Phishers of Men

My new book is called 'Phishers of Men'.  It is due to be released in June or July of 2011 through 'Tate Publishing' of Oklahoma.

This book is about Identity Theft... but not just the kind that we all hear about in today's headlines.  This book is about my life and how the 3 Types of Identity Theft have affected me since I was a young child.  My story is probably a lot like yours... yet very different too.

You will probably be able to relate to the first section of the book that I call 'Character Theives'.  Basically, it is about my experience growing up and how I, like most of you, lived through those adolescent years... you know, with the kids and classmates that labeled you based on your appearance, your social status, your class rank, etc.  I know that most people I know have had those growing pains... and today's kids have seemed to up the pressure with all sorts of technology tools.  Don't get me wrong. I had a great time with my classmates.  But most of us have been on the receiving end of teasing a few times.  And yes, most of us have been on the other side of it too.  But the fact remains that many still carry those pains around with them into adulthood in one way or another.  They are not always easy to shake, and some of the Character Thieves did such a 'good job' that they unwittingly destroyed people's true understanding of who they were.  It's a kind of character assassination... in fact, it is character assassination!

The second section of the book deals with what most of us understand as Identity Theft.  My victimization took place with a neighbor that threatened my life and that of my family before it was all over.  Complete with threats of bodily harm, bombs and guns, we were forced to hide from the neighbor from 'H...', well, you know where.  With a stern warning from city officials, we had to leave our home and basically run for our lives while the police worked to apprehend the individual that stole my Identity... and had a personal vendetta against my family, me and a few of my neighbors.  We lost all that we had worked for, but God was faithful...

The third and last part of Phishers of Men deals with the root cause of all theft and destruction.  I call it 'Origianl Ultimate Identity Theft'.  It brings all of my life's experience, and I believe the experience that many of us face, into perspective.  Basically, our Identity as God's children was lost when Adam and Eve disobeyed God in the Garden of Eden.  Satan stole our true Identity, our Original Identity, in the first Identity Theft... which is the basis of all evil, death and yes, Identity Theft.

So watch for my book.  I tell my life story of trials and struggle, not just as a child, but as a family when I was younger, through economic ruin, alcoholism, disgrace, near death experiences, and then... Victory through the promise of Jesus Christ our Lord!  Jesus challenges us to become Fishers of Men.  But I changed the spelling to show how a world system is fighting against God for man's soul... it is a fallen system.  It is a system that is counterfeit to God and Christ.  Mankind is hooked into this system.  Today's Identity Theft has a term called 'phishing' to steal a persons identity, I so named my book 'Phishers of Men' to drive the point to followers of Christ that we have a challenge before us to proclaim Christ to all of mankind.  Satan is
Phishing for the souls of mankind.  Yet Christ stands with us, His followers, challenging us to become 'Fishers of Men'.  I hope that my book will inspire Christians to 'fish' and I hope that non-Christians will be witnessed to by reading my book 'Phishers of Men' and then come to an understanding of the free gift of salvation that can restore mankind back to God which comes only through Jesus our Lord.

Jesus said unto him: I am the Way, the Truth and the Life;  No man cometh unto the Father, but by Me."
John 14:6