R. Thomas Vosburgh Explains What He Thinks the Bible Really Says in “The Bible: What You May Think It Says, But Doesn't”

"We create cynics when we present the faith in ways that seem like wishful thinking or are intellectually dishonest," says pastor and author R. Thomas Vosburgh. As Vosburgh examines the Bible in his new book, "The Bible: What You May Think It Says, But Doesn't" (published by Abbott Press), he shows how traditions, creeds, culture and commonly accepted views of it have distorted and robbed it of its powerful message. Without these predispositions skewing our views of the Bible, Vosburgh is able to present a new way of looking at the Bible, the creation story, Jesus, Christmas, Hell, Jesus' ministry, holiness, ethics and the practices of faith. In doing so, he crushes the doubts of skeptics and unbelievers in a way that can reconcile differences among varying secular and spiritual points of view.

"I want the Bible revealed for what it really says in contrast to what people think it says or want it to say so people can be turned on by its real message," says Vosburgh. He hopes to send readers back for a deeper look at the Bible and show them what they have not seen before. Secular thinkers and diverse spiritual believers will find a common ground and work together rather than against each other for the good of all.

Vosburgh writes, "I am willing to take an outside-the-box view of the Scriptures that is not confined by tradition, creeds, culture and even commonly accepted church views so that its power can be revealed. In examining the 'one unforgivable sin,' Vosburgh sets the messages of the Bible free so the Holy Spirit can do its work."

Vosburgh aims to build a common ground between secularists and religious beliefs as well as the differences among various religions, including the law of tithing, incarnation and successful prayer. "There are people who are hostile to the Christian faith because Christians have turned people off in a variety of ways," Vosburgh writes. "This book provides a way to bridge the gap between Christians and a secular, multicultural, and spiritually diverse world."

"The Bible"
By R. Thomas Vosburgh
Hardcover | 6 x 9in | 238 pages | ISBN 9781458210098
Softcover | 6 x 9in | 238 pages | ISBN 9781458210104
E-Book | 238 pages | ISBN 9781458210081
Available at Amazon and Barnes & Noble

About the Author
R. Thomas Vosburgh earned a degree in psychology from Northern Illinois University and served as a leader or pastor of several Methodist churches for 17 years. He later worked for several brokerage firms, including EF Hutton and Merrill Lynch. Vosburgh has faced severe health issues including being paralyzed from the neck down. He appeared in Strathmore's "Who's Who In America," in 2008.

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