Author Rech connects his youthful rejection of religion to a near-death experience, which has led him to become a sincere, Bible-adhering Christian. At age nine, Rech had an unusual insight: he could not be a Christian, and would not go to heaven because of his willingness to do things "that God would not want me to do." At age nineteen, he joined the Marines, served in Vietnam, and absorbed a deep, disturbing picture of death, escaping it himself but seeing others killed. Back in the US, he undertook a cross-country road trip despite an intuition that something dreadful was going to happen. Indeed, one fateful morning, an ice patch on an overpass caused him to crash into another car. These horrific, harrowing events are described in vivid detail.

His survival and subsequent acceptance of Christianity inspired the creation of this volume. Here, he reaches out to all seekers, regardless of specific beliefs, offering a well-studied exploration of holy scripture and the process of being "born again," directing them to various versions of the Holy Bible. The King James Version is commonly quoted, as are newer versions, including the Amplified Bible, the English Standard Version, the New Living Translation, and the New International Version. All Bibles, Rech asserts, are God-inspired, a gift from God to mankind, yet some are easier for current generations to comprehend.

Rech poses for readers the many questions he might well have asked in his personal spiritual progression, presenting an inviting viewpoint that displays both acute rationality and a human-scale, empathic stance. In comparing biblical passages from each of the available Bible versions, Rech stresses his strongly held wish to assist and enlighten others as they explore the "born again" pathway.

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