Ruben Gonzales

Some things will never change; Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today and forever. No one comes to the Father except through Him. God has already prepared The Way, right now He is preparing you Only God can make a heart start beating. Only God can change a stone heart filled with anger and selfishness into one full of the Love of Jesus. Only God exhales His Breath of Life into a newborn baby as the infant takes its first breath. Only God inhales (takes back) His Breath of Life when we take our last breath.When your yesterday's outnumber the days you have left in your tomorrows . . . You must know with certainty where you will spend eternity. Listen to the voice of Wisdom that tells you: "Whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear a voice behind you, saying, "This is the way; walk in it." Isaiah 30:21Golden Walk: Following Wisdom Into Heaven is divided into three parts. Part one, Get Ready will help people understand how it is imperative to receive salvation. It includes teachings on forgiveness and repentance. The second part, Get Set talks about what to do after receiving salvation; this includes, reading the Bible, witnessing, and baptism. The third part Let's Go gives insight on what we can expect when we reach Heaven. The reader is offered hope and excitement about our transition into eternity. This book provides a roadmap built on Golden Steps to encourage readers and increase faith.At some point in your life, you will make a choice for your eternity. "Stand at the crossroads and look; ... ask where the good way is, and walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls." Jeremiah 6:16

Some things will never change; Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today and forever. No one comes to the Father except through Him. God has already prepared The Way, right now He is preparing you Only God can make a heart start beating. Only God can change a stone heart filled with anger and selfishness into one full of the Love of Jesus. Only God exhales His Breath of Life into a newborn baby as the infant takes its first breath. Only God inhales (takes back) His Breath of Life when we take our last breath.When your yesterday's outnumber the days you have left in your tomorrows . . . You must know with certainty where you will spend eternity. Listen to the voice of Wisdom that tells you: "Whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear a voice behind you, saying, "This is the way; walk in it." Isaiah 30:21Golden Walk: Following Wisdom Into Heaven is divided into three parts. Part one, Get Ready will help people understand how it is imperative to receive salvation. It includes teachings on forgiveness and repentance. The second part, Get Set talks about what to do after receiving salvation; this includes, reading the Bible, witnessing, and baptism. The third part Let's Go gives insight on what we can expect when we reach Heaven. The reader is offered hope and excitement about our transition into eternity. This book provides a roadmap built on Golden Steps to encourage readers and increase faith.At some point in your life, you will make a choice for your eternity. "Stand at the crossroads and look; ... ask where the good way is, and walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls." Jeremiah 6:16

Highly recommended for the Glory of God alone by Global Pastor Tommy Barnett Hobble with me on my life journey. Experience my expedition as I find my way through darkness boosted by alcohol. See a jungle filled with branches of bad choices, regret, and crooked paths. Feel my brokenness of knowing my life is wrong but having no clue on how to fix it. Rejoice with me as I describe the changing of my heart and the happiness associated with becoming a Child of the King. As a young man I wanted to change the world ... as a wise man I did much better by changing myself. It is my hope the reader will receive joy from the strength of the Lord and their faith is increased. Walk with me and see how God has given me a second chance and placed me on the eternal Path to Peace.Ruben Gonzales is a late blooming writer who uses personal experiences and humor to inspire others. He is a Vietnam veteran who served on the USS Gray DE-1054. His first Christian book called Barrio Walk: Stepping Into Wisdom is about growing up "south of the tracks" in Phoenix, Arizona. His MBA is from the University of Colorado; his undergraduate is from Arizona State University. During 39 years with USPS, he held several Postmaster positions and worked his way into the Executive ranks. He currently resides near Austin TX with his wife.

Highly recommended for the Glory of God alone by Global Pastor Tommy Barnett Hobble with me on my life journey. Experience my expedition as I find my way through darkness boosted by alcohol. See a jungle filled with branches of bad choices, regret, and crooked paths. Feel my brokenness of knowing my life is wrong but having no clue on how to fix it. Rejoice with me as I describe the changing of my heart and the happiness associated with becoming a Child of the King. As a young man I wanted to change the world ... as a wise man I did much better by changing myself. It is my hope the reader will receive joy from the strength of the Lord and their faith is increased. Walk with me and see how God has given me a second chance and placed me on the eternal Path to Peace.Ruben Gonzales is a late blooming writer who uses personal experiences and humor to inspire others. He is a Vietnam veteran who served on the USS Gray DE-1054. His first Christian book called Barrio Walk: Stepping Into Wisdom is about growing up "south of the tracks" in Phoenix, Arizona. His MBA is from the University of Colorado; his undergraduate is from Arizona State University. During 39 years with USPS, he held several Postmaster positions and worked his way into the Executive ranks. He currently resides near Austin TX with his wife.

