The Bible: Enter Here was inspired by my own children. Ever since they were babies, they loved the children’s Bibles that my wife and I would read with them. But when Coco and Christopher hit their preteen years, we tried reading the actual Bible during our nightly devotional time. That’s when things started going downhill. The kids found the text dry and often difficult to understand, and they began to lose interest. So, I looked for a book that told the stories in a straightforward and entertaining way—a book that could engage and inspire them. When I couldn’t find what I was looking for, I started writing. This book is the result! 

No. The Bible: Enter Here stays true to the historical accounts contained in the Holy Bible. And all of Jesus’ teachings presented in the book are aligned with those in scripture. The book also has its fair share of quotes taken directly from the Bible, to reveal the power of God’s words.

The Bible: Enter Here is entirely nondenominational. I grew up in the Greek Orthodox Church. But in my adult life, I also attended Protestant, Evangelical, and Catholic churches. These days, my family and I are members of a Congregational church in our hometown. So, my Christian perspective is not rooted in any one denomination—this book is for all Christians or anyone who is seeking the one true God.

The world’s formula for happiness and fulfillment doesn’t work. It only leaves us feeling empty, alone, and without hope. I hope readers find themselves—as I still do every day—realizing that the one true path to a joyful, meaningful, and eternal life is by surrendering ourselves to God and living in his light. And the Bible gives us the roadmap for getting there. 

I worry that we’re losing our kids. There are so many soul-crushing influences in our culture that are causing them to turn their backs on God. It’s easy to say we need to get them back in church, back to reading God’s Word, and back to living Christian lives. But to get there, we need to do things differently than we’ve done in the past. We can begin by rethinking how we’re presenting God’s message to our young people. We should be 100 percent honest, straightforward, relatable, and even entertaining, or our kids aren’t going to pay attention. I hope this book can be just one of the tools that will help bring our young people back to God’s Word and to a life in Christ.