Abel

About the Book

This is the story of Abel Myers, an award winning journalist, who is on a quest to become sober. Not only is he fighting the disease of being an alcoholic he is also trying to resurrect his writing career. After bantering with his editor, Abel settles on writing an article about a traveling evangelist. This encounter challenges Abel to re-evaluate his own faith walk. In the story Abel, alcohol is emblematic of any sin that prevents us from experiencing God in His fullness. Examples of these sins are many: anger, fear, jealousy, cravings, addiction, or judgment of others, un-confessed sin and so on. These sins stand between us and God; blocking us from the beauty and fullness of His love. Sadly, we are much like Abel when it comes to confessing our relationship to a sinful habit. We are prone to think that it is a manageable thing. In fact, we most often refuse to acknowledge that we are sinful at all. Join Abel as he struggles to become both sober and saved, and he does it not a minute too late. As he will soon find out, time is not on his side.

About the Author

D.B. RILEY is also the author of Tobias which will be released soon. He is currently working on his fourth novel, Walk Like A Man. He served as an officer in the U.S. Army and is a graduate of The Divinity School, Duke University. His doctoral studies are in the field of sociology. He has worked as a newspaper columnist, in the funeral industry and as a hospital chaplain. His life experiences combined with his own struggle with a debilitating chronic disease have allowed him to fully understand the emotions and circumstances related to suffering and loss. Drawing from these experiences Riley develops characters, ensuing dialogue and storyline that can be painfully real and joyfully helpful. To find out more about D.B. Riley please visit www.DBRileybooks.com.