Jon Trott

Jesus, Bread, and Chocolate

Christian Living

“It was sometime in the 1980s or early ’90s, hot as blazes outside, in the middle of Cornerstone Festival. I was debating a young John Thompson on feminism—me the liberal to his gently conservative position. (If the topic had been drinking alcohol, we’d have changed places.) But the conversation took a turn into personal bios, and I sensed in him a deeply kindred spirit. He dared to share things about his terrifying childhood and journey toward God—things only a transparently humble and self-reflective person could dare. His story “twanged” something deep within me, an echoing string played by the same invisible fingers. The book you hold is from a man no longer as young in years but still majoring in the ability to tell the truth in love ... and with a twang (more on the latter in his book!). I hope you read it with an eye to discovering something real that first captures one’s attention and then captures one’s heart, soul, and life.”

My Father’s Love

Counseling, Grief & Mental Health

“It is my honor to remember Dave Bray's father, and even more an honor to call Dave a friend and brother in Christ. A son's love for his father does not end when the father's life ends. Dave Bray's artless, bared emotions and thoughts dwell as much on his father's ongoing presence in Dave's life as they do on John Bray's death. This book's expression of love is, quite simply, true. And truly simple, as pure love always is.”