The Jesus Exchange

A thread that weaves throughout this book is the dynamic within the imagery of an exchange transfusion. From birth, I was filled with the religion of Christianity, as the doctrines and teachings of Roman Catholicism (original "donor blood") were poured into my mind. In my 20s, I added to this deposit by pouring in tenets of liberal Protestantism. In my late 20s, I flushed out the entire deposit of the religion of Christianity, replacing it with atheistic Secular Humanism. I lived within the principles and beliefs of Secular Humanism until this deposit came crashing to a dead end and became waste material within my soul. As Secular Humanism drained out of my life, I discovered new "donor blood" that poured in as I drank deeply of the supposed heavenly elixir of New Age Spirituality. For 14 years I lived in this world, until I was invited to participate in flushing out New Age Spirituality and my entire old life, in exchange for a new life in Christ Jesus.

I chose to accept this invitation, a choice that has turned out to be the turning point in my life. At 42 years of age, healing began as I allowed the Holy Spirit to begin flushing old life from my body, soul, and spirit. New life poured in, and continues to pour in as this exchange transfusion has become the core dynamic of my daily life.

The first five chapters are a summary of these many exchanges, setting the stage for the discoveries of the larger story of the Incarnation in PART II.