All by selling stuff others are willing to scrap or put on a shelf. Twenty-five years ago, all I knew how to do was talk. Putting thoughts on paper never crossed the mind, so I simply began to write what came out of my mouth. The first year of seminary at the University of Chicago, my academic adviser was all over me to write in a more structured and theological language. By the beginning of my fourth and final year, he called me in, and I’ll never forget those words. He said, “At first, I didn’t think you would make it. But now when I have a stack of papers to read and grade, I pull yours out and set it aside for first or last, depending on my mood. Because I always look forward to what you have to say and how you might say it.” So far in my life everything I have put my mind to, God has accomplished. This project will be no different because it is enough.
Simplicity of God’s will
About Book
At the age of forty, this still mischievous, freckled-faced preacher’s kid did something he openly promised he would never do. Throwing aside his successful career as a steel broker, getting rid of stuff, he studied four years and became a Lutheran minister. The pastor’s addictive nature and biblical curiosity led him right back to those two heavenly pieces of literature from long ago, Genesis and Revelation. An understanding of these two books and the task of bringing life to these ancient writings became pastor Trexler’s passion/obsession for the next twenty-five years. The author has taught the two most exciting books of the Bible, Genesis and Revelation at various universities and hosted countless community forums over the past twenty-five years in Indiana, Illinois, North Carolina, and Florida. It Is Enough are the fruits of that labor. It Is Enough is a dialogue with the bookends of Scripture, the first twelve chapters of Genesis and the book of Revelation. It is Enough to Know God and Understand Humanity. It is Enough to See Our Past, Our Present and Our Future. It truly is enough!
Food For Thought
There are five to seven billion copies of the Holy Bible in print today. One available for every living person on this good green earth. There is something mysterious about this collection of books we call the Bible. People buy it, but never read it. Don’t read it, because they can’t understand it. Therefore, the book is relegated to the corners of closets to gather dust. Yet year after year, even after being set aside and forgotten, the Holy Bible remains the number one best seller, with all others hoping, praying for a distant second. Now imagine for a moment a book that gives understanding, not only to the balance of Scripture, but also sharing knowledge of God’s will and humanity’s purpose by simply examining the bookends of Scripture—the introduction to Genesis and the grand finale of Revelation—two of the strangest pieces of human and heavenly literature found in the world today. “It is Enough” does just that. It will open the mind to a knowledge of the world in which we live—enabling us to see our past, present and future.
Synopsis
Following an introduction explaining the addiction to Genesis and Revelation, we learn how Scripture was meant to be read. Half of the book deals with the introduction to Genesis, a breathtaking story about beginnings, told from the perspective of a small Hebrew nation, coming out of slavery some 3,200 years ago. The second half of the book teaches how God responds. Revelation is the most wonderful piece of literary heavenly artwork ever written.
“It is Enough” sets the scientific creation story alongside the biblical version, hoping readers see both belong in dialogue. The book dives into the creation of humankind. We examine the beginnings of sin and evil. Through the garden story, with Adam and Eve, we explore a basic concept of God and human suffering. We see through the flood a limit to God’s patience, but also learn of a Creator’s willingness to accept our flaws and more forward in unexpected ways. The first half of the story closes with the tale of Babel, warning any people/city/country seeking to make a name for themselves will fall. The first eleven chapters of Genesis teach the simplicity of God’s will. “Take care of creation, including each other, and trust God has given enough.” Yet throughout history, humanity acts as though it is not enough. The second half of the book teaches how God responds. Revelation is the most wonderful piece of literary heavenly artwork ever written. Yet it is more than simply literature. Truth comes in many colors, shapes, and sizes. Here it comes through the vision of a man named John, showing rather clearly, through bizarre, yet unified symbolism, our past, our present, and our future. Through this dream, we are shown the situation, our options, and finally the results of our choices. What could be a more important than sharing knowledge of our past, present and future, answering two basic questions of human existence, who is God and who am I?
