God of the Bible as He truly is and develop a living, personal relationship
with Him. I want people to experience God the Father, His Son, Jesus Christ,
and the Holy Spirit as part of their everyday life.
Did you do much research when planning this
book?
I have been teaching the Bible for many years and have
written hundreds of Bible study lessons. Yet, I have never written a book of
any kind. I spent many hours on the Internet and reading books on how to write
a Christian non-fiction book. The result was a book that the publisher, Lucid
Books, said had better composition and continuity within and between chapters
(43) than any first-time book they have published by a new author.
Did you have any main people who helped you in
the process of this book or influenced you to write it?
My wife and a small core team of three others reviewed
chapters as I progressed through their writing. After one year, ten “beta
reviewers” reviewed the entire book. The feedback from these individuals was
invaluable in ultimately creating a book that was easy to read and accurate in
its biblical integrity.
How long did this book take you to write from
initial thought to hitting publish?
I started thinking about the book in early October 2020
and sent it to the publisher at the end of December 2022. That is twenty-seven
months. I wrote over twenty chapters in fifteen months and thought it was
completed, so I asked the ten beta reviewers to review it. I soon realized it
needed a lot more work, so I spent the next twelve months revising and editing
the entire book. It now has forty-three topical chapters with several hundred
topics and sub-topics.
Do you have plans to write more about this
topic or new topics?
I have been writing a monthly teaching newsletter for over
a year about each chapter in the book. I describe each chapter's key points and
provide a story to illustrate its real-life applicability. I also briefly
describe another book related to the chapter’s main topic for readers to
consider. I have tentative plans to write two more books. The potential titles
are: Who Am I? Discovering Who God Created Me to Be and The Creator
God-From Genesis to Revelation.
About the Author
Paul Bryan’s passion has been to know and serve the God of the Bible since he committed his life to Jesus Christ in 1976. He has served in leadership and teaching roles with various churches during this time. Although he was involved in many ministries, he feels his most important contributions to the Christian faith have been teaching adults to know the Bible and the God of the Bible as He truly exists. He spent his professional career in technology, mainly in management, working for multiple large organizations, including General Motors, Electronic Data Systems, and AT&T. He worked for cru (a Christian non-profit organization) in their technology department for five years, building and managing a technology project management office. He taught business courses at Southern Oregon University and the University of Central Florida for several years. He has a bachelor’s degree in psychology and an MBA. Paul and his wife, Linda, live in southern Indiana.
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