The author of this book is very much like people you meet on the street every day. I have a family and a have built career as a marketing manager. If I have learned anything about successful management in my career, it is that it requires humility and honesty. Without humility, you cannot hear what other people have to say. Without honesty, you cannot earn trust I began writing this book in 2006 after experiencing an event unlike anything else I have ever encountered in fifty-six years of life. To this day, I am still trying to fully ascertain why I was given this experience. I have however accepted my role as the initial messenger of this experience. That said, I believe that after reading Thirty Seconds in the Kingdom, you can easily insert yourself as the messenger of this book. In fact, I invite you to do so. A preview of the opening chapters of this story will be available on-line for anyone interested in a message about peace in our world and the Kingdom of God. Peace be with you.