The Identity Journey November 2025

Why did I write the book Redeeming Identity?

When I have conversations with people about the upcoming release of the book, this is one of the first questions I am asked.

Writing a book is not easy. It takes a lot of time and energy. So, there needs to be a reason for someone to be willing to go through the work and sacrifice it takes to write a book of any type.

The simple answer is that I had to write the book.

It seems like a simple answer, but it is really the truth. I was the last person who wanted to write a book. Throughout my life, I had never seen myself as a writer, regardless of what others said about my writing.

The change started several years ago, when I received insight into identity that changed how I understood my own identity as a Christian and how I viewed the Bible. I had been going to church since I was a kid, and what I learned was something that I had never heard previously.

I took some time to study Christian identity from this new perspective, to both make sure it was Biblically accurate (I had to make sure it was true) and how far-reaching this was (I wanted to know if this would help others). The more I looked and studied, the more it grew in importance and scope.

When I had the opportunity to share this with others, there was typically a realization of how much this could impact their own understanding of identity. It was different from what they had been hearing from the church. The resulting question was, "When are you going to write a book about this?"

I appreciated the thought, but I also knew that I was not writer.

Eventually, while I was spending time with God, I surrendered and, even though I was not a writer, said that I would write a book if this is what He wanted.

I knew how much this had changed my understanding of God, the Bible, and Christian identity. My interactions with others had helped me see that this was also a message that would help others in their walk with God. It was a message given to me so I could share it with others, and they could know Him and discover His calling for them.

I had to write the book, even though I was not a writer. If I did not write it, it would have been wrong. I was called to this, and I needed to follow Him.

I have been faithfully following Him the past few years in researching and writing Redeeming Identity, so that what He has given to me can be shared to bless, encourage, and even challenge others.

I am constantly made aware of the truth that God's strength is made perfect in our weakness. He has a great sense of humor in that He called me, a non-writer, to write a book, so that I am constantly reminded that this is not my message, but His.

I had to write the book to be obedient to who He has called me to be, a teacher and author of His message, so that others can learn more about knowing Him and who He has created them to be.

Now, as we are getting closer to the release of Redeeming Identity, I am excited to see what He is going to do in the lives of others and in His Church through it. This month, as we are looking forward to its release, we are going to be spending some time introducing some ideas from the book.

I hope that this builds your anticipation of what He is going to do in you, as you discover who He has created you to be. If He called me, a non-writer, to become an author for Him, what can He do in and through you?

If you are interested in getting updates about the release of the book, please visit the page on our website about the book, Redeeming Identity. You can sign up for updates about the book there.

Becoming

The purpose of the HE so I Project is based on the message from Redeeming Identity.

When we choose to follow God, we are making a choice to let go of our old identity so we can become who He has created us to become.

Redeeming Identity describes the journey of becoming who you were created to be. This is the starting point of the journey, where we make the choice to let go of the old so we can become the new.

One of the podcasts that we will release this month will focus on this first step of becoming. Look forward to this podcast being released on Tuesday, November 10.

We will also be releasing another God's Glory Gallery episode that will also focus on becoming.

A special podcast will be released soon, which includes an interview with a special guest to spotlight the impact of Redeeming Identity in the life and ministry of a person. Look forward to this special event.

Watch the podcast on You Tube or listen to the podcast wherever you get your podcasts, Apple Podcast, Amazon Prime, Spotify, iHeart, or many more.

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Book Update and Request

As a reminder!

With the upcoming release of the book, we are looking forward to everything that goes along with it.

This past month we had a photo shoot with Brio Photography, in Austin, TX, at the Vintage Bookstore and Wine Bar. This was to get a professional set of pictures for the upcoming PR campaign for Redeeming Identity.

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You will see these pictures added to our website and in other venues. It was a great experience, and Brio did a great job.

Also, if you had not heard, we were on TV! Yes, you read correctly. We were interviewed as part of a panel of authors to celebrate October as National Book Month. If you have not seen the segment, you can view it using the button below.

The PR campaign has begun, but this is where we need your help!

Really!!! We need your help with this part!

We need to build a strong launch team that will help us share the news that Redeeming Identity is being published and released. For publishing a book, this means building a strong email list and Facebook following to keep people informed of the impending publication and release of the book. This is extremely important, because the more people following us, the more likely we can get the book into stores around the country.

You can help us in this process in some specific ways.

• Please share this email with people and encourage them to sign up to receive this email. Not only will it build our email list, they will get access to the amazing content we create to encourage them to know God.
• If you can't share the email, just send people to our website: redeemingidentity.com. When there, they will have the opportunity to sign up for the email, while exploring all the content we provide.

• If you are on Facebook, please do two things. (1) Follow us so you can get our posts. (2) When you get a post, please share it with your followers. This helps get the information about the coming book and what we are doing out to more people. Also, the more followers and likes it receives, moves the posts up in Facebook's process.

We will be doing some specific work building towards the release of the book, but we would appreciate your help, our friends, family and supporters, to share the news of the book and the message that it is communicating.

If you need anything from us to help as you share the news of the upcoming release of the book, Redeeming Identity, please let us know.