Adam Was A Punk!: And Other Lessons From Scripture

I have been a believer in Jesus Christ all my life, but throughout all the years I have been going (and admittedly, NOT going) to church, I still had many questions in the back of my mind that needed answers. I needed these answers to fully grasp and embrace my true understanding of who God is, who Jesus Christ is, why we do so many things the way we do when we are in church, and how these answers would affect my life. After receiving the answers to these questions, and finally gaining more understanding by reading and studying the Bible, and scripture lessons from pastors who know and believe the Bible is the true and complete Word of God, one thing became dreadfully clear – I was a carnal Christian. While we will never be perfect, I pray that by reading this collection of poems and essays, they will answer enough questions for those seeking a closer relationship with Jesus Christ, and enable one to be a true-walking, true talking follower of our Lord & Savior, Jesus Christ!

Born in New York City and raised in Brooklyn, NY and Roosevelt LI, NY, she began writing about 20+ years ago, writing primarily short stories for young adults. These stories depicted social ills that bothered her, such as homelessness, HIV and domestic abuse for starters. She attempted to get her stories published, but after about 200 attempts with no promises in sight, became discouraged and quit writing for about 14 years. When her grandmother died in February, 2006, the lesson her death seemed to be teaching her is that if you have a dream, you had better realize it now before it is too late. She always had a dream of publishing a novel, but the first thing she did was pen a poem to her grandmother, 'MY HEART'S SONG, through tears of grief. That poem opened the floodgates to her writing career. And she's been going strong ever since. In August 2007, she produced her first book, an anthology called 'THE PASSION WITHIN', with five other writer friends, and she formed her own publishing company, SAFE HAVEN PUBLISHING COMPANY, primarily to learn about the publishing business and to produce her own works. In April, 2008, she opened the company to accept outside authors and has now realized her dream of being an author and publisher. Her next novel, 'SHE COULD HEAR THE SILENCE' is scheduled to be released by the company in 2013. She also edited the book, 'A JOURNEY TO WELLNESS: A Series of Collective Thoughts' by Debra D. Griffin, a book which chronicles Ms. Griffin's fight against breast cancer in words and pictures in 2007. Also in August, 2007, she began broadcasting her own radio show, AUTHOR SPEAK, where she interviews authors about their lives, passions, inspiration to write, and their projects. You can find the archives or tune in live to her program at www.The1EssenceRadio.com . She is also the Assistant Station Manager of The1Essence Radio. Ms. Green, now divorced, resides in Beaufort, SC and is the mother of three beautiful daughters and the new grandmother of her first granddaughter.