Publisher's Synopsis
For Thou Art with Me is the incredible memoir of a man's long and difficult journey through a career in law enforcement that spanned nearly four decades. The chapters are filled with excitement and suspense as he deals with the worst in society-broken families, oft deplorable conditions, death and violence, and citizens who always seemed to be at their worst. When victimized, citizens suffer some of the worst experiences of their lives; and those who victimize them are often frightened, angry, and sometimes violent. The prospect of losing one's freedom brings out the worst in people.
The author's reason for choosing law enforcement as a career was based on a strong desire to help others, serve his country, and find excitement. He finds all that and more, much of which is discouraging. It isn't long before he begins to realize that one of his primary goals had been to ensure justice for those he served. This leads him to realize that the justice he has been seeking is elusive and flawed because it is from man. What takes him even longer to realize is that he has been looking in the wrong place for his answers.
As he sinks deep into depression and alcoholism caused by post-traumatic stress and other career stressors, he fails to notice that God had been patiently waiting for him to see the light-that, as is often the case, God allows his children to suffer in order to bring them closer to him. Once he realized this, the writer's story becomes one of joy, faith, and renewal of the spirit. He accepts Christ as the true author of his life, and conveys his faith to the readers in the fervent hope that they will experience a similar life-changing awakening. As he finds his redemption and the answer for his life's challenges, he becomes convinced that others will also find them through our only true source, Jesus Christ.
