I’ve been working on refining the description of the book I’m writing. I think it’s about time – I’ve been working on this thing for almost seven years, and I tend to awkwardly stumble to an answer when people ask what the book is about. Lately I’ve been working on the elevator pitch; the briefest of descriptions. Here’s what I have so far, maybe for an elevator ride of about five floors.
Book title: His Truth Will Set You Free; knocking down the prison walls of manmade religion.
Pitch: The manmade false ideas that pollute Christianity are like large stones in a prison wall, mortared together by pride and greed, holding captive unwary believers and barricading those seeking answers. This book demolishes the prison walls of false messages with the mighty truth of Jesus Christ.
I’m curious; based on that brief description, would you read such a book?
His Truth Will Set You Free 
February 6, 2015 at 12:53 pm
It seems to me this is only two floors worth; it’s a little too sparse and vague. I would add a couple of examples of the type of false ideas you cover in the book. With that addition, I would be likely to at least pick up the book and peruse the table of contents, flip to the last page (a bad habit of mine), and then decide whether I wanted to read it. Peace, Linda
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February 6, 2015 at 1:45 pm
This is REALLY helpful. Thank you very much.
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February 8, 2015 at 3:02 pm
I can appreciate where you are going with the book because I am trying to explain the same exact thing. There are two things that keep a person from the person who is Truth, one is the problem of rebellion and the other is religion. Religious people, particularly those who are very knowledgeable of Scripture and of a proud tradition, are harder to set free it seems. Some can be so close yet so far away, just like the prodigal son’s brother.
Anyhow, would I read it? Maybe, but not before I get through a stack of other books first. I still have Tozer and others waiting for me to spare a minute…
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February 8, 2015 at 3:10 pm
Hi Joel. Thanks for your comment.
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February 9, 2015 at 5:27 am
Hi again Joel. I’ve been thinking about something you said, and I totally agree. Given the choice between Tozer and me, I’d pick reading Tozer. I’ll never write as well as he did.
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February 9, 2015 at 5:38 am
Well, don’t be discouraged from writing. I have the same problem wondering how I would stack up or who would want to read what i write and it can be discouraging. But we cannot worry about how we compare to others, because soon a person would do nothing since there’s always someone better…
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