Famine hits. Abram panics. He goes to Egypt without consulting God, lies about his wife to save his own skin, and lets Sarai be taken into Pharaoh’s harem while he profits from the arrangement. The father of faith, failing spectacularly. “Say you are my sister, that it may go well with me”—Abram protects Abram while exposing Sarai. But God acts: plagues fall on Pharaoh’s house, protecting the woman Abram wouldn’t protect. A pagan king rebukes the man of faith. Abram is expelled in disgrace. The promise doesn’t depend on Abram’s faithfulness; it depends on God’s. The failure is real, but it’s not final.

Two and a half years ago, I got the idea for an allegorical novel based on Ephesians 2—the passage about being dead in sin and made alive in Christ. It's called The CEO, and it's the story of a young man who takes a job at the wrong company, loses himself chasing success, and gets rescued by grace he didn't earn and can't repay. I wrote it specifically as an evangelistic tool—something you can hand to a coworker, a neighbor, a family member who might never crack open a Bible but who loves a good story. It works as a compelling narrative on its own, but the gospel is woven through every chapter. If you've been praying for someone and looking for a way to start a conversation about faith, this might be the bridge you've been waiting for. You can find it at Start2Finish or Amazon.

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