The title “Skeletons in the Closet” suggests secrets or dark aspects that are hidden. How do you decide to address these sensitive topics in the story and what is the central message you hope to convey to readers?
Si, sin duda el libro trata sobre temas delicados y oscuros que normalmente no salen a la luz porque se manipula a la gente diciendo que uno va a entrar en maldición si habla de pastores. Yo me atreví a escribir este libro con la única intención de ayudar a que hijos de pastores no vivan el infierno que yo viví y para ayudar a pastores y lideres de iglesias no cometan los mismos errores que se describen en el libro.
The book is described as the true story of the sufferings of a shepherd's son. What motivated you to share your own story and why do you think it is important for church consciousness and leadership?
It was horrible writing my own story, especially because I discovered that the characters I describe in the book are more evil than I thought, but I was motivated by the fact that I wanted to help others not experience the same hell that I lived and still live. .
You mention that pride and haughtiness led the protagonist to become someone undesirable within his family. How do you explore the development of this character throughout the book and how it impacts family and religious dynamics?
Biblically, people should evaluate religious leaders according to how they conduct themselves in their home, unfortunately, this is not done today, even though the Bible is very explicit about that. People only look at the charisma they have. This book explains the consequences of looking only at a leader's charisma. I think one of the things I try to do in the book is present causes, consequences, and solutions. I also try to show that the mistakes that the main character made (who starts out as one and ends up as another) could be any of us, because even if we don't take care of ourselves, any of us could make the same mistakes. With this approach, apart from being 100% realistic, it takes away the burden of 'perverse character' from the main characters.
The book is not presented as a critique, but rather as a consciousness-raising tool for the church and leadership. How do you hope readers, especially those in positions of religious leadership, respond to your story and the lessons you present?
I hope you take the lessons I intend to give in the book and put them into practice to avoid the horrible consequences mentioned in the book.
How do you manage the balance between telling a personal story and presenting broader reflections on family dynamics and leadership in the church?
Very quite complex because I had to continually explain that my intention was not to spew hate, (so much so that I think I went too far in the number of times I made the clarification that it is not a book of criticism nor a book of a resentful person) for this reason it does not I include many events in the story and every couple of chapters I give a reflection and explain what should be learned from the story told to avoid making the same mistakes.
What was the writing process for this book? Were there particularly challenging or revealing moments during the creation of the work?
The process of writing the book was a total challenge. From the moment I made the decision to write it, I understood that writing it meant remembering many things that caused me a lot of pain and that made my life hell; but at the same time I felt that for that very reason I had to write it, because I had to help prevent the suffering that I had from happening to others. Sometimes I would just stop writing and go somewhere else to cry, other times I would just tell myself: 'Don't keep writing this book, it's not going to be good for you' but then I would think that the book can really change your life and the fate of many people and then I would take some time and then continue writing; To make matters worse, and I don't know if it's masochism or not, but I decided to make an audio book where I added even other things, because I did it by reading the book and while I was reading it, things came to my mind and I added them as they came. Apart from that, I wanted to make the audio book because I could express emotions and feelings in a more real way than in the book. We must remember that Skeletons in the Closet is my first book, I have no experience as a writer, I do not have any course, no one taught me how to capture emotions in a book, I wrote it with the sole motivation of helping prevent other people from experiencing the hell that I lived through and help prevent the same mistakes that the characters described in the book made, because really no one is exempt from making them.
How do you integrate faith and spirituality into the narrative? Do you offer any perspective on how faith can be a tool for healing and forgiveness in difficult family situations?
Faith is definitely a tool for healing and forgiveness, faith teaches us that we can all make mistakes, and that if we forgive we will be forgiven. It is ignorant, I even consider it arrogant to believe that we will not make the same mistakes as the characters told in the book and faith teaches us precisely that.
Is there a specific message you want to share with pastors and leaders who may read your book? Any advice based on your own experiences?
What I would like to remain fixed in the minds of the leaders is that they should not idolize their pastors and that they should put the truth above love for their positions or leadership positions, since several leaders knew of the injustices and evils that occurred. they did to me and other people, but they knew that if they took our side they would be removed from their positions, so they preferred to remain silent for the love of their positions. I would tell pastors to be very careful of pride, of the love of adulation and that they must be careful of the emotional shortcomings they have; The last chapters of the book describe the whole disaster that was caused by the fact that a pastor did not know how to deal with it and allowed a person who filled her emotional needs to lead her to do all kinds of injustices and evils.
Are there plans for future writing projects that continue to explore themes related to family, faith, or dynamics in the church?
I actually have three more books that explore religious themes and I find them very interesting because they are all related, it is like each one complements the other, for example, the book: 'Christianity in the Middle of an Emotionalistic Society' has a lot to do with evil management of the emotions that caused many of the mistakes made by the pastors that I mention in the book: 'Skeletons in the Closet'. Likewise, my other two books 'A Different Kind of Glory' and 'My Journey Discovering the True Gospel' all relate to each other and are autobiographical.
Finally, anything you want to say?
I hope it doesn't seem arrogant or arrogance, but I want to finish by saying that, although I am not a recognized writer, well, I really am not even a well-known person, but not only my book Skeletons in the Closet, but all my books should be read by all Christians in the world. world, and in fact everyone in the world should read it, because if someone who is not a Christian wants to join Christianity, it would be very good for them to read my books. Well, I send you all a kiss. I am Domingo González, in the book Skeletons in the Closet I put the name of Martín García because the idea was that people would not relate me directly to the book and would begin to hate people that I had already forgiven. In my networks I can be located as Profe Bubba. And my signature is always “Kisses, I am Profe Bubba” (Which I also added in the book Skeletons in the Closet in case someone wanted to plagiarize)
Original version in Spanish Posted on: https://queleerhoy.com/entrevistas/domingo-gonzalez/
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