A New Book for the Christian Life
The Tail of the Fish
How the Gospel Propels
the Christian Life Forward
There are many Christians who would tell you that they understand what the Gospel is. What they miss, however, is an understanding of how it works.
Likewise, there are many Christian books that explain life and scripture through the lens of the Gospel. But none of them have the lens itself.
The Fishtail Illustration is that lens.
Just as the tail is what propels the fish through the water, the Fishtail Illustration explains how the Gospel propels the believer through the Christian life.
FOR BELIEVERS
How could Jesus say "My yoke is easy" when there's so much to do in the Christian life? Until you understand how the Gospel works, much of the Christian life doesn't make any sense. The Gospel isn't just the start of the Christian life: it explains everything that comes thereafter.
The Tail of the Fish© is the key to unlocking the Christian life. It’s not just another description of the lens of the Gospel; it’s the lens itself. The Fishtail Illustration changes the way you read every story in the Bible. And once you see it, it becomes a lens through which to see every element of your Christian life anew.
FOR SKEPTICS
If Christianity is such a great offer, why don’t more take it? And why do so many who have taken it ultimately walk away from the faith? The answer is a flawed understanding of how the Gospel operates in the Christian life—not just at the start of the Christian life, but throughout the Christian life. The problem isn’t just theological: it’s visual. The Tail of the Fish provides readers with a new, clear, easy to grasp tool that clearly explains the offer of Christianity, contrasted with the offer of every other approach to life.
About the Author
JAMES R. RESKE
I grew up in a Christian home and gave my life to Christ at age 14. I have been involved in discipleship ministries since high school. But I didn’t really start to understand the Gospel until I was in my 30’s, when my wife and I attended Tim Keller’s church in New York City. Even then, it took a long time for the basics of the Gospel to sink in. It was like a slow-motion paradigm shift. While I’m still learning about what the Gospel means, with the Fishtail Illustration, the initial Gospel paradigm shift would only have taken a few minutes.
Professionally, I am a “recovering” Georgetown-educated lawyer-turned-investment banker, and I now serve a midwestern community bank as their Chief Financial Officer. I’m not a professional author, but if I have a contribution to make, it’s bridging worlds: communicating complex financial concepts to a wide range of audiences, often through the creative use of graphics. The Fishtail Illustration is a natural outgrowth of this experience, expressing all of the implications of the Gospel in a simple, easy-to-communicate illustration.
