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Last day to get your free book

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This week I was chatting to one of the builders working on our house about the events of Easter in AD70. Like most people, he had never heard the story of how Titus allowed hundreds of thousands of pilgrims into Jerusalem for Passover before locking them inside and slaughtering them all. It’s a terrible story, but one Jesus saw coming.

If you’ve ever wondered why Jesus said half the things he said about Jerusalem, the answer has to do with that Easter story.

And if you’ve ever wondered why so many people today allow themselves to be suckered into end times’ prophecies which are consistently wrong, it’s because they are unfamiliar with that Easter story.

My purpose is not to teach history, but to proclaim the good news of a Lord who cares. In addition to being Lord, Savior, and Son, Jesus is the greatest prophet of all. The events of the first Easter and the fortieth Easter prove it.

Anyhoo, this is just a friendly reminder that for the next 24 hours, you can get my book AD70 and the End of the World: Finding Good News in Christ’s Prophecies and Parables of Judgment for FREE. I’m giving away a digital copy to everyone who buys my new book, Letters from Jesus.

To claim your bonus book, (1) buy Letters from Jesus from anywhere, (2) email/forward your receipt to the publisher before 5pm Thursday (PST), and (3) you will be sent instructions on how to download your free book.

Don’t delay. This offer ends in 24 hours.

Happy Easter!

Letters from Jesus: now in paperback + Easter Treat!

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Ten years ago I started writing about the letters from Jesus, and two good things came out of that exercise: (1) a website call Escape to Reality and (2) my new book, Letters from Jesus. The book comes out today in paperback. Paul, what is your book about? Letters from Jesus is my most radical book. Contrary to all tradition, it dares to claim that the seven letters from Jesus are full of undiluted good news for all of us. There’s no bad news in the good news, and there’s no bad news in the letters from Jesus. Wait, Jesus sent letters?! Yes, seven of them, all postmarked from heaven. Oh, you mean those scary letters in Revelation. Tradition has taught us to fear the Jesus in these letters. We’ve been told that this Jesus is angry, capricious and occasionally violent towards us. We’ve been told wrong. If you love Jesus but are afraid of his letters, something doesn’t add up. But didn’t Jesus say he would vomit out under-performing Christians and remove our names from his book? No, that’s not what he said. Not even close. Contrary to what you may have heard, these letters are full of treasures, [...]

Happy Birthday to us, and a free book for you!

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Today is Escape to Reality’s 9th birthday, and to celebrate I’m giving away free PDF copies of my most misjudged book, AD70 and the End of the World: Finding Good News in Christ’s Prophecies and Parables of Judgment.

I say misjudged, because people who haven’t read it have claimed that I’m a preterist (I’m not) or that I don’t believe in either the rapture (I do) or the final return of the Lord (I am very much looking forward to it!).

Anyway, you can read the book for yourself and make up your own mind. Not interested in the end times? The book also covers the treasures found in Christ’s parables of judgment. Something for everyone!

This giveaway is for all E2R subscribers only and the offer is good until Thursday, Feb 7, 2019. Download instructions are below.

How to get your free book:

  1. Got to the AD70 website
  2. Click the big button that says “I want this”
  3. Enter your email address
  4. Enter the following discount code (without any spaces): 9yearsofgrace
  5. After the price drops to $0, click “Get”

If you can’t find your download link, check your spam folder.

If you feel like thanking me, there’s no better way than by posting a customer review on Amazon.

Enjoy your new book, and thanks for sharing the journey these past nine years. And special thanks to my patrons, whose generosity makes these giveaways possible.

Paul

Merry Christmas from the White House

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I will not be sad to see the end of 2018. I don’t know about you, but this has been a year of low-level stress for us. Nothing major. Just a lot of rotten wood and asbestos in our house that had to go. And a roof, several walls, a few floors, and all the windows. We’ve had months of dust and disruption and we’re still living under a big, white wrap. At least it’ll be a white Christmas. Anyway, rant over. We are blessed to have a home, the kids are healthy, my wife loves me, and God is good. What more could a man want? A verse that has resonated with me this year, is this one: You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. (Psa 23:5a) Our enemies, whatever they may be, seek to distract and disrupt us, but the Lord’s response is to get us to sit and feast in front of them. It takes a measure of faith to to do that when there is a struggle going on. We are inclined to worry and wrestle, but the Good Shepherd wants us to “sit, eat.” He’s got this. One of my [...]

Get Your Name in Paul’s New Book!

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My new book, Letters from Jesus: Finding Good News in Christ’s Letters to the Churches, comes out in ebook format in two weeks. And if you act fast, your name could be in it! What’s the book about? It’s about letters. From Jesus. Did you know that Jesus sent seven letters from heaven? Many people haven’t read his letters and those who have are terrified of them. Did Jesus really say he would vomit us out? Why is he holding a sword? His eyes are aflame – is Jesus angry with me? Will he remove my name from his book? We are beyond blessed to have these letters, yet many dismiss them as too hard, too strange, or too scary. From time to time they hear a sermon or a teaching on one of the letters, and while the message may give them a measure of joy, it also leaves them confused and anxious. “Did Jesus really say that?” If you love Jesus but are afraid of his letters, something doesn’t add up. But what? Could it be that we have been reading his letters wrong? It is my conviction that the letters from Jesus are good news from start [...]

