What About Hell? Jesus, In His Own Words

Is Hell a real place - or an outdated scare tactic that lost its power decades ago?

For nearly thirty years, Chaplain Joe Herzanek walked the halls of county jails, watching juvenile probation officers give young offenders a "scared straight" tour of what their future could look like. It made him wonder: what if the most important scared-straight message isn't found in a cellblock, but in the words of Jesus himself - who spoke about Hell more than anyone else in the Bible?

In this short, plainspoken look at Scripture, Herzanek skips the fire-and-brimstone theatrics and the academic hedging. He goes straight to the source: Jesus' own parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus, the hard sayings in Mark's gospel, and the vivid pictures of eternity in Revelation. Along the way, he shares his own unlikely journey from skeptic to believer - and offers something rarely paired with this topic: real hope.

Rather than leaving readers in the dark, What About Hell? closes with:

• Clear, practical steps for choosing Heaven and receiving Christ
• A simple, non-awkward way to share that hope with the people you love
• Answers to the questions people are actually afraid to ask

Short enough to read in one sitting, and written with the compassion of someone who has counseled thousands of people at the hardest moments of their lives, this book is for anyone who has quietly wondered what happens when they step into eternity - and anyone looking for a natural way to open that conversation with someone they care about.

You may come to this book with doubts. You may leave it with hope - possibly for the first time.

24 Full Color Pages.