There is a question that sits underneath everything.
Underneath the career decisions and the relationship problems and the late-night scrolling and the quiet moments when the noise drops low enough for you to hear what your soul has been trying to tell you. It is not a complicated question. A man asked it two thousand years ago on his knees in a jail cell after an earthquake cracked the walls open and he realized that freedom was standing right in front of him.
“What must I do to be saved?”
That question — Acts 16:30 — is the title and the engine of the next book I am writing.
Why This Book
I did not set out to write a salvation book. I set out to answer a question that I realized most Christian books assume has already been answered.
Walk into any Christian bookstore — physical or digital — and you will find thousands of books about how to live the Christian life. How to pray. How to study the Bible. How to have a better marriage, raise godly kids, manage your finances with faith. All good books. Important books.
But almost none of them stop to answer the question that comes before all of those questions: What do I actually need to do to be saved?
Not in a pamphlet. Not in a tract with a prayer on the back. Not in a 400-page systematic theology textbook that requires a seminary education to parse. I mean a real book — honest, readable, scripturally grounded — that takes the question seriously enough to answer it clearly.
That is what What I Should Do to Get Saved is.
Who This Book Is For
This book is for four people.
The honest seeker. The person who knows something is missing. They may have had negative experiences with church. They are suspicious of religious performance and manipulation. They need clarity without condescension and respect without a sales pitch.
The uncertain believer. The person who said the prayer years ago — maybe at a camp, maybe at an altar call, maybe alone in their room — and never felt different. They wonder if they did it right. If it took. They carry quiet shame about their doubt and have never told anyone.
The lifelong Christian who can’t explain it. The person who grew up in church, knows every hymn, has read the Bible cover to cover — and could not clearly explain the gospel to a stranger on a park bench. They have head knowledge without heart clarity.
The burned and wary. The person who was hurt by a church, a pastor, a religious community. They believe in God but they distrust organized religion. They need a voice that acknowledges the damage without dismissing the faith.
If you are any of those people — or if you know one of them and have been looking for the right book to hand them — this is it.
What This Book Is Not
It is not a theology textbook. It is not a church pamphlet. It is not a self-help book with a prayer tacked on at the end.
It will not manipulate you. It will not guilt you. It will not rush you. It will not pretend that believing is easy or that doubt disqualifies you.
It will tell you the truth. And you will know what to do with it.
Twelve Chapters. Four Parts.
The book moves through four stages:
Part I: The Question — Why this question matters, what you are really asking beneath the surface, and how we got to the place where we need saving at all.
Part II: The Answer — Grace. Faith. Repentance. What God actually did about the fracture between us and Him. This is the theological center of the book — and every word of it is anchored in scripture, not opinion.
Part III: The Response — What you actually do with the answer. Practically. Today. In your living room. At 2 AM. No formula. No script. An honest conversation between you and God.
Part IV: The Life After — What happens next. The first steps. The doubts that come after the decision. And why your salvation is held by the One who gave it, not the one who received it.
The Voice
I am writing this book the same way I write everything at Caliana Press — with honesty, with scripture doing the heavy lifting, and with the kind of clarity that only comes when someone stops performing and starts telling the truth.
If you have read my thrillers, you know I do not waste words. If you have read my devotionals, you know I do not hide behind religious language. This book will be no different. Every chapter earns its place. Every sentence moves the reader closer to understanding.
Coming Soon
What I Should Do to Get Saved is in active development. It will be available in paperback ($14.99), hardcover ($24.99), and Kindle ($9.99), with an audiobook to follow.
The title is the question. The book is the answer.
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