Free Book for Subscribers

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Escape to Reality is eight years old this week! To celebrate, I want to give you a free PDF copy of my latest book, AD70 and the End of the World: Finding Good News in Christ’s Prophecies and Parables of Judgment. This offer is limited to the first 1,000 subscribers, so get in quick. How to get your free book: 1. Got to the AD70 website 2. Click on PDF 3. Click “I want this” 4. Enter this offer code without any spaces: princeofpeace 5. After the price drops to $0, click “Get” Can’t find your download, check your spam folder? The price didn’t fall? This means the 1,000 free copies have been snapped up. Enjoy your new book! My deepest thanks to my patrons, whose generosity makes these giveaways possible. Patrons also get the inside track when it comes to promotions and fun giveaways like this. And thanks to you, dear reader, for sharing the journey. Grace and peace, Paul

Happy Christmas and a Free Book for You!

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For the next 24 hours, my book Stuff Jesus Never Said is available free on Kindle. Grab your copy before they run out of 1’s and 0’s. Stuff Jesus Never Said is my most awarded-book. It’s full of good news that’ll put a smile on your dial and make you thankful for Jesus. Got friends who don’t read? Send them the download link and tell them Stuff Jesus Never Said is full of funny pictures. Got friends who haven’t heard the gospel and would never set foot in a church? Ditto. SJNS is free of Christian jargon and presents the good news in a humorous and disarming manner. This Christmas giveaway is funded by the generosity of patrons. Patrons are readers like you who have signed up to make a small monthly contribution. Patrons keep me writing. Patrons also keep this website ad-free and fund the giveaway of “grace bombs.” Patrons are truly partners in this gospel venture. Since it is Christmas, I want to thank you all for sharing the journey. If you commented on a post, thanks for joining the conversation. If you shared something I wrote, thanks for passing it on. And I particularly want to thank [...]

How to Get Your Book Published

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“Paul, can you tell me how to get my book published?” I sure can. I have been in the publishing game for 20+ years. I have published more than a dozen titles including a few award-winners. I’ve worked with traditional publishers and gone the independent route. And I’ve learned a lot of valuable lessons, such as this one: Lesson #1: There has never been a better time to be an author If you have a book inside you, your options for getting it published are better than ever. “Well I don’t have a book inside me, and I don’t understand why you’re talking about this. I thought Escape to Reality was a gospel blog.” You’re right, and this is the wrong place for a discussion on the how-to’s of publishing. But I get asked the question at the top of this post so often that I thought I’d share my experience with all the writers and budding authors out there. Not a writer? You may want to pass this along to your writing friends. Want to be an author? Then read on. My heart is to help people do what I do, which is write about the gospel. Writing is [...]

“AD70 and the End of the World” – paperback out today!

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Amazon have ruined my plans.

I was going to release my new end times’ book on September 24 because some of you think the world is going to end on September 23. The timing would’ve been perfect.

But Jeff Bezos had other ideas. He must’ve read my book. “Have you read this?” he would’ve said to his minions. “It’s the best end times books ever. We need to launch this sooner rather than later, and definitely before the world ends in September.”

At least, that’s what I guess happened. Because despite my carefully-laid plans, Amazon decided to launch the paperback version of AD70 and the End of the World today. Not September, not August, but today. Thanks, Jeff.

I’ll tell you more about the new book on Thursday, but for now, here are some things others are saying about it:

  • “A breath of fresh air. Paul Ellis has done much to dispel the fear of end times.” – Tony Ide, Freedom Life Church
  • “Responsible, fair, and fun.” – Lucas Miles, Author of Good God
  • “Paul Ellis has written another book for the ages.” – Ken Spicer, New Creation Church
  • “I read this book and all confusing end time theology disappeared!” – Jun Yu, Jesus Faith Christian Fellowship
  • “A wonderful book for anyone interested in the end times or fearful about it.” – C. Rossman, Amazon review
  • “This book changed my life.” – S. Dickman, Amazon review

Get the paperback today from Amazon and you’ll get the Kindle version for free (through their matching program). Plus I’ll give you this awesome guarantee: If the world ends on September 23, I’ll refund DOUBLE your money. You can’t lose!

So why not grab your copy of AD70 and the End of the World today.

And tell your friends, especially those who are anxious about the future.


FREE for E2R subscribers: A hardback copy of Stuff Jesus Never Said

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In a warehouse near Long Beach, there are 200 hardback copies of my book Stuff Jesus Never Said. These are the ONLY copies remaining from our big print run, and once they’re gone, they’re gone. Chances are we will not be printing any more.

