Contact: Kim Sloan, Revival Nation Publishing, 866-487-1361, ext. 702, kim.sloan@revivalnation.com

MEDIA ADVISORY, Jan. 28 /Christian Newswire/ -- A conversation with a friend in high school led Greg Hoffman on a journey that challenged him to think about why he believed in God.

"He made the comment that I believed the way I do because that is the way I was raised," Hoffman said. "I had to admit that there was some truth to that statement and that did not sit well with me. I did not want my core beliefs to be based on the way I was raised but on the truth. His one simple comment almost 30 years ago challenged me as perhaps nothing ever has in my life."

Hoffman chronicles that journey in the new release from Revival Nation Publishing, The Forest From the Trees.

"This book is about examining our beliefs and consequently our lives. It is about asking hard questions," Hoffman said. "What is faith? How do science and faith relate? What is God like? Do all religious paths really lead to God? Can we really know Him? Why is there evil if God is good?"

Hoffman is former pastor and teacher and lives in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. The Forest from the Trees is his first book.

"The Forest From the Trees" will be available in bookstores across the nation on February 2. To order a copy online, go to www.revivalnationpublishing.com. To arrange an interview with Greg Hoffman or to get the book in your store, call Kim Sloan at 1-866-487-1361, ext. 702.