The Ticket In - His Story

The Ticket In's First Copy Arrived

After receiving the first copy of The Ticket In I have learned something about self-publishing,...timing.

I had no idea just what a book publisher goes through helping people like me out. If it weren't for the wonderful customer service and package deal at Bookstand Publishing this milestone may have been more difficult. Bookstand Publishing made this process really easy, only had to come up with half of the cost in the beginning until all was complete.

What is cool is that I already have some copies sold, the best part about this whole venture is that a portion of the proceeds will go to Birch Community Services and Lents Baptist Outreach Ministries. So every copy purchased will wind up benefiting someone in need.

I am looking forward to adding a link to The Ticket In web site.

Off To The Publisher

So after compiling the first 100 poems written for what I call, The Ticket In, the manuscript has been sent off to the publisher. So onto the next phase of being a published author. Of course none of this would have happened if it weren't for the ministry to begin with. God knows I love to write. Apparently I just needed an outlet and drive to keep going every week pushing out poetry from my heart and faith.

Soon, The Ticket In will be available on line at Amazon, Barnes & Noble and other E Commerce Book Stores. Remember that a portion of the proceeds will go to BCS and Lents Baptist Out Reach Ministries so every book bought will help others in need.

To be honest I am not sure what to expect from The Ticket In other than just sharing the love of Jesus through this gift of poetry. After all isn't He the light that shines for all to see? And shouldn't we share in shining His light for others to see in this dark world? Yeah, I may receive some persecution for having The Ticket In published, but I would rather suffer persecution for doing something good than for doing something bad. Jesus suffered for all of us. Why shouldn't I suffer for Him?

It's the devil that does the tempting and God who does the testing. Remember that even during a test the teacher's quite.

Born To Be A Winner

The Ticket In continues to evolve with a poem every Friday taken into Birch Community Services. The nice lady at the front desk has come to expect something from me. I have been blessed with some kind of gift that allows my creative juices to flow in abundance. It is so cool to see the radiant face after she reads these poems. Words do have power, it is just a matter of how we choose to use the words we have come to know and say.

It is important that we encourage one another, use words that inspire and motivate each other that produce and move us forward to extract a living from this earth in a worthy and valuable manner. There is yet so much to be done before the revelation occurs, roads to be smoothed, valleys to be filled, and repentant sinners calling and falling to a knee. There are still those that deny Christ and then there are those that don't even try to know Christ. If this planet was spoken into existence by God then why is it to hard to believe that God planted His Holy seed within a virgin to come out and walk this earth He created in the flesh? Some people believe in aliens, some people believe in other religious stuff too. Why deny prophecy? We still look to Nostradamus for prophetic answers. Why is the Bible any different other than it was written so long ago. It seems to me that when ever I read the Bible the words come alive to me and I am able to apply the promises spoken to my life by living out what it says in the Bible.

I am no preacher by any means and I am not so sure I would want to maintain and be recognized with such reproachable title. I however a Deacon at Lents Baptist and attend a Bible Study Fellowship class every week. Currently we are studying the book of Genesis. One thing I have learned is that I am so fortunate to have men such as Moses, King David and people like that who have revealed God to me through written word. I have always wondered what greater things Jesus was speaking about that we are to be doing. As far as I see it there is no greater thing than what He did for us at the cross.

Well I came into this world with nothing and I will be leaving with nothing. When I lay down for the eternal rest I will go knowing that I did my best. I may not have passed His test but I have certainly been blessed.

Until the next blog post for The Ticket In Keep your faith strong and alive, be confident in all you do because you were born a winner too.