Here, in California, we can only dream of real fall. We decorate with fake leaves instead of raking up real ones. We buy sweaters only to layer them over t-shirts so we can take them off by mid-afternoon. We visit pumpkin patches in our flip-flops and drink pumpkin cold brew because the hot lattes are just too much.

It was my honor to sit down with Pastor Rich Guerra, the SoCal Network Superintendent of the Assemblies of God, last week to discuss my book. In this video, I answer important questions about God’s Big Ask and highlight some of the behind-the-scene victories and challenges of writing this book.

All the anticipation, all the countdowns, all the preparation, sleepless nights, hours staring at jumbled words on a screen, and the whispered prayers through gritted teeth have led to this moment. Publication day!

God knew what you would need to hear before you even knew you needed to hear it. Words were written on cold mornings that wouldn’t be necessary until the hot summer days of pain. Chapters were planned two years ago for this moment - the opening of the book for the first time, the inhaling of the text in your current situation, the long-ago preparation for the here and now.

Let me introduce you to my first book, God’s Big Ask.

Walls crumble. Disappointments repeat. Pain becomes too close a friend. In our weariness, we struggle to embrace God’s direction because we feel as though He asks too much, given our current circumstances.