Act III: Coming To My Senses

My life appears to be a play in three acts so far. In Act I I appeared as a singer in a rock and roll band and in Act II a film director for a professional football team.

Now I am the author of a book.

All my life people have told me to write it. I always knew my story could entertain people. It was my friend Neale Donald Walsch who convinced me. He said it could help people. Because more important than success in two of the world's most popular entertainment industries it is a story of my discovery of the ever-evasive God of my youth and a victory over a weakness that became an addiction. It was a long and winding road through the far country, but like the Prodigal Son I came to my senses and found my way back home. When I did I found my father waiting for me.   

I always knew in my heart I wanted to love God. It was my mind that was scared to death of Him. The nuns and priests who taught me at St. Ferdinand’s didn't help. Father Harris said God loved me more than I could ever imagine. But Sister St. Lawrence said He would send me to hell where I would suffer for the rest of eternity because I ate a ham sandwich on the wrong day. That was pretty scary news for a nine year old boy, and very confusing. As a result I grew up with a combination of love and fear of God that took a lifetime to resolve. But it did resolve. And when it did I found something more wonderful than I could ever have imagined. And that's why I wrote the book.

It is called Hard Core Love: Sex, Football, and Rock and Roll in the Kingdom of God. Neale Donald Walsch wrote the Foreword. It is published by Waterfront Digital Press and will be available soon on Amazon.com.