Richard Amiss

This book points out how the world with all its increased knowledge and technology has separated us from our connection to God and nature. We were built to be connected to God inside and around us. How is it that the world around us with all its sophistication cannot answer the question as to why there is so much chaos and disorder in our world? Knowledge and technology have interrupted our relationship to our Lord, leading us to build and live in a world without God. The characters within this story come from different backgrounds and walks of life. They have all been through strenuously trying experiences and at the same time are being drawn together in one place for an answer to their yearnings. Curiosity along with grief and loss set them all on their own journey that will eventually lead to the same place. To ignore our nature and origin in God leads to insanity. Therefore, where there is God there is order.

The purpose of this book is to reach out to people and offer them something from the often long and heavy experience of psychotherapy that they can use immediately in relation with their spiritual self and with others. I want the reader to be able to apply metaphors that clarify and define different ways of looking at their lives. Whether it is psychological or spiritual is up to the reader. I hope that you are able to understand your life from an entirely different perspective than what you are perhaps used to. You can decide. This is how I think most of the time. ""Nike shoes had a successful commercial several years ago about accomplishing goals. An announcer said, 'Just do it ' Over the last thirty-five years of counseling, time and again I have told clients, 'Just do it ' Richard has created a beautiful book with the same theme. Don't be afraid if you miss or hit the target, just throw the dart. I love his simple theme for eleven chapters. We don't throw a dart because we don't love ourselves, hence we are afraid. I love how in each chapter he writes so simply with metaphors. We are to love ourselves, be kind to ourselves, and believe in ourselves before we will have the courage to challenge life. So, if you are struggling with a 'dart' in your life and desire to throw it, read this short, insightful book. Then, 'just throw the dart '"" --Glenn Goree, author of Where Egos Dare (Resource, 2017) RICHARD AMISS, DMin, RPT-S, LPC-S, is the Program Coordinator for Clinical Education at The Ecumenical Center for Education, Counseling, and Health. As of this writing, he has been a clinician for more than twenty-one years. He lives in San Antonio, Texas, with his wife.

What career would Jesus follow if he came to the earth today? I believe he would be a farmer, working sixteen-hour days, dressed in denim overalls. As he did in Judea, he would possess human characteristics--a face, eyes, ears, hands, feet, arms, and back. His body would be brutalized as it was two thousand years ago. Not only on a Roman cross, but by mobs of followers who would turn on him when their ears were no longer tickled by his words. Have you ever wondered what it was like to be God and have human attributes at the same time? Our God Wears Denim Overalls examines the suffering Jesus endured on earth, but also explores the beauty of heaven that Jesus can see, and we, as his followers, will be entitled to experience after the resurrection. ""Glenn dismantled the idea of God being 'unable' to identify with the human condition as a man while being God. These touching stories and heartfelt poetry generate thought provoking questions that lead way to rediscovering the Jesus that refused to be eclipsed by a stained-glass version of himself. Reading about Christ as he came in a lowly state to purposefully identify with his creation rekindled deep affection and worship for our Savior."" --Kenneth Case, Missionary Intern supporting a recent church plant in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand. --Denise Case, Teacher and supporting staff for Wesley International School, a Christian school project in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand. ""Wow Glenn Goree does a great job with his book Our God Wears Denim Overalls. Often, we have the wrong concept of Jesus and God. Glenn allows us to see Jesus not as a namby-pamby, but really just like us. Not untouchable, but one who was tempted in every way just as we are. He also helps us to see God in a different light with the questions he presents. Not that he or we have all the answers, but still a God in whom we can put all our trust."" --Daniel Goodyear, Missionary to Central Africa Glenn H. Goree has over thirty years of counseling experience. He currently serves as a mental health consultant for two global organizations, and is a marriage and family counselor at Oak Hills Church in San Antonio. His qualifications include MA, MEd, and Licensed Professional Counselor. Glenn is the author of Soular Eclipse; It's OK, Jesus Loves You Anyway; The Beauty in Ugly; Nails from Bullets; The Flea, the Minnow, the Elephant, and the Whale; Hope for the Broken Spirit; and Where Egos Dare. For more information, visit www.glenngoree.com.

What career would Jesus follow if he came to the earth today? I believe he would be a farmer, working sixteen-hour days, dressed in denim overalls. As he did in Judea, he would possess human characteristics--a face, eyes, ears, hands, feet, arms, and back. His body would be brutalized as it was two thousand years ago. Not only on a Roman cross, but by mobs of followers who would turn on him when their ears were no longer tickled by his words. Have you ever wondered what it was like to be God and have human attributes at the same time? Our God Wears Denim Overalls examines the suffering Jesus endured on earth, but also explores the beauty of heaven that Jesus can see, and we, as his followers, will be entitled to experience after the resurrection. ""Glenn dismantled the idea of God being 'unable' to identify with the human condition as a man while being God. These touching stories and heartfelt poetry generate thought provoking questions that lead way to rediscovering the Jesus that refused to be eclipsed by a stained-glass version of himself. Reading about Christ as he came in a lowly state to purposefully identify with his creation rekindled deep affection and worship for our Savior."" --Kenneth Case, Missionary Intern supporting a recent church plant in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand. --Denise Case, Teacher and supporting staff for Wesley International School, a Christian school project in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand. ""Wow Glenn Goree does a great job with his book Our God Wears Denim Overalls. Often, we have the wrong concept of Jesus and God. Glenn allows us to see Jesus not as a namby-pamby, but really just like us. Not untouchable, but one who was tempted in every way just as we are. He also helps us to see God in a different light with the questions he presents. Not that he or we have all the answers, but still a God in whom we can put all our trust."" --Daniel Goodyear, Missionary to Central Africa Glenn H. Goree has over thirty years of counseling experience. He currently serves as a mental health consultant for two global organizations, and is a marriage and family counselor at Oak Hills Church in San Antonio. His qualifications include MA, MEd, and Licensed Professional Counselor. Glenn is the author of Soular Eclipse; It's OK, Jesus Loves You Anyway; The Beauty in Ugly; Nails from Bullets; The Flea, the Minnow, the Elephant, and the Whale; Hope for the Broken Spirit; and Where Egos Dare. For more information, visit www.glenngoree.com.