About this project

Above is the trailer for my novel, Every Bush Is Burning, shot by my very talented friends at Dust Of The Ground Media. (How good are they?)

I have wrestled with this story for several years now and I'm afraid words are not sufficient to tell you how much time and sweat I have put into it. I am beyond excited to arrive at the end of this road and get this story out into the world.

The idea for the book began when I was in college--it was birthed out of a sense of disenchantment with the way Jesus is represented in much of the American church. I found myself ruined in the best way by Jesus, but torn in angst by much of what I saw in Christianity and even disheartened by the faults I saw in myself. This story came from that place and grew to explore other themes such as forgiveness, love, and the incessant human pursuit of satisfaction. My hope is that it will spark some really good conversations about seeing Jesus through the failures and messes of Christianity.

For several reasons that I will spare you, I decided it was best to self-publish the book instead of pursuing a traditional publisher. There are pros and cons to this, but the main con is that it costs money to do it well. And that's where this campaign comes in, because I need help to make this happen. I need to raise $3000 to be able to cover costs and successfully publish the book in October. 

So, friends...family...strangers: will you consider helping support this project? I would appreciate it more than I can say, and I have done my best to offer tempting rewards as you will see to your right (trust me, you want to come to the release party). I do need resources to pull this off, but I also need more than that...your involvement, passion, and voice. If this book ever spreads it will be because of you all, not because of me. So here I am, genuinely asking for your support--to get in this thing with me. 

I have given this story everything I've got, and I hope and pray that it will catch fire and really shake some things and some people up for the better. So what do you say...you want to help me start a fire?

Back Cover Description:

A story about forgiveness, satisfaction, and the sins of the church.

Jack Bennett has a wife, two kids, the perfect job—and the perfect affair. When he is caught and it all comes crashing down, Jack is left with no one to turn to. No friends. No family, except his recovering drug addict of a sister.

On a Sunday morning drive, he sees a homeless man locked out of a church service, banging on the door. He stops and offers the guy a cup of coffee. He asks the man his name, and the guy says Yeshua. As in, Jesus.

Jack’s not stupid. This isn’t the real Jesus. But with nowhere else to turn, Jack forms an unlikely friendship—one that will test his idea of truth, faith, love, and forgiveness. And Jack is completely unprepared for the real-life twists his story is going to take.

Last Details:

• Click here to check out the book's Facebook page and like it.

• #everybush is the official Twitter hashtag for the book, so feel free to use that when spreading the word.

• The website for the book is EveryBushIsBurning.com. Check it out to get a free preview of the book & be the first to know when it hits stores.
  

(By the way...If you're new to Kickstarter, here's how it works: you pledge with a credit card, but you are not charged unless we meet the $3000 goal. If the goal is met your card will be charged at the end of the campaign...if the goal is not met your card will not be charged and I will get $0.)

That's all folks. Looking forward to (hopefully) accomplishing this with you, and thanks in advance for your support!