As a token of my gratitude, I want to give these last remaining copies to E2R subscribers. Here’s how you can get your free copy:

  1. Go to the book website
  2. Click “Add to Cart” then “Checkout”
  3. Enter the following coupon code: [For email subscribers only – sign up today]
  4. The book price should fall to zero (you will have to pay for postage)

Already got one of these award-winning books? Then grab another to give away. There is a limit of one book per subscriber and it’s first come, first served. Based on past experience, I expect these books will go very fast.

So grab your free book now while you can.

Enjoy!

Paul

PS: For readers outside of North America, I apologize but the United States Postal Service will sting you on the postage. You may find that getting the book from one of our international retailers (eg: Book Depository – free shipping worldwide) is actually cheaper than paying postage for the free book.

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This giveaway was paid for by the generosity of E2R’s awesome Patrons.


Grace Bombs and Patreon: An Update

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When I started writing about the gospel of grace, I had no idea that this message would go all over the world. I figured I’d get maybe 20-30 subscribers, and that’d be it. But I discovered something: people everywhere are starving for good news. Almost every day I hear from those whose lives have been radically transformed by the good news that their heavenly Father loves them as they are. It’s amazing stuff.

About a year ago I hit a financial hurdle. I prayed about it and the Lord told me to get on Patreon. (Patreon is a crowdfunding thingy where a lot of people give a little each month to help send the gospel all over the world.) I knew this was from the Lord because I had dismissed Patreon as not-for-me, but he said do it and I obeyed.

Again, I underestimated the response. Many of you decided that you wanted to partner with me in this exciting venture and signed up as patrons. I was super-encouraged.

Since that was 12 months ago, I thought you might like to know how patronage has changed things around here:

  • It has kept E2R clean and ad-free, and we’ve had a makeover
  • It has funded the delivery of “grace bombs” – boxes of grace resources – into parts of Africa and Asia
  • It has paid for hundreds of grace books that have been distributed to pastors
  • It has enabled me to hire artists and designers for things like book covers and infographics (because not everyone likes to read)
  • It has helped promote new grace books from up-and-coming authors
  • It has influenced the direction of my writing (I listen to patrons)
  • It has enabled me to write more which means more good stuff for you

And this is just the beginning, the warm-up act. As more people become patrons, you’ll see more and better things going on. I’ve got tons of ideas that are just waiting for a little water and sunshine before they sprout and grow.

“Hey that’s great, Paul. But what does that have to do with me?”

Why not join us? Why not sign up to this adventure of proclaiming the gospel of grace? For less than a Netflix subscription you can become part of a great endeavor that is changing lives all over the world.

“Why would I pay for something I can get for free?”

Everything here is free and always will be. But consider this: If Escape to Reality has been a blessing to you, wouldn’t you like others to experience that blessing as well?

I’m not raising funds for a building or a jet, but to set people free from condemnation and dead religion. The investment payoff is clear: Patrons of Escape to Reality help people discover their Father’s favor. Patrons give this message wings.

“If I sign up, what do I get out of it?”

The satisfaction of being a partner in this gospel, plus immediate access to a lot of patron-only content along with various rewards (e.g., exclusive Q&A sessions, draft chapters of future books, etc). Patronage has its privileges.

“Paul, I believe in what you’re doing and want to help, but I’m not ready to sign up for a monthly commitment.”

I understand. Netflix isn’t for everyone. If you would like to help spread this good news message you can always make a one-off donation via our support page. Every dollar you give goes into promoting the gospel of grace.

If you are a long term reader or if you have been blessed by this blog, I encourage you to become a patron, but if you don’t that’s fine. There’s no guilt here. I’ll keep writing regardless. But if you support my work, I’ll write more and you’ll get more. Patronage is a two-way street.

One more thing: To celebrate one year of good times, every Patron who is signed up by 1 July 2017 will get a coupon code entitling them to a free hardback copy of my award-winning book Stuff Jesus Never Said (excl. shipping). That’s just my way of saying, “Patrons rock!”

So why wait? Sign up today.


AD70 World Premier

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See this? This is the world’s first paperback copy of my new book, AD70 and the End of the World. It is also the world’s only paperback copy, because it is the proof sent to me by the printer. It is the paperback equivalent of a world premiere. It’s a red carpet book. Do you want it? Would you like to get your hands on the paperback four months before it goes on sale? Would you like to own the only copy of this book in the world? Because I’m going to give this book away to one special reader. Read on to find out how you can get it. As you may know, the ebook version of AD70 and the End of the World came out last month. (The paperback comes out at the end of September.) I want to thank all of you who got the ebook version, either on Kindle or PDF. This paperback proof is going to one of you as a token of my gratitude. I also want to say thanks to those who’ve taken the time to write a customer review on Amazon, because books with reviews get read. So here’s how you can [...]

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