Watch Your Step!: Barefoot in a Broken-Glass World

7 Questions about this book. 1. When did I write Watch Your Step! Barefoot in a Broken-Glass World? I began this project in 2010 when my oldest son was being deployed as an infantryman in the U.S. Army to Afghanistan. This was a difficult time for me, I knew my son was strong and capable, however, the question that kept coming back to me was, "is he really ready for this?" 2. What was your inspiration? With my son in the middle of combat, I kept asking myself was he ready? Was his training sufficient to meet the threats he would certainly face? The greatest danger to soldiers is I.E.D.’s (improvised explosive devices), thus the name, “Watch Your Step!” With this on my mind, I was studying the book of Proverbs with an expert on the original languages when I discovered that the word for wisdom in the original Hebrew "hockmah" defined as- “skill of technical work, craftsmanship, execution of battle tactics.” The last part of the definition caught me by surprise. Although my son’s deployment was the inspiration, the book is not about that, it is about our own battle tactics against the lure of an evil and fallen world. 3. What is the book about? The book is written to follow the Proverbs written by Solomon, the wisest man who ever lived. He wrote it as a warning from a father to his now grown children as they journeyed out on their own into the world. We are born with two powerful enemies—our own sinful natures and Satan—and it is our task to shun these enemies by learning how to identify and avoid the traps of life. 4. How can it help others? This book is written to share with my audience some of the traps I have identified through my own life experiences and to teach techniques for identifying and combating the pitfalls of life. 5. What does the book promote? Making decisions based on the unchanging truth of God’s Word. 6. What is it against? Ruining ones’ life, by making uninformed and foolish choices based on feelings, peer pressure and our own sinful natures. 7. What is your hope for this project? First; that those who read it will recognize the areas in their lives they need to bring into alignment with the will of God. Secondly; by gaining biblical wisdom, they will avoid much self-inflicted pain and have greater success in their lives. Thirdly, they will learn to value their life and make the most of the time God has given them on this side of eternity.