In this creatively illustrated collection (artwork provided by four different artists), author Jim Wormington deconstructs religion, sex, death, employment, addiction, lust, envy (and other deadly sins), vacuum fluctuations, singing airplanes, and the unique perspective of insects. The first 8 poems are enhanced by the stunning artwork of Australian artist, Loui Jover, who has generously donated his pieces to this collection. Wormington believes that "art, in all its forms, is our finest stab at getting hold of the most elusive aspects of being human, the intangibles that necessarily involve...

You will wonder ... about the fate of Alistair Cook's cancerous bones; if there will be time for breakfast before the apocalypse; if, given enough personal suffering, a chaplain can cry blood; if psychedelic mushrooms might bring about ego death. You will marvel at ... a man whose bald spot reveals the deepest truths to those willing to look; a world where humans don't die but, rather, disappear when it is "their time;" a Sugar-Coated Blueberry Pop Tart having a philosophical discussion with an unsuccessful author; what a little girl does when she discovers a time-travel device inside a box...

Would a loving God eternally punish people who don't believe the right things? Or, as author Jim Wormington puts it, "If light is the only color in your divine box of Crayons, how can the picture you draw be so full of darkness?" Wormington's memoir, "Rob Bell Saved Me From Hell," is the chronicle of his spiritual evolution: from rigid, oppressive Fundamentalism to expansive, liberating Universalism. It will encourage you to smile and challenge you to think. Is it possible to "get the hell" out of your religion without losing your faith? Could it be that God's love and compassion are greater...