Benji Cole of CBS Radio interviews Paul Vollmin about his book “Still Standing: A Personal Journey to Find the Heart of God and to Restore Mine”

Paul Vollmin and Benji Cole talk about Still Standing: A Personal Journey to Find the Heart of God and to Restore Mine, a book that underscores the unfailing grace of God. This book is a bittersweet reminder to the readers that God has always been with us despite all our sins. Even in our unfaithfulness, God has been faithful to us. That is why, even up until now, we are still standing.

Paul Vollmin and his wife of 33 years live in Estevan, Saskatchewan, as empty nesters. Paul has supported his family in a variety of ways throughout the years, including owning a business and working on farms, sawmills, and nursing homes, among other places. He has also served as a pastor, which is a significant part of the story of Still Standing: A Personal Journey to Find God’s Heart and Restore Mine. Paul works at a local business to support his preaching habit, as he is frequently heard speaking on Sundays, sharing his passion for revival and God’s transformative power.

Mr. Vollmin hopes that readers who read this book will become more honest about their lives in Christ, not just the lives they show to others but the concerns and failings they all have in common. With the firm idea that we learn more from our failures than from our accomplishments, he hopes that this book will help anyone who, like him, has lost faith in God and Christianity.

The book emphasizes that walking with God does not always imply a path of flowers and rainbows, but rather a difficult but worthwhile journey.

Paull Vollmin was nurtured in a prairie farm family with a tight-knit church group to believe that a Christian should be different. But, despite the fact that the Bible says he changes when he accepts Jesus as his savior, he doesn’t feel any different.

As Paul Vollmin reaches a turbulent phase, he begins to indulge in his own personal failings, losing touch with his beliefs and telling lie after lie. As a young husband and parent, he eventually can’t take it anymore and ends up in the hospital with severe depression, contemplating suicide as a feasible option.

Paul’s personal narrative of coming to terms with the past and present in light of trust in Jesus Christ is told in Still Standing: A Personal Journey to Find God’s Heart and Restore Mine. Be warned: his path is not an idealized portrayal of what it means to be a Christian, but rather an exploration of how real life, warts and all, can be transformed by a real God. The book tells the story of God delving into the darkest parts of a man’s soul to bring light and healing to a life of faith gone wrong in an honest and frequently hilarious way.

Listen to the full interview below: