"We are all brass pretending to be gold. It's time to let the fire tell the truth."
In his most personal work to date, James E. Milner invites you into the crucible of his own transformation. This is not a book written from a victory lap; it is a testimony forged from the ashes of addiction, the tension of failure, and the relentless pursuit of a holy God.
With the grit of a man who has spent decades in the physical world of refuse collection and carpentry, Milner applies a builder's eye to the soul. He strips away the "Childish Bargains" we make with the Creator and reveals the "Overcomer's Promise"-a life of constant communication and eternal authority.
If you are tired of a Christianity that costs nothing and changes nothing, let these pages lead you into the fire. The journey is lonely, and the cost is high-but the gold that emerges is the only thing that lasts forever.