Barrio Walk: Stepping into Wisdom is about life during the late 1950's and beyond in Phoenix, AZ. It is a chronological sequence of the author's experiences that shows his simple life during his early school years. There is description of the multi-racial school environment and the interaction among students. He experiences the wrong end of a bullying incident on the school playground. He is devasted when none of his friends come to his aid. He spends his last two years of elementary at a small Catholic school.His life changes after he is unexpectedly left in Los Angeles at the age of fourteen. His aging grandparents live in the middle of the rugged City Terrace barrio in East LA. He is homesick and has trouble dealing with a demanding grandmother showing early symptoms of Alzheimer's. He plans to ride his bicycle 440 miles back to Phoenix, when God changes his plan. He visits a seminary in Compton, CA and makes a hasty decision to become a priest. He spends his first two years of high school at Dominguez Seminary.After he decides to quit his quest for the priesthood, the book describes the struggles of re-entering into a "normal" adolescence in the barrio of Phoenix. Most of his experiences are centered on working in a dysfunctional job environment at a nearby grocery store.As the young man continues into his latter teenage years, he begins to change gradually for the worse. He discovers his fondness of alcohol that later becomes an addiction. His struggles continue as he tries to figure out his purpose in life. He is on the verge of getting into serious trouble with the law in various situations. These include underage drinking, almost getting caught in an attempt to steal a car battery and has an alcohol related motor vehicle accident. His life becomes more complicated as he adds a substance to enhance his drinking ability. His life is in a downward spiral. He is rescued from all of this when he escapes the barrio by joining the Navy.The purpose of the book is to show others with similar beginnings what brought him to believe in the manner he currently does. It is not meant to say, "The way I believe is right, and you are wrong" or to put down anyone's beliefs. The book is intended to encourage the reader to take a closer look at what they truly believe. Scripture is used to shine light on Jesus as the way to the Father. It is emphasized the way explicitly and not one of the ways to the Father.Barrio Walk is a story of Hope interspersed with humor and scripture. The book shows glimpses of the future with the sharing of the author's born-again experience much later in life. The final chapter is one of triumph as it describes his father's acceptance of Christ and his "jump" into Eternal life at his moment of death.

Barrio Walk: Stepping into Wisdom is about life during the late 1950's and beyond in Phoenix, AZ. It is a chronological sequence of the author's experiences that shows his simple life during his early school years. There is description of the multi-racial school environment and the interaction among students. He experiences the wrong end of a bullying incident on the school playground. He is devasted when none of his friends come to his aid. He spends his last two years of elementary at a small Catholic school.His life changes after he is unexpectedly left in Los Angeles at the age of fourteen. His aging grandparents live in the middle of the rugged City Terrace barrio in East LA. He is homesick and has trouble dealing with a demanding grandmother showing early symptoms of Alzheimer's. He plans to ride his bicycle 440 miles back to Phoenix, when God changes his plan. He visits a seminary in Compton, CA and makes a hasty decision to become a priest. He spends his first two years of high school at Dominguez Seminary.After he decides to quit his quest for the priesthood, the book describes the struggles of re-entering into a "normal" adolescence in the barrio of Phoenix. Most of his experiences are centered on working in a dysfunctional job environment at a nearby grocery store.As the young man continues into his latter teenage years, he begins to change gradually for the worse. He discovers his fondness of alcohol that later becomes an addiction. His struggles continue as he tries to figure out his purpose in life. He is on the verge of getting into serious trouble with the law in various situations. These include underage drinking, almost getting caught in an attempt to steal a car battery and has an alcohol related motor vehicle accident. His life becomes more complicated as he adds a substance to enhance his drinking ability. His life is in a downward spiral. He is rescued from all of this when he escapes the barrio by joining the Navy.The purpose of the book is to show others with similar beginnings what brought him to believe in the manner he currently does. It is not meant to say, "The way I believe is right, and you are wrong" or to put down anyone's beliefs. The book is intended to encourage the reader to take a closer look at what they truly believe. Scripture is used to shine light on Jesus as the way to the Father. It is emphasized the way explicitly and not one of the ways to the Father.Barrio Walk is a story of Hope interspersed with humor and scripture. The book shows glimpses of the future with the sharing of the author's born-again experience much later in life. The final chapter is one of triumph as it describes his father's acceptance of Christ and his "jump" into Eternal life at his moment of death.