Thomas & Friends: James Learns a Lesson

AUTHOR AND TEACHER, JOE HANLEY, CONTINUES TO PRESENT ISSUES THAT WILL CHALLENGE CONVENTIONAL THOUGHT. HE WRITES, "MY DAD TOLD ME WHEN I WAS OLD ENOUGH TO UNDERSTAND THAT IF YOU SCARE FOLKS INTO CHURCH YOU WOULD HAVE TO KEEP THE DEVIL AT THE DOOR TO KEEP THEM IN. THE TRUTH IS WE OUGHT TO CONVERT PEOPLE ON THE FACT OF A BETTER LIFE FREE OF THE RAVAGES OF SIN WITH A PROMISE OF EVEN BETTER THINGS TO COME. CONVERT FOLKS ON THE LOVE OF GOD NOT ON THE FEAR OF HELL CREATED BY PAGANISM.

"THIS BOOK IS MY TRAVEL LOG FROM HELL TO HEAVEN AND YOUR INVITATION TO JOIN ME IN A VIEW THAT GOD IS A KINDER AND GENTLER GOD THAN WE MIGHT BELIEVE."