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Who told you about grace? Who told them? The message of grace came to you via a long line of preachers and teachers. It began with Jesus and the apostles. Then others passed [...]

Have you been waiting for a study bible that speaks the language of the new covenant? The Grace Bible: Romans is here! With more than 1700 insightful entries, The Grace [...]

Want to know what question I get asked more than any other? “How much does it cost to use the Grace Commentary?” Or “Where can I purchase the Grace Commentary?” For [...]

In my last email, I promised E2R subscribers a special Christmas treat. I said I had “a little project” I was working on. Well, I have bad news and good news. The bad [...]

Christmas is the season of giving, so next week I plan to send Escape to Reality subscribers a special gift. It’s a little something I think you will love. (Not a [...]

The story of my life: I made a plan and God laughed. Because I am a pastor’s kid, many assumed I would become a pastor. “Not me. No way. No how.” Then I became a [...]

I want to show you a list of 7 names. Count how many you recognize: Leonardo da Vinci Johann Sebastian Bach Ludwig van Beethoven Johannes Brahms Rembrandt George Gershwin [...]

Update: This Giveaway has ended. Subscribe to E2R to be notified of future giveaways. Looking for something fun and Biblical and Christmassy to do with your friends and [...]

Imagine a world where every believer knows how to read scripture through a new covenant lens. Imagine they have a study guide that is simple, beautiful and free from mixture. [...]

A new generation is rising – men and women who eat, drink and breathe undiluted grace. They are done with dead works and mixture. For them, it’s grace or nothing. If this [...]

Update: This giveaway has ended. Don’t miss out on future freebies. Sign up today and be the first to know. Hi friends, This Sunday is Fathers’ Day in many countries. [...]

I used to write about grace and nothing but grace. When I started writing Escape to Reality 13 years ago, I wrote about forgiveness and the unconditional love of God and how [...]

If you have ever wondered, How do I read this scripture through a new covenant lens? The Grace Bible is for you. In The Grace Bible every verse is explained from the [...]

“You’re being selective with scripture.” Ever heard that one? Tell people about the unconditional love of God and you’ll hear things like: “You’re cherry-picking [...]

For years, people have been asking me, “Paul, what’s your favorite Bible?” That’s a tough question, like asking me to pick my favorite child. What people really want [...]

Just a gentle reminder that you have about 24 hours to take advantage of our special offer. “What special offer?” Sign up as a patron by Saturday and you will receive my [...]

Many years ago I heard a sermon that radically changed my understanding of the cross. The sermon was recorded on a cassette tape in 1987, and it is no exaggeration to say [...]

UPDATE: This giveaway is now finished. Sign up to be notified of future giveaways: Type your email… Subscribe Today is Escape to Reality’s 12th anniversary. To [...]

“What do you do all day, Paul?” You’d be surprised how often I am asked this question. It’s usually easier to tell people what I don’t do. I’m a writer, but I [...]

A year ago I asked a question. “Lord, I’ve been writing E2R for years. What’s next?” It’s not that I was tired of telling people about grace; far from it. It’s [...]

It’s amazing how much can change in a year. For as long as I have been writing Escape to Reality, readers have been asking, “Paul, why don’t you write a commentary?” [...]

Words mean different things to different people. Consider the word obedience. What does this word mean to you? If you have an old covenant mindset, obedience means keeping [...]

Zoom. Live streaming. Online worship. Virtual meetings. Facebook groups. Drive-thru communion. Churches and ministries are adapting to meet the realities of a post-Covid [...]

No guilt, no condemnation, just grace! Check out my free and easy-to-use grace-based Bible commentary at: www.thegracecommentary.com [...]

To celebrate Escape to Reality’s 11th anniversary and Chinese New Year and the invention of a vaccine and whatever else is worth celebrating in this wonderful days of [...]

My new book, The Silent Queen: Why the Church Needs Women to Find their Voice, comes out today! In The Silent Queen, I reveal God’s original plan for men and women to rule [...]

You Americans. One minute, you’re tearing yourselves apart over politics. The next, you’re joining hands in a national day of thanksgiving. You’re an enigma wrapped in [...]

Next week. That’s when you could be reading a copy of my new book, The Silent Queen. But that can only happen if you are signed up as a patron by the end of this week. What [...]

Here is the world’s first glimpse of the cover of my new book: Like it? The Silent Queen: Why the Church Needs Women to Find their Voice, is my first proper book in two [...]

Hi friends, Just a gentle reminder that you have one day remaining to take advantage of our special offer. “What special offer?” Sign up as a patron before this weekend [...]

On its first day, Escape to Reality was viewed 20 times and I was stoked. Three years later it reached a million page views, and I was astonished. A few days ago, we passed [...]

Hi friends, I have TWO exciting book announcements to share with you. 1. The Chocolate Gospel ebook is now on sale My latest book, The Chocolate Gospel, has just gone live on [...]

The Chocolate Gospel is here! For the next two weeks, you can order my latest book on Kickstarter. And then it’s gone forever. You cannot get The Chocolate Gospel on [...]

Ten years ago today I wrote an article called “Whose medicine are you taking? The dangers of taking scripture out of context.” I used this article to launch a brand new [...]

Escape to Reality is turning ten next week! To mark the occasion I could list the ten most popular articles, but that would be boring. I’d rather list the ten most [...]

