BYOM: The Bonfire Gospel ebook

BYOM: The Bonfire Gospel — Bring Your Own Marshmallows ebook

by Venus Ahava

Pull up a chair. There’s room for you here.

BYOM: The Bonfire Gospel is a warm, porch-swing and backyard-bonfire style exploration of faith, doubt, pain, and relationship with God — written for people who are curious, cautious, wounded, skeptical, or simply tired of religious noise.

This isn’t a sermon.

It’s a conversation.

Through honest stories, practical metaphors, gentle humor, and grounded scripture, Venus Ahava walks readers through real questions people actually ask — the kind that show up late at night, after loss, during rebuilding, or in the middle of “I’m not sure what I believe anymore.”

Inside you’ll find chapters like:

• Guardrails — freedom vs. protection

• Mean People — free will, injustice, and anger at God

• Where Was God When It Hurt? — the emotional center

• What Made You Good at This — turning pain into purpose

• From the Stands — trusting the One who sees the whole field

• Do Dogs Go to Heaven? — how to start talking to God simply

• Relationship vs. Religion — connection over performance

• How to Walk With Papa — practical, personal faith steps

• A closing letter for the road — releasing you to your own journey

This book is designed to feel like sitting beside a trusted friend — steady, human, and unafraid of real questions — while pointing you toward a Father-hearted God who welcomes honest conversation.

No pressure.

No performance.

Just an open chair and a warm fire.

Bring your doubts.

Bring your curiosity.

Bring your questions.

Bring your marshmallows.

The fire’s already lit.