Hi friends, This is just a gentle reminder that you have 24 hours to grab your copy of The Chocolate Gospel. This book is not available anywhere in the world. You won’t [...]

I have been writing articles for people like you for a decade, yet I hardly know you. Would you take a few minutes to complete E2R’s first ever Readers’ Survey? Your [...]

Hi friends, Just a gentle reminder that you have less than 24 hours to take advantage of our special offer. “What special offer?” Sign up as a patron before this weekend [...]

I’ve got a special offer for you. A real gem. Why? Because this week marks the third anniversary of me being on Patreon. For those who’ve wondered why everything on [...]

Update: This book giveaway has now closed. Make sure you don’t miss out on future giveaways by signing up today. It’s free! Today is Escape to Reality’s 9th [...]

I will not be sad to see the end of 2018. I don’t know about you, but this has been a year of low-level stress for us. Nothing major. Just a lot of rotten wood and asbestos [...]

For the next 24 hours, my book Stuff Jesus Never Said is available free on Kindle. Grab your copy before they run out of 1’s and 0’s. Stuff Jesus Never Said is my most [...]

“Paul, can you tell me how to get my book published?” I sure can. I have been in the publishing game for 25+ years. I have published more than a dozen titles including a [...]

UPDATE: This giveaway has ended. Make sure you don’t miss out next time by subscribing to E2R today.  In a warehouse near Long Beach, there are 200 hardback copies of [...]

When I started writing about the gospel of grace, I had no idea that this message would go all over the world. I figured I’d get maybe 20-30 subscribers, and that’d be [...]

UPDATE: We have a randomly-selected winner. Congrats to phanson83. Peter, I sent you an email. Check your spam folder if you haven’t seen it. See this? This is the [...]

UPDATE: We have a winner! You can see all the entries on the CrowdSpring page. Thanks to everyone who participated. Short version: I’m running a logo design competition [...]

My new book on the end times comes out today and many of you don’t care. You don’t care because you have been burned by bad end times preaching. Or you’ve had [...]

Before you are done reading this post, I hope you will press one button and possibly two. So get your button-pressing finger ready, because here comes the first button. The [...]

My new book, Stuff Jesus Never Said, has won a gold medal at the 2017 Illumination Book Awards. Needless to say, I’m thrilled. Here’s another announcement: The ebook [...]

Someone once said life is what happens when you’re making other plans. This is wisdom for me because I am a planner. I begin every day, every week, and every year with a [...]

My new book, Stuff Jesus Never Said, comes out today. I know what you’re thinking: Why did I write a book about things Jesus didn’t say? The words of Jesus may be the [...]

I’m going to let you in on a secret: I don’t particularly like listening to sermons. Or lectures. I know, this is a strange confession coming from someone who used to [...]

What do the following people have in common: Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Shakespeare, Bach, Mozart, and Beethoven? Answer: You would have heard of none of them if it [...]

Escape to Reality is six years old today – hooray! – so this seems like a good opportunity to take a moment to reflect on the past and future of the blog. Since our last [...]

UPDATE: This giveaway has expired. Make sure you don’t miss out on future giveaways by signing up today. It’s free! My new book, Grace Remix, comes out next week. [...]

Escape to Reality is five years old today. If E2R were a child, it would be starting school. How time flies when you’re growing in grace! Five years ago E2R had no [...]

Here’s a Christmas riddle for you: What question have I been asked more than any other in 2014? It is this one: “Paul, have you written anything on (insert scripture [...]

Normally when you publish a book you seek endorsements from famous people. However, for my next book – a compilation of Escape to Reality’s Greatest Hits – I’m [...]

Escape to Reality is four years old today! To celebrate our four-ness, I want to give you four really great deals. 1. Get my new ebook Who’s Your Daddy? for FREE on [...]

My new book, The Gospel in Twenty Questions, has just been released! What’s it about? It’s a book of big questions – questions that will open doors, set you free, and [...]

UPDATE: All 150 free copies were snapped up within 52 minutes! My apologies if you missed out this time.  My new book, The Gospel in Twenty Questions, will be released next [...]

Dear Friends, As you may know, my next book is coming out soon. It’s called The Gospel in Twenty Questions. Despite the title, the book actually deals with more than 200 [...]

Last week many of you helped me give away 13,000 copies of The Gospel in Ten Words. It was truly a team effort. If you told your friends they could get a free Kindle [...]

Escape to Reality is three years old today. Woohoo! To celebrate, I want to give you a copy of my book, The Gospel in Ten Words, absolutely FREE from the Kindle store. This [...]

Escape to Reality has just passed a milestone – check out the Blog Stats in the right-side column. A short while ago it had six zeroes in it. Being a male, I get a kick out [...]

About 2000 Christmasses ago, an angel delivered an important message: “I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people.” (Luke 2:10) What is this good [...]

A friend of mine told me he had given away ten copies of The Gospel in Ten Words to people in his life group. This news made me both happy and sad. Happy, because I’m [...]

UPDATE: Wow – you guys are fast! All 50 free books were claimed within 30 minutes. If you got your name in, we will send you your book within the next 4 hours. Please [...]

About an hour ago I wrote the last word of the last sentence of the last chapter of my new book. It is called The Gospel in Ten Words and it is ten revelations of God’s [...]

Update: This deal has now expired. You can purchase a copy of The Naked Gospel from Amazon. About a year and a half ago I published a review of Andrew Farley’s [...]